Crossfit Level 1 Certificate 100% Correct Answers Verified Latest 2024 Version

What is the aim of CrossFit? - to forge a broad, general, and inclusive fitness CrossFit (definition) - constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement What are functional movements? - 1. universal motor recruitment patterns 2. performed from core to extremity 3. compound movements What are the three attributes of functional movement? - load, distance, and speed What are the three most important and interdependent facets by which to evaluate any fitness program? - safety, efficacy, and efficiency What are the ten fitness domains? - 1. cardiovascular/respiratory endurance 2. stamina 3. strength 4. flexibility 5. power 6. speed 7. coordination 8. agility 9. balance 10. accuracyWhy was CrossFit developed? - to enhance an individual's competency at all physical tasks What is the CrossFit definition of an athlete? - a person who is trained or skilled in strength, power, balance and agility, flexibility, and endurance aerobic activity (definition) - majority of energy is derived with oxygen anaerobic activity (definition) - majority of energy is derived without oxygen Olympic Lifts (definition) - clean and jerk and snatch Reasoning for training the olympic lifts - to teach athletes to apply force from core to extremities Neuroendocrine adaptation (definition) - a change in the body that affects you either neurologically or hormonally Gymnastics (definition) - rely on body weight as the sole source of resistance Cross training (definition) - exceeding the normal parameters of the regular demands of your sport or training Why are functional movements important? - functional movements are mechanically sound and therefore safe, and secondly they are the movements that elicit a high neuroendocrine response CrossFit dietary prescription - • Protein should be lean and varied and account for about 30% of your total caloricload. • 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 caloric load Caloric intake prescription - Total calories should be based on protein needs, which should be set at between 0.7 and 1.0 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass (depending on your activity level). The 0.7 figure is for moderate daily workout loads and the 1.0 figure is for the hardcore athlete. What should I eat? - Base your diet on garden vegetables, especially greens, meats, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar World Class Fitness in 100 Words - Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, clean and jerk, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pullups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc., hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts shortand int