In CrossFit
May 22, 2013
Researchers at Ohio State University refuse further comment on CrossFit study amidst allegations of inaccurate data from the study’s own coordinator.
A few weeks ago, I learned that researchers affiliated with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) had published a study on CrossFit’s efficacy in the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
The study—CrossFit-Based High-Intensity Power Training Improves Maximal Aerobic Fitness and Body Composition—was conducted by Michael Smith, Ph.D., a then-Ph.D. candidate at Ohio State University working under Steven Devor, Ph.D. and Fellow of the ACSM.
Much of the study struck me as odd. Curious, I turned to CrossFit’s chief scientist, Dr. Jeff Glassman, who wrote a formal, comprehensive response to the study. The response, which makes numerous claims about the validity and rigor of Dr. Smith’s paper, focuses heavily on this particular section:
“Out of the original 54 participants, a total of 43 (23 males, 20 females) fully completed the training program and returned for follow up testing. Of the 11 subjects who dropped out of the training program, two cited time concerns with the remaining nine subjects (16% of total recruited subjects) citing overuse or injury for failing to complete the program and finish follow up testing.”
What is “overuse or injury”? The study does not define what it means by the term “overuse.” The study also does not detail what specific cases of “overuse or injury” the subjects cited, what caused them, whether the cases were pre-existing… Continue Reading
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May 19, 2013
Two-time Olympian Chad Vaughn details four areas of focus if you really want to add weight to your snatch and clean and jerk.
Most athletes dive into the Olympic lifts without considering what really allows someone to lift the heaviest loads and move efficiently through high-rep workouts.
I have four keys to lifting the heaviest weights and moving well in the snatch and clean and jerk. They… Continue Reading
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In Affiliation, Athletes, CrossFit Games, Radio
May 16, 2013
On Episode 276 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed Carrie Rieger, who was recently crowned Mrs. Missouri. Judkins also interviewed Andrea Ager, SoCal Regional competitor. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
5:02 Carrie Rieger trains at CrossFit Lee’s Summit in Lee’s Summit, Mo., and she recently won the Mrs. Missouri pageant. She explained how and why she got involved… Continue Reading
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In Athletes, CrossFit, CrossFit Games, HD Videos, Medical/Injuries
May 14, 2013
As a child, Annie Thorisdottir took ballet. It didn’t stick for long, though. Like her cousins, she wanted to try gymnastics. She made it to Iceland’s national team but quit to focus on high-school studies.
“Going from training 24 hours a week into training not at all didn’t really work out for me,” the 23-year-old two-time CrossFit Games champion says with her quintessential smile.
So she started ballet again, and dance. That, too… Continue Reading
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In Kids
May 13, 2013
You’ve seen the game on American Gladiators, now play it with your CrossFit Kids.
This kids version of powerball involves quite a bit less tackling than the TV version featuring muscled men and women named Laser and Siren, but the goals are the same: get a ball into a guarded bucket.
Kids ready?
Trainers ready?
Go!
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In CrossFit, HD Videos, Medical/Injuries
May 11, 2013
Kim O’Reilly’s body is 53, but her kidney and pancreas are much younger. They belonged to her son, who donated them to her.
Her failing organs were a result of Type 1 diabetes, with which she was diagnosed at the age of 5. She reluctantly agreed to the kidney transplant in 2001, a couple of years after her daughter died following a similar procedure. Her son was 18 at the time.
“We both woke up from the OR with a… Continue Reading
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