Latest CrossFit News
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Brooke Wells Shifts From PRVN to HWPO Training
On Sept. 18, 2023, elite CrossFitter Brooke Wells announced on her Instagram page that she is switching CrossFit teams from Shane Orr’s PRVN — the training camp of six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey — to five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser’s Hard Work Pays Off (HWPO). Grateful for all this journey…ready for…
Top Athletes
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Watch Justin Medeiros’ Return to Training Following His 13th-Place Finish at the 2023 CrossFit Games
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Tia-Clair Toomey — The Training Style, Competition History, and Biography of CrossFit’s Winningest Individual Athlete
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Everything You Want to Know About Katrin Davidsdottir’s Diet
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The Ultimate Guide to Rich Froning’s Diet
CrossFit Guides
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How to Do a Picture-Perfect Overhead Squat for Olympic Lifting, CrossFit, and More
Do you ever wish you could perform one movement that challenged your upper and lower body at the same time? The overhead squat tests your mobility, stability, muscular strength, and resilience all at once. It’s also an essential component of the barbell snatch, one of the two movements in Olympic lifting. While it may seem…
CrossFit Basics
What Is CrossFit®?
CrossFit® is often referred to and known as “the sport of fitness”, but originally got its roots as a fitness regimen developed around functional exercises and high-intensity workouts. CrossFit® is a registered trademark of CrossFit, Inc.; more information can be found at their website, CrossFit.com.
This fitness methodology numerous movement staples, including:
- Box Jumps
- Thrusters
- Weighted Carries
- Squats
- Snatches
- Clean & Jerks
- Handstands
- Pull-Ups
These are a few of the movements an athlete can perform in any given CrossFit® workout. In order to excel in this sport, an athlete must be well-rounded and carefully curate programs that improve strength, mobility, power, and much more.
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Watch Justin Medeiros’ Return to Training Following His 13th-Place Finish at the 2023 CrossFit Games
The 2023 CrossFit Games results were not what two-time Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros anticipated. After finishing 29th and 37th in the first two events, following a pair of bike crashes in the first event, Medeiros couldn’t catch up on the leaderboard by the end of the competition. Medeiros ranked 13th overall and relinquished…
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Zack Telander Teaches Squat and Overhead Snatch Technique With CrossFitter Guilherme Malheiros
