Crossfit Exam Questions and Correct Answers

Crossfit Exam Questions and Correct Answers Causes of a bad squat - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Weak glute/hamstring 2. Poor engagement, weak control, and no awareness of glute and hamstring 3. Resulting attempt to squat with quads 4. Inflexibility 5. Sloppy work, poor focus Faults in a squat - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Not breaking parallel plane 2. Rolling knees inside feet 3. Dropping head 4. Losing lumbar extension (rounding the back) 5. Dropping the shoulders 6. Heels off the ground 7. Not finishing the squat- no hip extension Therapies for fixing a squat - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Bar holds 2. Box squatting 3. Bottoms-to-bottoms 4. Overhead squats 5. Air squats 6. Front squat Air squat - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Shoulder-width stance 2. Hips descend back and down 3. Lumbar curve maintained 4. Knees in line with toes 5. Hips descend lower than knees 6. Heels down 7. Complete at full hip and knee extension Front squat - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Shoulder-width stance 2. Hands just outside of shoulders 3. Loose, fingertip grip on the bar 4. Elbows high 5. Hips descend back and down 6. Lumbar curve maintained 7. Knees in line with toes 8. Hips descend lower than knees 9. Heels down 10. Complete at full hip and knee extension Faults in a front squat - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Improper rack position where the bar is not in contact with the torso 2. Elbows drop during the squat Corrections for a front squat - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Cue "elbows high" 2. Manually adjust rack position 3. Cue "elbows up"