L1 Flashcards
Why is CrossFit a “core”
strength and conditioning program?
CrossFit endeavors
to develop athletes from the inside out, from core to extremity
What’s CrossFit ?
constantly varied, high-intensity functional movement
Three most important and interdependent facets to evaluate any fitness program
measurable, observable, repeatable data(evidence based fitness approach)
What are the 10 fitness domains
cardiovascular/respiratory endur- ance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy.
Definition of athlete
person who is trained or skilled in strength, power, balance and agility, flexibility, and endurance.
Energy is derived____when oxygen is utilized to metabolize substrates de- rived from food and liberates energy.
aerobically
Energy is derive _______ when energy is liberated from substrates in the absence of oxygen
anaerobically
What are the two Olympic lifts
the clean and jerk and the snatch.
Definition of Neuroendocrine adaptation
a change in the body that affects you either neu- rologically or hormonally.
What’s power?
time rate of doing work.in simple words hard and fast
What’re FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENTS
movements that mimic motor recruitment patterns that are found in everyday life.
The CrossFit dietary prescription is
Protein should be lean and varied and account for about 30 percent of
your total caloric load.
• Carbohydrates should be predominantly low-glycemic and account for
about 40 percent of your total caloric load.
• Fat should be from whole food sources and account for about 30 percent
of your total caloric load.
According to the zone diet, what would I eat ?
base your diet on garden vegetables (especially greens), meats, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar
Type of food that raise blood sugar too rapidly
High-glycemic carbohydrates
What is Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance
The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen.
What’s Stamina
The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy
What’s strength
The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.
What’s flexibility
The ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
What’s speed
The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement
What’s coordination
The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.
What’s agility
The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
What’s balance
ability to control the placement of the body’s center of gravity in relation to its support base.
What’s accuracy
ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.
What’s training
activity that improves performance through a mea- surable organic change in the body
Skills developed by training
endurance, stamina, strength, and flexibility
What’s practice
activity that improves performance through changes in the nervous system.
Skills developed by practice
coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy
Skills developed by both training and practice.
Power and speed
What’re the 3 metabolic pathways
Phosphagen
Glycolytic
Oxidative
Muscle Fiber Type of the phosphagen
IIb
Muscle Fiber Type of the glycolytic
IIa
Muscle Fiber Type of the oxidative
Type I
What’re the 4 fitness models of CrossFit
- THE 10 GENERAL PHYSICAL SKILLS
- THE HOPPER: performing well at any and every task imaginable.
- THE METABOLIC PATHWAYS
- SICKNESS-WELLNESS-FITNESS CONTINUUM
What metabolic pathway dominates the highest-powered activ- ities, those that last less than about 10 seconds.
the phosphagen
What metabolic pathway dominates moderate-powered activities, those that last up to several minutes
glycolytic
What metabolic way dominates low-powered activities, those that last in excess of several minutes.
oxidative
Parameters of blood pressure
blood pressure of 160/95 is pathological, 120/70 is normal or healthy, and 105/55 is consistent with an athlete’s blood pressure
Parameters of body fat
body fat of 40 percent is pathological, 20 percent is normal or healthy, and 10 percent is fit.
Work-recovery ratio of the phophagen pathway
work:recovery 1:3 repetitions of 25-30
Work-recovery ratio of the glycolyctic pathway
1:2 repetitions of 10-20
Work-recovery ratio of the oxidative pathway
1:1 repetitions 3-5
Difference between weightlifting and weight training
Weightlifting refers to the Olympic sport, weight training is not a sport
What’s the THEORETICAL HIERARCHY OF DEVELOPMENT
nutrition,metabolic con- ditioning, gymnastics, weightlifting, and finally sport.
3 operational models
- Medicine balls
- statistical model based on training modality.
- three metabolic pathways
three vectors of a fitness program
safety, efficacy and efficiency
How is CrossFit different from conventional gyms
They have machines; we detest them. They use isolation movements; we use compound movements. They use low intensity; we use high intensity.
What’s hyperinsulinism
too much insulin that derivate to upper-body obesity, glucose intolerance, hypertriglyceridemia and hypertension
Two things needed to do with the food in order to optimize performance
weigh and measure your food
What diet does most crossfiters follow?
Paleolitical
What diet do the best crossfiters folllow?
Zone diet
What’s done when a man falls below 10 percent body fat and start approaching 5 percent
kick up the fat intake
The Zone Diet neither prohibits nor requires any particular food
True
What’s a block ?
a unit of measure used to simplify the process of making balanced meals
How many grams of protein are in a block?
7g of protein