Crossfit Movement Faults and Corrections 2

Question 1

A coach observes an athlete's knees caving inward during the bottom of a squat. Which cue is MOST appropriate to correct this fault?

Accepted Answer

Push your knees out over your toes

Answer

Knees caving inward (valgus collapse) is corrected by cueing the athlete to push knees out in line with the toes throughout the squat.

Question 2

During a deadlift, an athlete rounds their lumbar spine at the start of the pull. What is the PRIMARY cause of this fault?

Accepted Answer

Failure to establish lumbar extension before initiating the lift

Answer

Lumbar rounding at the deadlift setup typically results from not setting a neutral spine (lumbar extension) before loading and initiating the pull.

Question 3

An athlete performing pull-ups consistently fails to achieve full elbow extension at the bottom. This fault primarily risks injury to which structure?

Accepted Answer

Biceps tendon at the elbow

Answer

Failure to fully extend the elbows at the bottom of pull-ups places chronic stress on the biceps tendon insertion, increasing injury risk.

Question 4

A box jump fault where the athlete lands in a quarter-squat position instead of standing tall is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Failure to reach full hip and knee extension at landing

Answer

Landing in a quarter squat rather than achieving full hip and knee extension represents an incomplete movement standard for the box jump.

Question 5

During a push press, an athlete uses excessive knee bend and treats the movement like a thruster. Which fault does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Over-dipping in the dip phase

Answer

An excessively deep dip in the push press converts it into a thruster-like movement and reduces the efficiency of the hip drive.

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Crossfit Movement Faults and Corrections 2