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Crossfit endurance, Tabata sprints, and why people just don’t get it
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CrossFit
Branded fitness regimenCrossFit is a branded fitness regimen that involves constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity.[1] The method was developed by Greg Glassman,[2] who founded CrossFit with Lauren Jenai in 2000,[3][4][5] with CrossFit its registered trademark.[6] The company forms what has been described as the biggest fitness chain in the world,[7][8] with around 12,000 affiliated gyms in over 150 countries as of 2022, under half of which are located in the United States.[9][10]
CrossFit is promoted as both a physical exercise philosophy and a competitive fitness sport, incorporating elements from high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, plyometrics, powerlifting, gymnastics, kettlebell lifting, calisthenics, strongman, and other exercises.[11] CrossFit presents its training program as one that can best prepare its trainees for any physical contingency, preparing them for what may be "unknown" and "unknowable".[12] It is practiced by members in CrossFit-affiliated gyms,[13] and by individuals who complete daily workouts (otherwise known as "WODs" or "Workouts of the Day").[14][15]
Studies indicate that CrossFit can have positive effects on a number of physical fitness parameters and body composition, as well as on the mental state and social life of its participants.[16][17][18] CrossFit, however, has been criticized for causing more injuries than other sporting activities such as weightlifting; although a review article in the Journal of Sports Rehabilitation found that "the risk of injury from participation in CrossFit is comparable to or lower than some common forms of exercise or strength training".[19] Its health benefits and injury rates are determined to be similar to other exercise programs.[20] There are also concerns that its methodology may cause exertional rhabdomyolysis, a possible life-threatening condition also found in other sports,[21][22][23] resulting from a breakdown of muscle from extreme exertion.[24][25]
- ^ Glassman, Greg. "Understanding CrossFit". CrossFit Journal.
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- ^ Glassman, Greg. "Nutrition Lecture Part 2: Optimizing Performance". Crossfit, Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ "CrossFit, Inc: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "CROSSFIT Trademark of CrossFit, Inc. - Registration Number 3007458 - Serial Number 78422177 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ^ Henderson, Scott (October 23, 2018). "CrossFit's Explosive Affiliate Growth by the Numbers". Morning Chalk Up.
- ^ "How a health nut created the world's biggest fitness trend". CNBC. 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Official CrossFit Affiliate Gym Locator". Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "Guaranteed Rate Named the Official Mortgage Company of the NOBULL CrossFit Games". PRNewwire. May 13, 2022.
- ^ David Corianna (19 September 2019). "CrossFit: Workout, for women, exercises, & training for beginners". FactDr. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Glassman, Greg (April 2007). "Understanding CrossFit" (PDF). CrossFit Journal (56).
- ^ Friedman, Jon. "Success and the Bull's Eye". The CrossFit Journal. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ "CrossFit". CrossFit, Inc.
- ^ "CrossFit Affiliate Map". CrossFit, Inc.
- ^ Sebastian Wagener; Matthias Wilhelm Hoppe; Thilo Hotfiel; Martin Engelhardt; Sasha Javanmardi; Christian Baumgart; Jürgen Freiwald (September 2020). "CrossFit – Development, Benefits and Risks". Sportorthopa¨die-Sporttraumatologie. 36 (3): 241–249. doi:10.1016/j.orthtr.2020.07.001. PMC 7473349.
- ^ João Gustavo Claudino; Tim J Gabbett; Frank Bourgeois; Helton de Sá Souza; Rafael Chagas Miranda; Bruno Mezêncio; Rafael Soncin; Carlos Alberto Cardoso Filho; Martim Bottaro; Arnaldo Jose Hernandez; Alberto Carlos Amadio; Julio Cerca Serrão (December 2018). "CrossFit Overview: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Sports Med Open. 26 (1): 11. doi:10.1186/s40798-018-0124-5. PMC 5826907. PMID 29484512.
- ^ Gianzina, E.A.; Kassotaki, O.A. (2019). "The benefits and risks of the high-intensity CrossFit training". Sport Sci Health. 15: 21–33. doi:10.1007/s11332-018-0521-7. S2CID 57428207.
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- ^ Guilherme Henrique Mattos Dantas; Rodolfo de Alkmim Moreira Nunes; Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale (May 27, 2021). "Case reports of athletes affected by rhabdomyolysis: A systematic review". International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 17 (1): 189–196. doi:10.1177/17479541211018597. S2CID 236347445.
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Benjamin S Hopkins; Daniel Li; Mark Svet; Kartik Kesavabhotla; Nader S Dahdaleh (July 2019). "CrossFit and rhabdomyolysis: A case series of 11 patients presenting at a single academic institution". J Sci Med Sport. 22 (7): 758–762. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2019.01.019. PMID 30846355.
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On a serious note, there are crossfit shoes:
http://sneakerreport.com/features/the-best-crossfit-shoes-under-100/
http://sneakerreport.com/news/everything-need-know-about-reebok-crossfit-nanossage/ -
So, what's the problem with Crossfit?
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Crossfit s very good for business..
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Crossfit is basically the opposite of Fight Club... because the first rule of Crossfit is to never shut the hell up about Crossfit
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Injury Rate and Patterns Among CrossFit Athletes
Benjamin M. Weisenthal, Christopher A. Beck, Michael D. Maloney, Kenneth E. DeHaven, and Brian D. Giordano
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, April 2014; vol. 2, 4: 2325967114531177, first published on April 25, 2014
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Ooooouch!
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Effect of CrossFit™ on Health-related Physical Fitness: A Pilot Study
J.P. Barfield, Aaron Anderson
Journal of Sport and Human Performance Vol 2, No 1 (2014)
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I first became aware of Crossfit in 2004/05 whilst searching for different fitness programs and methodologies when I was training a rugby league team in a National competition. I contemplated traveling to the US to undertake an internship in 2007 as at that time I knew that Greg Glassman's philosophical approach to fitness would be embraced by the psyche of many like myself. However, I decided to complete my degree and the rest is history - I'm a podiatrist making a difference and the rest of the Crossfit affiliates are most likely making some $$ and improving the healthy lifestyles of many.
And this is where most people lose sight of - condemning a fitness methodology that is improving the health of thousands and most likely extending their life expectancy in doing so. Probably one of the first tenets in health care. My health has certainly benefited from this approach and I have witnessed many more who continue to benefit and encourage others to do the same. Since 2004, there are now 10,000 Crossfit gyms improving the strength and fitness capacity of people far beyond what other gyms were capable of, so much so that the other gyms are copying and transforming their programs to profit from this phenomenon.
Am I a Crossfit fanatic? No, just an appreciator of knowing what works for me and I enjoy pushing myself against myself in order to be better than the last time. I exercise doing Crossfit styles twice a week and the remainder of the week is offseason Ironman training, so a contrast in training approaches.
Have I been injured whilst Crossfitting over the past 10 years? No. Whilst triathlon training? Yes, at least two or more times every summer season. Should I stop doing triathlons because I get injured more than I do Crossfitting? No. Should I rubbish a leading brand of running shoes and the most expensive of the range because I get injured whilst wearing them? No, why would I?
Having been a fitness and aerobics instructor and rugby league strength and fitness trainer from 1997 up until 2008, hopefully I can qualify my position to this forum and endorse this type of fitness to balance the negative perceptions. And I'm sure many others would also, including military, emergency and police training facilities.
As they say, don't knock it until you try it, particularly whilst sitting in an armchair :) -
Steve - I think the knocking of it comes from the claims that the fan boys make for; not from it not being a good way to get fit. The fan boys open themselves up to being mocked because of that.
I like the comments that Steve Magness made on his blog I linked above re "cross-fit" needing an "enemy" are apt ..... with that "siege mentality" the fan boys open themselves to this ...that is why so many jokes get cracked as crossfit's expense...... in the same way that those from the Church of Barefoot Running open themselves to ridicule because of the nonsensical claims they like to make.
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We would be a fatter society if we criticized sections of the fitness industry if people get injured. You can't get any more serious than dying riding a bike, or being hit on the head with a golf ball or club, drowning in a swimming pool, hit by a car whilst walking, having a heart attack doing aerobics, paralysed playing rugby....
Running has not been without consequences, so has fishing, drink driving, playing with guns, knives and other men's wives...
It get the lack of responsibility or duty of care with respect to Crossfit's growth and perhaps lack of training oversight to the masses, but people do things because they want to, not because they are forced to. If I get injured, it's my doing, no one else's. -
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Here is a poster shared by Adam Meakins showing crossfit injuires.
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It would be interesting to examine the study above as I found it somewhat difficult to interpret the findings even by looking at the abstract http://www.ecss2006.com/asp/congress/ScPro1AbstractText.asp?MyAbstractID=890. So whilst I was looking for the study, it was interesting to note that Larsen only references the Hak and Weisenthal studies as forming the basis for "Crossfit has attained a reputation of being associated with considerable injury risk."
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Here's Crossfit HQ's response to the criticism which in a fair world, is entitled to make:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSoGpWi2L_w
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CrossFit-related cervical internal carotid artery dissection.
Lu A, Shen P, Lee P, Dahlin B, Waldau B, Nidecker AE, Nundkumar A, Bobinski M.
Emerg Radiol. 2015 Apr 28
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DOTW - Crossfit: The Destruction of Human Biomechanics
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Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture From Cross Fit Training
Totini Chatterjee , Zia Siddiqui , Travis Winston MD, Matthew Ferguson MD, Mimi Zumwalt MD
Journal of Bone Reports & Recommendations; 2015 Vol. 1 No. 1:5 1 (full text)
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When ever I get bored (or just depressed about human nature), I often head over to Amazon.com to read the 1-star reviews on some books; they are usually a hoot, especially when a book is critical of something ... that brings out the fan boys.
This kindle ebook caught my eye this morning:
Why CrossFit Does Not Work
Almost all the reviews are 1 star and all from fan boys!
I not saying I agree with the premise of the book or the comments; I just find it amusing!
The book is only 4 pages long and costs 81c -
In Defense of Specialization: How CrossFit Gets it Wrong (again)
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