Why functional movements?

I don't care how much you can curl, I don't care how long you walked... and I REALLY don't care if you can do a 3/4 squat for 2 minutes... what matters is power out put. Moving a load a set distance and quickly, that is power and that is what will effect change in fitness infinitely more than holding a squat (which is some load, no distance traveled and some time (hence ZERO power output)

Scoff all you want but for some fire, police, military, (sadly not nursing). Fitness=survival.

Why deadlifts mixed with running and airsquats for time? why pullups and not the lat pull down machine... why thrusters and not calf raises? why rowing and not pilates? why box jumps and not an elliptical.

Power is the reason.

Is this different for women? nope... sorry

Not for the video "Fran" mentioned is the name of a work out.