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CrossFit Affiliate Lawsuit Against Steven Devor, Michael Smith, and the NSCA
In spring of last year, the NSCA published a study conducted by Ohio State University researchers that took place at one of our CrossFit affiliates. The study claimed a 16% “overuse or injury” rate...
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Dr. Steven Devor Defends His Fraudulent Study in the Press
Outside Magazine When I interviewed Dr. Steven Devor about his fraudulent study, he conceded that my questions were “legitimate” and promised to get back to me with answers. After hanging up the phone,...
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Steven Devor Responds to Lawsuit Against Him
Dr. Steven Devor has responded to the lawsuit filed against him for publishing fraudulent injury data in his “Crossfit” study. Interestingly, he has finally admitted that he never spoke to any of the...
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Discovery News on CrossFit –‘Broscience’
Yesterday, Discovery News published a review of CrossFit. The host, Trace Dominguez, made many false and misleading claims. What follows is a transcript of the show, with Russ Greene’s notes inserted....
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DNews Update: Trace Dominguez Defends His Show on Twitter
Trace Dominguez. Photo Credit: Huffington Post After watching this episode of Discovery News that featured CrossFit, we attempted to contact the host (@tracedominguez) on Twitter to try to correct a...
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CrossFit Inc. is Suing the National Strength and Conditioning Association
Dr. William Kraemer. Photo Credit: Youtube CrossFit Inc. is suing the National Strength and Conditioning Association for intentionally publishing a fraudulent study about CrossFit. You can read...
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The NSCA to CrossFit- Why Should We Know if What We Publish is True?
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 avoids taking a position on nearly all of the allegations...
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The NSCA’s William Kraemer vs. CrossFit Part One
Image from Advocare: http://www.advocare.com/science/board/kraemer.aspx Kraemer and CrossFit: the History William Kraemer is a former member of the ACSM’s Board of Trustees, and current Editor-in-Chief...
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The NSCA’s William Kraemer vs. CrossFit Part Two
The CrossFit L1 Trainer Course. Photo Credit: Colleen Baz In Part One of this series I began my review of William Kraemer’s studies. As I covered then, Kraemer is the corresponding author for 4 studies...
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The NSCA’s William Kraemer vs. CrossFit Part Three
In Part One of the Kraemer vs. CrossFit series, I introduced William Kraemer’s studies on CrossFit. Kraemer took a group of people with no experience in CrossFit and had them do modified “Linda” as...
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The NSCA’s William Kraemer vs. CrossFit Part Four
If you haven’t already seen Parts One, Two, and Three of the Kraemer vs. CrossFit series, you should check them out now. CrossFit First Described by William Kraemer? Finally, William Kraemer, the...
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Dr. Lon Kilgore on Exercise Science’s Defining Failure
Fitness: the ability to inflate a balloon while pedaling a pretend bike? While we are often critical of the work of exercise scientists, these critiques are aimed not at the pursuit of scientific...
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“The Nature and Prevalence of Injury During CrossFit Training,” Dr. Paul Hak,...
The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research recently accepted a study titled “The Nature and Prevalence of Injury During CrossFit Training.” The authors, Mr. Paul Taro Hak, Dr. Emil Hodzovic,...
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Mooned by NSCA Sponsors, Part 2 by Russ Greene
John Weatherly’s first article in this series covered some striking facts about the supplement company Musclepharm. This company has faced multiple lawsuits for misleading consumers as to its protein...
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