Introduction to CrossFit & Fitness Flashcards
Explain CrossFit’s philosophy, methodology, and definition of fitness, including its role in health and performance. (49 cards)
Define:
CrossFit
Constantly varied, high-intensity functional movement.
This emphasizes the importance of functional movements that engage multiple joints.
What is the primary aim of CrossFit?
To forge a broad, general, and inclusive fitness that prepares trainees for any physical contingency.
This includes preparation for both known and unknown challenges.
What are the three attributes that qualify functional movements for high power production?
- Load
- Distance
- Speed
These attributes are crucial for maximizing intensity and favorable adaptations.
What methodology does CrossFit employ?
Empirical methodology based on measurable, observable, repeatable data, referred to as ‘evidence-based fitness.’
This approach emphasizes safety, efficacy, and efficiency.
What is a significant characteristic of CrossFit’s implementation?
As a sport, referred to as ‘the Sport of Fitness’.
This involves competition and camaraderie to enhance workout intensity.
What has CrossFit discovered about its programming?
It increases work capacity across broad time and modal domains.
This discovery has refocused programming efforts to enhance overall fitness.
What are the ten fitness domains CrossFit aims to enhance?
- Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance
- Stamina
- Strength
- Flexibility
- Power
- Speed
- Coordination
- Agility
- Balance
- Accuracy
These domains are essential for optimizing physical competence.
What is the significance of core strength in CrossFit?
It is foundational to all athletic needs and is crucial for powerful hip extension, which is necessary for elite athletic performance.
This focus enhances overall athletic abilities.
Can non-athletes achieve optimal health without being athletes?
No, athletes experience greater health benefit and protection against aging and disease compared to non-athletes.
This includes benefits like greater bone density and reduced disease risk.
How does CrossFit define an athlete?
A person who is trained or skilled in strength, power, balance and agility, flexibility, and endurance.
This definition emphasizes the overlap between fitness, health, and athleticism.
What are the measurable parameters that range from pathological to fit?
- Blood pressure
- Cholesterol
- Heart rate
- Body fat
- Muscle mass
- Flexibility
- Strength
These parameters reflect health status along a continuum.
What is the optimal training duration for physical conditioning?
One hour a day, six days per week.
Intensity of training is not sustainable beyond this duration.
What does CrossFit consider ‘fringe athletes’?
Endurance athletes like triathletes, marathoners, and cyclists.
Their specialized training compromises overall athletic competency.
Define:
Power in the context of CrossFit.
It is the time rate of doing work; it is essential for elite athleticism.
Increasing power correlates with improvements in fitness.
What is CrossFit’s view on cross training?
Training beyond the normal demands of one’s sport or training regimen.
It aims to maximize competency in all adaptive capacities.
What benefits does gymnastics provide in training?
Improves:
- Strength-to-weight ratio
- Coordination
- Balance and agility
- Accuracy
- Flexibility.
It utilizes body weight for resistance, enhancing overall athletic ability.
What is the relationship between intensity and fitness outcomes?
Higher intensity is linked to increases in strength, performance, muscle mass, and bone density.
Intensity is defined as power in CrossFit.
What is the purpose of cross training in athletics?
To provide maximal competency in all adaptive capacities by expanding the margins of exposure beyond regular demands.
What are the four models that CrossFit uses to define fitness?
- 10 general physical skills
- Performance of athletic tasks
- Energy systems
- Health markers
List the 10 general physical skills recognized by exercise physiologists.
- Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance
- Stamina
- Strength
- Flexibility
- Power
- Speed
- Coordination
- Agility
- Balance
- Accuracy
What is CrossFit’s prescription for fitness training?
- Practice and train major lifts.
- Combine elements creatively.
- Regularly learn new sports.
What is the main goal of CrossFit’s training methodology?
To optimize work capacity through broad and varied training stimuli.
What is the relationship between sickness, wellness, and fitness?
They are all measures of the health placed on a continuum.
What is the recommended body fat percentage for males in the fitness category?
Approximately 6%
