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[...] , this time in the Open Access Journal for Orthopedic Sports Medicine. The study, titled Injury Rate and Patterns Among CrossFit Athletes, reports a near 20% injury rate among CrossFit [...]

[...] Click Bait. Photo Credit: Chris Nolan After reading a copy of the study titled “Injury Rate and Patterns Among CrossFit Athletes,” I wrote this post, which included a copy of a letter to [...]

[...] effort to find the injury rate in CrossFit. They found, “75 participants (19.4%) had experienced at least 1 injury resulting [...]

[...] is noting the statistical difference between prevalence of injury among a survey group, and an injury rate, which they calculated as 3.1 injures per 1000 hours training. For an explanation of the [...]

[...] and understanding of our program among participants. 3. In the third category, all CrossFit affiliates are CrossFit L1 trainers, but we can also screen affiliates through a separate application [...]

[...] You may know about Richard Beddie. He lied about CrossFit and tried to extort CrossFit affiliates. Here’s a brief summary. First, Beddie planted defamatory stories about CrossFit in the [...]

[...] didn’t just harm CrossFit 614. The NSCA also falsely besmirched the reputation of all CrossFit affiliates, and spread the lie that they are practicing dangerous training. The NSCA could have [...]

[...] 35% of the total cost of the pack. The $10-15 increase on monthly gym membership for CrossFit affiliates, on the other hand, represents only 5.75% of the total cost of membership. “If the [...]

[...] a joint effort between the Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). ACSM is an aspiring civilian competitor to CrossFit and CHAMP is [...]

[...] Association of New Zealand is a pseudo-governmental organization similar to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in the United States. Their website states “Our mission is [...]

[...] Kraemer and others published the “Consortium for Health and Military Performance and American College of Sports Medicine Consensus Paper on Extreme Conditioning Programs in Military [...]

[...] for slowing down the development of hyponatraemia. This approach is recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine for ultra endurance races (31).” But this citation isn’t evidence that [...]

[...] 4 studies on CrossFit published in 2013 and 2014 in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. While Kraemer’s studies don’t contain fraudulent injury data, they reach some [...]

[...] William Kraemer? Finally, William Kraemer, the Editor-In-Chief of Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, claims he first described CrossFit’s methodology in 1987: “The training methodology [...]

[...] of the lawsuit is a research article published in NSCA’s Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. As with all research published in NSCA’s journals, the article in question was [...]

[...] videos. Dr. William Kraemer, editor in chief of the NSCA’s Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research About the Author Professor Lon Kilgore graduated from Lincoln University with a [...]

The disclaimer that should appear on the JSCR’s website. The NSCA has filed a response to CrossFit’s lawsuit against them. The NSCA denies or av [...]

Jason Khalipa and Garret Fisher can’t believe what the NSCA is doing now. The NSCA’s Journal of Strength and Conditioning Resarch (JSCR) accepte [...]

We are proud to present a second guest post by Dr. Lon Kilgore. This is Part Two; you can read Part One here. Is this a full squat? The NSCA’s te [...]

We are proud to present another guest post by Dr. Lon Kilgore. This is Part Three; check out Parts One and Two. Is this a proper squat to “parall [...]

[...] making the problem in the first place” That’s right, Richard Beddie is claiming that CrossFit trainers are “actually making the problem in the first place.” As if female incontinence during [...]

[...] Everything Over the past few years, I’ve made an effort to ask this question to all of the CrossFit trainers and athletes that have crossed my path. I have never gotten the same answer twice. This [...]

[...] organization’s motive: Beddie’s organization has a strong opinion about the need for CrossFit trainers to be “registered” with REPs. Beddie seems to know that nothing generates support for [...]

[...] myth the Russells have debunked in depth before. The critics focused on the idea that CrossFit trainers were somehow inferior to those who held a credential accredited by the National [...]

[...] to have survived health challenges such as prostate cancer, and to be able to afford a CrossFit affiliate, he is not just lucky. His function at 75 is the direct result of a lifetime dedication to [...]

[...] sponsor, PepsiCo, supports these laws as well. Daniel Casey lost 150 pounds training at a CrossFit affiliate: http://bit.ly/1JQabva What is Licensure? In licensure, the government bans the general [...]

[...] with a lot of the basic concepts I was taught repeatedly in school. Coaching at a CrossFit affiliate over the past 3+ years with a BS in Exercise and Sports Science, I’ve seen a lot of [...]

[...] gained from our  CrossFit Trainer education and certification programs. 3. A licensed CrossFit affiliate, employing CrossFit L1 Trainers who use CVFMHI to train members. That’s it. As the owners [...]

[...] ’s most recent “CrossFit” publication, “The nature and prevalence of injury during CrossFit training,” we addressed the misquotation of the paper’s reported findings. In this post, [...]

[...] about ‘bad exercise’ than they do about all the amazing benefits… We can (easily) get CrossFit training recognised for CPDs (used to be called CECs) with REPs, so that any trainer/coach that is [...]

[...] Nonetheless, the purpose of the study was to ascertain whether injuries were incurred during Crossfit training and whether there were any identifiable risk factors which shared a relationship with [...]

[...] less deep as the workout progressed. Would Kraemer not have also concluded that CrossFit training resulted in erratic form? The only way that the study could have falsified Kraemer’s “ [...]