CROSSFIT HEALTH

You came to the CrossFit Games to watch the world’s top athletes compete for the title of Fittest on Earth. But you do CrossFit for something even more valuable. You do it to live better, longer. That’s why CrossFit Health invites you to join the conversation in a variety of CME/CEU panel discussions

The CrossFit nutrition recommendation for “eating for wellness” is to eat meat, vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. The most common critique received for this recommendation is that sugar is found in foods such as fruit, tubers, and even vegetables.

On Tuesday, July 26, at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET, Allison Brager, PhD., will discuss the interactions between sleep and eating, training, and performance. Dr. Brager dissects the science of sleep and recovery, specifically focusing on what makes for restorative sleep and why restorative sleep is crucial for athletes.

High-intensity workouts in which athletes perform complex, technically intensive movements under fatigue and strain are increasingly popular. Dr. Sean Rockett reviews common injuries that emerge under these conditions, why they occur, and how athletes and coaches can adjust behavior to prevent injury while minimizing impact on exercise intensity or performance benefits.

Injury is often seen as a complex psycho/bio, motor/mechanical chance phenomenon over which neither athletes nor coaches have control. Dr. Kelly Starrett reviews the alternative view: that the core tenets that drive effective performance — including sleep, hydration, nutrition, and graded exposure — can be used to deliberately and proactively assess injury risk, prevent injury, and mitigate the impact of injury if it occurs.

Radiation oncologist and clinical assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh Dr. Colin E. Champ joined Mike Giardina for a webinar focused on misguided medicine and why exercise and nutrition are important for cancer survivorship.

Poorly interpreted — and in some cases, outright fraudulent — data has fostered the widespread misconception that the rate of injury among CrossFit practitioners is higher than more accurate data indicates. Dr. Amy West will review the data assessing injury rates among CrossFit practitioners, while also explaining how the belief that CrossFit causes a high rate of injury emerged.

We all know sleep affects how we feel and how well we perform, but did you know your circadian rhythms affect your body at the cellular level? Satchin Panda, Ph.D., sat down with Mike Giardina at the Metabolic Health Summit to discuss how our circadian rhythms impact everything from physical performance to intellectual acuity and emotional stability.

"Meathead bridges scientific discoveries with athletic anecdotes to unravel the neuroscience of exercise for the jock, gym rat, and sports nut. This is one of few popular science books that strictly focuses on exercise and athletic performance at the level of the brain."

Tommy Wood, M.D. and assistant professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the University of Washington, sits down with Mike Giardina to discuss how muscle mass and metabolic health affect cognition. Dr. Wood also explains why the gut may be more metabolically flexible than most people think.

Kristi Storoschuck, a researcher and Ph.D. student at Queen's University in Canada, sits down with Michael Giardina of CrossFit Health to discuss long-term behavior change in the CrossFit affiliate.

Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, M.D., Ottawa Hospital Critical Care and Palliative Care Physician, sits down with Mike Giardina at the Metabolic Health Summit to discuss physician burnout.

On Thursday, July 7th, at 12:30 p.m. PT/ 3:30 p.m. ET, Colin E. Champ, M.D., will join Mike Giardina for a live Q&A-style webinar focusing on misguided medicine and exercise and nutrition for cancer survivorship.

Robert Lustig, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist, sits down with Mike Giardina of CrossFit Health to discuss neuroregulation of food intake. In short, leptin, insulin, and cortisol are the hormonal culprits behind obesity, and sugar is in the driver's seat.

Mary Dan Eades, M.D., and Michael Eades, M.D. discuss the calories-in-calories-out debate, hormonal theory of obesity, and their personal and professional experiences using a low-carbohydrate diet for weight loss, health, and performance.

Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, M.D., longtime proponent of the low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet, breaks down some flaws in the low-carbohydrate/insulin model, intermittent fasting, and how the food industry makes its money off of the hedonic nature of processed foods.

Radiation oncologist and cancer researcher Colin Champ, M.D., and Michael Giardina of CrossFit Health sat down at the Metabolic Health Summit to discuss how nutrition and exercise can be used to increase survivorship in cancer patients.

In "The Hacking of the American Mind," Robert Lustig, M.D., outlines the ways in which “our pursuit of happiness is being subverted by a culture of addiction and depression from which we may never recover,” in the words of the publisher. Individuals can find happiness with what he calls the “Four C’s of Contentment." The challenge is that none work as well independently as they do in concert, and collecting them all is a tall order. Fortunately, there’s a one-stop shop for all four: the CrossFit affiliate.

Welcome to the CrossFit Health Book Club. Each month we will announce the title of a book based on a health topic we will cover through articles, social-media posts, IG lives, and webinars. The book for June 2022 is “Misguided Medicine: The Truth Behind Ill-advised Medical Recommendations and How To Take Health Back Into Your Hands,” by Colin E. Champ, M.D. We would love for you to read along with us and provide feedback and questions for our webinar in the comments

Dr. Parrella provides some quick strategies to get athletes utilizing the right fuel sources — based on the demands on the body — to optimize performance and recovery.