CPT Practice Exam

An erect body position should be maintained at all times

Always check for a stable base of support

Both A and B

None of the above

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Never use a full range of motion

Always use your back when lifting from the floor

Always lock your knees

Never jerk the weight

200 muscles

500 muscles

700 muscles

Over 1,000

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None of the above

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

8 to 15

12 or more

6 or less

1 to 2

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Muscle soreness

Fatigue

Weakness

All of the above

Practice Exam

1. Which of the following factors are important for proper body alignment?

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

3. Which of the following is true regarding proper weight lifting form?

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

5. What is the role of an agonist muscle?

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

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

8. How many repetitions are usually recommended for building muscular endurance?

9. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into left and right?

10. What are the most common signs of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)?