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Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, Calif.
Author: Roy M. Wallack
Date: Apr 10, 2006]
Eighty-four official trainers (double that of a year ago) teach [CrossFit] in major cities around the country. People who need to learn proper form -- or who simply need to be pushed -- can find a list of trainers on the website, http://www.crossfit.com. The guy who put me through my paces, Santa Monica CrossFit affiliate Andy Petranek charges $25 for the initial session and $15 for repeat visits.
Ultimate Fighting world champion Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell has been undefeated since he added CrossFit to his training regimen two years ago. "Chuck dreads CrossFit because it's the hardest part of his workout," says his trainer John Hackelman, who forced it on him, "but it has raised his all-body fitness levels so high that no one can stay with him."
He's prouder of the pat on the back he got last summer from the Canadian Infantry School in Gagetown, New Brunswick, which conducted a seven-week trial of CrossFit versus its own rigorous Canadian Fitness Manual training plan. The results: CrossFit scored higher in every fitness category and was ranked more enjoyable by most of the 110 officer candidates tested.
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