You may have seen this headline last week: It’s an intentionally provocative attention-grabber, but Emanuel does have a solid point to make, and some data to back it up: “The question isn’t living longer. The question is high quality life, which is what most people want. And that’s why I think constantly asking ‘how long am I going to live’ is the wrong question to ask. … (How well am I going to live) is the right question.” – Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel […]

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The CrossFit Journal recently published an article by physical therapists Zachary Long and Brian Casto entitled “The Optimal Shoulder.” The article discusses the shoulder joint as it relates to performance and safety, and offers visuals and descriptions of a variety of rehabilitative exercises. Interestingly, the article uses the term mobility frequently, yet doesn’t use the term flexibility even once. This reminded me of a question that I have asked myself dozens of times over the last few years: what does the […]

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As most of our readers know, last year the NSCA published a study on CrossFit that included fabricated injury data. CrossFit has since sued the NSCA, and an official response from the NSCA highlights their strategy of defense: At the center 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 authored by independent researchers and was accepted for publication following a rigorous peer-review […]

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Devor and Smith Get the Band Back Together If you want to study the effects of the Paleo diet, the Paleo intervention group should follow the Paleo diet. This shouldn’t be necessary to state. But it is. Remember Drs. Steven Devor and Michael Smith? After failing to substantiate their first CrossFit study and getting hit with multiple lawsuits for fraudulent data, they’ve published another study on the athletes at CrossFit 614. Their first study on CrossFit 614 alleged that 9 subjects dropped out “citing overuse or injury.” But the […]

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