Guessing no one has a comment about Crossfit. I watched a video on Crossfit.com yesterday (May 4, 2008) that showed a firefighter doing a workout in full gear including airpack. The workout was a simple one. Thrusters and pull-ups. Thrusters are with 95lbs weight lifting bar. You go from bar below chin in a squat and thrust the bar into the air above your head. Pull-ups you all know. He did 3 sets with reps of 21, 15 and 9 for time. Total workout lasted about 9 mins. The video is pretty large at 65MB and there is some offensive language at the very end.

dude, my brother, a triathlete, has been doing crossfit training for 4 years already.. when he was starting, he was really complaining about how hard it is.. but it paid off.. great workout.. just seeing how rigorous the training is!! i can do some, but not as well as those who have adopted the training.. kudos to them! it will really take a lot of effort and discipline.. which obviously, im not ready yet!

I'll pass too.