CROSSFIT LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION
ADVANCED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. What is the primary definition of CrossFit according to Greg Glassman?
A. High-intensity interval training focused on aesthetic hypertrophy
B. Olympic weightlifting combined with long-distance running
C. Constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement
D. Functional bodybuilding with minimal rest periods
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: CrossFit is formally defined as constantly varied, high-intensity,
functional movement executed across broad time and modal domains.
2. Which of the following best describes ‘Functional Movements’?
A. Movements that are machine-assisted to isolate specific muscle groups
B. Any movement that elevates the heart rate above 80 percent of maximum
C. Movements performed exclusively in a sagittal plane for rehabilitation
D. Natural, compound, load-safe, and core-to-extremity movements that move large loads
over long distances quickly
,Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Functional movements are natural, universal motor recruitment
patterns, compound in nature, and exceptionally effective at moving large loads over long
distances quickly.
3. What are the four defining themes of the CrossFit program?
A. Cardio, strength, flexibility, and agility
B. Power, speed, stamina, and balance
C. The corpulence of fitness, functional movements, high intensity, and constant variation
D. The neuroendocrine response, power, cross-training, and functional adaptation
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The four defining themes of CrossFit are: the
cardio/gymnastics/weightlifting integration, functional movements, high intensity, and
constant variation.
4. How does CrossFit define ‘Fitness’?
A. Increased work capacity across broad time and modal domains
B. The ability to perform aerobic endurance events without fatigue
C. Low body fat percentage combined with maximal muscular hypertrophy
D. The mastery of gymnastics and Olympic lifting techniques
Answer: A
, Conceptual Explanation: CrossFit defines fitness as increased work capacity across broad
time and modal domains throughout an individual’s life.
5. What is ‘Intensity’ in the context of CrossFit?
A. The independent variable most commonly associated with maximizing favorable
adaptation to exercise
B. Heart rate exceeding 90 percent of age-predicted maximum
C. The subjective feeling of exhaustion during a workout
D. The total amount of weight lifted in a single training session
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Intensity is defined technically as power, and it is the
independent variable most commonly associated with maximizing favorable adaptation to
exercise.
6. What is the formula for Power?
A. Force multiplied by distance
B. Mass multiplied by acceleration squared
C. Work divided by time
D. Energy expended per minute
Answer: C
ADVANCED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. What is the primary definition of CrossFit according to Greg Glassman?
A. High-intensity interval training focused on aesthetic hypertrophy
B. Olympic weightlifting combined with long-distance running
C. Constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement
D. Functional bodybuilding with minimal rest periods
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: CrossFit is formally defined as constantly varied, high-intensity,
functional movement executed across broad time and modal domains.
2. Which of the following best describes ‘Functional Movements’?
A. Movements that are machine-assisted to isolate specific muscle groups
B. Any movement that elevates the heart rate above 80 percent of maximum
C. Movements performed exclusively in a sagittal plane for rehabilitation
D. Natural, compound, load-safe, and core-to-extremity movements that move large loads
over long distances quickly
,Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Functional movements are natural, universal motor recruitment
patterns, compound in nature, and exceptionally effective at moving large loads over long
distances quickly.
3. What are the four defining themes of the CrossFit program?
A. Cardio, strength, flexibility, and agility
B. Power, speed, stamina, and balance
C. The corpulence of fitness, functional movements, high intensity, and constant variation
D. The neuroendocrine response, power, cross-training, and functional adaptation
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The four defining themes of CrossFit are: the
cardio/gymnastics/weightlifting integration, functional movements, high intensity, and
constant variation.
4. How does CrossFit define ‘Fitness’?
A. Increased work capacity across broad time and modal domains
B. The ability to perform aerobic endurance events without fatigue
C. Low body fat percentage combined with maximal muscular hypertrophy
D. The mastery of gymnastics and Olympic lifting techniques
Answer: A
, Conceptual Explanation: CrossFit defines fitness as increased work capacity across broad
time and modal domains throughout an individual’s life.
5. What is ‘Intensity’ in the context of CrossFit?
A. The independent variable most commonly associated with maximizing favorable
adaptation to exercise
B. Heart rate exceeding 90 percent of age-predicted maximum
C. The subjective feeling of exhaustion during a workout
D. The total amount of weight lifted in a single training session
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Intensity is defined technically as power, and it is the
independent variable most commonly associated with maximizing favorable adaptation to
exercise.
6. What is the formula for Power?
A. Force multiplied by distance
B. Mass multiplied by acceleration squared
C. Work divided by time
D. Energy expended per minute
Answer: C
