CPT Practice Exam

Origin and insertion

Function

Number of origins

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

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

True

False

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None 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.

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Practice Exam

1. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?

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

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

4. Resistance training machines are best suited for experienced weight lifters.

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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