CrossFit Level 1/ 168 Questions with Definitive
Solutions Newest.
two Olympic lifts - Answer: the clean and jerk and the snatch
olympic lifts train athletes to... - Answer: effectively activate more muscle fibers
more rapidly than through any other modality of training apply force to muscle
groups in proper sequence, i.e., from the center of the body to its extremities
condition the body to receive such forces from another moving body both safely
and effectively
(develop an athletes' explosive power, control of external objects, and mastery of
critical motor recruitment patterns)
studies have demonstrated the Olympic lifts
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,unique capacity to... - Answer: develop strength, muscle, power, speed,
coordination, vertical leap, muscular endurance, bone strength, and the physical
capacity to withstand stress
extraordinary value of gymnastics as a training
modality lies in... - Answer: its reliance on the body's own weight as the sole
source of resistance. This places a unique premium on the improvement of
strength to weight ratio
Gymnastics develops what movements? - Answer: pull-ups, squats, lunges,
jumping, push-ups, and numerous presses to handstand, scales, and holds.
Gymnastics is... - Answer: the ultimate approach to improving coordination,
balance, agility, accuracy, and flexibility.
CrossFit program embraces... - Answer: short, middle, and long distance
metabolic conditioning, low, moderate, and heavy load assignment. We encourage
creative and continuously varied compositions
Among the hormonal responses vital to athletic
development are... - Answer: substantial increases in testosterone, insulin-like
growth factor, and human growth hormone
Neuroendocrine adaptation - Answer: a change in the body that affects you either
neurologically or hormonally. Most important adaptations to exercise are in part
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, or completely a result of a hormonal or neurological shift
Power - Answer: time rate of doing work
what is associated with a high neuroendocrine response? - Answer: Heavy load
weight training, short rest between
sets, high heart rates, high intensity training, and short
rest intervals
Cross training - Answer: exceeding the normal parameters of the regular demands
of your sport or training
types of cross training - Answer: functional, metabolic, and modal. That is
we regularly train past the normal motions, metabolic
pathways, and modes or sports common to the athlete's
sport or exercise regimen
The four defining themes of the Crossfit program - Answer: neuroendocrine
response, power, cross training, functional movement
Functional Movements - Answer: movements that mimic motor recruitment
patterns that are found in everyday life.
The bulk of isolation movements are non-functional movements. By contrast the
compound or multi-joint movements are functional.
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