Fair enough, Tynan. Re-reading it, I see that I originally missed the "more" when you said that traditional weightlifting is only more effective if you're on 'roids. My bad.
I'd be really interested to see that study, if you can find a link to it. My hunch that the study compared Crossfit to a 3x10 weightlifting program based on '50's science. To be fair, that's the kind of stuff most guys in the gym are still doing.
But I don't want to hijack the thread -- great post on a great blog, and I'm glad you're making fitness a part of your daily life!