CPT Practice Exam

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

200 muscles

500 muscles

700 muscles

Over 1,000

Improves circulation

Lowers blood glucose levels

Improves strength

All of the above

Never use a full range of motion

Always use your back when lifting from the floor

Always lock your knees

Never jerk the weight

Type 1 and Type 2

Type 4 and Type 5

Cells and Organs

Glycogen and Free Fatty Acids

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Increases the angle at a joint

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Elevates a body part

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Practice Exam

1. Popular reasons why free weights are better than machines include:

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

3. Why does the American Diabetes Association recommend aerobic and strength training for managing diabetes?

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

5. Name the two types of muscle fibers.

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

7. Which describes the joint movement of the flexor muscles?

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

9. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into top and bottom?

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