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2025 CrossFit Games Roster – Who Has Qualified So Far?
The 2025 CrossFit Games season is underway, featuring 10 In-Person Qualifying Events and In-Affiliate Semifinals from early April to mid-June. Below is the current 2025 CrossFit Games roster; the athletes who have qualified to compete in Albany, NY, this August. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Morning Chalk Up (@morningchalkup) 2025 CrossFit…
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2025 GRL PWR Pro Bodybuilding Show Results
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2025 Los Angeles Grand Prix Pro Men’s Physique Show Results
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Lucy Campbell Qualifies for 2025 CrossFit Games, Continuing Incredible Career Comeback
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Planks Suck; Ab Rollouts Are Better — 5 Exercises You Should Replace for Good
“[Planks] are an exercise lazy people made up to give themselves the illusion they’re training their abs. They’re doing nothing at all,” hypertrophy expert Dr. Mike Israetel said in a recent YouTube video. Is it a hot take? Possibly. But he didn’t stop there. Here are five exercises Dr. Israetel says to avoid, along with…
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The 11 Best Triceps Exercises and Workouts, Recommended by a CPT
The biceps get too much credit. Don’t get us wrong; training your biceps is a must for bigger and stronger arms. But your triceps make up two-thirds of your upper arm mass and cover the entirety of the back of your arm. That’s a chunk of prime real estate. With that in mind, here are…
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