CrossFit Level 1 – 130 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Define CrossFit Correct Answer: Constantly varied high intensity functional movement Define Variance Correct Answer: Preparation for random physical challenges unknown and knowable Define General Physical Preparedness (GPP) and identify the relationship of variance to GPP Correct Answer: GPP is broad, general and inclusive and variance creates this general condition Explain the concept of falling at the margins of our experience and how it relates to GPP and variance Correct Answer: Constant variance prepares you at your margins of experience to prevent failure at margins of experience Define the difference between specialization and GPP (CrossFit) Correct Answer: CrossFit is random and broad, specialization is focusing on specific skills Articulate the relationship between intensity and results related to fitness goals Correct Answer: Intensity brings results Describe how power is related to intensity Correct Answer: Power is Intensity Define and calculate power Correct Answer: Time rate of doing work or force x distance Define and calculate work Correct Answer: Ability to perform real physical work as measured by force x distance Define Safe Correct Answer: Mechanically sound and safe post 1 max rep Define compound yet irreducible Correct Answer: You cannot breakdown into individual movements and get the same benefit Define core to extremity Correct Answer: mid line stabilization Define high power producing Correct Answer: Load, Distance, Speed Identify the definitive characteristics of functional movements Correct Answer: Move large loads, over long distances, quickly Define intensity Correct Answer: The independent variable commonly associated with max favorable adaption to exercise