CROSSFIT LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION EXAM 2026
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CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ CrossFit (definition) Answer: constantly varied, high-intensity,
functional movement
◉ What are functional movements? Answer: 1. universal motor
recruitment patterns
2. performed from core to extremity
3. compound movements
◉ What are the three attributes of functional movement? Answer: load,
distance, and speed
◉ What are the three most important and interdependent facets by which
to evaluate any fitness program? Answer: safety, efficacy, and efficiency
◉ What are the ten fitness domains? Answer: 1.
cardiovascular/respiratory endurance
2. stamina
3. strength
4. flexibility
5. power
,6. speed
7. coordination
8. agility
9. balance
10. accuracy
◉ Why was CrossFit developed? Answer: to enhance an individual's
competency at all physical tasks
◉ What is the CrossFit definition of an athlete? Answer: a person who is
trained or skilled in strength, power, balance and agility, flexibility, and
endurance
◉ aerobic activity (definition) Answer: majority of energy is derived
with oxygen
◉ anaerobic activity (definition) Answer: majority of energy is derived
without oxygen
◉ Olympic Lifts (definition) Answer: clean and jerk and snatch
◉ Reasoning for training the olympic lifts Answer: to teach athletes to
apply force from core to extremities
, ◉ Neuroendocrine adaptation (definition) Answer: a change in the body
that affects you either neurologically or hormonally
◉ Gymnastics (definition) Answer: rely on body weight as the sole
source of resistance
◉ Cross training (definition) Answer: exceeding the normal parameters
of
the regular demands of your sport or training
◉ Why are functional movements important? Answer: functional
movements are mechanically sound and therefore safe, and secondly
they are the movements
that elicit a high neuroendocrine response
◉ CrossFit dietary prescription 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 from whole food sources and account for about 30% of
your total
FULL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ CrossFit (definition) Answer: constantly varied, high-intensity,
functional movement
◉ What are functional movements? Answer: 1. universal motor
recruitment patterns
2. performed from core to extremity
3. compound movements
◉ What are the three attributes of functional movement? Answer: load,
distance, and speed
◉ What are the three most important and interdependent facets by which
to evaluate any fitness program? Answer: safety, efficacy, and efficiency
◉ What are the ten fitness domains? Answer: 1.
cardiovascular/respiratory endurance
2. stamina
3. strength
4. flexibility
5. power
,6. speed
7. coordination
8. agility
9. balance
10. accuracy
◉ Why was CrossFit developed? Answer: to enhance an individual's
competency at all physical tasks
◉ What is the CrossFit definition of an athlete? Answer: a person who is
trained or skilled in strength, power, balance and agility, flexibility, and
endurance
◉ aerobic activity (definition) Answer: majority of energy is derived
with oxygen
◉ anaerobic activity (definition) Answer: majority of energy is derived
without oxygen
◉ Olympic Lifts (definition) Answer: clean and jerk and snatch
◉ Reasoning for training the olympic lifts Answer: to teach athletes to
apply force from core to extremities
, ◉ Neuroendocrine adaptation (definition) Answer: a change in the body
that affects you either neurologically or hormonally
◉ Gymnastics (definition) Answer: rely on body weight as the sole
source of resistance
◉ Cross training (definition) Answer: exceeding the normal parameters
of
the regular demands of your sport or training
◉ Why are functional movements important? Answer: functional
movements are mechanically sound and therefore safe, and secondly
they are the movements
that elicit a high neuroendocrine response
◉ CrossFit dietary prescription 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 from whole food sources and account for about 30% of
your total
