AFAA CPT Practice Questions (2026) — Free Sample Questions with Answers

Answer: B

Iliopsoas: The iliopsoas is the main hip flexor. It works during the lowering phase only to control the movement, not to extend the hip.

Gluteus maximus: Correct. The gluteus maximus is the strongest hip extensor and is the prime mover as the hips extend to stand up from the squat.

Rectus femoris: The rectus femoris extends the knee and flexes the hip, so it works against hip extension rather than producing it.

Tibialis anterior: The tibialis anterior dorsiflexes the ankle. It does not cross the hip.

Hip extension: gluteus maximus is the prime mover, helped by the hamstrings. Hip flexion: iliopsoas.

Answer: D

About 22.2 kg/m², normal weight: This would be the BMI of someone who weighs about 72 kg at this height, not 90 kg.

About 31.5 kg/m², obese: This would need a weight of about 102 kg at 1.80 m. It overstates the client's BMI.

About 50.0 kg/m², obese: This divides weight by height (90 ÷ 1.80) without squaring the height.

About 27.8 kg/m², overweight: Correct. BMI = 90 ÷ (1.80 × 1.80) = 90 ÷ 3.24 ≈ 27.8. A BMI of 25.0–29.9 is classified as overweight.

BMI = weight (kg) ÷ height (m) squared. Under 18.5 is underweight, 18.5–24.9 is normal, 25–29.9 is overweight and 30 or more is obese. BMI does not separate fat from lean mass.

Answer: D

102 bpm: This is 60% of maximal heart rate (0.60 × 170). It leaves out the heart-rate-reserve step and the resting heart rate.

60 bpm: This is only the reserve portion (100 × 0.60). It forgets to add the resting heart rate back at the end.

136 bpm: This is 80% of the age-predicted maximum (0.80 × 170). It uses the wrong intensity and skips the heart-rate-reserve method.

130 bpm: Correct. HRmax = 170. HRR = 170 − 70 = 100. THR = (100 × 0.60) + 70 = 130 bpm.

Karvonen: THR = [(HRmax − RHR) × intensity] + RHR. Add the resting heart rate back at the end.

Answer: A

Plan for the trip now: pack a band, schedule hotel workouts and agree on a short backup routine: Correct. Relapse prevention means identifying high-risk situations ahead of time and planning specific coping strategies for them, such as a portable workout plan.

Tell her to pause her program during the trip and restart from the beginning when she gets home: This treats the trip as a planned lapse with no coping strategy, which makes a full relapse more likely.

Remind her that missing workouts means she lacks commitment and should feel guilty if she skips: Guilt and all-or-nothing thinking make lapses more likely to turn into full relapse. Supportive problem-solving works better.

Double her training volume before the trip so she builds up enough fitness to cover the time away: Fitness cannot be stored ahead of time, and a sudden jump in volume raises the risk of overuse injury. It does not address the behavior.

Relapse prevention: predict high-risk situations (travel, holidays, illness), plan specific coping strategies, and treat a lapse as a single slip, not a failure.

Answer: B

Write a note only if the client later says she plans to file a complaint: Waiting until a complaint arrives means the details are forgotten, and it fails the duty to keep accurate records.

Complete an incident report promptly, describing the facts objectively: Correct. An incident report written promptly records what happened, the care given and witnesses, using objective facts rather than opinions or blame.

Record in the client's file that the accident was caused by her carelessness: Documentation should state facts, not assign blame. Guesses about fault can be misleading and harmful later.

Tell the client about it verbally and keep no written record, to protect her privacy: Privacy is protected by storing records securely, not by skipping documentation. Incidents need written records.

Any incident: give appropriate care, then promptly write an objective incident report (who, what, when, where, care given, witnesses) and store it securely.

Answer: D

The trainer intended to cause harm, and the client paid for the session: Intent to harm is part of intentional torts such as battery, not negligence. Payment is not an element of negligence.

The client was injured, and the trainer lacked a national certification: Lacking a credential can be evidence about the standard of care, but injury plus no certification does not make up the legal elements.

The client signed a waiver, and the injury happened at the trainer's facility: A waiver is a defense against negligence claims, not an element of one, and where the injury happened is not an element either.

A duty of care, a breach of that duty, causation, and actual damages: Correct. Negligence requires a duty owed, a breach of the standard of care, an injury caused by that breach, and real damages.

Negligence = duty + breach + causation + damages. Trainers lower their risk by following professional standards and documenting what they do.