About Emily Beers
Emily Beers is a freelance health, fitness and nutrition writer. She has also been coaching fitness at MadLab School of Fitness in Vancouver, B.C. since 2009. A former college basketball player and rower, Emily became heavily involved in CrossFit after finishing her Masters degree in journalism at the University of Western Ontario. She competed at the 2014 CrossFit Games and also worked with CrossFit Inc.’s media team for 8 years. You can also find her work at Precision Nutrition, the Whole Life Challenge, OPEX, and a host of other fitness and nutrition companies and media outlets.
Community
- Bar Path CrossFit Helps Dozens of Elderly Men With Parkinson’s Disease
- CrossFit Community Looks to Athletes on Social Media, Aims to Connect With Đukić Family
- CrossFit Community Reacts to Lazar Đukić’s Death
- Affiliate of the Month: Dreamtown CrossFit Owner Jason Berger Chooses Happiness and Health Over Wealth
- How Being Part of the YMCA Helps This CrossFit Affiliate Flourish
- Affiliate of the Month: CrossFit Northtowne Serves Veterans, First Responders, and Adaptive Athletes Nationwide
- How CrossFit Helped Paula Larsen Mamani Get Through a “Painful” Divorce, All the Way to Quarterfinals
- Affiliate of the Month: Mach983 CrossFit Serves at-Risk Youth, Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, and Veterans in Colorado
- Longtime CrossFit Coach Danny Lesslie Faces $200,000 in Medical Bills for Wife’s Cancer Treatment
- CrossFit Rising Oak: Raising the Bar for CrossFit in South Africa
- Mayhem Mission Aims to Raise $100,000 for Human Trafficking Nonprofit in March
Competition Results
- Firefighter and Masters CrossFitter Carol Mezen Talks Gaining Confidence, Putting on 30 Pounds of Muscle
- Masters Collective Winner Jody Clements Says Fitness Is Just One Piece of CrossFit
- 10 Up-and-Coming CrossFit Athletes to Watch In 2020 and Beyond
Competitions
- Team Rest of World Beats Team Europe at FitFest 2024
- Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, Jeff Adler Win the 2024 Rogue Invitational
- Rogue Invitational Day 1 Recap: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Sweeps, Jeff Adler Leads the Men
- 5 Things the CrossFit Games Can Learn From the TYR Cup
- Northern California Classic Partners With PFAA to Approve Open-Water Swim Event
- A Look Back: Comparing the 2016 CrossFit Regionals and 2024 Semifinals Snatch Ladders
- 2024 CrossFit Games North America East Semifinal Winners and Qualifiers: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Jeffrey Adler Reign at Syndicate Crown
- Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Proves Unbeatable as Ever in Knoxville
- 2024 CrossFit Games North America East Semifinals Day 2 Women’s Recap: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Sweeps Saturday
- 2024 CrossFit Games North America West Semifinals Day 2 Recap: Hattie Kanyo, Caitlin Bernardin Surprise in California
- 2024 CrossFit Games Europe Semifinal Winners and Qualifiers: Laura Horvath and Lazar Ðukić Reign Supreme
- 2024 CrossFit Games Asia Semifinal Winners and Qualifiers: Seher Kaya and Ivan Kukartsev Come Out on Top
- 2024 CrossFit Games Europe Semifinals Day 2 Recap: Gabi Migala Holds the Lead, Laura Horvath Closes In
- 2024 CrossFit Games Asia Semifinal Preview: How To Watch, Rosters, and Schedule
- Was the 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals Missing a Strength Test?
- Of Moms and Masters Athletes: 6 Inspiring Women Who Just (Unofficially) Qualified for the CrossFit Semifinals
- 2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.3 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- 2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.2 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
CrossFit
- Rival Podcasters John Wooley and Sevan Matossian to Go Head-to-Head in 2025 CrossFit Open
- A Look Back at 8 CrossFit Trends From 2024
- New Research Suggests CrossFit Training Could Reduce Prescription Medication Use
- Team Rest of World Beats Team Europe at FitFest 2024
- ‘Fittest on Earth: Final Showdown in Madtown’ — Our Take on the Latest CrossFit Documentary
- CrossFit Coach Rope Climbs Equivalent Height of Mount Everest, Winds Up in Hospital for 5 Days
- Gym Owners Wanting Time Off Over the Holidays Should Consider Unattended Access
- Fernando Llaneza Shares His “Roller Coaster” Six Months, From His Semifinals Debut to His Battle With Cancer
- Client Retention Up, Coach Pay and Membership Rates Still Need Work, Says 2024 State of the Industry Report
- BREAKING: “Disappointed” and “Dissatisfied,” Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association Issues Response to CrossFit LLC
- Why I’m Thankful I Found CrossFit in 2008
- WODs & Wisdom Part 4: Longtime Affiliate Owners Talk What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed in Business
- CrossFit’s New Athlete Council – Learning Lessons From the Past
- BREAKING: CrossFit Concludes Third-Party Investigation Into Lazar Đukić’s Death – Will Not Reveal Details
- From Battling Cancer to Unmanageable Rent Increases: Why CrossFit Affiliate Owner Kirby Martin Has Stuck It Out for 10 Years
- Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association Announces Newly Elected Athlete Board
- CrossFit Skylands Steps Up for Veterans in November, Raises $22,105 and Counting
- Your Belly Fat Might be Healthier if You Work Out, New Research Suggests
- Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, Jeff Adler Win the 2024 Rogue Invitational
- Rogue Invitational Day 1 Recap: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Sweeps, Jeff Adler Leads the Men
- WODs & Wisdom Part 2: Longtime Gym Owners Talk About the Evolution of CrossFit Programming
- BREAKING: Brent Fikowski to Retire After 2024 Rogue Invitational
- Affiliate of the Month: Rare Breed CrossFit Offers Fitness Home for LGBTQ+ Community in Kansas City
- The CrossFit Leaderboard – Source of Anxiety or Value Add for Your Community?
- CrossFit Coach Has Raised $20,000 for Movember in the Last Three Years — He Wants to Add $15,000 in 2024
- Why This Indiana Couple Moved to South Africa to Open a Nonprofit CrossFit Affiliate
- Coming Full Circle: Meet Tayla Howe, 2024 Rogue Invitational Qualifier
- PushPress Data Shows CrossFit Gyms Outperforming Others
- Dana Paran Surprises Herself, Qualifies for 2024 Rogue Invitational
- Is CrossFit Paving the Way for Women in All Sports?
- The World Anti-Doping Agency Releases 2025 Banned Substances Updates – How Does This Affect CrossFit?
- 5 Things the CrossFit Games Can Learn From the TYR Cup
- From Weightlifting to Gym Ownership: Meet Two-Time Olympian and CrossFit Affiliate Owner Wes Kitts
- October Affiliate of the Month: Rogue River CrossFit Raises $60,000+ for Charitable Organizations
- Geaux CrossFit Launches Initiative to Help Larger-Bodied People Transform Their Health
- How a School in Malaysia Built a CrossFit Program During the Pandemic — and Why It Continues to Grow
- What Is Greg Glassman’s MetFix? Co-Founder Emily Kaplan Reveals the Details
- Interview: James Sprague on His CrossFit Games Win and the Surprising Tool He Used During Every Workout in Fort Worth
- Inside the Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association: 6 Key Takeaways From the TEF Interview With Brent Fikowski and Pat Vellner
- You Might Be Able to Blame Genetics for Your Tight Hamstrings, Study Suggests
- 2024 Rookies Claudia Gluck and Hattie Kanyo Share Their CrossFit Games Stories
- CrossFit CEO Don Faul Updates Athletes on Investigation Into Lazar Đukić’s Death and the Future of the Sport
- Northern California Classic Partners With PFAA to Approve Open-Water Swim Event
- “Many Mixed Emotions”: Emily Rolfe on Her CrossFit Games Podium Finish
- 5 Key Takeaways From Our Call With the PFAA About CrossFit Safety
- PFAA Calls for Dave Castro’s Removal From CrossFit’s Sport Team
- New Study Finds Link Between Elite Athletic Performance and Longevity
- Bar Path CrossFit Helps Dozens of Elderly Men With Parkinson’s Disease
- Inside the Decision to Continue the 2024 CrossFit Games Following Lazar Đukić’s Tragic Death
- Games Athlete Brent Fikowski Highlights CrossFit’s Repeated Failure to Prioritize Safety: “It’s a Pattern of Behavior”
- CrossFit Community Looks to Athletes on Social Media, Aims to Connect With Đukić Family
- Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Wins the 2024 CrossFit Games, Her 7th Overall
- UPDATE: 2024 CrossFit Games Prize Purse Details Revealed, No Increase From 2023 for Elites
- “He Was There, Then He Was Gone”: Former Lifeguard Gives Eyewitness Account of Lazar Đukić’s Death
- 2024 CrossFit Games Event 7 “Push Pull 2.0” Results: Freestanding Handstand Push-Ups Make the Difference
- 2024 CrossFit Games Event 6 “Clean Ladder” Results: Strength and Speed Prevail
- 2024 CrossFit Games Event 5 “Chad” Results: Athletes Step Up on Saturday Morning
- “You Loved the Sport That Didn’t Love You Back”: Luka Đukić Comments on Brother Lazar’s Death
- Jeff Adler Withdraws From the 2024 CrossFit Games
- Laura Horvath Withdraws From the 2024 CrossFit Games
- CrossFit Community Reacts to Lazar Đukić’s Death
- BREAKING: Lazar Đukić Drowned During 2024 CrossFit Games Opening Event, CrossFit Makes Statement
- How Jeffrey Adler, Pat Vellner, and Other Top Crossfit Games Athletes Are Tapering for Fort Worth
- 2024 CrossFit Games Predictions: Women’s Podium Picks and Dark Horses
- From a CrossFit Games Qualification to Postpartum PRs: How One MCU Writer’s Fitness Journey Came Full Circle After Giving Birth
- Haley Morrone: Health Scare “Could Have Been Much Worse” if It Weren’t for CrossFit
- 5 CrossFit Games Storylines You Should Pay Attention To
- Will One of These 3 Veteran Women Finally Get to the CrossFit Games Podium This Summer?
- 25 Nations Will Be Represented at the 2024 CrossFit Games
- Event 1 of the 2024 CrossFit Games Is “Run Swim” — Light on Details, Heavy on History
- Study: One Year of Resistance Training Can Benefit Older Adults for Years Afterward
- How Big Are CrossFit Games Athletes’ Legs? We Got Answers From Justin Medeiros, Arielle Loewen, and More
- Ant Haynes Talks About His UCL Tear at the 2024 Asia Semifinals
- Affiliate of the Month: Dreamtown CrossFit Owner Jason Berger Chooses Happiness and Health Over Wealth
- “Genuinely Heartbreaking”: CrossFit Games Vet Ant Haynes Reacts to Three of the Top Four Asia Semifinal Men Failing Drug Tests
- CrossFit Games Rookie Spotlight: Lexi Neely and Her Six-Year Journey to the Games
- How Being Part of the YMCA Helps This CrossFit Affiliate Flourish
- 6 Athletes Who Quietly Cruised to a 2024 CrossFit Games Spot
- A Look Back: Comparing the 2016 CrossFit Regionals and 2024 Semifinals Snatch Ladders
- Affiliate of the Month: CrossFit Northtowne Serves Veterans, First Responders, and Adaptive Athletes Nationwide
- 2024 CrossFit Games North America East Semifinal Winners and Qualifiers: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Jeffrey Adler Reign at Syndicate Crown
- Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Proves Unbeatable as Ever in Knoxville
- 2024 CrossFit Games North America East Semifinals Day 2 Women’s Recap: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Sweeps Saturday
- Semifinal Spotlight: How Erica Folo’s Time at University (and a WWE Tryout) Cemented Her Love of CrossFit
- Small Gesture, Big Love: 70 Affiliates Send CrossFit Swag to South African Coaches
- 2024 CrossFit Games North America West Semifinals Day 2 Recap: Hattie Kanyo, Caitlin Bernardin Surprise in California
- 2024 CrossFit Games Europe Semifinal Winners and Qualifiers: Laura Horvath and Lazar Ðukić Reign Supreme
- 2024 CrossFit Games Asia Semifinal Winners and Qualifiers: Seher Kaya and Ivan Kukartsev Come Out on Top
- 2024 CrossFit Games Europe Semifinals Day 2 Recap: Gabi Migala Holds the Lead, Laura Horvath Closes In
- 2024 CrossFit Games Asia Semifinal Preview: How To Watch, Rosters, and Schedule
- Forging Youth Resilience Sets Dual Goals: Raise $100,000 in May and Publish New Research Study
- Affiliate of the Month: All Level CrossFit Doing All the Good Deeds in Ontario
- Interview: 10-Time Champ Rich Froning on His Upcoming 100-Mile Bike Race (and Why He’ll Never Compete at the CrossFit Games Again)
- Hip Replacement and Chronic Leukemia Are No Problem for 63-Year-Old CrossFit Quarterfinals Qualifier Mary Harrison
- Was the 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals Missing a Strength Test?
- After 27 Years in Prison, Trevor Jones Competes in Quarterfinals
- Of Moms and Masters Athletes: 6 Inspiring Women Who Just (Unofficially) Qualified for the CrossFit Semifinals
- How CrossFit Helped Paula Larsen Mamani Get Through a “Painful” Divorce, All the Way to Quarterfinals
- Interview: Dr. Christina Prevett on New Study That CrossFit During Pregnancy May Result in Fewer Complications
- Interview: Is It Finally Anikha Greer’s Time?
- Breaking: Mat Fraser’s HWPO Training Acquires Deka Comp; Launches Affiliate Programming With Michele Letendre
- Korey Bromery Attempts to Qualify for the U.S. Army National Best Warrior Competition and CrossFit Semifinals in the Same Week
- Coming “Full Circle”: CrossFit Level 2 Seminar Headed to Garage Affiliate in South Africa
- Alyssa Kobela: From Ineligible in 2023 to Adaptive Open Winner in 2024
- Affiliate of the Month: Mach983 CrossFit Serves at-Risk Youth, Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, and Veterans in Colorado
- CrossFit Oslo Qualifies 109 Athletes to Quarterfinals — Why Are They So Successful?
- “We Just Do CrossFit”: The Secret to CrossFit Nashville’s Longevity
- 2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.3 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- Caitlin Stevenson: From 350 Pounds Bodyweight and Bariatric Surgery to the CrossFit Open
- Longtime CrossFit Coach Danny Lesslie Faces $200,000 in Medical Bills for Wife’s Cancer Treatment
- Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir Launch Program for Women in Menopause
- 2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.2 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- CrossFit Rising Oak: Raising the Bar for CrossFit in South Africa
- Mayhem Mission Aims to Raise $100,000 for Human Trafficking Nonprofit in March
- 2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.1 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- 9 Tips To Be a Low-Maintenance CrossFit Open Participant This Year
- Women Get More Health Benefits From Regular Exercise Than Men, New Research Suggests
- Meet Dylan Gibbs: The First U.S. Male Collegiate Functional Fitness National Champion
- Returning to the Gym: Changes CrossFit Athletes Should Expect
- Scott Tetlow: Sitting Pretty With One CrossFit Open Workout to Go
CrossFit Games
- Inside the Decision to Continue the 2024 CrossFit Games Following Lazar Đukić’s Tragic Death
- Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Wins the 2024 CrossFit Games, Her 7th Overall
- 2024 CrossFit Games Event 7 “Push Pull 2.0” Results: Freestanding Handstand Push-Ups Make the Difference
- 2024 CrossFit Games Event 6 “Clean Ladder” Results: Strength and Speed Prevail
- 2024 CrossFit Games Event 5 “Chad” Results: Athletes Step Up on Saturday Morning
- “You Loved the Sport That Didn’t Love You Back”: Luka Đukić Comments on Brother Lazar’s Death
- Jeff Adler Withdraws From the 2024 CrossFit Games
- Laura Horvath Withdraws From the 2024 CrossFit Games
- BREAKING: Lazar Đukić Drowned During 2024 CrossFit Games Opening Event, CrossFit Makes Statement
- How Jeffrey Adler, Pat Vellner, and Other Top Crossfit Games Athletes Are Tapering for Fort Worth
- 2024 CrossFit Games Predictions: Women’s Podium Picks and Dark Horses
- 5 CrossFit Games Storylines You Should Pay Attention To
- Will One of These 3 Veteran Women Finally Get to the CrossFit Games Podium This Summer?
- 25 Nations Will Be Represented at the 2024 CrossFit Games
- Event 1 of the 2024 CrossFit Games Is “Run Swim” — Light on Details, Heavy on History
- “Genuinely Heartbreaking”: CrossFit Games Vet Ant Haynes Reacts to Three of the Top Four Asia Semifinal Men Failing Drug Tests
- 6 Athletes Who Quietly Cruised to a 2024 CrossFit Games Spot
Equipment Guides
Exercise Roundups
Fat Loss
- After MS Diagnosis, Alex Ortiz Turned His Life Around Through Fitness
- Meet Heather Pivoras and the CrossFit Coach Who Helped Transform her Life
Featured
Industry
- Rival Podcasters John Wooley and Sevan Matossian to Go Head-to-Head in 2025 CrossFit Open
- Client Retention Up, Coach Pay and Membership Rates Still Need Work, Says 2024 State of the Industry Report
- BREAKING: “Disappointed” and “Dissatisfied,” Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association Issues Response to CrossFit LLC
- CrossFit’s New Athlete Council – Learning Lessons From the Past
- BREAKING: CrossFit Concludes Third-Party Investigation Into Lazar Đukić’s Death – Will Not Reveal Details
- Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association Announces Newly Elected Athlete Board
- PushPress Data Shows CrossFit Gyms Outperforming Others
- The World Anti-Doping Agency Releases 2025 Banned Substances Updates – How Does This Affect CrossFit?
- What Is Greg Glassman’s MetFix? Co-Founder Emily Kaplan Reveals the Details
- Inside the Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association: 6 Key Takeaways From the TEF Interview With Brent Fikowski and Pat Vellner
- CrossFit CEO Don Faul Updates Athletes on Investigation Into Lazar Đukić’s Death and the Future of the Sport
- 5 Key Takeaways From Our Call With the PFAA About CrossFit Safety
- PFAA Calls for Dave Castro’s Removal From CrossFit’s Sport Team
- Games Athlete Brent Fikowski Highlights CrossFit’s Repeated Failure to Prioritize Safety: “It’s a Pattern of Behavior”
- UPDATE: 2024 CrossFit Games Prize Purse Details Revealed, No Increase From 2023 for Elites
- Breaking: Mat Fraser’s HWPO Training Acquires Deka Comp; Launches Affiliate Programming With Michele Letendre
Latest Research
- Your Belly Fat Might be Healthier if You Work Out, New Research Suggests
- Women Get More Health Benefits From Regular Exercise Than Men, New Research Suggests
Lifestyle
- A Look Back at 8 CrossFit Trends From 2024
- New Research Suggests CrossFit Training Could Reduce Prescription Medication Use
- ‘Fittest on Earth: Final Showdown in Madtown’ — Our Take on the Latest CrossFit Documentary
- Gym Owners Wanting Time Off Over the Holidays Should Consider Unattended Access
- Why I’m Thankful I Found CrossFit in 2008
- WODs & Wisdom Part 4: Longtime Affiliate Owners Talk What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed in Business
- WODs & Wisdom Part 2: Longtime Gym Owners Talk About the Evolution of CrossFit Programming
- The CrossFit Leaderboard – Source of Anxiety or Value Add for Your Community?
- Is CrossFit Paving the Way for Women in All Sports?
- You Might Be Able to Blame Genetics for Your Tight Hamstrings, Study Suggests
- New Study Finds Link Between Elite Athletic Performance and Longevity
- From a CrossFit Games Qualification to Postpartum PRs: How One MCU Writer’s Fitness Journey Came Full Circle After Giving Birth
- Study: One Year of Resistance Training Can Benefit Older Adults for Years Afterward
- How Big Are CrossFit Games Athletes’ Legs? We Got Answers From Justin Medeiros, Arielle Loewen, and More
- Small Gesture, Big Love: 70 Affiliates Send CrossFit Swag to South African Coaches
- Interview: Dr. Christina Prevett on New Study That CrossFit During Pregnancy May Result in Fewer Complications
News
- Rival Podcasters John Wooley and Sevan Matossian to Go Head-to-Head in 2025 CrossFit Open
- A Look Back at 8 CrossFit Trends From 2024
- New Research Suggests CrossFit Training Could Reduce Prescription Medication Use
- Team Rest of World Beats Team Europe at FitFest 2024
- ‘Fittest on Earth: Final Showdown in Madtown’ — Our Take on the Latest CrossFit Documentary
- CrossFit Coach Rope Climbs Equivalent Height of Mount Everest, Winds Up in Hospital for 5 Days
- Gym Owners Wanting Time Off Over the Holidays Should Consider Unattended Access
- Fernando Llaneza Shares His “Roller Coaster” Six Months, From His Semifinals Debut to His Battle With Cancer
- Client Retention Up, Coach Pay and Membership Rates Still Need Work, Says 2024 State of the Industry Report
- BREAKING: “Disappointed” and “Dissatisfied,” Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association Issues Response to CrossFit LLC
- Why I’m Thankful I Found CrossFit in 2008
- WODs & Wisdom Part 4: Longtime Affiliate Owners Talk What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed in Business
- CrossFit’s New Athlete Council – Learning Lessons From the Past
- BREAKING: CrossFit Concludes Third-Party Investigation Into Lazar Đukić’s Death – Will Not Reveal Details
- From Battling Cancer to Unmanageable Rent Increases: Why CrossFit Affiliate Owner Kirby Martin Has Stuck It Out for 10 Years
- Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association Announces Newly Elected Athlete Board
- CrossFit Skylands Steps Up for Veterans in November, Raises $22,105 and Counting
- Your Belly Fat Might be Healthier if You Work Out, New Research Suggests
- Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, Jeff Adler Win the 2024 Rogue Invitational
- Rogue Invitational Day 1 Recap: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Sweeps, Jeff Adler Leads the Men
- WODs & Wisdom Part 2: Longtime Gym Owners Talk About the Evolution of CrossFit Programming
- BREAKING: Brent Fikowski to Retire After 2024 Rogue Invitational
- Affiliate of the Month: Rare Breed CrossFit Offers Fitness Home for LGBTQ+ Community in Kansas City
- The CrossFit Leaderboard – Source of Anxiety or Value Add for Your Community?
- CrossFit Coach Has Raised $20,000 for Movember in the Last Three Years — He Wants to Add $15,000 in 2024
- Why This Indiana Couple Moved to South Africa to Open a Nonprofit CrossFit Affiliate
- Coming Full Circle: Meet Tayla Howe, 2024 Rogue Invitational Qualifier
- PushPress Data Shows CrossFit Gyms Outperforming Others
- Dana Paran Surprises Herself, Qualifies for 2024 Rogue Invitational
- Is CrossFit Paving the Way for Women in All Sports?
- The World Anti-Doping Agency Releases 2025 Banned Substances Updates – How Does This Affect CrossFit?
- 5 Things the CrossFit Games Can Learn From the TYR Cup
- From Weightlifting to Gym Ownership: Meet Two-Time Olympian and CrossFit Affiliate Owner Wes Kitts
- October Affiliate of the Month: Rogue River CrossFit Raises $60,000+ for Charitable Organizations
- Geaux CrossFit Launches Initiative to Help Larger-Bodied People Transform Their Health
- How a School in Malaysia Built a CrossFit Program During the Pandemic — and Why It Continues to Grow
- What Is Greg Glassman’s MetFix? Co-Founder Emily Kaplan Reveals the Details
- Interview: James Sprague on His CrossFit Games Win and the Surprising Tool He Used During Every Workout in Fort Worth
- Inside the Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association: 6 Key Takeaways From the TEF Interview With Brent Fikowski and Pat Vellner
- You Might Be Able to Blame Genetics for Your Tight Hamstrings, Study Suggests
- 2024 Rookies Claudia Gluck and Hattie Kanyo Share Their CrossFit Games Stories
- CrossFit CEO Don Faul Updates Athletes on Investigation Into Lazar Đukić’s Death and the Future of the Sport
- Northern California Classic Partners With PFAA to Approve Open-Water Swim Event
- “Many Mixed Emotions”: Emily Rolfe on Her CrossFit Games Podium Finish
- 5 Key Takeaways From Our Call With the PFAA About CrossFit Safety
- PFAA Calls for Dave Castro’s Removal From CrossFit’s Sport Team
- New Study Finds Link Between Elite Athletic Performance and Longevity
- Bar Path CrossFit Helps Dozens of Elderly Men With Parkinson’s Disease
- Inside the Decision to Continue the 2024 CrossFit Games Following Lazar Đukić’s Tragic Death
- Games Athlete Brent Fikowski Highlights CrossFit’s Repeated Failure to Prioritize Safety: “It’s a Pattern of Behavior”
- CrossFit Community Looks to Athletes on Social Media, Aims to Connect With Đukić Family
- Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Wins the 2024 CrossFit Games, Her 7th Overall
- UPDATE: 2024 CrossFit Games Prize Purse Details Revealed, No Increase From 2023 for Elites
- “He Was There, Then He Was Gone”: Former Lifeguard Gives Eyewitness Account of Lazar Đukić’s Death
- 2024 CrossFit Games Event 7 “Push Pull 2.0” Results: Freestanding Handstand Push-Ups Make the Difference
- 2024 CrossFit Games Event 6 “Clean Ladder” Results: Strength and Speed Prevail
- 2024 CrossFit Games Event 5 “Chad” Results: Athletes Step Up on Saturday Morning
- “You Loved the Sport That Didn’t Love You Back”: Luka Đukić Comments on Brother Lazar’s Death
- Jeff Adler Withdraws From the 2024 CrossFit Games
- Laura Horvath Withdraws From the 2024 CrossFit Games
- CrossFit Community Reacts to Lazar Đukić’s Death
- BREAKING: Lazar Đukić Drowned During 2024 CrossFit Games Opening Event, CrossFit Makes Statement
- How Jeffrey Adler, Pat Vellner, and Other Top Crossfit Games Athletes Are Tapering for Fort Worth
- 2024 CrossFit Games Predictions: Women’s Podium Picks and Dark Horses
- From a CrossFit Games Qualification to Postpartum PRs: How One MCU Writer’s Fitness Journey Came Full Circle After Giving Birth
- Haley Morrone: Health Scare “Could Have Been Much Worse” if It Weren’t for CrossFit
- 5 CrossFit Games Storylines You Should Pay Attention To
- Will One of These 3 Veteran Women Finally Get to the CrossFit Games Podium This Summer?
- 25 Nations Will Be Represented at the 2024 CrossFit Games
- Event 1 of the 2024 CrossFit Games Is “Run Swim” — Light on Details, Heavy on History
- Study: One Year of Resistance Training Can Benefit Older Adults for Years Afterward
- How Big Are CrossFit Games Athletes’ Legs? We Got Answers From Justin Medeiros, Arielle Loewen, and More
- Ant Haynes Talks About His UCL Tear at the 2024 Asia Semifinals
- Affiliate of the Month: Dreamtown CrossFit Owner Jason Berger Chooses Happiness and Health Over Wealth
- “Genuinely Heartbreaking”: CrossFit Games Vet Ant Haynes Reacts to Three of the Top Four Asia Semifinal Men Failing Drug Tests
- CrossFit Games Rookie Spotlight: Lexi Neely and Her Six-Year Journey to the Games
- How Being Part of the YMCA Helps This CrossFit Affiliate Flourish
- 6 Athletes Who Quietly Cruised to a 2024 CrossFit Games Spot
- A Look Back: Comparing the 2016 CrossFit Regionals and 2024 Semifinals Snatch Ladders
- Affiliate of the Month: CrossFit Northtowne Serves Veterans, First Responders, and Adaptive Athletes Nationwide
- 2024 CrossFit Games North America East Semifinal Winners and Qualifiers: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Jeffrey Adler Reign at Syndicate Crown
- Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Proves Unbeatable as Ever in Knoxville
- 2024 CrossFit Games North America East Semifinals Day 2 Women’s Recap: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Sweeps Saturday
- Semifinal Spotlight: How Erica Folo’s Time at University (and a WWE Tryout) Cemented Her Love of CrossFit
- Small Gesture, Big Love: 70 Affiliates Send CrossFit Swag to South African Coaches
- 2024 CrossFit Games North America West Semifinals Day 2 Recap: Hattie Kanyo, Caitlin Bernardin Surprise in California
- 2024 CrossFit Games Europe Semifinal Winners and Qualifiers: Laura Horvath and Lazar Ðukić Reign Supreme
- 2024 CrossFit Games Asia Semifinal Winners and Qualifiers: Seher Kaya and Ivan Kukartsev Come Out on Top
- 2024 CrossFit Games Europe Semifinals Day 2 Recap: Gabi Migala Holds the Lead, Laura Horvath Closes In
- 2024 CrossFit Games Asia Semifinal Preview: How To Watch, Rosters, and Schedule
- Forging Youth Resilience Sets Dual Goals: Raise $100,000 in May and Publish New Research Study
- Affiliate of the Month: All Level CrossFit Doing All the Good Deeds in Ontario
- Interview: 10-Time Champ Rich Froning on His Upcoming 100-Mile Bike Race (and Why He’ll Never Compete at the CrossFit Games Again)
- Hip Replacement and Chronic Leukemia Are No Problem for 63-Year-Old CrossFit Quarterfinals Qualifier Mary Harrison
- Was the 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals Missing a Strength Test?
- After 27 Years in Prison, Trevor Jones Competes in Quarterfinals
- Of Moms and Masters Athletes: 6 Inspiring Women Who Just (Unofficially) Qualified for the CrossFit Semifinals
- How CrossFit Helped Paula Larsen Mamani Get Through a “Painful” Divorce, All the Way to Quarterfinals
- Interview: Dr. Christina Prevett on New Study That CrossFit During Pregnancy May Result in Fewer Complications
- Interview: Is It Finally Anikha Greer’s Time?
- Breaking: Mat Fraser’s HWPO Training Acquires Deka Comp; Launches Affiliate Programming With Michele Letendre
- Korey Bromery Attempts to Qualify for the U.S. Army National Best Warrior Competition and CrossFit Semifinals in the Same Week
- Coming “Full Circle”: CrossFit Level 2 Seminar Headed to Garage Affiliate in South Africa
- Alyssa Kobela: From Ineligible in 2023 to Adaptive Open Winner in 2024
- Affiliate of the Month: Mach983 CrossFit Serves at-Risk Youth, Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, and Veterans in Colorado
- CrossFit Oslo Qualifies 109 Athletes to Quarterfinals — Why Are They So Successful?
- “We Just Do CrossFit”: The Secret to CrossFit Nashville’s Longevity
- 2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.3 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- Caitlin Stevenson: From 350 Pounds Bodyweight and Bariatric Surgery to the CrossFit Open
- Longtime CrossFit Coach Danny Lesslie Faces $200,000 in Medical Bills for Wife’s Cancer Treatment
- Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir Launch Program for Women in Menopause
- 2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.2 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- CrossFit Rising Oak: Raising the Bar for CrossFit in South Africa
- Mayhem Mission Aims to Raise $100,000 for Human Trafficking Nonprofit in March
- 2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.1 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- 9 Tips To Be a Low-Maintenance CrossFit Open Participant This Year
- Women Get More Health Benefits From Regular Exercise Than Men, New Research Suggests
- Meet Dylan Gibbs: The First U.S. Male Collegiate Functional Fitness National Champion
- Firefighter and Masters CrossFitter Carol Mezen Talks Gaining Confidence, Putting on 30 Pounds of Muscle
- Masters Collective Winner Jody Clements Says Fitness Is Just One Piece of CrossFit
- Kristine Best: First-Time CrossFit Games Competitor Talks Breaking Through and Training for the Unknown
- Multi-Time Paralympian Ali Jawad Talks Training and Anti-Doping Efforts in Paralympic Powerlifting
- How CrossFit Games Masters Athlete Jarka Giangiulio Got Her First Muscle-Up At 60
- Vaughan DeBarr’s Message to Adaptive Athletes: “Fight the fight. One step at a time.”
- Chloe Lansing: Deadlifting 500 Pounds and Fighting for Inclusivity in Strength
- Antonio Martin: Untrained 430 Pound Bench Press to Para Powerlifting Superstar
- Logan Aldridge: Well Armed with One-Arm in Fitness, Sports, and CrossFit
- Desperate Times Called for Homemade Concrete Dumbbells
- Pandemic-Inspired Fitness: How Gyms Around the World Adapt
- As Gyms Reopen, Owners Ask: Can Air Bikes and Rowing Machines Spread Disease?
- 10 Questions With Two-time CrossFit Games Qualifier Brooke Haas
- 10 Questions with Canadian CrossFit Games Athlete Jean-Simon Lemaire
- 10 Questions with First-Time CrossFit Games Qualifier Andrea Solberg
- 10 Questions With First-Time CrossFit Games Qualifier Scott Tetlow
- Returning to the Gym: Changes CrossFit Athletes Should Expect
- Leading the Way: The Next Wave in Online Functional Fitness?
- COVID-19 and Member Retention: How Will Small Gyms and CrossFit Boxes Survive?
- Four Teens to Watch During The CrossFit Games Age Group Online Qualifier
- Meet the Couple in the Best Shape of Their Lives At 80
- Meet the Filipino National CrossFit Champion Robin Jaramillo
- Meet Sana’a Mandar: The First Moroccan Woman to Compete at the CrossFit Games
- Meet CrossFit Games Athlete Nastassia Kaddour: Breaking New Ground for Covered Women
- Dear Ladies: Don’t Fear Heavy Weights. Lifting Them Alone Won’t Bulk You Up
- 10 Up-and-Coming CrossFit Athletes to Watch In 2020 and Beyond
- 10 Most Memorable CrossFit Games Moments of 2019
- Maddie Sturt’s Quest For a Fifth CrossFit Games
- 10 CrossFit Women Who Inspired Us In 2019
- How Tyler Christophel Broke Into the Top 10 in the World in the CrossFit Open
- How Andrea Nisler Accidentally Finished in the Top 20 in the 2020 CrossFit Open
- Scott Tetlow: Sitting Pretty With One CrossFit Open Workout to Go
- Kendall Vincelette: Going At It Alone
- Meet Cedric Lapointe: The Most Talented CrossFit Athlete You Probably Don’t Know
- Get to Know Emma McQuaid: The Fastest in the World At CrossFit Open 20.1
- Emily Rolfe: Proving She’s No One-Hit Wonder At the 2019 CrossFit Games
Nutrition
- 14 CrossFit Games Women Reveal Their Daily Macros
- After MS Diagnosis, Alex Ortiz Turned His Life Around Through Fitness
- Meet Heather Pivoras and the CrossFit Coach Who Helped Transform her Life
- Why Protein Isn’t Created Equal (And How to Find the Best Sources for Your Needs)
- 7 Ways Athletes Can Slash Their Grocery Bills in 2020
- Combating the Winter Blues this Winter? Start With Vitamin D
Op-Ed
- A How-To Guide for Assessing Personal Training Clients Remotely
- Macro Counting Might Bring Results, But At What Cost?
- When Someone Tests Positive at Your Gym: Two Owners Share Their Thoughts
- OpEd: The “CrossFit” Community Is Going to be Okay
- 3 Misconceptions CrossFit® Athletes Have About Nutrition
- What to Focus on When Getting Back into Fitness Postpartum
- Rotational, Reactive, and Lateral: Three Forgotten Pieces of the Strength Training Puzzle
- Why I’m Not Going Back to the Gym (Yet)
- 5 Tips to Transition Your Gym Away from the Group Class Model
- COVID-19: The Launching Pad to Fix a Broken Fitness Industry?
- Op-Ed: How Gyms Can Compensate Trainers Through Social Distancing and Beyond
- Fitness on Lockdown: 9 Days and Counting in France
- Managing Strength Training Through Menopause
- Do You Really Need a 30-Minute Warm-Up?
- 7 Tips to Avoid Burnout As a Personal Trainer
- Is Remote Coaching Right for You?
- 5 Ways to Make Social Media Improve Your Training
- 5 Things You Probably Won’t Learn in a CrossFit Intro Group Class
- 4 Reasons Not to Run a Short-Term Fitness Challenge
- 5 Big Offenses to Avoid When Visiting a New CrossFit Gym
- Why I Can’t Just “Teach You” a Pistol Squat
- The Female Cycle and Strength Training: When to Push and When to Hold Back
- Why Membership Numbers Tell You Nothing About A Gym’s Success
- How to Solve the Charcuterie Conundrum if You’re Gluten-Free, Keto, or Macro-Counting
- “You Have Nice Legs”: One Woman’s Take On Unsolicited Gym Comments
- 5 Keys to Keeping Personal Training Clients for Years
- 5 Keys to Earning a Professional Wage As a Fitness Coach
Powerlifting
- Multi-Time Paralympian Ali Jawad Talks Training and Anti-Doping Efforts in Paralympic Powerlifting
- Vaughan DeBarr’s Message to Adaptive Athletes: “Fight the fight. One step at a time.”
- Chloe Lansing: Deadlifting 500 Pounds and Fighting for Inclusivity in Strength
- Antonio Martin: Untrained 430 Pound Bench Press to Para Powerlifting Superstar
Profiles
- CrossFit Coach Rope Climbs Equivalent Height of Mount Everest, Winds Up in Hospital for 5 Days
- Fernando Llaneza Shares His “Roller Coaster” Six Months, From His Semifinals Debut to His Battle With Cancer
- From Battling Cancer to Unmanageable Rent Increases: Why CrossFit Affiliate Owner Kirby Martin Has Stuck It Out for 10 Years
- CrossFit Skylands Steps Up for Veterans in November, Raises $22,105 and Counting
- BREAKING: Brent Fikowski to Retire After 2024 Rogue Invitational
- Affiliate of the Month: Rare Breed CrossFit Offers Fitness Home for LGBTQ+ Community in Kansas City
- CrossFit Coach Has Raised $20,000 for Movember in the Last Three Years — He Wants to Add $15,000 in 2024
- Why This Indiana Couple Moved to South Africa to Open a Nonprofit CrossFit Affiliate
- Coming Full Circle: Meet Tayla Howe, 2024 Rogue Invitational Qualifier
- Dana Paran Surprises Herself, Qualifies for 2024 Rogue Invitational
- From Weightlifting to Gym Ownership: Meet Two-Time Olympian and CrossFit Affiliate Owner Wes Kitts
- October Affiliate of the Month: Rogue River CrossFit Raises $60,000+ for Charitable Organizations
- Geaux CrossFit Launches Initiative to Help Larger-Bodied People Transform Their Health
- How a School in Malaysia Built a CrossFit Program During the Pandemic — and Why It Continues to Grow
- Interview: James Sprague on His CrossFit Games Win and the Surprising Tool He Used During Every Workout in Fort Worth
- 2024 Rookies Claudia Gluck and Hattie Kanyo Share Their CrossFit Games Stories
- “Many Mixed Emotions”: Emily Rolfe on Her CrossFit Games Podium Finish
- “He Was There, Then He Was Gone”: Former Lifeguard Gives Eyewitness Account of Lazar Đukić’s Death
- Haley Morrone: Health Scare “Could Have Been Much Worse” if It Weren’t for CrossFit
- Ant Haynes Talks About His UCL Tear at the 2024 Asia Semifinals
- CrossFit Games Rookie Spotlight: Lexi Neely and Her Six-Year Journey to the Games
- Semifinal Spotlight: How Erica Folo’s Time at University (and a WWE Tryout) Cemented Her Love of CrossFit
- Forging Youth Resilience Sets Dual Goals: Raise $100,000 in May and Publish New Research Study
- Affiliate of the Month: All Level CrossFit Doing All the Good Deeds in Ontario
- Interview: 10-Time Champ Rich Froning on His Upcoming 100-Mile Bike Race (and Why He’ll Never Compete at the CrossFit Games Again)
- Hip Replacement and Chronic Leukemia Are No Problem for 63-Year-Old CrossFit Quarterfinals Qualifier Mary Harrison
- After 27 Years in Prison, Trevor Jones Competes in Quarterfinals
- Interview: Is It Finally Anikha Greer’s Time?
- Korey Bromery Attempts to Qualify for the U.S. Army National Best Warrior Competition and CrossFit Semifinals in the Same Week
- Coming “Full Circle”: CrossFit Level 2 Seminar Headed to Garage Affiliate in South Africa
- Alyssa Kobela: From Ineligible in 2023 to Adaptive Open Winner in 2024
- CrossFit Oslo Qualifies 109 Athletes to Quarterfinals — Why Are They So Successful?
- “We Just Do CrossFit”: The Secret to CrossFit Nashville’s Longevity
- Caitlin Stevenson: From 350 Pounds Bodyweight and Bariatric Surgery to the CrossFit Open
- Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir Launch Program for Women in Menopause
Programs
- 3 Ab Challenges You Might Not be Able to Complete on First Attempt
- The Most Versatile Piece of Equipment You Might Be Forgetting to Use
- So Your CrossFit Box Is Closed? Adapt With A Week of At-Home Workouts
Pushly
- BREAKING: CrossFit Concludes Third-Party Investigation Into Lazar Đukić’s Death – Will Not Reveal Details
- BREAKING: Brent Fikowski to Retire After 2024 Rogue Invitational
- “You Loved the Sport That Didn’t Love You Back”: Luka Đukić Comments on Brother Lazar’s Death
- 2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.3 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- 2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.2 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
Strongman
Top Athletes
- Firefighter and Masters CrossFitter Carol Mezen Talks Gaining Confidence, Putting on 30 Pounds of Muscle
- Masters Collective Winner Jody Clements Says Fitness Is Just One Piece of CrossFit
- Kristine Best: First-Time CrossFit Games Competitor Talks Breaking Through and Training for the Unknown
- How CrossFit Games Masters Athlete Jarka Giangiulio Got Her First Muscle-Up At 60
- Logan Aldridge: Well Armed with One-Arm in Fitness, Sports, and CrossFit
- 10 Questions With Two-time CrossFit Games Qualifier Brooke Haas
- 10 Questions with Canadian CrossFit Games Athlete Jean-Simon Lemaire
- 10 Questions with First-Time CrossFit Games Qualifier Andrea Solberg
- 10 Questions With First-Time CrossFit Games Qualifier Scott Tetlow
- Four Teens to Watch During The CrossFit Games Age Group Online Qualifier
- Meet the Filipino National CrossFit Champion Robin Jaramillo
- Meet Sana’a Mandar: The First Moroccan Woman to Compete at the CrossFit Games
- Meet CrossFit Games Athlete Nastassia Kaddour: Breaking New Ground for Covered Women
- 10 Up-and-Coming CrossFit Athletes to Watch In 2020 and Beyond
- Maddie Sturt’s Quest For a Fifth CrossFit Games
- 10 CrossFit Women Who Inspired Us In 2019
- How Tyler Christophel Broke Into the Top 10 in the World in the CrossFit Open
- How Andrea Nisler Accidentally Finished in the Top 20 in the 2020 CrossFit Open
- Kendall Vincelette: Going At It Alone
- Get to Know Emma McQuaid: The Fastest in the World At CrossFit Open 20.1
Training
- Major Fitness Power Rack Showdown: B52 vs. F22 vs. PLM03
- Olympic Rowers Reveal the Mistakes They See CrossFitters Make
- Strength Training Improves Quality of Life, Especially If You’re Stuck Training at Home
- Adaptive Athlete Joe Micco’s Message: Don’t Just Accept Your Prognosis
- 5 Steps to Effective Remote Individual Program Design
- What to Do If You’re Squat or Deadlift Dominant
- The Hollow Body Position: Why It’s So Important for Fitness Athletes
- 5 Tips to Improve Your Recovery Between Intense Workouts
- 3 Reasons CrossFit Athletes Should Train Without a Belt (Sometimes)
- Are Your Abs Actually Strong, or Are Your Hip Flexors Doing the Work?
- 7 Ways to Prepare Your Body (and Your Nervous System) to Lift Heavy Again
- Pay Attention to Your Foot and Ankle Mobility: Your Lifts Will Thank You For It
- 3 Ab Challenges You Might Not be Able to Complete on First Attempt
- Strength Athletes: Don’t Overlook Your Wrists
- Upper Body Isometrics: Why and What You Can Do At Home
- The Most Versatile Piece of Equipment You Might Be Forgetting to Use
- How to Develop Explosive Power Without a Barbell
- Keep Pulling Without a Pull-Up Bar
- Exercising Together Is This CrossFit Family’s Secret Weapon for Social Distancing
- 14 CrossFit Games Women Reveal Their Daily Macros
- So Your CrossFit Box Is Closed? Adapt With A Week of At-Home Workouts
- After MS Diagnosis, Alex Ortiz Turned His Life Around Through Fitness
- Missing Equipment? The CrossFitter’s Guide to Movement Substitutions
- Meet Heather Pivoras and the CrossFit Coach Who Helped Transform her Life
- Why Protein Isn’t Created Equal (And How to Find the Best Sources for Your Needs)
- 6 Drills to Improve Your Muscle-up Transition
- How Hiring a CrossFit Coach Helped Jonathan Headley Lose 100 Pounds in 2019
- Barbell Etiquette: How to Keep Law and Order at the Gym
- 7 Ways to Improve Your Rowing Stroke
- 7 Ways Athletes Can Slash Their Grocery Bills in 2020
- Combating the Winter Blues this Winter? Start With Vitamin D
- Does Your Recovery Suck? Low Iron Could Be to Blame
- 10 Signs Coachability Is Harming Your Gym Progress
- Beyond the Lat Pulldown: How to Fix Your Upper Back Deficiency
- How Tempo Work Helped Me Push Through a Plateau