Is CrossFit the best for aesthetics?

CrossFit isn't the best choice if your main goal is enhancing aesthetics. Although CrossFit includes functional and intense exercises, it's not specifically designed for body sculpting, which requires a targeted approach, like bodybuilding. Adam Schafer and Sal Di Stefano from the Mind Pump Podcast point out that while any form of resistance training, including CrossFit, will change your aesthetics positively if you're lifting weights, it does so without the specific focus required for sculpting the body to improve aesthetics. They use the analogy, calling CrossFit a "screwdriver to hammer a nail" for aesthetic goals—it's not the most effective tool for this purpose 1.

Additionally, Sal Di Stefano suggests that for an aesthetic look, focusing primarily on bodybuilding techniques, rather than CrossFit, would be more beneficial. He explains that although you can improve your looks with CrossFit if you weren't working out before, it's not the optimal path to a sculpted physique 2.