Below is one of the first videos I saw on the Crossfit site, it’s an excellent example of what Crossfit can do for anyone. Annie, one of Coach Glassman’s athletes, is seen here absolutely smoking a workout that would take most men twice her size, twice as long to complete.
By the way, if you’ve never done Overhead Squats before, and you’re thinking “95 lb overhead squats (or 65 lbs for women), big deal”, try them out sometime, and make sure you’re standing somewhere you can drop the bar without breaking your floor.