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The Sport Science Myth Part 2, by John Weatherly
Editor’s Note: Gatorade and MusclePharm would like you to believe that American sport science exists. But when John Weatherly told us that American sport science was largely a myth, we were surprised....
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Greg Glassman to ICREPs: Over My Dead Body
Editor’s Note: We are honored to present this message from CrossFit Inc. Founder and CEO Greg Glassman. Last March, Richard Beddie, president of the International Confederation of Registers for...
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Harvard Medical School Physician vs. USREPS
Editor’s Note: Dr. Eva Selhub has practiced medicine for 20 years and is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School. When Dr. Selhub heard about USREPS’ scheme to criminalize CrossFit affiliates, she...
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Gatorade’s “Beat the Heat”: Based on a Lie
If you’re like most people, you probably believe that dehydration causes heat stroke. But is there any evidence to support that idea? Or is it just a well-marketed myth? This spring, Gatorade’s...
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The Truth Hurts: Part 1
One of the most pervasive and harmful myths about CrossFit is one that many of us have readily accepted- CrossFit is relatively safe, but only when its constituent movements are performed with correct...
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The Truth Hurts: Part 2
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we looked at the myth that CrossFit is only safe when it is performed with good technique. As it turns out, our best models of the causality of musculoskeletal...
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El ACSM permite que Gatorade distorsione la ciencia.
Originally published in English on February 20th, 2014. Translated by CrossFit L1 Staff member Gabriel García Merlos Gatorade y Coca Cola son los “ socios corporativos oficiales” del American College...
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Fitness Organizations Contribute to Confusion about Who You Are and What You Do
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present this guest post by Dr. Lon Kilgore. iStockphoto.com licensed to Lon Kilgore. When people go to a gym, who are they expecting to work with? When someone programs...
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ICREPS: No Accountability for Conflicts of Interest?
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present this guest post by Harvard Business School student, and our summer intern, Colin Fraser. In the wake of the FIFA corruption scandal, sports organizations and...
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Gatorade, Sobre Hidratación ,y Muerte.
Originally published in English on August 21, 2014. Translated by CrossFit L1 Staff member Gabriel García Merlos En Agosto 6 Zyrees Oliver, un chico de 17 años con un 3.8 GPA, se presentó a la practica...
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Have Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Corrupted the Health Sciences? Part 1
There can be no reasonable doubt that soda companies corrupted hydration science. Even the American College of Sports Medicine’s president has admitted that Gatorade funding distorts scientific...
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Greg Glassman’s Full Comment on Coca-Cola and Nick Jonas
Editor’s Note: This article by Russ Greene is the first to publicly release Greg Glassman’s full email to ABC’s Good Morning America regarding Coca-Cola and the musician whose concerts it sponsors,...
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Greg Glassman; Comment #20
This comment, by CrossFit CEO and founder Greg Glassman originally appeared on CrossFit.com in the comments section of 150805. I’ve removed it from its original context, but its value goes beyond...
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The Sport Science Myth Part 3, by John Weatherly
Editor’s Note: John Weatherly concludes his three-part series on the myth of American sport science looking at corporate “Sports Science” institutes. See Part 1 and Part 2. The first two parts of this...
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NSCA’s Impossible Step Up, by Dr. Lon Kilgore
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present this guest post by Dr. Lon Kilgore. Interrogative: What should professional fitness trainers teach their trainees about performing step ups? Evidence: The...
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Coke Spending Millions to Manipulate Science, by Dr. Harold Goldstein
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fgQHrTByb4 Editor’s Note: We are please to present the following article from Dr. Harold Goldstein. Dr. Goldstein is the Executive Director of the California...
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Just Steal It?
Does Nike believe they are above respecting CrossFit’s intellectual property? History suggests so. Nike has recently taken direct aim at the CrossFit market with the release of a shoe known as the...
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What Has Exercise Science Contributed to Concurrent Strength and Conditioning?
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present this guest post by John Weatherly. Most Need Strength AND Conditioning People have different needs and goals for exercise programs. Many may want to get...
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Dissecting Accusations, by Dr. Lon Kilgore
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present this guest post by Dr. Lon Kilgore. A new article was recently released by Lu and colleagues entitled “CrossFit-related cervical internal carotid artery...
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Coca-Cola & ACSM’s Global Energy Balance Retreat
Obesity: Does it have anything to do with diet? Coca-Cola and American College of Sports Medicine scientists have attempted to challenge the link between dietary patterns and obesity. On July 17th,...
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