Crossfit Level 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100%
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/. What is the main goal of Crossfit? - Answer-✅To increase an individual's competency
and abilities at all physical tasks
/.What are the 10 fitness domains Crossfit can improve? What are their definitions? -
Answer-✅- Cardiovascular endurance: Ability of a body system to gather, deliver, and
utilize oxygen
- Stamina: Ability of body processes to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy
systems
- Strength: Ability of a muscle joint, or multiple muscular units, to apply force
- Flexibility: Ability to maximize ROM at a given joint
- Power: Ability of a muscle unit, or multiple muscular units, to apply force over time
- Speed: The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement
- Coordination: Ability to combine several movement patterns into a distinct movement
- Agility: ability to minimze transition time from one movement pattern to another
- Balance: Ability to place center of gravity in relation to base of support
- Accuracy: Ability to control movement in a given direction at a given intensity
/.How is Crossfit different from typical training approaches? - Answer-✅Crossfit utilizes
high-intensity compound movements and workouts that are geared to increase overall
athletic performance. More holistic than specialized isolated exercise
/.What are the main exercises and training practices at Crossfit? - Answer-✅Metabolic
conditioning, gymnastic movements, olympic lifts, some isometric movements, and
sports activities
/.What does "Core Strength and Conditioning Program" Mean? - Answer-✅2 senses of
the word Core:
1. The workouts and exercises of crossfit are the core backbone of any athletic
endeavor
2. It's literally exercising for your core (abs) and the functional axis of the body
/.In Crossfit's view, why is there so much disease? - Answer-✅They believe that fitness
and health are about the same thing. There are 3 types of ways your health can be:
Sick, normal, or above normal. If your athletics are above normal, your amount of health
will be above normal and your chance of sickness and disease will be low
, /.What is the optimal training frequency and duration in Crossfit? - Answer-✅Anywhere
from 45 minutes- 1 hour 5-6 days a week. Additional time isn't necessary if your training
is high-intensity. More training and practice per day could be spent on specific skills for
sports
/.Is aerobic vs anaerobic exercise more important? - Answer-✅Both are important. The
main distinction is in the client's goals
/.What is adaption's role in Crossfit? - Answer-✅Crossfit is constantly varying the
workouts to include the 10 fitness domains, meaning the athlete is constantly adapting
/.What affect does Crossfit have on neuroendocrine response? - Answer-✅Crossfit
produces an enormous response in testosterone and growth factor hormones, simply by
utilizing compound movements with large weights at high intensity. The importance of
this for athletes and those looking to get in shape is incredible.
/.What is Cross-training and does Crossfit utilize it? - Answer-✅Cross-training is
participating and practicing for multiple sports. Crossfit often combines small amounts of
cross-training into their client's programs. Practicing these moves will specifically help
athletes learn new skills and improve old ones.
/.How does Crossfit use functional movement? - Answer-✅All movements in crossfit are
multi-joint and compound, which are found in natural movements more often than
isometric movements. Functional movements are not only safe but elicit the highest
training response.
/.What diet does Crossfit recommend? - Answer-✅The zone diet, which typically
recommends 30% protein, 40% carb, and 30% fat. Diet is centered around lean meats
and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. Higher protein is
recommended for more elite athletes.
/.What do Crossfit's Fitness models measure? - Answer-✅They are used to
systematically measure and understand work capacity. How well a person is able to
perform difficult tasks tells us how healthy and vibrant a person is.
/.What is Crossfit's 1st model to measure fitness? - Answer-✅How experienced the
athlete is in the 10 General Physical skills
/.What's Crossfit's 2nd model to measure fitness? - Answer-✅The hopper. This model
suggests that if a workout was given to you completely at random with varying reps,
sets, rest periods, exercises, order of exercises, routines, periodization, etc. on different
days, you would be able to complete the routine.
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/. What is the main goal of Crossfit? - Answer-✅To increase an individual's competency
and abilities at all physical tasks
/.What are the 10 fitness domains Crossfit can improve? What are their definitions? -
Answer-✅- Cardiovascular endurance: Ability of a body system to gather, deliver, and
utilize oxygen
- Stamina: Ability of body processes to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy
systems
- Strength: Ability of a muscle joint, or multiple muscular units, to apply force
- Flexibility: Ability to maximize ROM at a given joint
- Power: Ability of a muscle unit, or multiple muscular units, to apply force over time
- Speed: The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement
- Coordination: Ability to combine several movement patterns into a distinct movement
- Agility: ability to minimze transition time from one movement pattern to another
- Balance: Ability to place center of gravity in relation to base of support
- Accuracy: Ability to control movement in a given direction at a given intensity
/.How is Crossfit different from typical training approaches? - Answer-✅Crossfit utilizes
high-intensity compound movements and workouts that are geared to increase overall
athletic performance. More holistic than specialized isolated exercise
/.What are the main exercises and training practices at Crossfit? - Answer-✅Metabolic
conditioning, gymnastic movements, olympic lifts, some isometric movements, and
sports activities
/.What does "Core Strength and Conditioning Program" Mean? - Answer-✅2 senses of
the word Core:
1. The workouts and exercises of crossfit are the core backbone of any athletic
endeavor
2. It's literally exercising for your core (abs) and the functional axis of the body
/.In Crossfit's view, why is there so much disease? - Answer-✅They believe that fitness
and health are about the same thing. There are 3 types of ways your health can be:
Sick, normal, or above normal. If your athletics are above normal, your amount of health
will be above normal and your chance of sickness and disease will be low
, /.What is the optimal training frequency and duration in Crossfit? - Answer-✅Anywhere
from 45 minutes- 1 hour 5-6 days a week. Additional time isn't necessary if your training
is high-intensity. More training and practice per day could be spent on specific skills for
sports
/.Is aerobic vs anaerobic exercise more important? - Answer-✅Both are important. The
main distinction is in the client's goals
/.What is adaption's role in Crossfit? - Answer-✅Crossfit is constantly varying the
workouts to include the 10 fitness domains, meaning the athlete is constantly adapting
/.What affect does Crossfit have on neuroendocrine response? - Answer-✅Crossfit
produces an enormous response in testosterone and growth factor hormones, simply by
utilizing compound movements with large weights at high intensity. The importance of
this for athletes and those looking to get in shape is incredible.
/.What is Cross-training and does Crossfit utilize it? - Answer-✅Cross-training is
participating and practicing for multiple sports. Crossfit often combines small amounts of
cross-training into their client's programs. Practicing these moves will specifically help
athletes learn new skills and improve old ones.
/.How does Crossfit use functional movement? - Answer-✅All movements in crossfit are
multi-joint and compound, which are found in natural movements more often than
isometric movements. Functional movements are not only safe but elicit the highest
training response.
/.What diet does Crossfit recommend? - Answer-✅The zone diet, which typically
recommends 30% protein, 40% carb, and 30% fat. Diet is centered around lean meats
and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. Higher protein is
recommended for more elite athletes.
/.What do Crossfit's Fitness models measure? - Answer-✅They are used to
systematically measure and understand work capacity. How well a person is able to
perform difficult tasks tells us how healthy and vibrant a person is.
/.What is Crossfit's 1st model to measure fitness? - Answer-✅How experienced the
athlete is in the 10 General Physical skills
/.What's Crossfit's 2nd model to measure fitness? - Answer-✅The hopper. This model
suggests that if a workout was given to you completely at random with varying reps,
sets, rest periods, exercises, order of exercises, routines, periodization, etc. on different
days, you would be able to complete the routine.
