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Personal Trainer Practice Test

Check what you know about the personal trainer job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on personal trainer knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Progressive overload means:
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Answer: Gradually increasing demands. Gradual increases drive progress.

Question 2 of 15A PAR-Q is used to:
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Answer: Screen readiness for activity. It screens health risks.

Question 3 of 15A compound exercise:
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Answer: Uses multiple joints. Squats and deadlifts are examples.

Question 4 of 15Trainers should:
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Answer: Stay within scope of practice. Refer medical issues.

Question 5 of 15RPE measures:
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Answer: Perceived exertion. It rates effort.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A group of reps.”
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Answer: Set. Set: A group of reps.

Question 7 of 15What does “Isolation exercise” mean?
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Answer: A single-joint movement.. Isolation exercise: A single-joint movement.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Planning training in phases.”
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Answer: Periodization. Periodization: Planning training in phases.

Question 9 of 15What does “Compound exercise” mean?
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Answer: A movement using multiple joints.. Compound exercise: A movement using multiple joints.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “One repetition of an exercise.”
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Answer: Rep. Rep: One repetition of an exercise.

Question 11 of 15What does “Spotting” mean?
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Answer: Helping a lifter safely.. Spotting: Helping a lifter safely.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “High-intensity interval training.”
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Answer: HIIT. HIIT: High-intensity interval training.

Question 13 of 15What does “Warm-up” mean?
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Answer: Preparing the body for exercise.. Warm-up: Preparing the body for exercise.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “What trainers are qualified to do.”
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Answer: Scope of practice. Scope of practice: What trainers are qualified to do.

Question 15 of 15What does “RPE” mean?
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Answer: Rating of perceived exertion.. RPE: Rating of perceived exertion.

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