re: 2011 Crossfit Games (ESPN 2)

I coach CrossFit. We are part of a physical therapy clinic (one brother is a PT, the other is a trainer). We've sent two athletes to the games over the past three years. I have people ranging from an Army Ranger (back six mos. from Afg.) to a mother of three kids in my classes. Overall, it is a great fitness program that helps with mobility, weight management, strength and overall functional movements of life (lifting, sitting, squatting, running, etc.).

As for "professional athletes," here's a video of Knowshon Moreno doing CF at Matt Chan's CrossFit this summer (Matt is the guy who came out of the water first - water polo athlete in college). Knowshon's times on the workouts he scored there were very good, but not "world records" by any means - a couple of folks at our box beat his times. Granted, Knowshon only went for a month or so, but I think a few (maybe not all) of the CF Games competitors would at least be competitive against just about anyone in these workouts.

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FWIW, Erin Andrews is doing CF now... And, I gotta say...she can whip my arse anytime she'd like.