cpt exam

section 6

With regard to the application of the OPT model for the goal of body fat reduction, what is the best way to increase the calories burned?

1. Increase the intensity of each training session

2. Consume greater quantities of complete proteins

3. Increase the duration of cardiorespiratory fitness exercises

4. Move more through both structured exercise and daily physical activity

Move more through both structured exercise and daily physical activity

Which of the following is considered an "under the water" foundational adaptation, per the "iceberg effect"?

1. Strength

2. Power

3. Endurance

4. Stability

Stability

An elastic resistance band should not be stretched longer than what percentage of its resting length?

1. 50%

2. 80%

3. 100%

4. 250%

250%

Closed-chain exercises involve movements in which the distal extremities are not in a fixed position, and the force applied by an individual is great enough to overcome the resistance.

True 

False

False

Closed-chain movements are those in which the distal extremities (like the hands or feet) are in a fixed position, anchoring the body to the ground or an immovable object. This is in contrast to open-chain movements, where the distal limb moves freely in space.

• Examples of closed-chain exercises include push-ups, pull-ups, squats, and lunges. Conversely, open-chain exercises include biceps curls, lat pulldowns, bench presses, leg curls, and leg extensions

What term is used to describe training that adds a weight or load to dynamic, full-body, multiplanar movements?

1. Dynamic resistance training

2. Loaded movement training

3. Functional training

4. Cross-training

Loaded Movement Training

When utilizing devices such as a stability ball, BOSU ball, or the Terra-Core, the user is forced to actively engage their core musculature due to their body weight displacing air inside the bladder of the device, causing which of the following?

1. Perturbation

2. Percussion

3. Oscillation

4. Vibration

Perturbation

Which of the following modalities is most likely to allow for strength and/or power development in the transverse plane?

1. Suspended bodyweight trainers

2. Medicine balls

3. BOSU balls

4. Strength machines

Medicine balls

Kettlebell exercises have proven extremely beneficial in the development in which plane or of which chain?

1. Transverse plane

2. Anterior chain

3. Posterior chain

4. Frontal plane

Posterior Chain

Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding proprioceptive modalities?

1. Using heavy weights while performing exercises on proprioceptive modalities is considered dangerous.

2. Proprioceptive modalities should be used only with the most advanced clients.

3. Using heavy weights while performing exercises on proprioceptive modalities has been shown to be safe and effective.

4. Proprioceptive modalities have not been shown to help improve balance.

Using heavy weights while performing exercises on proprioceptive modalities is considered dangerous.

Proper abdominal crunches on a stability ball allows for:

1. Less range of motion as compared to traditional floor crunches

2. Increased spinal extension due to the curvature of the ball

3. Greater support and safety for elderly clients

4. Greater range of motion, allowing for increased spinal flexion

Increased spinal extension due to the curvature of the ball

Core stability is best described as:

The ability to resist external resistance in the lumbar spine while the extremities are actively moving

The ability to transfer power from the upper body to the lower body for sports performance

The ability to decrease ROM in the thoracic spine, while increasing engagement of the rectus abdominus for spinal extension

The ability to generate power and rotation in the lumbar spine

The ability to resist external resistance in the lumbar spine while the extremities are actively moving

Proprioception is best described as which of the following statements?

The resistance to the external disruptions to one’s postural equilibrium

Awareness of the body’s position as it moves through multiple planes of motion

The body's ability to sense body position and limb movements

The brain’s positional awareness of the limbs, head, and trunk both at rest and in movement

The body's ability to sense body position and limb movements

Which of the following is considered one of the Four Horsemen of Fitness?

Kettlebell

ViPR

Sandbag

Medicine ball

Medicine ball

• "Four Horsemen of Fitness" are identified as the medicine ball, the Indian club, the dumbbell, and the wand. These tools have been considered foundational means of resistance training for hundreds of years.

Rotational movement of the torso should primarily occur where?

Sagittal plane

Thoracic spine

Lumbar spine

Frontal plane

Thoracic spine

When discussing suspended bodyweight training, which of the following is the most accurate statement?

1. It decreases challenges to balance and stability.

2. It increases muscular hypertrophy.

3. It decreases core muscle activation.

4. It increases flexibility and joint mobility.

It increases flexibility and joint mobility.

• Suspended bodyweight training is an innovative approach to bodyweight fitness training that utilizes a system of ropes and webbing.

• This system allows the user to perform various exercises by working against their own bodyweight. It is considered one of the many types of exercise modalities available.

Which of the following statements is the most accurate when discussing strength-training machines?

1. Not all strength-training machines are designed to fit all body types and thus can limit the effectiveness of the intended exercise.

2. Machines always work well for those who are obese or are smaller or taller than average.

3. Machines are superior to free weights for improving core stability because they increase core stability demands.

4. Machines work in multiple planes and allow for greater gains in strength development.

Not all strength-training machines are designed to fit all body types and thus can limit the effectiveness of the intended exercise.

Antirotational exercises are often this sort of movement by nature.

1. Unilateral

2. Loaded

3. Bilateral

4. Proprioceptive

Unilateral

Loaded movement training is best achieved with which training modality?

1. Strength machines

2. ViPR

3. Speed ladders

4. Suspended bodyweight training

ViPR

When using battle ropes as a modality, what diameter of rope would best be used for strength, power, and anaerobic adaptations in which exercises are performed for 30 seconds or less?

1. 0.5 in.

2. 2 in.

3. 1.5 in.

4. 1 in.

2 in

Which of the following would be the recommended stability ball size for someone under 5 feet tall?

1. 65 cm

2. 55 cm

3. 75 cm

4. 45 cm

45 cm

When performing high-velocity movements with medicine balls, the ball weight should be no more than what percentage of the user's body weight, according to current recommendations?

1. 40%

2. 30%

3. 10%

4. 20%

10%

The goal of the Certified Personal Trainer in utilizing machines in Phase 1 of the OPT model should be to do what?

1. Regress their clients to less-challenging movements and utilize more dumbbells

2. Progress their clients to more proprioceptively enriched exercises

3. Increase muscle size before moving their clients to Phase 2

4. Prepare their clients to perform 1RM before moving on to dumbbells or other advanced modalities

Progress their clients to more proprioceptively enriched exercises

Which of the following modalities is the least likely to increase joint instability?

1. Terra-Core

2. Resistance bands

3. Suspended bodyweight training

4. Strength machines

Strength machines

During the standing cable chest press, the resistance should be positioned to do what?

1. Pull the elbows into extension

2. Resist shoulder horizontal adduction

3. Pull the shoulders into flexion and scapular protraction

4. Resist shoulder extension and scapular retraction

Resist shoulder horizontal adduction

Which of the following modalities has the potential to be used effectively in every phase of the OPT model?

1. TRX Rip Trainer

2. Terra-Core

3. Cable machines

4. Suspended bodyweight training

Cable machines

Which of the following is an appropriate assessment for a senior client who is sedentary?

Pushing test

Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) test

Shark skill test

Davies test

Pushing test

What is the most appropriate gluteal strengthening exercise for a client with hypertension?

1. Floor bridge

2. Dumbbell squat while performing the Valsalva maneuver

3. Ball bridge

4. Standing cable hip extension

Standing cable hip extension

Which core exercise is most appropriate for an obese client to maximize comfort and to avoid potential hypotensive or hypertensive reactions to the exercise?

1. Incline plank

2. Supine floor crunches

3. Stability ball Russian twist

4. Supine reverse crunches

Incline plank

Which disease is caused by specific medical conditions or medications, including alcohol abuse, smoking, specific diseases, or particular medications, that disrupt normal bone reformation?

1. Type 1 (primary) osteoporosis

2. Type 1 diabetes

3. Type 2 diabetes

4. Type 2 (secondary) osteoporosis

Type 2 (secondary) osteoporosis

What are common physical characteristics of those with emphysema?

1. Those with emphysema frequently display knee valgus and pes planus.

2. Those with emphysema are frequently underweight and may exhibit hypertrophied neck muscles.

3. Those with emphysema are frequently overweight and may exhibit atrophied neck muscles.

4. Those with emphysema frequently display high oxygen content in the blood.

Those with emphysema are frequently underweight and may exhibit hypertrophied neck muscles.

Approximately what percentage of Americans aged 20 years and older are obese?

40%

Which disease is associated with normal aging and is attributable to a lower production of estrogen and progesterone, both of which are involved with regulating the rate at which bone is lost?

1. Type 2 diabetes

2. Type 1 diabetes

3. Type 2 (secondary) osteoporosis

4. Type 1 (primary) osteoporosis

Type 1 (primary) osteoporosis

Which of the following modalities is the least likely to increase joint instability?

1. Suspended bodyweight training

2. Strength machines

3. Resistance bands

4. Terra-Core

Strength machines

When discussing suspended bodyweight training, which of the following is the most accurate statement?

1. It increases flexibility and joint mobility.

2. It increases muscular hypertrophy.

3. It decreases core muscle activation.

4. It decreases challenges to balance and stability.

It increases flexibility and joint mobility.

What is the minimum weekly goal of energy expenditure from combined physical activity and exercise for obese clients?

1. 5,000 kcal

2. 500 kcal

3. 12,000 kcal

4. 1,200 kcal

1,200 kcal

Which of the following effects may be experienced with overtraining?

Select one:

High levels of cortisol, which lead to a catabolic environment

Low levels of cortisol, which lead to an environment that is catabolic

Elevated levels of cortisol, which lead to an anabolic environment

Lower levels of cortisol, which lead to an anabolic environment

High levels of cortisol, which lead to a catabolic environment

Which heart chamber gathers oxygenated blood coming to the heart from the lungs?

Select one:

Left ventricle

Right atrium

Pulmonary veins

Left atrium

Left Atrium