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.
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Latest Posts
Competition Results
Conditioning
- Tired of Air Squats, Burpees, and Lunges on Repeat?
- So Your CrossFit Box Is Closed? Adapt With A Week of At-Home Workouts
- Do You Really Need a 30-Minute Warm-Up?
- 7 Ways to Improve Your Rowing Stroke
- How Tempo Work Helped Me Push Through a Plateau
CrossFit Games
- 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
Diets
- Op-Ed: The Ridiculousness of Carefully-Packaged, Rigid Diets
- 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
- 10 Foods That Will Make a Splash in 2020 and Beyond
- Does Your Recovery Suck? Low Iron Could Be to Blame
- How to Solve the Charcuterie Conundrum if You’re Gluten-Free, Keto, or Macro-Counting
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
Fitness
- Keep Pulling Without a Pull-Up Bar
- Op-Ed: How Gyms Can Compensate Trainers Through Social Distancing and Beyond
- Exercising Together Is This CrossFit Family’s Secret Weapon for Social Distancing
- Fitness on Lockdown: 9 Days and Counting in France
- COVID-19 and Member Retention: How Will Small Gyms and CrossFit Boxes Survive?
- So Your CrossFit Box Is Closed? Adapt With A Week of At-Home Workouts
- Four Teens to Watch During The CrossFit Games Age Group Online Qualifier
- Missing Equipment? The CrossFitter’s Guide to Movement Substitutions
- Meet Heather Pivoras and the CrossFit Coach Who Helped Transform her Life
- 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
- 6 Drills to Improve Your Muscle-up Transition
- Dear Ladies: Don’t Fear Heavy Weights. Lifting Them Alone Won’t Bulk You Up
- Ryan Grover Took Up CrossFit and Lost 98 Pounds in 2019
- How Hiring a CrossFit Coach Helped Jonathan Headley Lose 100 Pounds in 2019
- 7 Tips to Avoid Burnout As a Personal Trainer
- Is Remote Coaching Right for You?
- 10 Up-and-Coming CrossFit Athletes to Watch In 2020 and Beyond
- 7 Ways to Improve Your Rowing Stroke
- 5 Things You Probably Won’t Learn in a CrossFit Intro Group Class
- 10 Most Memorable CrossFit Games Moments of 2019
- 4 Reasons Not to Run a Short-Term Fitness Challenge
- 5 Big Offenses to Avoid When Visiting a New CrossFit Gym
- Maddie Sturt’s Quest For a Fifth CrossFit Games
- Beyond the Lat Pulldown: How to Fix Your Upper Back Deficiency
- 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
- Why Membership Numbers Tell You Nothing About A Gym’s Success
- Kendall Vincelette: Going At It Alone
- Meet Cedric Lapointe: The Most Talented CrossFit Athlete You Probably Don’t Know
- “You Have Nice Legs”: One Woman’s Take On Unsolicited Gym Comments
- Get to Know Emma McQuaid: The Fastest in the World At CrossFit Open 20.1
- 5 Keys to Keeping Personal Training Clients for Years
- 5 Keys to Earning a Professional Wage As a Fitness Coach
- Emily Rolfe: Proving She’s No One-Hit Wonder At the 2019 CrossFit Games
News
- 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 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
- 10 Most Memorable CrossFit Games Moments of 2019
- Maddie Sturt’s Quest For a Fifth CrossFit Games
- 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
- 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
News Editor's Picks
- Meet CrossFit Games Athlete Nastassia Kaddour: Breaking New Ground for Covered Women
- 10 Up-and-Coming CrossFit Athletes to Watch In 2020 and Beyond
Nutrition
- After MS Diagnosis, Alex Ortiz Turned His Life Around Through Fitness
- Meet Heather Pivoras and the CrossFit Coach Who Helped Transform her Life
- Op-Ed: The Ridiculousness of Carefully-Packaged, Rigid Diets
- 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
- 10 Foods That Will Make a Splash in 2020 and Beyond
- Does Your Recovery Suck? Low Iron Could Be to Blame
- How to Solve the Charcuterie Conundrum if You’re Gluten-Free, Keto, or Macro-Counting
Nutrition Editor's Picks
- 7 Ways Athletes Can Slash Their Grocery Bills in 2020
- 10 Foods That Will Make a Splash in 2020 and Beyond
Op-Ed
- 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
- Op-Ed: The Ridiculousness of Carefully-Packaged, Rigid Diets
- 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
- What’s the REAL Goal? Former CrossFit Games Athlete on Reassessing Your Training
- 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
Pro Tips
- Keep Pulling Without a Pull-Up Bar
- Tired of Air Squats, Burpees, and Lunges on Repeat?
- Missing Equipment? The CrossFitter’s Guide to Movement Substitutions
- 6 Drills to Improve Your Muscle-up Transition
- Barbell Etiquette: How to Keep Law and Order at the Gym
- What’s the REAL Goal? Former CrossFit Games Athlete on Reassessing Your Training
- How Tempo Work Helped Me Push Through a Plateau
- 5 Keys to Earning a Professional Wage As a Fitness Coach
Programs
- So Your CrossFit Box Is Closed? Adapt With A Week of At-Home Workouts
- Is Remote Coaching Right for You?
- Why I Can’t Just “Teach You” a Pistol Squat
Strength & Mass
- Keep Pulling Without a Pull-Up Bar
- 6 Drills to Improve Your Muscle-up Transition
- Why I Can’t Just “Teach You” a Pistol Squat
- The Female Cycle and Strength Training: When to Push and When to Hold Back
- Beyond the Lat Pulldown: How to Fix Your Upper Back Deficiency
- How Tempo Work Helped Me Push Through a Plateau
Top Athletes
- 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
- 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
- Keep Pulling Without a Pull-Up Bar
- Tired of Air Squats, Burpees, and Lunges on Repeat?
- So Your CrossFit Box Is Closed? Adapt With A Week of At-Home Workouts
- Managing Strength Training Through Menopause
- After MS Diagnosis, Alex Ortiz Turned His Life Around Through Fitness
- Missing Equipment? The CrossFitter’s Guide to Movement Substitutions
- 6 Drills to Improve Your Muscle-up Transition
- Do You Really Need a 30-Minute Warm-Up?
- 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 Tips to Avoid Burnout As a Personal Trainer
- Is Remote Coaching Right for You?
- 7 Ways to Improve Your Rowing Stroke
- 5 Ways to Make Social Media Improve Your Training
- What’s the REAL Goal? Former CrossFit Games Athlete on Reassessing Your Training
- Why I Can’t Just “Teach You” a Pistol Squat
- The Female Cycle and Strength Training: When to Push and When to Hold Back
- 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
- “You Have Nice Legs”: One Woman’s Take On Unsolicited Gym Comments
- 5 Keys to Earning a Professional Wage As a Fitness Coach
Training Editor's Picks
Reviews
