CPT Practice Exam

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Moves the body toward the midline

Increases the angle at a joint

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None of the above

Protects the body from injury

Improves posture

Reduces stress

All of the above

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

200 muscles

500 muscles

700 muscles

Over 1,000

Begin training but at a low intensity.

Talk with a doctor and seek approval for exercise.

Train at a high intensity.

Begin more physical assessments.

Type 1 and Type 2

Type 4 and Type 5

Cells and Organs

Glycogen and Free Fatty Acids

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Practice Exam

1. What is the role of an agonist muscle?

2. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

3. Which training principle describes the practice of systematically increasing your repetitions to get stronger?

4. What are the main reasons to have a spotter?

5. Which of the following benefits are attributed to weight training?

6. How many days per week should you recommend exercise for an experienced lifter?

7. How many muscles are in your body (roughly)?

8. When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), your client answers “yes” to a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by exercise. What should you recommend?

9. Name the two types of muscle fibers.

10. If the hip adductor is the prime mover in an exercise, what is the antagonist?