Guest post by CrossFit Inc.’s Derek Fields: NBC Connecticut recently conducted a “Troubleshooters” investigation called “Questioning the Certifications of Your Personal Trainer”. The Troubleshooters claim to “ask the tough questions” and “solve problems”, exposing borderline scandalous stories like charity clothing drives that sell clothes to make money and police who use “excessive force”. Their story on personal trainer certifications focused on CrossFit’s Level 1 Trainer designation, failing to mention any other specific course that an individual can take to receive […]

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  My article “Elite Athletes who do CrossFit” has generated much misunderstanding and attention. Let me set the record straight: The list isn’t exhaustive – many other elite athletes do CrossFit. And we’re not claiming the elite athletes ONLY train with CrossFit, but rather that they use it as part of their training to improve their general physical preparedness. For example, the first game of the World Series kicks off tonight between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals. And one of the […]

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This is a guest post by Jon Phillips, CISSN, Applied Physiology Lab, Mississippi College. I will not accept the unsubstantiated claims made by Dr. Joe M. Pressler in regards to the events that led to the death of high school football player Walker Wilbanks of Jackson Preparatory School in Jackson, Mississippi. On Monday August 25th, Wilbanks was pronounced dead at University of Mississippi Medical Center from complications related to an abnormal hydration status that presented during the previous Friday’s football game. Few […]

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In her recent New York Times article, Heather Havrilesky asks “Why Are Americans So Fascinated With Extreme Fitness?” Like the ACSM, she uses “extreme” as a euphemism for CrossFit. The “extreme” label defames CrossFit and its participants, but on what basis? As Jeff Glassman wrote, “I dispute that CrossFit is extreme in any sense but results.” New York Times scribes have never articulated what part of “constantly varied functional movements performed at relatively high intensity” they object to. Is it “extreme” […]

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