Crossfit L1 Exam 2025 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS |FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
|RECENTLY TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT)
Summary of the 3 metabolic pathways - (ANSWER)check picture
phosphagen pathway
duration?
power? high/low intensity?
fuel source? - (ANSWER)5-10 Seconds
High intensity / High power
Fuel source is ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
phosphagen: anaerobic or aerobic? - (ANSWER)anaerobic
phosphagen pathway: power output - (ANSWER)max intensity efforts (100%)
phosphagen pathway: other names - (ANSWER)phosphocreatine
phosphagen pathway time domain - (ANSWER)5-10 seconds, short
location of phosphagen - (ANSWER)cytosol of muscle cells
,muscle fiber type of phosphagen - (ANSWER)type IIb
phosphagen substrate - (ANSWER)phosphocreatine
ATP mechanism of phosphagen - (ANSWER)ADP creates ATP by a phosphate
molecule
example of phosphagen activity - (ANSWER)100m ddash
1 RM DL
Glycolytic pathway: time domain - (ANSWER)medium, ~120 sec
glycolytic pathway - (ANSWER)A metabolic process in which glucose is broken
down to produce energy anaerobically.
Glycolytic pathway:: anaerobic or aerobic? - (ANSWER)anaerobic
Glycolytic pathway: power output - (ANSWER)medium/high intensity (70%)
Glycolytic pathway: other names - (ANSWER)lactate
,Glycolytic pathway location - (ANSWER)cytosol of all cells
Glycolytic pathway muscle fiber type - (ANSWER)type IIa
Glycolytic pathway substrate - (ANSWER)glucose from bloodstream, muscle, or
glycerol
Glycolytic pathway ATP mechanism - (ANSWER)glucose oxidized to pyruvate
produces 2 ATP
Glycolytic pathway: example activities - (ANSWER)400m sprint
elite-level Fran
oxidative pathway - (ANSWER)low-powered activities, those that last in excess of
several minutes, 120-300 seconds (distance aerobic) Duration of recovery: 120-
300s, Load:Recovery Ratio 1:1, Repetitions 25-30.
oxidative pathway time domain - (ANSWER)long, > 120 sec
oxidative pathway: aerobic vs anaerobic? - (ANSWER)aerobic
oxidative pathway relative power output - (ANSWER)low intensity efforts (40%)
, oxidative pathway other names - (ANSWER)aerobic
oxidative pathway muscle fiber type - (ANSWER)Type I
oxidative pathway substrate - (ANSWER)pyruvate (from glycolysis) or acetate
(derived from fat or protein)
oxidative pathway ATP mechanism - (ANSWER)pyruvate oxidized to produce 34
ATP
oxidative pathway example activities - (ANSWER)anything > 120 sec of sustained
effort (long runs etc)
CrossFit's 4 models for evaluating and guiding fitness - (ANSWER)1. 10 general
physical skills
2. performance of athletic tasks (Hopper)
3. energy systems that drive all human action (metabolic pathways)
4. health markers as a measure of fitness (health sickness wellness continuum)
the 10 general physical skills - (ANSWER)1. cardiovascular/respiratory endurance
2. stamina
3. strength
4. flexibility
QUESTIONS |FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
|RECENTLY TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT)
Summary of the 3 metabolic pathways - (ANSWER)check picture
phosphagen pathway
duration?
power? high/low intensity?
fuel source? - (ANSWER)5-10 Seconds
High intensity / High power
Fuel source is ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
phosphagen: anaerobic or aerobic? - (ANSWER)anaerobic
phosphagen pathway: power output - (ANSWER)max intensity efforts (100%)
phosphagen pathway: other names - (ANSWER)phosphocreatine
phosphagen pathway time domain - (ANSWER)5-10 seconds, short
location of phosphagen - (ANSWER)cytosol of muscle cells
,muscle fiber type of phosphagen - (ANSWER)type IIb
phosphagen substrate - (ANSWER)phosphocreatine
ATP mechanism of phosphagen - (ANSWER)ADP creates ATP by a phosphate
molecule
example of phosphagen activity - (ANSWER)100m ddash
1 RM DL
Glycolytic pathway: time domain - (ANSWER)medium, ~120 sec
glycolytic pathway - (ANSWER)A metabolic process in which glucose is broken
down to produce energy anaerobically.
Glycolytic pathway:: anaerobic or aerobic? - (ANSWER)anaerobic
Glycolytic pathway: power output - (ANSWER)medium/high intensity (70%)
Glycolytic pathway: other names - (ANSWER)lactate
,Glycolytic pathway location - (ANSWER)cytosol of all cells
Glycolytic pathway muscle fiber type - (ANSWER)type IIa
Glycolytic pathway substrate - (ANSWER)glucose from bloodstream, muscle, or
glycerol
Glycolytic pathway ATP mechanism - (ANSWER)glucose oxidized to pyruvate
produces 2 ATP
Glycolytic pathway: example activities - (ANSWER)400m sprint
elite-level Fran
oxidative pathway - (ANSWER)low-powered activities, those that last in excess of
several minutes, 120-300 seconds (distance aerobic) Duration of recovery: 120-
300s, Load:Recovery Ratio 1:1, Repetitions 25-30.
oxidative pathway time domain - (ANSWER)long, > 120 sec
oxidative pathway: aerobic vs anaerobic? - (ANSWER)aerobic
oxidative pathway relative power output - (ANSWER)low intensity efforts (40%)
, oxidative pathway other names - (ANSWER)aerobic
oxidative pathway muscle fiber type - (ANSWER)Type I
oxidative pathway substrate - (ANSWER)pyruvate (from glycolysis) or acetate
(derived from fat or protein)
oxidative pathway ATP mechanism - (ANSWER)pyruvate oxidized to produce 34
ATP
oxidative pathway example activities - (ANSWER)anything > 120 sec of sustained
effort (long runs etc)
CrossFit's 4 models for evaluating and guiding fitness - (ANSWER)1. 10 general
physical skills
2. performance of athletic tasks (Hopper)
3. energy systems that drive all human action (metabolic pathways)
4. health markers as a measure of fitness (health sickness wellness continuum)
the 10 general physical skills - (ANSWER)1. cardiovascular/respiratory endurance
2. stamina
3. strength
4. flexibility
