A great video about CrossFit from the guys at the now defunct CrossFit North

CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide.

Our program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Our specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness and, on average, punish the specialist.

The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. We’ve used our same routines for elderly individuals with heart disease and cage fighters one month out from televised bouts. We scale load and intensity; we don’t change programs.

The needs of Olympic athletes and our grandparents differ by degree not kind. Our terrorist hunters, skiers, mountain bike riders and housewives have found their best fitness from the same regimen.

Taken from CrossFit HQ.

Here are 3 articles in PDF format that are a requirement to read before starting the CrossFit Alpha program.

What is Fitness!

CrossFit's Foundations.

CrossFit Induced Rhabdo

These articles will answer most of the questions you may have about CrossFit. If you have additional questions, feel free to contact us.

The easiest and most efficient way to get started with CrossFit is to visit and train with your local affiliate (Thats us!) We can and will provide you with the expert coaching that will help you to succeed at CrossFit and reach your fitness goals. For more information on our program, including how to start training with us, click the "About Us" tab at the top of the page.

But sometimes this is not an option due to financial or time obligations... or even plain old stubborness. We understand this, and we still want to offer resources to our fellow CrossFitters. If you do decide to venture into the CrossFit world on your own, be aware that it can be very difficult to learn and execute the concepts and movements on you own if you have not previously had formal fitness training. That being said, the CrossFit HQ page has a wealth of resources for you to use.

We recommend three distinct approaches for beginning CrossFit depending on your fitness experience and available facilities. Click the "Full Entry" button to see the approaches.