WHY CFE

CFE uses CrossFit as the foundation and adds interval and Tempo/ Time trial training.  For my CrossFit workouts I will be utilizing my local CrossFit Gym, CrossFit Middle Tennessee (http://www.crossfitmt.com/).  This is a very solid gym, and I have the utmost respect for the coaches there.   CFE workouts, for the most part, are short in duration and high intensity. 

The CFE approach is very counter-intuitive to endurance training.  After all why would someone train sprint intervals when they are trying to run a marathon?  Would it not seem more sensible to train long?  After all shouldn’t you train like you race, and race like you train?  Well through some personal experiments and research, I have found there is another successful way to train utilizing the CFE approach.  CFE for the most part is frowned upon by the endurance community, and it is still young.  However a simple Google search of high intensity interval training will show there is substantial research to prove it does work.  For those of you too lazy to perform your own Google search, click here:  http://tinyurl.com/2ftouyu 

Also here is a list of Pro’s and Con’s and other info compiled by the CFE community for aerobic vs. anaerobic training: http://www.crossfitendurance.com/faq/  

Like I have said before, this is nothing more than an approach to endurance training.  This is the approach I am adopting. I am sure there are other approaches that will work, and there is in my opinion there is nothing wrong with that.