CPT Practice Exam

8 to 15

12 or more

6 or less

1 to 2

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Muscle soreness

Fatigue

Weakness

All of the above

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

200 muscles

500 muscles

700 muscles

Over 1,000

Protects the body from injury

Improves posture

Reduces stress

All of the above

You should always use a spotter

When lifting for power movements

When your client asks you not to

When you are not in the mood

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

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

Practice Exam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. When is the only time you shouldn’t use a spotter?

9. 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?

10. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?