USAW Level 1 Practice Questions with
correct Answers
When iiteaching iian iiathlete iito iimiss iia iilift, iiwhether iiit iiis iia iisnatch, iiclean, iior iijerk iithere
iiis iian iiapproach iithat iiis iicommon iito iiall iithree iiexercises ii- iiAnswers ii-Push iithe iibarbell
iiin iithe iidirection iiit iiis iigoing iias iithe iiathlete iimoves iithemselves iiin iithe iiopposite
iidirection.
General iirules iiand iietiquette iifor iithe iitraining iiarea iiinclude... ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iiNever
iiwalking iiin iifront iiof iian iiathlete iithat iiis iilifting
2) iiLimiting iiany iidistractions iithat iicould iiadversely iiaffect iithe iilifters iisafety
3) iiDiscouraging iiidle ii'chatter' iithat iiinterfere iiwith iithe iicoaches iicomments iior
iiinstructions
Describe iiappropriate iiclothing iifor iian iiathlete iiduring iitraining ii- iiAnswers ii--
ii(Suggested) iifull-length iisweatpants iior iitights iito iikeep iithe iilegs iiwarm iiand iito iireduce
iiskin iiabrasions iifrom iithe iicontact iiof iithe iibarbell iiagainst iithe iishins iiand iithighs. ii
- iiStretchable, iiform-fitting iiclothing iithat iiis iinot iirestricting ii(e.g., iino iijeans) iiso iithat iithe
iilifter iican iimove iifreely.
How iishould iithe iiplatforms iibe iimaintained? ii- iiAnswers ii-Nothing iishould iiever iibe iion
iithe iiplatform iiexcept iithe iilifter iiand iithe iibarbell, iino iiplates, iino iiracks, iino iiblocks
ii(unless iithose iiblocks iiare iibeing iiused iifor iithe iiexercise iicurrently iibeing iiperformed ii-
iithe iiuse iiof iiblocks iiis iiexplained iiin iimore iiadvanced iicourses), iiand iinever iipeople
ii(unless iia iicoach iiis iisupplying iihands iion iiinstruction iiregarding iia iilift, iiwith iisuch
iiinstruction iinever iioccurring iiwhen iithe iilifter iiis iiusing iimore iithan iilight iiweights).
Explain iithe iisteps iiwhen iiintroducing iia iinew iiexercise iito iia iigroup iiof iiweightlifters ii-
iiAnswers ii-- iiName iithe iiexercise iiand iiexplain iiits iikey iicharacteristics iiand iipurpose.
- iiExplain iithe iiuse iiof iiany iispecial iiequipment iithat iiis iineeded iito iiperform iithe iiexercise
iiand iiany iispecial iisafety iiprecautions iithat iiare iiappropriate. ii
- iiDemonstrate iithe iiexercise iito iithe iiathletes, iiwhile iia iinarration iiexplains iithe iisalient
iipoints iiof iithe iiexercise, iisuch iias iithe iistart iiposition, iikey iimovements iioccurring iiduring
iithe iiexercise iiand iiwhen iithe iiexercise iiends iiand iihow iiit iihelps iito iiimprove
iiperformance
When iiprioritizing iierror iicorrection iithese iiconcerns iishould iibe iiaddressed iifirst. ii
a. ii___Safety iiErrors ii
b. ii___Specific iiTechnique iiErrors
c. ii___Postural iiErrors ii- iiAnswers ii-A) iiSafety iiErrors
correct Answers
When iiteaching iian iiathlete iito iimiss iia iilift, iiwhether iiit iiis iia iisnatch, iiclean, iior iijerk iithere
iiis iian iiapproach iithat iiis iicommon iito iiall iithree iiexercises ii- iiAnswers ii-Push iithe iibarbell
iiin iithe iidirection iiit iiis iigoing iias iithe iiathlete iimoves iithemselves iiin iithe iiopposite
iidirection.
General iirules iiand iietiquette iifor iithe iitraining iiarea iiinclude... ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iiNever
iiwalking iiin iifront iiof iian iiathlete iithat iiis iilifting
2) iiLimiting iiany iidistractions iithat iicould iiadversely iiaffect iithe iilifters iisafety
3) iiDiscouraging iiidle ii'chatter' iithat iiinterfere iiwith iithe iicoaches iicomments iior
iiinstructions
Describe iiappropriate iiclothing iifor iian iiathlete iiduring iitraining ii- iiAnswers ii--
ii(Suggested) iifull-length iisweatpants iior iitights iito iikeep iithe iilegs iiwarm iiand iito iireduce
iiskin iiabrasions iifrom iithe iicontact iiof iithe iibarbell iiagainst iithe iishins iiand iithighs. ii
- iiStretchable, iiform-fitting iiclothing iithat iiis iinot iirestricting ii(e.g., iino iijeans) iiso iithat iithe
iilifter iican iimove iifreely.
How iishould iithe iiplatforms iibe iimaintained? ii- iiAnswers ii-Nothing iishould iiever iibe iion
iithe iiplatform iiexcept iithe iilifter iiand iithe iibarbell, iino iiplates, iino iiracks, iino iiblocks
ii(unless iithose iiblocks iiare iibeing iiused iifor iithe iiexercise iicurrently iibeing iiperformed ii-
iithe iiuse iiof iiblocks iiis iiexplained iiin iimore iiadvanced iicourses), iiand iinever iipeople
ii(unless iia iicoach iiis iisupplying iihands iion iiinstruction iiregarding iia iilift, iiwith iisuch
iiinstruction iinever iioccurring iiwhen iithe iilifter iiis iiusing iimore iithan iilight iiweights).
Explain iithe iisteps iiwhen iiintroducing iia iinew iiexercise iito iia iigroup iiof iiweightlifters ii-
iiAnswers ii-- iiName iithe iiexercise iiand iiexplain iiits iikey iicharacteristics iiand iipurpose.
- iiExplain iithe iiuse iiof iiany iispecial iiequipment iithat iiis iineeded iito iiperform iithe iiexercise
iiand iiany iispecial iisafety iiprecautions iithat iiare iiappropriate. ii
- iiDemonstrate iithe iiexercise iito iithe iiathletes, iiwhile iia iinarration iiexplains iithe iisalient
iipoints iiof iithe iiexercise, iisuch iias iithe iistart iiposition, iikey iimovements iioccurring iiduring
iithe iiexercise iiand iiwhen iithe iiexercise iiends iiand iihow iiit iihelps iito iiimprove
iiperformance
When iiprioritizing iierror iicorrection iithese iiconcerns iishould iibe iiaddressed iifirst. ii
a. ii___Safety iiErrors ii
b. ii___Specific iiTechnique iiErrors
c. ii___Postural iiErrors ii- iiAnswers ii-A) iiSafety iiErrors
