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