Ultimate CrossFit exam preparation 3 Exam Questions
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What is task priority? Correct Ans-The task is set and the time varies.
Example: Fran of 3 Rounds for Time of ....
What is time priority? Correct Ans-Workout lasts for a specified amount of time. And the
task or work completed varies.
Example: 13 minute AMRAP
What is element priority? Correct Ans-Where recovery is not a limiting factor. Training
purpose is deliberate and the focus is on improvement of the element and not metabolic
effect.
Example: Deadlift 5x5 or run a 10k
What is the workout priority of a 1 rep max Deadlift? Correct Ans-element priority
What is the workout priority of:
5RFT of
Run 200m
10 Box Jumps
15 Dumbbell Snatches Correct Ans-Task priority
What is the workout priority of Diane?
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Deadlift
HSPU Correct Ans-Task priority
What is the workout priority of Cindy?
20 minute AMRAP
5 Pull Ups
10 Push Ups
15 Air Squats Correct Ans-
What two factors need to be scaled for EVERY BEGINNER? Correct Ans-Intensity and
Volume
What is intensity? Correct Ans-Amount of power an athlete generates.
How can intensity be modified? Correct Ans-1) load
2) speed
3) volume
How long is it recommended that the volume and intensity be reduced by half? Correct
Ans-Two weeks.
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Depending on athlete progress, volume and intensity can be gradually increased in the
following weeks, months, and years.
What is volume? Correct Ans-The total amount of work accomplished by an athlete.
How can volume be modified? Correct Ans-By reducing:
1) time
2) reps/rounds
3) distance
Reducing volume can reduce the risk of what three things? Correct Ans-Excessive soreness
Rhabdomyolysis
Injury
How long should significant scaling be applied to new athletes? What is the purpose of this
introductory period? Correct Ans-A month at minimum. 1) develops competency of
movements 2) it appropriately exposes the athlete to gradual increases in intensity and
volume
Before an athlete moves with intensity, what two characteristics of training should be
mastered first? Correct Ans-Mechanics and Consistency (then and only then, intensity)
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"stimulus" refers to what? Correct Ans-The effects of the specific combination of
movements, Time domain, and load.
Aspects of this combination can be adjusted for individuals in order to produce similar effects
for each athlete. This is called "preserving the stimulus"
When determining scaling options or substitutions, a trainer should consider? Correct Ans-
1) whether a movement is primarily driven by the upper or lower body
2) the movement function (Push vs. Pull)
3) the range of motion of the movement (specifically in the hips, knees, and ankles)
4) the plane of movement
According to Norman Kapplan, what is the cause of the "deadly-quartet?" Correct Ans-
Hyperinsulinism or too much insulin
What does the "deadly-quartet" include? Correct Ans-Upper body obesity, glucose
intolerance, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypertension.
What is insulin? Correct Ans-Insulin is a hormone which converts glucose into glycogen
(when blood sugar levels are too high). It is essentially the body's response to the ingestion of
carbohydrates.
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What is task priority? Correct Ans-The task is set and the time varies.
Example: Fran of 3 Rounds for Time of ....
What is time priority? Correct Ans-Workout lasts for a specified amount of time. And the
task or work completed varies.
Example: 13 minute AMRAP
What is element priority? Correct Ans-Where recovery is not a limiting factor. Training
purpose is deliberate and the focus is on improvement of the element and not metabolic
effect.
Example: Deadlift 5x5 or run a 10k
What is the workout priority of a 1 rep max Deadlift? Correct Ans-element priority
What is the workout priority of:
5RFT of
Run 200m
10 Box Jumps
15 Dumbbell Snatches Correct Ans-Task priority
What is the workout priority of Diane?
, Ultimate CrossFit exam preparation 3 Exam Questions
and Answers
21-15-9
Deadlift
HSPU Correct Ans-Task priority
What is the workout priority of Cindy?
20 minute AMRAP
5 Pull Ups
10 Push Ups
15 Air Squats Correct Ans-
What two factors need to be scaled for EVERY BEGINNER? Correct Ans-Intensity and
Volume
What is intensity? Correct Ans-Amount of power an athlete generates.
How can intensity be modified? Correct Ans-1) load
2) speed
3) volume
How long is it recommended that the volume and intensity be reduced by half? Correct
Ans-Two weeks.
, Ultimate CrossFit exam preparation 3 Exam Questions
and Answers
Depending on athlete progress, volume and intensity can be gradually increased in the
following weeks, months, and years.
What is volume? Correct Ans-The total amount of work accomplished by an athlete.
How can volume be modified? Correct Ans-By reducing:
1) time
2) reps/rounds
3) distance
Reducing volume can reduce the risk of what three things? Correct Ans-Excessive soreness
Rhabdomyolysis
Injury
How long should significant scaling be applied to new athletes? What is the purpose of this
introductory period? Correct Ans-A month at minimum. 1) develops competency of
movements 2) it appropriately exposes the athlete to gradual increases in intensity and
volume
Before an athlete moves with intensity, what two characteristics of training should be
mastered first? Correct Ans-Mechanics and Consistency (then and only then, intensity)
, Ultimate CrossFit exam preparation 3 Exam Questions
and Answers
"stimulus" refers to what? Correct Ans-The effects of the specific combination of
movements, Time domain, and load.
Aspects of this combination can be adjusted for individuals in order to produce similar effects
for each athlete. This is called "preserving the stimulus"
When determining scaling options or substitutions, a trainer should consider? Correct Ans-
1) whether a movement is primarily driven by the upper or lower body
2) the movement function (Push vs. Pull)
3) the range of motion of the movement (specifically in the hips, knees, and ankles)
4) the plane of movement
According to Norman Kapplan, what is the cause of the "deadly-quartet?" Correct Ans-
Hyperinsulinism or too much insulin
What does the "deadly-quartet" include? Correct Ans-Upper body obesity, glucose
intolerance, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypertension.
What is insulin? Correct Ans-Insulin is a hormone which converts glucose into glycogen
(when blood sugar levels are too high). It is essentially the body's response to the ingestion of
carbohydrates.
