Practice exam CPT 3: Study guide Flashcards
What phase of the OPT model aims to maximize prime-mover strength through the lifting of heavy loads?
Maximal Strength Training
Core and balance exercises are a component of which part of an OPT workout?
Activation
How is VT1 identified when using the talk test during a cardio workout?
Continuous talking becomes challenging
Why is third-party verification important?
It provides unbiased testing for a product
In what plane of movement do shoulder horizontal adduction and abduction occur?
Transverse
Kettlebells were first used in which setting?
As a unit of measurement on market and farming scales
Which modality allows for movements to occur as explosively as possible without the need for eccentric deceleration?
Medicine ball
Which of the following statements defines the chest skinfold location for men?
A diagonal fold taken half the distance between the anterior axillary line and the nipple
Which muscle would be considered underactive, leading to the excessive forward trunk lean during the overhead squat assessment?
Gluteus maximus
Maria is interviewing for her first job as a fitness professional at a boutique fitness studio. Which previous experience would she want to make sure to discuss during the interview to demonstrate qualities of a Certified Personal Trainer?
Maria was repeatedly recognized as a top salesperson at the clothing store where she has been working.
When it comes to exercise, older adults find which of the following to be the most motivating?
Health and well-being
Which of the following statements would be accurate with regard to muscle force and velocity during an eccentric muscle action?
As the contraction velocity increases, the ability to develop force also increases.
What is osteoporosis?
A disease in which the density and quality of bone tissue is reduced, causing bones to become weak and fragile
What population is the VT2 talk test appropriate for?
Individuals with performance goals
If a Certified Personal Trainer helps a client improve their technique by using guided practice to enhance confidence, what determinant of behavior are they targeting?
Self-efficacy
Which of the following is true about cholesterol?
Exercise has been shown to help reduce high cholesterol.
What area of the body is most targeted during the single-leg squat to row exercise?
Posterior chain
Which muscle would be considered underactive, leading to shoulder elevation during the pushing assessment?
Lower trapezius
What are the recommended training variables for dynamic stretching?
1 set, 10 to 15 repetitions, 3 to 10 exercises
Which is a power-focused exercise for the back musculature?
Medicine ball pullover throw
Which of the following is not a purpose of an effective cool-down?
Increase breathing rate
How does the stretch-shortening cycle improve concentric force production?
It builds up elastic energy during the eccentric phase, preloading the muscle.
Scoliosis refers to deviations of the spine in which plane of motion?
Frontal plane
Which characteristic is exhibited by type I muscle fibers?
Slow to fatigue
Proper extensibility of which of these global core muscles is important prior to performing the medicine ball pullover throw?
Latissimus dorsi
