In the 80s, I used to do what people called giant sets with sprints. I would do something like rack pulls, dips, leg press, and sprints in the parking lot. Should I have named in Barbie and gotten rich?

These days, I will do chins (real chins, not that BS injury in the making “kipping” things CF favors…), incline dumbell presses, and front squats for higher reps with minimal/no rest and 5 mins of HIIT on a stair stepper, for 3 cycles.

Or, I will do Prowler pushing, rope climbing, and tire flipping. I named it “Will.”

Is this Cross Fit? If I name it Bob, can I sell it? Cross Training has its place for sure, CF, which is 100% another version of cross training, can also have its place, but there’s no doubt in my mind there’s better choices for cross training that does not include high rep O lifts, kipping pull ups, etc.

This aint rocket science gang. Sure, if CF gets more people involved with exercise, great, I’m all for it, but every time you get a group of people to do something, they seem to form into a mob of morons who will then claim their “system” is the only one true system (visions of HIT here…) and make it unbearable for the rest of the world who has to deal with these insufferable sheep…I mean people….

I plugged your summary of Crossfit in this thread. Staley comments on Cf as well.
http://forums.jpfitness.com/offers-our-fitness-experts/35434-crossfit-has-its-role-but.html

There is no workout that enhances all motor qualities simultaneously. Crossfit has it’s role but………..

I am very interested in blended approaches to fitness and changes of pace liberate a lot of gains and heal a lot of strains.

What I am REALLY interested is vigorous training 60+. I have the drive but have difficulty recovering from muscle fatigue.

I use a full range of supplements gathered with your help including 100 mg DHEA.

I am thinking about a synthetic steroid as I am horny enough but only enough to flatten the fatigue issue – that is a speedier recovery from exertion.

At 6′3″ and 175 I do not want to gain weight though some body composition change would be good.

Minimum risk is good though risk taking is part of my game.

Just my 2 cents