CEC
ARTICLE
EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE:
Evidence about both the physical benefits, and the injuries, associated with CrossFit is often
anecdotal. So what does the more scientific research have to say on the matter?
WORDS: DR MARK MCKEAN PhD
CrossFit, and the emotional enthusiasm
that goes with this type of training,
has polarised opinions within the
fitness and strength and conditioning
communities. Publically accessible
indexed sites like Google Scholar
will turn up numerous articles about
CrossFit; however, in researching this
article I have only used peer reviewed
publications through scientific journals.
Further, there are also a