CPT Practice Exam

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

1 to 2 sets

2 to 3 sets

3 to 6 sets

3 to 5 sets

Protects the body from injury

Improves posture

Reduces stress

All of the above

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.

Never use a full range of motion

Always use your back when lifting from the floor

Always lock your knees

Never jerk the weight

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Tell her to wait a few minutes, then try the exercise again.

Attempt to diagnose what is wrong

Recommend she seek care from a qualified physician

Offer her some medication for the pain

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Pay attention to target muscles for a specific sport or training purpose

Lift heavy no matter what

Push through plateaus

Always overload on your resistance

Practice Exam

1. What is the role of an agonist muscle?

2. When deciding exercise volume for a new client, how many sets are recommended for muscle endurance?

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

4. 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?

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

6. Which one of these is not within your scope of responsibilities?

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

8. Your client is feeling a sharp pain in her knee during exercise. What should you do?

9. Which training principle describes the practice of gradually adding more resistance so there is enough stimulus to grow?

10. Training specificity explains what type of training?