by CrossFit Journal | Nov 8, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Nutrition
A look at the effect of moderate alcohol consumption on fitness and health. A few years ago I stopped drinking alcohol Sunday through Thursday. I’ve never been a heavy drinker, so it wasn’t a difficult transition. For me, two drinks is letting loose and...
by CrossFit Journal | Nov 6, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Medical/Injuries
Doctors tell a Houston police sergeant her fitness allowed her to endure invasive surgery to remove a rare tumor that threatened to kill her. Kristi Barnes typed the words into Google: “transsectional abdominal incision.” It was about two weeks before her...
by CrossFit Journal | Nov 2, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Medical/Injuries
As a teen, Brandon Justice was told a genetic disorder would end his life sometime in his 30s. Because of CrossFit, doctors tell him he can now expect a normal lifespan. Eighteen-year-old Brandon Justice didn’t care about his health or his future. He did what he...
by CrossFit Journal | Nov 2, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Medical/Injuries
As a teen, Brandon Justice was told a genetic disorder would end his life sometime in his 30s. Because of CrossFit, doctors tell him he can now expect a normal lifespan. Eighteen-year-old Brandon Justice didn’t care about his health or his future. He did what he...
by CrossFit Journal | Nov 1, 2016 | CFJ and Monthly Collections, Crossfit Journal
The individual PDF articles published in October 2016 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: “CrossFit Lifeguard: Anthony Kemp” – Cecil “Five From the...
by CrossFit Journal | Oct 31, 2016 | Crossfit Journal, Nutrition
Whole, unprocessed carbohydrate sources have significant health and performance benefits that might go unnoticed with macronutrient counting. For example, a doughnut and an orange can both provide the carbohydrate grams one needs, but other constituents should be...
