A Comparison of Muscular Strength, Power, and Endurance Between CrossFit and Traditional Weight Training Classes

Study results were published in 2021 and are freely available here: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/9/8/107

Congratulations, Brittany! And congrats to the rest of the team as well - I'm looking forward to seeing the results. Quick question: will there be any attempt to match daily/weekly volume between the two cohorts?

Congratulations Brittany and the rest of your team! Be sure to let us know the results of your project.

Great question Dean! We did/will gather baseline survey data from all participants that asks questions about their physical activity at baseline to help control for individual fitness levels. Also, each participant will serve as their own control as we are making individual comparisons from baseline to post-testing to help eliminate a training bias.

Are you controlling for baseline fitness? One normal complaint about similar fitness studies is the difference in response to training from untrained individuals vs folks who already have a baseline amount of physical training.

Jimmy, thanks so much for your interest! The traditional weight training course is designed to educate and promote an active lifestyle. The objectives of the course are as follows: • Know proper techniques for basic strength training movements • Be able to design and evaluate general strength training plans • Understand the basic principles of strength training for fitness • Set realistic attainable goals for yourself • Develop physical activity habits including recovery and maintenance • Understand gym etiquette The CrossFit class begins with an introduction to the basic movements used in CrossFit workouts with a focus on functional movements using the best aspects of gymnastics, weight lifting, running, rowing, and more. Each class focused on foundational principals of movement and includes a workout to really drive home what they're learning. Looking forward to talking with you more and sharing the results!

I am just curious how traditional strength training is defined for the study and how Crossfit is defined. Interesting study topic, looking forward to seeing the results.

I can't wait to share more information about our research. We just started data collection this week; we have 24 participants currently enrolled in Cohort 1. Please feel free to ask questions or start a discussion here!