CrossFit consists of three general modalities: weightlifting, gymnastics, and mono-structural movements.  Weightlifting refers to lifting external objects or weights like power lifting or Olympic weight lifting.  Gymnastics is moving your body weight through space. Calisthenics is another term that can be used to describe this, examples would be a bodyweight squat, push up, pull up, and sit up.  Mono-structural movements are what most people commonly refer to as...

So, how many of you are looking forward to hoping on your treadmill and training 1 hour a day 5 days a week? Most people wouldn't be looking forward to it, or they would turn around and slap me just for asking. Now if I said, "Hey, are you looking forward to training for 25 minutes 4 times a week to lose that 20 pounds?" In that case you would say "Really?" or "Is that all?" or even "OKAY! That's great". I deal with people every day who have simple straight forward goals. They either want to...