CROSSFIT Study Guide 2026

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📋 CROSSFIT Exam Format at a Glance

Questions

60 min

Time Limit

68.00%

Passing Score

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📚 CROSSFIT Topics to Study (69)

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✍️ Sample CROSSFIT Questions & Answers

1. Which exercise is essential for upper body strength in CrossFit?

✓ Strict Press

The Strict Press is a foundational strength movement in CrossFit that directly targets the shoulders, triceps, and core. It builds essential upper body pushing strength, which is crucial for many other CrossFit movements like handstand push-ups, jerks, and overhead squats. This exercise develops raw, unassisted pressing power, making it indispensable for overall upper body development and performance.

2. In the medicine ball clean, when should the athlete begin to pull themselves under the ball?

✓ After the hips and legs have fully extended

Full hip and leg extension must occur first before the athlete pulls under the ball into the squat receive position.

3. The medicine ball clean is used in CrossFit primarily to teach which concept?

✓ The mechanics of the clean using a safe, forgiving implement

The medicine ball clean allows beginners to practice the hip extension, shrug, and receiving position of the clean using a safe, non-rigid implement before progressing to a barbell.

4. What is the fundamental premise of CrossFit's Sickness-Wellness-Fitness model?

✓ Sickness, wellness, and fitness are different measurable points on a single continuum of health.

The model's core concept is that health is not a binary state (sick vs. not sick) but a continuum. Sickness is at one end, wellness is a neutral midpoint, and fitness is at the far end, representing a superior state of health.

5. In the shoulder press, which of the following describes the correct lockout position?

✓ Arms locked out, head forward (jutting through the window) with biceps by or behind the ears

At lockout, the athlete should 'press the head through the window,' ending with biceps by the ears and bar over the back of the head.

6. A pregnant athlete in her second trimester wants to continue CrossFit. What is the coach's first step?

✓ Confirm she has received medical clearance from her healthcare provider

Medical clearance from a healthcare provider is mandatory before a pregnant athlete continues or modifies training, as individual circumstances vary widely.

🎯 Free CROSSFIT Practice Tests

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Your CROSSFIT Study Path

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