CrossFit Level 1 Section 2 Verified Study Guide (2026/2027 A+ Edition)
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Success in each movement depends on having sound ________ in the preceding movements in the
series. - (answer)mechanics
KEY POINTS: AIR SQUAT - (answer)1
No movement is more foundational than the air squat.
2
Difficulty performing this movement reflects a need to perform it.
3
Correct performance promotes orthopedic safety, functionality, and mechanical advantage.
KEY POINTS: FRONT SQUAT - (answer)1
The front squat builds on the mechanics of the air squat.
2
It introduces the front-rack position with external load.
3
It also introduces the importance of moving in the frontal plane under load.
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Frontal plane - (answer)1) keeping the load as close as possible to the midline of the body will allow for
the best efficiency of movement with load
2) the further the load deviates from the frontal place, the greater the demand on the midline. The risk
of losing balance or collapsing under the load also increases
Front Squat Common Faults - (answer)1) improper rack position
2) elbows dropping
3) immature torse angle
The PRIMARY reason the elbows should remain high in the front squat is to: - (answer)allow the bar to
rest on the torso instead of the weaker structures of the wrists and hands
KEY POINTS: OVERHEAD SQUAT - (answer)The overhead squat builds on the mechanics of the air squat
and front squat.
2
Maintaining midline stabilization during the overhead squat creates a tremendous demand on the core
musculature.
3
Its proper execution demands and develops functional flexibility.
The overhead squat is the ultimate ___________ exercise, the heart of the snatch, and peerless in
developing athletic movement. - (answer)core strenghthing
The ___________ places tremendous demand on the core to maintain midline stabilization and develops
functional flexibility. - (answer)overhead squat
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Success in each movement depends on having sound ________ in the preceding movements in the
series. - (answer)mechanics
KEY POINTS: AIR SQUAT - (answer)1
No movement is more foundational than the air squat.
2
Difficulty performing this movement reflects a need to perform it.
3
Correct performance promotes orthopedic safety, functionality, and mechanical advantage.
KEY POINTS: FRONT SQUAT - (answer)1
The front squat builds on the mechanics of the air squat.
2
It introduces the front-rack position with external load.
3
It also introduces the importance of moving in the frontal plane under load.
, CrossFit Level 1 Section 2 Verified Study Guide (2026/2027 A+ Edition)
Already Graded A+
Frontal plane - (answer)1) keeping the load as close as possible to the midline of the body will allow for
the best efficiency of movement with load
2) the further the load deviates from the frontal place, the greater the demand on the midline. The risk
of losing balance or collapsing under the load also increases
Front Squat Common Faults - (answer)1) improper rack position
2) elbows dropping
3) immature torse angle
The PRIMARY reason the elbows should remain high in the front squat is to: - (answer)allow the bar to
rest on the torso instead of the weaker structures of the wrists and hands
KEY POINTS: OVERHEAD SQUAT - (answer)The overhead squat builds on the mechanics of the air squat
and front squat.
2
Maintaining midline stabilization during the overhead squat creates a tremendous demand on the core
musculature.
3
Its proper execution demands and develops functional flexibility.
The overhead squat is the ultimate ___________ exercise, the heart of the snatch, and peerless in
developing athletic movement. - (answer)core strenghthing
The ___________ places tremendous demand on the core to maintain midline stabilization and develops
functional flexibility. - (answer)overhead squat
