In my last entry I mentioned the development of my athletic training facility Cleveland CrossFit. Cleveland's own Valerie Waugaman, known as "Siren" on American Gladiator, joined us on Monday for a workout (Contestant Sienne Silva also trains at a CrossFit gym):

You can watch more videos on FaceBook or visit Cleveland CrossFit's website for more information on our setup.

What is CrossFit?
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. Thousands of athletes worldwide have followed the workouts posted daily at CrossFit.com and distinguished themselves in combat, the streets, the ring, stadiums, gyms and homes.

The CrossFit program is designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. CrossFit trainers across the country use the 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.

The 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.