My ears perked up when a woman at a bar told me about a new training program that gets you in wicked good shape, but takes less than 30 minutes a day…and sometimes less than 20. Some say, after their first workout that they are the toughest 20 minutes they’ve ever experienced. A few days later I ran into an old friend of mine at the gym. I watched him wince through a round of situps, and then saw him run and jam out some quick pullups, run back and grab the kettle bells, sweating like a madman and breathing hard.

“I have to ask,” I said. “You doing that crossfit thing?”

He gave met the lowdown. Every day you go the crossfit site:

www.crossfit.com/

Get your workout for the day which ranges from running a 5k for time to something a bit more sophisticated like the below:

10 GHD Sit-ups
10 Hip & Back Extensions
95 pound Thrusters, 30 reps
50 Pull-ups

30 GHD Sit-ups
30 Hip & Back Extensions
95 pound Thrusters, 20 reps
35 Pull-ups

50 GHD Sit-ups
50 Hip & Back Extensions
95 pound Thrusters, 10 reps
20 Pull-ups

Apparently people regularly throw up during or shortly after workouts, but it’s got a loyal following of crossfit addicts and there are apparently over 500 Crossfit gyms across the country. Participants get their workouts and then post their times in the comments section of the site, or in online forums. It’s like having a virtual training team. Love the idea. But won’t be doing it.