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The CrossFit Games is an annual athletic competition owned and operated by CrossFit, LLC. Athletes compete in a series of events at the Games, which may be various standard CrossFit workouts consisting of metabolic conditioning exercises, weightlifting, and gymnastics movements, as well as a range of activities from other sports such as swimming, cycling and strongman. Which of the following best summarizes the type of the event included in the CrossFit Games?. a) A routine set of gym exercises without variation. b) A mix of CrossFit routines and other athletic challenges from multiple sports. c) Only strength-based weightlifting events. d) Primarily endurance races and sprints.

The competitions generally are not revealed before the Games, can include unexpected elements to challenge the athletes' readiness to compete, and they are designed to test the athletes' fitness using CrossFit's own criteria. Winners of the CrossFit Games earn cash prizes and the title of "Fittest on Earth." What is unique about how the CrossFit Games challenge competitors?. a) Athletes choose their own workout events. b) Events are standardized and announced a year in advance. c) Participants are tested using surprise workouts tailored to CrossFit principles. d) All athletes must perform identical pre-released gym routines.

Athletes at the Games compete in a series of workouts and activities over the course of a few days. The competition events at the CrossFit Games are not necessarily the same as workouts in a CrossFit gym. The events are generally not announced in advance before the Games. How do CrossFit Games events compare with everyday gym workouts?. a) They are always easier than standard CrossFit routines. b) They closely mirror regular gym classes. c) They are usually revealed early for gym-wide practice. d) They differ from typical gym routines and are disclosed very late.

The Games are set up as a test of fitness, and the founder of CrossFit, Greg Glassman, believes that CrossFit training should prepare athletes for "the unknown" and "the unknowable", so the fittest athletes should be able to handle any task given. According to Greg Glassman, what should CrossFit prepare athletes for?. a) Routines done in predictable, structured environments. b) Events tailored to their known strengths. c) The unexpected and a wide variety of physical challenges. d) Exclusive training in gymnastics and lifting.

Athletes are therefore kept in the dark as to exactly what they may face in the Games, and they may learn about the events days, hours, or minutes beforehand, sometimes not knowing the details of the event even after they have started it. How much advance notice do athletes get about the events?. a) Weeks of preparation time with full access to event rules. b) No less than a month’s notice, as required by competition law. c) Information may come just before or during the event itself. d) Each athlete receives a private briefing weeks in advance.

The events test the athletes on what CrossFit defines as the ten fitness domains: "cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy", so that the fittest athlete can be determined using CrossFit's own criteria. Which of the following is NOT one of the fitness components CrossFit uses in judging?. a) Coordination. b) Reaction time. c) Accuracy. d) Balance.

The first Games only had 3 events; in the following years, the number of events gradually increased, and the Games now typically have 12–15 events held over a period of three to five days. Each event is scored individually. How has the CrossFit Games evolved over time?. a) It has reduced the number of events for efficiency. b) It expanded from a few to many events spanning multiple days. c) It has remained unchanged since its beginning. d) It now includes only endurance-based tests.

Since 2011 the scoring system awards 100 points for the winner of every event, with lower-placing athletes receiving fewer points according to a points table. The events are mostly an assortment of CrossFit workouts comprising exercises in monostructural/metabolic conditioning ("metcon"), weightlifting, and gymnastics. What does the current scoring system reward at the CrossFit Games?. a) Cumulative effort across all gym classes. b) Style and technique regardless of outcome. c) Athletes with consistent heart rate readings. d) Top performers with maximum points per event.

The standard CrossFit workouts are usually a combination of movements of different modalities, such as handstand push-up, pull-up, muscle-up, burpee, lunge, box-jump, rope-climb, double under, running, back squat and dumbbell push press. Which of the following best describes the structure of a typical CrossFit workout?. a) A single exercise repeated for maximum heart rate. b) A sequence of bodyweight-only movements. c) Isolated muscle training on machines. d) A mix of varied physical exercises across movement types.

10. Each workout may involve a number of rounds and repetitions (reps) of different movements, for example, a workout may have a rep scheme comprising three rounds of 21–15–9 repetitions of each movement. How are repetitions typically structured in a CrossFit workout?. a) Cyclical sequences of several movements with set rep counts. b) A continuous repetition of one motion without change. c) Repeating one movement per workout in decreasing time. d) Reps chosen randomly without any numeric pattern.

11. Workouts with "rounds for time" (RFT) structure are won by competitors who can finish the rounds of workouts in the fastest time, while workouts in the "as many reps/rounds as possible" (AMRAP) format are won by those who complete the most reps or rounds within a set time. What distinguishes RFT from AMRAP workout formats in CrossFit?. a) RFT measures weight lifted; AMRAP tests reaction speed. b) RFT is about speed; AMRAP focuses on repetition volume. c) RFT is term-based; AMRAP is individual. d) RFT uses machines; AMRAP uses only bodyweight.

The Games often introduces some additional surprise elements that are not part of the typical CrossFit regimen to the events. These include obstacle courses, road cycling, ocean swimming, softball throwing, or ascending a pegboard. What unusual features are sometimes added to CrossFit Games events?. a) Everyday gym exercises with fewer reps. b) Nontraditional activities like swimming or climbing. c) Only slow-paced movement drills. d) Highly predictable routine-based workouts.

"Odd-objects" like yokes, sleds, and sandbags may also be introduced to the workouts; some of these the athletes would not have encountered before in a CrossFit gym, examples are the "Snail" (an object shaped like a bale of hay but partly filled with sand), the "Pig" (a heavy block encased in rubber), and the "Banger" (a metal block on a track hit with a hammer). What role do “odd objects” play in the CrossFit Games?. a) They serve as backup tools for technical errors. b) They are standard in all gym-based CrossFit workouts. c) They replace scoring tools like weights and timers. d) They introduce unfamiliar physical challenges to test adaptability.

Murph it is traditionally done in CrossFit affiliates on Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day when we are supposed to remember those who sacrificed their life in the military or involved with the military. As most people think it’s weekend, days off, barbecue. That doesn’t only mean go out, enjoy the weekend, have your barbecue, hang out with your friends, but at the same time remember what that weekend is all about. So, in CrossFit we honour all that people by doing Murph. According to the text... a) On Memorial Day you can have grilled food. b) On Memorial Day you do not practice CrossFit. c) Everybody knows what Murph is. d) Nobody knows what Murph is.

There are multiple ways to do the Murph challenge, there's a partitioned mode where you do sets of pull-ups, push-ups, and squats together and then there's unpartitioned where you do the 100 pull-ups, then the 200 push-ups and then the 300 squats in serial. Obviously, if you're doing them unpartitioned it takes longer to get through the pull- ups because anytime you're resting in between you're not also doing push-ups and squats. What is true about the Murph challenge?. a) There is only one way to do it. b) There are at least two ways to do it. c) You are not allowed to rest while doing it. d) You are not allowed to pray while doing it.

We do so many muscle ups every day at Krypton. Usually, we do like 60 in a day. Therefore, afterwards I can ride, jump right back up like I don’t really have to rest before. Due to her training, what was she able to avoid?. a) Eating. b) Jumping. c) Smoothing. d) Resting.

Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses, clean and jerk, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row hard and fast. Five or six days per week, mix them. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports. How should your workouts be?. a) Short and easy. b) Not too long but really hard. c) Long and easy. d) Extremely short but not too hard.

David Dean weighed 320 lbs. when he went to visit a National Guard recruiter. A West Virginia plumber by trade, he wanted to prove to himself that he could serve, and he'd always wanted to put on the uniform. "I could never get in because I was overweight," Dean said. Why had David Dean previously been unable to join the military?. a) He lacked the motivation to serve. b) He had failed the academic qualifications. c) He exceeded the Army’s weight standards. d) He didn’t like the uniform.

The recruiter was able to get Dean into the ranks, but with a catch. Dean would have to go to the Army's new Future Soldier Preparatory Course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. There, new recruits have 90 days to lose enough weight to meet the Army standard and be shipped off to basic training. What condition did Dean have to meet in order to officially join the Army?. a) Complete basic training without supervision. b) Lose weight through a preparatory course. c) Score highly on the ASVAB. d) Enlist under a temporary waiver.

Dean lost enough weight at the program to progress into basic training, where he lost the rest over the course of 10 weeks. On a Wednesday, Dean graduated from basic training and was honored as the top soldier of his class. What recognition did Dean receive after completing basic training?. a) He was promoted to officer. b) He received a fitness certification. c) He was transferred to a specialized program. d) He was named best in his training group.

21. Dean is one of 278 soldiers in his basic training class of 989 new soldiers who attended the prep course. That new program has been a key tool the Army has used for the past year to try to overcome the service's ongoing recruiting slump, which officials largely attribute to a shrinking pool of young Americans eligible to serve, mostly due to obesity and poor academic ability. What problem is the program designed to address?. a) Declining numbers of enlistment-qualified youth due to weight and academic issues. b) Budget cuts for military bases. c) Low physical readiness among officers. d) Inconsistent boot camp curricula across branches.

Instead of lowering standards to fill in the ranks, the Army sought to bring promising recruits up to those standards with the new programs, a sort of pre-boot camp that leaders see as a valuable investment to find Americans capable, but not ready, for service. What is the Army’s approach to maintaining recruitment standards?. a) Lower requirements to meet quotas. b) Recruit only prior-service veterans. c) Raise age limits and reduce fitness expectations. d) Provide developmental programs for underprepared but motivated individuals.

distance running is a popular PT method for a number of reasons: it takes minimal effort or technical competence from leaders to plan and execute it is pretty easy, once you get used to it it makes chunky recruits lose a bunch of weight the person leading PT has watched Band of Brothers too many times Why is running a popular PT method?. a) Because leaders love to plan and execute complex operations. b) Because it makes skinny recruits gain weight. c) Because it has a long tradition in the military. d) Because military members want to become a band of brothers.

The ability of the Canadian Army (CA) to force-generate soldiers for operations is significantly impacted on an annual basis by injuries caused by, or exacerbated by physical fitness training and activities. What can negatively, and significantly, affect the number of soldiers available for deployment?. a) Traumatic brain injuries. b) Injuries caused by physical activities. c) Injuries caused only by running. d) Injuries in the shooting range.

Within our training design process, there is an activity known as a validation. It is applied to knowledge and skills taught on course, but it is not applied to PT, an important component of initial soldier training and an excellent opportunity to develop our personnel. What activity should not be disregarded when designing a PT plan?. a) Long distance running. b) Strength training. c) Watching Band of Brothers. d) Validating the plan.

Strength training for a healthy young soldier does not prevent that soldier from being able to run in the event it becomes necessary, but failing to train for strength prevents the development of strength, you don’t have to run all the time to be able to run occasionally, but you do have to train for strength frequently to get stronger. What is better for a soldier?. a) Running all the time, with no strength training. b) Frequent strength training and running occasionally. c) Eating Doritos while watching Band of Brothers. d) Frequent strength training and avoiding running.

Running produces injuries at a rate that is 16 times lower than soccer and about 105 times higher than weight training. These injuries are expensive and take a long time to fix. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?. a) Running is as fun as watching Band of Brothers. b) Running is a good substitute for strength training. c) Running, in most cases, will make you weaker. d) Running injuries are very costly.

We encourage running as a healthy and important part of any Physical Training (PT) regimen, as an absolutely necessary base of fitness that every soldier needs to obtain in order to be effective. We have the Army 5 kilometer run, the Army half-marathon, unit runs, the Terry Fox Run and unit-level running tests. According to the text, how many types of runs are there in the CA?. a) The text does not specify the types. b) Fifty. c) Sixteen. d) Five.