CrossFit, Weightlifting Classes in Idaho High School Leads to (Shocking) Big Gains, Finds Kansas State University Study
Not all of the teachers at Vision Charter School in Caldwell, ID were as sold on CrossFit and weightlifting as Coach Jason George was when he began offering CrossFit in lieu of traditional Physical Education classes to students in 2016. Even coaches of various sports teams were hesitant to have their athletes join George’s CrossFit or weightlifting class.
But after witnessing firsthand the results his non-traditional PE classes were having on his students year-after-year, George decided to reach out to Dr. Katie Heinrich, a researcher at Kansas State University with a PhD in Health Psychology, to evaluate his program more objectively.
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