Crossfit has a lot of similarity to football workouts. Photo via Flickr/Crossfit Kandahar

We have now come to a time where working out isn’t just working out anymore. In today’s world, everything is about improvement. Everyone is worried about how they look; they see these muscular athletes and want to look like them. They do this with extreme fitness  called crossfit.

Crossfit requires a lot more pep in your step than traditional workouts. You like to run? Well crossfit will have you running with thick chains on your shoulders. Crossfit makes me think of football workouts, on the field, being brought to a gym. Flipping tractor tires, pushing heavy pieces of metal a certain distance or even testing your vertical by jumping on boxes and adding another box after you’ve completed the previous one. The New York Times article even states, ” “Forging Elite Fitness,” reflects our current fascination with both elite athletes and elite military forces.” Many people say they want to look like those athletes or Marines, so how do they do it? They workout like the athletes and Marines workout, so they adopt the extreme exercises they use. I guess people are taking the phrase “like Mike” a little too seriously.