No shit, it has been a long time since I
updated this site, I think my excuse is the same as last time, Uni.....But here
is the good news; after three years of Bulgarian style repression (6 hours of
Uni, 6 days a week), constantly taunting me with the lure of employment
(Western equivalent to free speech) I have now completed my Degree and by the
time all you suckers read this I will officially hold a Bachelor of Sport and
Exercise Science!
Recently Crossfit HQ posted a quote from Gregg
‘Coach’ Glassman
I know the subject of Crossfit is
getting pretty old, but stick with me, I am going somewhere here. Apparently
this quote was taken out of context, but the problem is; CROSSFIT HQ POSTED THE
QUOTE. What next? Juliar Gillard stating she was taken out of context when she
stated “There will be no carbon tax”
Now here is where shit starts to get
interesting: The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research recently
published an article where 23 males and 20 females “Spanning all levels of
aerobic fitness” partook in what they are calling “High Intensity Power
Training” (not High Intensity INTERVAL training, that would just be a waste of everyone’s
time).
So these 23 men and 20 women were sent
off to their local Crossfit box and put through their paces for 10 weeks and
then sent back to the researcher for assessment.
The findings were astonishing; a 13 and
11% increase in V02 and significant improvements in their body composition.
Ok you all know me; I don’t use words
like ‘astonishing’ unless I am being a sarcastic fucker. This study is total
bullshit and you don’t need Honours in research methodology to understand why.
The researcher has not declared the
backgrounds of the 43 test subjects, where did he find them? What were their
training backgrounds? Were they elite SAS soldiers or were they from the local
obesity anonymous meeting?
Next is perhaps the biggest flaw in this
piece of shit; what was the control group doing during this 10 week training
period? Of fuck, the researcher did not include a control, so the results from
the test (crossfit) group are only being compared against themselves. I think
it’s fair to say when you find a bunch of total randoms and chuck them in any guided exercise program their key performance indicators will improve.
So now comes the really fun part; we get
to sit back and watch the thousands of Crossfit lovers and haters go to war
over what is a fundamentally flawed study, meanwhile; I am off to my local
Squat rack.
Feels good to be back and free from Uni, if there is a subject you
are interested in shoot me a message on Facestalk and ill see what I can pull
out my ass
Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23439334
http://www.strengthandconditioningresearch.com/2013/02/28/crossfit/
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