Crossfit Level 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Sickness-Wellness-Fitness Continuum - CORRECT ANSWER - Assumption is that if
everything we can measure about health will conform to a continuum then it seems that sickness,
wellness, and fitness are different measures of a single quality: health.
Based on measurements of: Blood pressure, body fat, bone density, triglycerides, HDL/LDL
cholesterol, glycated hemoglobin, muscle mass, etc.
metabolic pathway - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 Metabolic Pathways that provide the
energy for all human action
1) Phosphagen
2) Glycolytic
3) Oxidative
Key to developing cardiovascular system w/o an unacceptable loss of strength, speed, and power
- CORRECT ANSWER - Interval training
3 waves of adaptation to endurance training - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Increased
maximal oxygen consumption
2) Increased lactate threshold
3) increased efficiency
The theoretical hierarchy of the development of an athlete: - CORRECT ANSWER -
nutrition, metabolic conditioning, gymnastics, weightlifting and throwing, sport
Workout regiment shown to maximize sustainability at maximum intensities - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3 days on and 1 day off
10 Fitness Domains of Crossfit - CORRECT ANSWER - Agility
,Accuracy
Balance
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Endurance Coordination
Flexibility
Power
Speed
Stamina
Strength
Definition of Crossfit - CORRECT ANSWER - constantly varied, high intensity,
functional movement
(also known as Crossfits prescription)
Athlete according to Webster - CORRECT ANSWER - A person who is trained or skilled
in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina
Athlete according to Crossfit - CORRECT ANSWER - A person who is trained or skilled
in strength, power, balance, and agility, flexibility and endurance.
Fringe Athletes - CORRECT ANSWER - Athletes in that their fitness demands are so
specialized as to be inconsistent with the adaptations that give maximum competency at all
physical strengths.
The 3 Main Energy Systems that fuel all human activity - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
Aerobically
2) Anaerobically
a) Phosphagen
b) Lactic Acid
, Anaerobically - CORRECT ANSWER - When energy is liberated from substances in the
ABSENCE of oxygen
Aerobically - CORRECT ANSWER - When oxygen is utilized to metabolize substrates
derived from food and liberates energy.
Neuroendocrine Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER - A change in the body that affects
you either neurologically or hormonally
Hormonal Responses - CORRECT ANSWER - Substantial increases in testosterone,
insulin-like growth factor, and human growth hormone.
What is Power? - CORRECT ANSWER - The "time rate of doing work" in CrossFit's
simplest terms, "hard and fast"
CrossFit dietary prescription is as follows: - CORRECT ANSWER - Protein should be
lean and varied and account for about 30% of your total caloric load.
Carbohydrates should be predominantly low-glycemic and account for about 40% of your total
caloric load.
Fat should be predominantly monounsaturated and account for about 30% of your total caloric
load.
Calories should be set at between .7 and 1.0 grams of
protein per pound of lean body mass depending on your
activity level. The .7 figure is for moderate daily workout
loads and the 1.0 figure is for the hardcore athlete.
Diseases linked to diets high in refined or processed carbohydrates - CORRECT
ANSWER - Coronary heart disease
Diabetes
Cancer
Osteoporosis
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Sickness-Wellness-Fitness Continuum - CORRECT ANSWER - Assumption is that if
everything we can measure about health will conform to a continuum then it seems that sickness,
wellness, and fitness are different measures of a single quality: health.
Based on measurements of: Blood pressure, body fat, bone density, triglycerides, HDL/LDL
cholesterol, glycated hemoglobin, muscle mass, etc.
metabolic pathway - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 Metabolic Pathways that provide the
energy for all human action
1) Phosphagen
2) Glycolytic
3) Oxidative
Key to developing cardiovascular system w/o an unacceptable loss of strength, speed, and power
- CORRECT ANSWER - Interval training
3 waves of adaptation to endurance training - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Increased
maximal oxygen consumption
2) Increased lactate threshold
3) increased efficiency
The theoretical hierarchy of the development of an athlete: - CORRECT ANSWER -
nutrition, metabolic conditioning, gymnastics, weightlifting and throwing, sport
Workout regiment shown to maximize sustainability at maximum intensities - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3 days on and 1 day off
10 Fitness Domains of Crossfit - CORRECT ANSWER - Agility
,Accuracy
Balance
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Endurance Coordination
Flexibility
Power
Speed
Stamina
Strength
Definition of Crossfit - CORRECT ANSWER - constantly varied, high intensity,
functional movement
(also known as Crossfits prescription)
Athlete according to Webster - CORRECT ANSWER - A person who is trained or skilled
in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina
Athlete according to Crossfit - CORRECT ANSWER - A person who is trained or skilled
in strength, power, balance, and agility, flexibility and endurance.
Fringe Athletes - CORRECT ANSWER - Athletes in that their fitness demands are so
specialized as to be inconsistent with the adaptations that give maximum competency at all
physical strengths.
The 3 Main Energy Systems that fuel all human activity - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
Aerobically
2) Anaerobically
a) Phosphagen
b) Lactic Acid
, Anaerobically - CORRECT ANSWER - When energy is liberated from substances in the
ABSENCE of oxygen
Aerobically - CORRECT ANSWER - When oxygen is utilized to metabolize substrates
derived from food and liberates energy.
Neuroendocrine Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER - A change in the body that affects
you either neurologically or hormonally
Hormonal Responses - CORRECT ANSWER - Substantial increases in testosterone,
insulin-like growth factor, and human growth hormone.
What is Power? - CORRECT ANSWER - The "time rate of doing work" in CrossFit's
simplest terms, "hard and fast"
CrossFit dietary prescription is as follows: - CORRECT ANSWER - Protein should be
lean and varied and account for about 30% of your total caloric load.
Carbohydrates should be predominantly low-glycemic and account for about 40% of your total
caloric load.
Fat should be predominantly monounsaturated and account for about 30% of your total caloric
load.
Calories should be set at between .7 and 1.0 grams of
protein per pound of lean body mass depending on your
activity level. The .7 figure is for moderate daily workout
loads and the 1.0 figure is for the hardcore athlete.
Diseases linked to diets high in refined or processed carbohydrates - CORRECT
ANSWER - Coronary heart disease
Diabetes
Cancer
Osteoporosis
