CSEP-CEP EXAM 4 PRACTICE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A CSEP-CEP is not sanctioned by CSEP to: Answer: Diagnose
pathology based on any assessment or observation.
◉ CSEP-CEP Core Competencies: Answer: 1. Anatomy, Biomechanics,
and Exercise Physiology
2. Health Behaviour Change and Education
3. Client Pre-Participation Screening and Pharmacology
4. Advanced Exercise and Health Assessment for Apparently Healthy
Populations
5. Advanced Exercise and Health Assessment for Chronic Conditions
6. Advanced Exercise Prescription for Apparently Healthy
Populations
7. Advanced Exercise Prescription for Chronic Conditions
,8.Professional and Ethical Practice
◉ 1. Which of the following statements regarding resistance training
is not correct?
A) Rate of force development is an important consideration when
designing resistance training programs in older adults.
B) For both multi-joint and single-joint resistance exercises,
prescribed load assignments must be based on the directly
determined one-repetition maximum (1 RM).
C) Exercises recruiting one or more of the large multi-joint muscles
have greater transfer carry-over between training and work or sport
performance.
D) Muscle balance does not always have to mean equal force, just a
proper ratio of muscular strength, power, or muscular endurance of
one muscle group relative to another muscle group. Answer: "B
There is no requirement that you complete a 1 RM for resistance
training activities. You may pick one lower- or one upper-body
exercise to complete a multiple repetition maximum (MRM) or 1 RM
to track for changes, but there is no requirement that you perform
the testing for each prescribed exercise."
Excerpt From: Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
"CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) Certification and
Study Guide - 1st Edition." Apple Books.
,◉ 2. At the same submaximal power output, a trained individual,
compared with an untrained individual, will have:
A) A higher heart rate
B) A greater stroke volume
C) A greater oxygen uptake
D) No difference at submaximal levels Answer: "B
With training, cardiovascular responses will become more efficient
(you don't have to work as hard). A trained individual would have a
lower heart rate and lower O2 use. If heart rate is lower, then stroke
volume is increased, so that, for each beat, more blood is pushed out,
creating greater efficiency."
Excerpt From: Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
"CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) Certification and
Study Guide - 1st Edition." Apple Books.
◉ 3. What is the most common type of lever found in the human
body?
A) First-class lever
B) Second-class lever
C) Third-class lever Answer: "C
Third-class levers have the effort (force applied) between the load
and the fulcrum. Think biceps brachi or triceps if you are holding a
dumbbell. The load is in the hand, the distal attachments are in the
forearm or antibrachium, and the fulcrum or joint is the elbow. So
the tendons pass over the joint to attach."
, Excerpt From: Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
"CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) Certification and
Study Guide - 1st Edition." Apple Books.
◉ 4. Which type of muscle action achieves the greatest force
throughout its complete range of movement?
A) Eccentric
B) Plyometric
C) Concentric
D) Isotonic Answer: "A
Eccentric muscle contraction would generate the greatest force over
the entire contraction, as you can lower a weight far greater than
you could lift (through concentrically contracting muscles)"
Excerpt From: Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
"CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) Certification and
Study Guide - 1st Edition." Apple Books.
◉ 5. When strength is assessed as the static force that can be exerted
on a measuring device, the measured value does not depend on:
A) Velocity of shortening of the muscle
B) Muscle cross-sectional area
C) Skill in activation motor units
D) The moment of force that all muscles involved can produce
Answer: "D
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ A CSEP-CEP is not sanctioned by CSEP to: Answer: Diagnose
pathology based on any assessment or observation.
◉ CSEP-CEP Core Competencies: Answer: 1. Anatomy, Biomechanics,
and Exercise Physiology
2. Health Behaviour Change and Education
3. Client Pre-Participation Screening and Pharmacology
4. Advanced Exercise and Health Assessment for Apparently Healthy
Populations
5. Advanced Exercise and Health Assessment for Chronic Conditions
6. Advanced Exercise Prescription for Apparently Healthy
Populations
7. Advanced Exercise Prescription for Chronic Conditions
,8.Professional and Ethical Practice
◉ 1. Which of the following statements regarding resistance training
is not correct?
A) Rate of force development is an important consideration when
designing resistance training programs in older adults.
B) For both multi-joint and single-joint resistance exercises,
prescribed load assignments must be based on the directly
determined one-repetition maximum (1 RM).
C) Exercises recruiting one or more of the large multi-joint muscles
have greater transfer carry-over between training and work or sport
performance.
D) Muscle balance does not always have to mean equal force, just a
proper ratio of muscular strength, power, or muscular endurance of
one muscle group relative to another muscle group. Answer: "B
There is no requirement that you complete a 1 RM for resistance
training activities. You may pick one lower- or one upper-body
exercise to complete a multiple repetition maximum (MRM) or 1 RM
to track for changes, but there is no requirement that you perform
the testing for each prescribed exercise."
Excerpt From: Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
"CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) Certification and
Study Guide - 1st Edition." Apple Books.
,◉ 2. At the same submaximal power output, a trained individual,
compared with an untrained individual, will have:
A) A higher heart rate
B) A greater stroke volume
C) A greater oxygen uptake
D) No difference at submaximal levels Answer: "B
With training, cardiovascular responses will become more efficient
(you don't have to work as hard). A trained individual would have a
lower heart rate and lower O2 use. If heart rate is lower, then stroke
volume is increased, so that, for each beat, more blood is pushed out,
creating greater efficiency."
Excerpt From: Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
"CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) Certification and
Study Guide - 1st Edition." Apple Books.
◉ 3. What is the most common type of lever found in the human
body?
A) First-class lever
B) Second-class lever
C) Third-class lever Answer: "C
Third-class levers have the effort (force applied) between the load
and the fulcrum. Think biceps brachi or triceps if you are holding a
dumbbell. The load is in the hand, the distal attachments are in the
forearm or antibrachium, and the fulcrum or joint is the elbow. So
the tendons pass over the joint to attach."
, Excerpt From: Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
"CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) Certification and
Study Guide - 1st Edition." Apple Books.
◉ 4. Which type of muscle action achieves the greatest force
throughout its complete range of movement?
A) Eccentric
B) Plyometric
C) Concentric
D) Isotonic Answer: "A
Eccentric muscle contraction would generate the greatest force over
the entire contraction, as you can lower a weight far greater than
you could lift (through concentrically contracting muscles)"
Excerpt From: Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).
"CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) Certification and
Study Guide - 1st Edition." Apple Books.
◉ 5. When strength is assessed as the static force that can be exerted
on a measuring device, the measured value does not depend on:
A) Velocity of shortening of the muscle
B) Muscle cross-sectional area
C) Skill in activation motor units
D) The moment of force that all muscles involved can produce
Answer: "D
