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 \nWhat Is Fitness and Who Is Fit?  \nOutside Magazine crowned triathlete Mark Allen “the fittest man on earth” ([http://web.outsidemag.com/magazine/0297/](http://web.outsidemag.com/magazine/0297/)[ ](http://web.outsidemag.com/magazine/0297/)[9702fe](9702fe)fi[t.html](t.html)) . Let’s just assume for a moment that this famous six-time winner of the IronMan Triathlon is the fittest of the fit, then what title do we bestow on the decathlete Simon Poelman ([http://www.decathlon2000.ee/english/legends/poelman.htm](http://www.decathlon2000.ee/english/legends/poelman.htm)) who also possesses incredible endurance and stamina, yet crushes Mr. Allen in any comparison that includes strength, power, speed, and coordination?  \nPerhaps the definition of fitness doesn’t include strength, speed, power, and coordination though that seems rather odd. Merriam Webster ’s Collegiate Dictionary defines “fitness” and being “fit” as the ability to transmit genes and being healthy. No help there. Searching the Internet for a workable, reasonable definition of fitness yields disappointingly little ([http://www.google.com/](http://www.google.com/)[ ](http://www.google.com/)[search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=](search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=)fi[tness](tness)+[de](de)fi[nition](nition)) [.](.) Worse yet, the NSCA, the most respected publisher in exercise physiology, in their highly authoritative Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning doesn’t even attempt a definition.  \nCrossfit’s Fitness  \nFor CrossFit the specter of championing a fitness program without clearly defining what it is that the program delivers combines elements of fraud and farce. The vacuum of guiding authority has therefore necessitated that CrossFit’s directors provide their own definition of fitness. That’s what this issue of CrossFit Journal is about, our “fitness.”  \nOur pondering, studying, debating about, and finally defining fitness have played a formative role in CrossFit’s successes. The keys to  \nunderstanding the methods and achievements ofCrossFit are perfectly imbedded in our view of fitness and basic exercise science.  \nIt will come as no surprise to most of you that our view of fitness is a contrarian view. The general public both in opinion and in media holds endurance athletes as exemplars of fitness. We do not. Our incredulity on learning of Outside’s awarding a triathlete title of“fittest man on earth” becomes apparent in light of CrossFit’s standards for assessing and defining fitness.  \nCrossFit makes use of three different standards or models for evaluating and guiding fitness. Collectively, these three standards define the CrossFit view of fitness. The first is based on the ten general physical skills widely recognized by exercise physiologists. The second standard, or model, is based on the performance of athletic tasks, while the third is based on the energy systems that drive all human action.  \nEach model is critical to the CrossFit concept and each has distinct utility in evaluating an athlete’s overall fitness or a strength and conditioning regimen’sefficacy. Before explaining in detail how each of these three perspectives works, it warrants mention that we are not attempting to demonstrate our program’s legitimacy through scientific principles. We are but sharing the methods of a program whose legitimacy has been established through the  \nWorld-Class Fitness in 100 Words:  \n■ Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat.  \n■ Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. 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