CROSSFIT LEVEL 1 - NINE
FOUNDATION MOVEMENTS 53
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023
Air squats:
- _____ (hip or shoulder) - width stance
- ____ descend back and down
- ____ curve maintained
- Knees in line with _____
- Hips descend lower than _____
- _____ down
- Complete at full ___ and knee extension - answer Shoulder, hips, lumbar, toes, knees, heels,
hip
Air squat fault : loss of neutral position and flexion in lumbar spine
Cue: ___ the chest, have the athlete raise the ____ as he or she descends to the bottom -
answer lift, arms
Air squat fault: Weight on toes or shifting to toes
Cue: have the athlete lift the ____ slightly throughout the entire movement
- Give a tactile cue to push the ___ back down - answer toes, hips
Air squat fault: Not going low enough
Cue: "lower!" or have the athlete squat to a ____ that places the hip crease lower than the knee
- answer target
Air squat fault: Improper line of action; hips do not travel back, knees move excessively forward
placing weight on the toes
, Cue: give a tactile cue to push the hips back and down/block the _____'s forward travel with the
hand at the initiation of the descent to encourage movement of the hips - answer knee
Air squat fault: Knees not tracking in line with toes, which usually causes them to roll inside the
feet
Cue: "push your ____ out" or "spread the ground apart with your feet"/Use a target on the
outside of the ____ for the athlete to reach - answer knees, knee
Front squat:
- _____-width stance
- ____ fingertip grip on the bar
- Hands just outside _____
- Elbows high (upper arm ____ to the ground) - answer shoulder, loose, shoulder, parallel
Front squat faults: improper rack position where the bar is not in contact with the torso
Cue:
- Ensure the athlete has an ____ grip and the bar is resting on the finger tips
- Cue "Elbows ___!"
- Adjust the rack position by lifting up the athlete's _____ - answer open, high, elbows
Front squat faults: Elbows drop during the squat
Cue:
- Encourage the athlete to move their elbows ___ from trainers hand placed right below the
elbows
- Cue "Elbows ___!" - answer away, up
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