CPT Practice Exam

Never use a full range of motion

Always use your back when lifting from the floor

Always lock your knees

Never jerk the weight

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.

True

False

Head is placed firmly on the bench

Shoulders and upper back should be firm and even on the bench

Feet are flat on the floor

Buttocks is lifted off the bench

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

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

Muscular strength and muscle size

Muscle size and power

Muscle strength and flexibility

Muscle size and flexibility

Get your clients stronger

Help them lose weight

Provide safe and effective exercise instruction

Motivate and inspire

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

Practice Exam

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

2. 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?

3. Type 11 fibers are faster and stronger.

4. Which of the following is not true when using proper form?

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

6. Training specificity explains what type of training?

7. Some muscles are named after the function they perform in the body. As an example, forearm muscles are called flexors because they perform this action?

8. What are the two primary physiological responses to resistance exercise?

9. What is your most important role as a personal trainer?

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