CANFITPRO PTS EXAM 2 2026 PERSONAL
TRAINING CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ How many units of ATP does each ATP energy system deliver?
Answer: ATP-CP: 1 unit of ATP/ unit of CP
Glycolytic: 2-3 ATP/unit of glucose
Oxidative: 38 ATP/ unit of glucose
Fatty Acid Oxidation: 100 ATP/unit of fatty acid
◉ What is EPOC? Answer: excess post-exercise oxygen consumption
◉ What is the lactate threshold? Answer: The point at which the
aerobic system cannot supply enough ATP for the needs of the body
◉ What type of fuel does the ATP-CP energy system use? Answer:
Stored ATP
,◉ what type of fuel does the glycolytic system use? Answer: blood
glucose, muscle glycogen
◉ what type of fuel does the oxidative system use? Answer: blood
glucose, muscle glycogen
◉ what type of fuel does the fatty acid oxidation system use?
Answer: fatty acids in the blood stream
◉ What is the work to rest ratio for ATP-CP interval training?
Answer: 1:3-1:6
◉ What is the work to rest ratio for glycolitic system interval
training? Answer: 1:2-1:5
◉ What is the work to rest ratio for oxidative system interval
training? Answer: 1: .5 - 1:1
◉ Why do you not use work relief to train ATP-CP system? Answer:
Adequate rest is needed to replenish ATP in the cells
◉ Why would you use work relief to train glycolytic system?
Answer: Blocks ATP replenishing of ATP
Body relies on lactic acid
,◉ Oxidative interval training, why rest relief? Answer: If lactic acid
not cleared from the system the glycolic system is less able to
provide energy therefore giving a stronger training stimulus to the
oxidative system
◉ How much rest should be between ATP-CP training interval sets?
Answer: 5-10 min
◉ How much rest should be between glycolytic training interval
sets? Answer: 10-12 min
◉ How much rest should be between oxidative training interval
sets? Answer: 10-15 min
◉ What is the definition of energy? Answer: The body's ability to do
work
◉ What is anaerobic metabolism? Answer: without oxygen
◉ What is aerobic metabolism? Answer: with oxygen
◉ What is the function of the right atrium and right ventricle?
Answer: Collect blood from the tisues and move it through the lungs
, ◉ What is the function of the left atrium and left ventricle? Answer:
receive blood from the lungs and moves it to the tissues of the body
and back to right side of heart
◉ Veins carry blood into or away from the heart? Answer: into
◉ Arteries carry blood into or away from the heart? Answer: away
◉ Oxygenated blood leaves the heart via the? Answer: aorta
◉ How many liters of blood typically circulate in an adult every
minute? Answer: 5L
◉ Blood pressure is the result of? Answer: Blood being pumped out
of the heart and pressing against the arterial walls
◉ What is an average resting blood pressure? Answer: 120/80
(mmHg)
◉ What is name of function of the top number with regards to blood
pressure? Answer: systolic, the pressure exerted on the walls of the
arteries as the heart contracts
TRAINING CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ How many units of ATP does each ATP energy system deliver?
Answer: ATP-CP: 1 unit of ATP/ unit of CP
Glycolytic: 2-3 ATP/unit of glucose
Oxidative: 38 ATP/ unit of glucose
Fatty Acid Oxidation: 100 ATP/unit of fatty acid
◉ What is EPOC? Answer: excess post-exercise oxygen consumption
◉ What is the lactate threshold? Answer: The point at which the
aerobic system cannot supply enough ATP for the needs of the body
◉ What type of fuel does the ATP-CP energy system use? Answer:
Stored ATP
,◉ what type of fuel does the glycolytic system use? Answer: blood
glucose, muscle glycogen
◉ what type of fuel does the oxidative system use? Answer: blood
glucose, muscle glycogen
◉ what type of fuel does the fatty acid oxidation system use?
Answer: fatty acids in the blood stream
◉ What is the work to rest ratio for ATP-CP interval training?
Answer: 1:3-1:6
◉ What is the work to rest ratio for glycolitic system interval
training? Answer: 1:2-1:5
◉ What is the work to rest ratio for oxidative system interval
training? Answer: 1: .5 - 1:1
◉ Why do you not use work relief to train ATP-CP system? Answer:
Adequate rest is needed to replenish ATP in the cells
◉ Why would you use work relief to train glycolytic system?
Answer: Blocks ATP replenishing of ATP
Body relies on lactic acid
,◉ Oxidative interval training, why rest relief? Answer: If lactic acid
not cleared from the system the glycolic system is less able to
provide energy therefore giving a stronger training stimulus to the
oxidative system
◉ How much rest should be between ATP-CP training interval sets?
Answer: 5-10 min
◉ How much rest should be between glycolytic training interval
sets? Answer: 10-12 min
◉ How much rest should be between oxidative training interval
sets? Answer: 10-15 min
◉ What is the definition of energy? Answer: The body's ability to do
work
◉ What is anaerobic metabolism? Answer: without oxygen
◉ What is aerobic metabolism? Answer: with oxygen
◉ What is the function of the right atrium and right ventricle?
Answer: Collect blood from the tisues and move it through the lungs
, ◉ What is the function of the left atrium and left ventricle? Answer:
receive blood from the lungs and moves it to the tissues of the body
and back to right side of heart
◉ Veins carry blood into or away from the heart? Answer: into
◉ Arteries carry blood into or away from the heart? Answer: away
◉ Oxygenated blood leaves the heart via the? Answer: aorta
◉ How many liters of blood typically circulate in an adult every
minute? Answer: 5L
◉ Blood pressure is the result of? Answer: Blood being pumped out
of the heart and pressing against the arterial walls
◉ What is an average resting blood pressure? Answer: 120/80
(mmHg)
◉ What is name of function of the top number with regards to blood
pressure? Answer: systolic, the pressure exerted on the walls of the
arteries as the heart contracts
