CrossFit Level 2 Exam Certificate Assessment 2026/2027 Edition | Complete solutions | Verified Questions & Answers | 100% Correct Solutions | Grade A

CrossFit Level 2 Exam Certificate Assessment 2026/2027 Edition | Complete solutions | Verified Questions & Answers | 100% Correct Solutions | Grade A Q: 9 Foundational Movements of Crossfit Answer • The Air Squat • The Front Squat • The Overhead Squat • The Shoulder Press • The Push Press • The Push Jerk • The Deadlift • The Sumo Deadlift High Pull • The Medicine-Ball Clean Q: Six criteria for effective training development (Foundations of Effective Training) Answer • Teaching • Seeing • Correcting • Group Management • Presence and Attitude • Demonstration Q: The ability to effectively articulate and instruct the mechanics of each movement Answer Teaching Q: The ability to distinguish good from poor movement mechanics and identify both gross and subtle faults whether the athlete is in motion or static Answer Seeing Q: What are the two types of faults Answer Static and Dynamic Q: The points at which the athlete is not moving, even briefly Answer Static Q: When do static positions usually occur? Answer near the end ranges of motion, either in the starting, receiving or finishing position - or when there is a brief pause or decreased speed due to a change in direction Q: Why are dynamic faults more difficult to identify Answer because of the decreased time for assessment Q: The difficulty in seeing dynamic faults increases as: Answer • the athlete moves more quickly • the faults become more subtle Q: The ability to facilitate better mechanics for an athlete using visual, verbal, and/or tactile cues. This includes the ability to triage (prioritize) faults in order of importance, which requires and understanding of how multiple faults are related Answer Correcting Q: If capacity is limited in either ________ or ________ a trainer's capacity in correcting will also be weak Answer teaching or seeing Q: Correcting athletes relies on the trainer's ability to: Answer 1. use successful cues 2. know multiple corrections for each fault 3. triage faulty movement 4. balance critique with praise Q: Basic three-step process for developing short, specific and actionable cues: Answer 1. identify the fault 2. identify what is out of place 3. give direction to that body part Q: _____________ cues tell the athlete a specific instruction Answer verbal Q: _____________ cues create contrasting images between current and preferred positioning Answer visual Q: ____________ cues use physical targets to achieve proper mechanics Answer tactile Q: Assigning urgency to the multiple faults present in order of the most to least importance Answer triaging faults Q: The ability to organize and manage, both at a micro level and at the macro level. This includes managing time well; organizing the space, equipment, and participants for optimal flow and experience; planning ahead; etc. Answer Group Management Q: The ability to create a positive and engaging learning environment, showing empathy for athletes and creating rapport Answer Presence and Attitude Q: A good trainer with consider their athlete's: Answer • experience level • technical proficiency • level of fatigue • injury status (if known) Progressive scaling Answer over scaling a fatigued athletes, which may unintentionally increase their intensity by now allowing enough rest Generally speaking, __________ will be the first element the trainer will look to modify when scaling Answer intensity Three ways to scale intensity Answer force, distance, time Most critical elements for scaling the beginner Answer reducing repetition reducing load or mechanical disadvantage in a movement reducing the duration of effort A _______________ typically has 6 months or less of CrossFit experience Answer beginner Unless injured or anatomically unable, scaling for a beginner should NOT include: Answer Reduction of change in range of motion Avoiding difficulty of unrefined movements or positions The _____________ athlete typically has between six months and three years of CrossFit training experience. intermediate Typically the intermediate athlete will be lacking in one of the following areas: • The appropriate amount of strength required for the movement • The technical skills to complete the movement efficiently and safely • The stamina to complete larger sets successfully While there are always exceptions, typically it will take three or more years of consistent CrossFit exposure to reach a level that can be considered _______________. an advanced athlete This most scaling to increase the intensity of the workout for an advanced CrossFit athlete is by: • Pushing for a faster time on a benchmark workout • Working to sustain a more demanding pace for a longer period of time • Working to complete larger, unbroken sets with less rest Strategies to scale up for an advanced CrossFit athlete should be used sparingly: • Increasing the load, duration or rep scheme of a workout • Choosing a more difficult movement variation, increased range of motion or piece of equipment The most important elements to focus on when scaling for an advanced athlete are: • Increasing intensity through encouraging faster times and shorter rest periods • Occasionally including advanced movement variations, equipment challenges or range of motion • Occasionally requiring heavier loads or more difficult rep schemes. Typically, scaling for an advanced athlete should NOT: • Create a workout that is lacking intensity, even though challenging • Emphasize elements other than intensity too frequently While the former athlete may have more experience than the average person, they should be considered _________ until they have been training CrossFit consistently. beginners Typically, scaling for a former athlete should NOT: • Minimize exposure to the aspect of fitness that is lacking • Create a set pattern adhered to every time a scaling option is needed • Allow the athlete's natural competitive inclination to push them too far too soon 8 common movement themes for functional movement • midline stabilization • core-to-extremity movement • balance about the frontal plane • posterior-chain engagement • sound hip function • active shoulders • full range of motion about a joint • effective stance and/or grip The movement themes... 1)_______________ and 2)__________________ • increase the potential for improved performance • minimize the risk of injury Stabilization of the spine (midline stabilization) is largely accomplished by: (3) • engaging the abs • engaging internal and external oblique muscles • engaging he erector spinae The human spine is more susceptible to injury when exposed to _________ force vs. compression forces. shear Midline stabilization; what is the most risky spinal position and potentially the most injurious? loss of neutral spine, moving to significant spinal flexion Core-to-extremity movements are less risky than movements that violate this pattern because________________ the largest muscles are tasked with generating the most force What group of muscles are referred to when referencing posterior-chain? hamstrings, glutes, spinal erectors Engaging the posterior-chain maximized performance by: • increasing power generation • increases efficiency • maintains midline stabilization • keeps the knees in line with the toes True or False: There are no major safety issues with slow or incomplete hip extension True Poor hip function is usually expressed in one of three ways: • muted hip • lack of hip extension • slow hip extension Define muted hip the hip never closes/flexes "permanently" open, which results in the movement being predominately driven by the quads Define lack of hip extension hips remaining flexed, not fully opening. This results in a reduced power transmission What does a lack in speed of hip extension affect? the acceleration of the object being lifted Define: full range of motion about a joint the natural anatomical beginning and end position of a movement Using full range of motion preserves ___________, _____________, ____________, reduces the change of _________ and __________ later in life. joint health, flexibility, strength, injury, decrepitude True or False: If there is not a more pressing safety issues that. needs to be fixed first, a trainer needs to preserve full range of motion above much else. True Which stance promotes a more direct transfer of force through the heels / floor and into the object being moved? Narrow stance (hip width) Which stance allows for greater depth and contribution of the posterior chain? wider stance (shoulder width) Heavy days should be used at leas ____________ or ________________ once a week OR once every two cycles (when a cycle is 3:1) Heavy-day workouts consist of ____________ sets in the range of _____ to _____ repetitions at _______ % of a 1RM small, 1-5, 80-85 True or False: cueing during a heavy lifting session needs to be very direct True To teach functional movements, a trainer must first understand (2) • what defines proper mechanics • what may cause poor movement The ability to provide athletes with an accurate visual example of the movement at hand. A trainer may do this using himself or herself as an example or by choosing another athlete to provide the example. Demonstration Demonstration provides a visual aid cue to demonstrate _______________, shows __________________ standards, or explains __________ correction. points of performance, range-of-motion, movement To determine the intended stimulus of the workout, the trainer must consider the following elements: • time domain • loading • repetition and/or distance • movements What are the three major categories for time domain? • short (5) • moderate (5-20) • long (20 +) _____________ is a product of the total reps and loading, or the total amount of work completed during the workout. Volume Total repetitions/distance for a _____________ workout (such as Fran) can be easily calculated. TASK-PRIORITY The total reps/distance for ________________ workouts (such as Cindy) must be accurately estimated by the trainer. TIME-PRIORITY When planning a complete lesson, the first building block is to determine the: workout timing What is the goal of the workout briefing? to set the expectations of the session BEFORE the workout begins Five Key elements to discuss during the workout briefing • workout duration • challenge • demonstration • logistics • scaling The warm-up includes the ________ and _________ movements used to prepare for the workout general and specific ______________ is a product of the total reps and loading, or the total amount of work completed Volume properly executing the workout falls into two major catgories effective coaching and effective scaling Skill development considerations (2) • the demands of today's workout • long-term development goals The goals of a cool-down (5) • decrease core body temperature • gradually reduce heart rate • encourage and restore full range of motion to all major joints of the body • reflect on the workout and record results • build community via discussion of the workout or other brief educational pieces Within the 10 minute cool down, what four things should occue • stretch • record results • clean up • final discussion intended stimulus the overall effect of the workout time estimates for a workout depend heavily on the assessment of the ___________ intended stimulus of the workout intended stimulus One's belief that he or she is capable of making a specific change self-efficacy Four factors that affect self-efficacy • mastery experiences • a coach's ability to adjust to different emotional and physiological states • vicarious experiences • verbal/social persuasion stages of change 1) contemplation 2) action 3) maintenance Define CrossFit constantly varied functional movements executed at high intensity Program effectiveness is based on results: real changed in _________, __________, __________ markers. measurable, observable, repeatable ___________ is programming certain elements more frequently regardless of current capacity in those areas. biasing Common pitfall/faults in programming • lack of regular assessment to determine effectiveness • variance is not applied correctly • lack of higher-skill development • excessive volume • using only the standard in competition at the detriment of different movement mechanics Lack of variance in programming is expressed in these three ways • randomization of workout variables • biasing certain variables • emphasizing non-essential elements