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The GPTS exam has 100 questions and runs 1 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free GPTS questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Group Personal Training Specialist blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
During a medicine-ball hold, a client moves the ball from close to the chest to farther forward with straighter arms. The trunk stays upright, and the ball is stationary at the same height in both positions. Why does the farther hold place greater demand on the shoulder?
Correct answer: D - The longer moment arm increases the ball's torque about the shoulder.
While curling a dumbbell upward, a client keeps the upper arm beside the torso and the trunk motionless. The elbow flexors lift the load as the trunk muscles prevent sway. How do these muscle actions differ?
Correct answer: C - Elbow flexors: concentric; trunk stabilizers: isometric.
With the elbow angle unchanged, a client raises the upper arm directly out to the side, from beside the torso toward shoulder height. The torso does not turn. Identify the predominant shoulder movement and its plane.
Correct answer: D - Abduction in the frontal plane
A trainer schedules ten controlled bench presses followed immediately by explosive medicine-ball chest passes for a client in OPT Phase 2: Strength Endurance. The client can perform all the proposed movements competently. Which replacement for the chest passes would align the superset with this phase?
Correct answer: B - Ten controlled push-ups supported on a stability ball.
At reassessment, a client completes more step-ups than on the first visit. Today's step is lower and the client uses a handrail; the tempo is unchanged. Both attempts are controlled and pain-free. The defensible entry in the progress record is:
Correct answer: A - More repetitions under changed conditions; improvement on the original task remains unconfirmed.
A new client's arms fall forward during an overhead squat assessment. With the arms lowered, the client squats through the intended range with controlled foot, knee and trunk movement. There is no pain, numbness, tingling or exercise restriction. For today's squat training, the trainer should:
Correct answer: A - Use the controlled version and reassess before introducing overhead loading.
After missing two classes, a client says, 'I want to train with my friends, but the session overlaps with childcare pickup.' Before discussing alternatives, the coach wants to check that the conflict has been understood. Which response serves that purpose?
Correct answer: B - The group matters to you, but pickup time makes attending difficult.
An experienced client's muscle-size block uses four sets of ten repetitions at 80% of the exercise-specific one-repetition maximum (1RM). The next planned emphasis is maximal strength, and heavier work is appropriate for this client. Which prescription matches the new OPT emphasis?
Correct answer: D - Five sets of three repetitions at 90% 1RM, with longer recovery between sets.
Inquiries increase after a campaign, but trial attendance stays flat. Staff discover that prospects cannot book their preferred evening time because it is full. The trial-to-purchase rate is unchanged, and a qualified trainer and space are available for another evening session. Where should the owner direct the next marketing effort?
Correct answer: C - Promote an additional staffed evening trial session to prospects who could not book.
Six clients attend a group session and pay $25 each. The trainer proposes filling two more places and charging all eight attending clients $20 each. Each session costs $80 in fixed expenses, including instructor pay, plus $5 per attending client. Both arrangements fit the supervised capacity, and no other costs change. How would the eight-client session compare financially?
Correct answer: A - Revenue rises by $10, with session profit unchanged.
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