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CROSSFIT LEVEL 1 - 08 NUTRITION| 58 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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CROSSFIT LEVEL 1 - 08 NUTRITION 58QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the purpose of nutrition? - answer Nutrition provides the fuel and raw materials for all
life's processes (i.e., metabolism).
What year did CrossFit Journal publish, "The Theoretical of the development of an Athlete"? -
answer The year 2002
What is "The Theoretical of the development of an Athlete" also known as? - answer The
CrossFit Pyramid
What are the levels of the CrossFit Pyramid? - answer TOP Sport
I WeightLifting and throwing
I Gymnastics
I Metabolic Conditioning
BOTTOM Nutrition
Nutrition being at the bottom represents the foundation and is a vital componant of the
CrossFit Pyramid
How does CrossFit's Nutrition protocol facilitate the athlete? - answer Combined with CrossFit,
our nutrition protocol provides the road map for optimizing your performance, and it creates
the greatest buffer from the most common causes of death worldwide: chronic diseases such as
heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers, and Alzheimer's.
What 2 hormones are used to direct the process of blood sugar? - answer 1. Insulin - Storage
hormone - lower blood sugar
2. Glucagon - Mobilization hormone - raise blood sugar
, They work too together to control blood sugar
What is Insulins primary role? - answer Insulins primary role is to lower blood sugar when it is
too high
How does Insulin work in the body? - answer It is out storage hormone
1. It is realeased by the pancreas in respone to eating (Specifically Carbohydrates)
2. After a meal, Insulin is elevated to pull blood sugar
What is Glucagon's primary role? - answer Glucagon's primary role is to raise blood sugar when
it is too low
How does Glucagon work in the body? - answer Glucagon is counter-regulatory to Insulin
Glucagon is also released by the Pancreas
1. Glucagon is released after a period of not eating or after low carbohydrate intake
2. Glucagon triggers the cells to release stored glucose
Select ALL the statements that apply to glucose:
1. It is a primary source of immediate energy for the brain and muscles.
2. It cannot be used by the brain.
3. It provides short-term energy stores in the form of glycogen for tissues.
4. It is distributed to various endpoints, depending on what you eat, when you eat, how much
you eat, and the body's current energy reserves.
5. It is imperative not only to health but also survival.
6. It can be harmful if levels in the blood are too high.
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