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.
BodyBuilding News
Crossfit News
- What We Know (and Don’t) About the 2025 CrossFit Games Workouts
- Tia and Then Who? The Most Unpredictable Women’s CrossFit Games Field in Years
- Meet the 2025 CrossFit Games Demo Team
- How Much Does It Cost to Chase the CrossFit Games Dream?
- Training With Tia — Games Rookie Lucy McGonigle Learns From the Best at PRVN
- Forging Elite Finance – Ben Beck’s Plan to Help Athletes and Gym Owners Build Wealth
- 5 Burning Questions Heading Into the 2025 CrossFit Games
- Carolyne Prevost Steps in for Injured Alex Gazan — Will Compete at CrossFit Games and Age Group Games in August
- Stop Playing Macro Tetris: What These 6 Nutrition Coaches Do Differently
- Annie and Katrin’s Mission – Empowering Women Through Every Season
- Inside Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr’s 2025 CrossFit Games Training
- Alex Gazan Withdraws From the 2025 CrossFit Games
- Which 2025 CrossFit Games Rookies Could Crack the Top 10?
- How Personalized Programming Can Boost Your Bottom Line (Without Burning Hours Each Week)
- Dave Castro Confirms Double-Under Crossovers Are Coming Back to 2025 CrossFit Games
- Comparing the 2025 CrossFit Games and WFP Rosters – Which Field Is Deeper?
- Brent Fikowski Talks New Standards Database and Safety Push on Froning Podcast
- After Tragedy Struck During Their Rookie Years in 2024, These 3 Returning CrossFit Games Athletes Hope for Normalcy in Albany
- The 2025 CrossFit Games Roster Features Athletes From 20 Countries — Here’s How It Breaks Down
- Most 2024 CrossFit Games Athletes Are Out in 2025 — What’s Behind the Massive Turnover?
- “Own Your Health”: CrossFit Redefines Level 1 for Everyone, Not Just Coaches
- CrossFit’s Last Chance Qualifier Sees Record-Low Turnout — Why Athletes Skipped Their Shot at the Games
- Alex Gazan’s CrossFit Games Season in Jeopardy After Car Accident Leaves Her With Fractured Fibula
- From a DIY Jump Rope to Official CrossFit, WFP, and HYROX Partner: The Velites Story
- Who Will Snag the Final CrossFit Games Spots at this Weekend’s Last Chance Qualifier?
- 10-Year CrossFit Gym Owner Patrick Heringer Killed During Home Invasion
- Trolled Online, Fueled by CrossFit – Dan Nides’ ‘Love Is Blind’ Fallout
- Brooke Wells Earns 10th Games Berth — One of Just 6 Women to Do It
- Dave Castro Gives Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr a Deadline to Accept Her CrossFit Games Invite
- 2025 Northern California Classic: How to Watch, Leaderboard, and 5 Things to Know
- After Eight Years of Almost: Anikha Greer Finally Qualifies for the CrossFit Games
- Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Wins the 2025 Torian Pro — Is It Really Her Farewell to CrossFit?
- 2025 Syndicate Crown: How to Watch, Leaderboard, and 5 Things to Know
- 3 Reasons Ben Smith Could Qualify for the CrossFit Games This Weekend
- Australia’s Famed Torian Pro Celebrates 10 Years — A Look Back at Its Unmatched Legacy
- Will Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Really Retire After Torian Pro?
- He Almost Walked Away From the Sport in 2024, Now Moritz Fiebig Is Returning to the CrossFit Games
- Why This Season Just Might Be the Most Exciting One Yet
- Why It’s a Big Deal That Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Will Compete at Torian Pro
- 4 French Throwdown Performances You Might Have Missed
- 6 Big Names Still Chasing CrossFit Games Spots
- 2025 French Throwdown: How to Watch, Roster, and Programming
- 6 Quick Takeaways From CrossFit’s In-Affiliate Semifinals
- Alex Gazan’s Gamble – Why the Games Vet Is Skipping Semis to Go All-In on Norcal
- Lucy Campbell Qualifies for 2025 CrossFit Games, Continuing Incredible Career Comeback
- Amanda Barnhart Launches LIIT Program and Sees Big Gains by Dialing It Down
- Velites Doubles Down – New Gear Partner of the World Fitness Project
- CrossFit Names Wendy Guthrie Head of Safety in Wake of 2024 Games Tragedy
- Katrín Davíðsdóttir, Danielle Brandon, and Others Quit Tracking Macros – What They’re Now Doing Instead
- Why I’m Thankful I Found CrossFit in 2008
- Firefighter and Masters CrossFitter Carol Mezen Talks Gaining Confidence, Putting on 30 Pounds of Muscle
- Kristine Best: First-Time CrossFit Games Competitor Talks Breaking Through and Training for the Unknown
- Logan Aldridge: Well Armed with One-Arm in Fitness, Sports, and CrossFit
- 3 Reasons CrossFit Athletes Should Train Without a Belt (Sometimes)
- 10 Questions With First-Time CrossFit Games Qualifier Scott Tetlow
- 14 CrossFit Games Women Reveal Their Daily Macros
- Meet Heather Pivoras and the CrossFit Coach Who Helped Transform her Life
- 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 Most Memorable CrossFit Games Moments of 2019
- Maddie Sturt’s Quest For a Fifth CrossFit Games
- How Andrea Nisler Accidentally Finished in the Top 20 in the 2020 CrossFit Open
- Meet Cedric Lapointe: The Most Talented CrossFit Athlete You Probably Don’t Know
- Emily Rolfe: Proving She’s No One-Hit Wonder At the 2019 CrossFit Games
Exercise Guides
- What to Do If You’re Squat or Deadlift Dominant
- What to Focus on When Getting Back into Fitness Postpartum
News
- Alex Gazan, Austin Hatfield Take WFP Tour Event 1 in Down-to-the-Wire Finishes
- Competitor Nayeli Clemente Dies Following Medical Emergency at CrossFit Licensed Event in Mexico
- 6 Athletes We Expect to Crush the CrossFit In-Affiliate Semifinals This Weekend
- New Opportunity for CrossFit Affiliates – ‘Best Hour of Their Day’ Unveils AffiliateCon Business Summit
- Amanda Barnhart Launches LIIT Program and Sees Big Gains by Dialing It Down
- CrossFit Names Wendy Guthrie Head of Safety in Wake of 2024 Games Tragedy
- Run Rules Raise Questions Ahead of CrossFit’s Team In-Affiliate Semifinals
- Born With Cerebral Palsy, CrossFit Helps Sydney Peterson Redefine Possibility
- Katrín Davíðsdóttir, Danielle Brandon, and Others Quit Tracking Macros – What They’re Now Doing Instead
- CrossFit’s Affiliate Fee Increase One Year Later: How Are Gyms Adapting?
- Questions Mount Over CrossFit’s Crowd-Sourced Semifinal Review Process
- The Mayhem Classic Delivered—and Set the Bar for 2025
- How Haley Adams Dominated Everyone (Men Included) in Event 4 at the Mayhem Classic
- CrossFit Choice Raises £38,000+ to Honor Coach McCoy Turner and Support Men’s Mental Health
- How Val Voboril Got Her Groove Back and Reignited Her Competitive Fire
- From Likes to Legacy: Why CrossFit OGs Rule Instagram
- Emma Lawson Joins Powerhouse Roster at Brute Strength
- CrossFit Open Workout 25.3: Finding Joy in Exceeding My Expectations
- Top Fuel CrossFit Owner Battles Skin Cancer, Community Raises $35,000, Hopes to Hit $50,000
- 10 Big Takeaways From the 2025 CrossFit Open Women’s Division
- “How to Save CrossFit”: Chris Cooper Outlines the Problems and Offers a Solution
- CrossFit Open Workout 25.2: I Failed. And Nobody Cared.
- 2025 CrossFit Open Workout 25.3 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- Functional Fitness Group De-Affiliates 10 Gyms From CrossFit — CrossFit Oslo Remains Affiliated for Now
- 13 Years In, Why 25.1 Was My Favorite One Yet
- 2025 CrossFit Open Workout 25.2 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- 2025 CrossFit Open Workout 25.1 — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
- From 2 Members to 500: 8th Day Gym Celebrates 15 Years as a CrossFit Affiliate
- For Best Fitness Results, Move at an Intensity You Enjoy, New Research Suggests
- Pat Vellner to Sit Out 2025 CrossFit Games Season, Will Focus on World Fitness Project
- Chandler Smith to Sit Out the 2025 CrossFit Games Season, Will Focus on WFP and HYROX
- Interview: Lucy Campbell Talks TYR Wodapalooza Win and 2025 Season Plans
- Is Gui Malheiros the Most Dominant CrossFit Athlete Ever? (At the Thing He Is Great At)
- The 4 Most Impressive Comebacks in CrossFit History
- CrossFit Reverses Longstanding Gender Policy – Athletes Must Compete According to “Gender Assigned at Birth”
- 3 Athletes Who Turned Heads at 2025 TYR Wodapalooza
- Which CrossFit Games Vets Will Thrive in 2025 Season Structure—and Who Won’t?
- Why Lindsey Marcelli and Her Family Created a Collection of Fitness Coloring Books for Kids
- 3 Key Takeaways From Dave Castro’s Week in Review
- Elite Coaches Talk Preparation for the Busiest CrossFit Season in History
- 2025 TYR Wodapalooza Results: “The Boys” and “YETI Outkasts” Crowned Team Champs
- 2025 TYR Wodapalooza Day 2 Recap: Tight Races and Surprise Winners
- James Sprague Cruises to Victory, Lucy Campbell Tops Horvath for 2025 TYR Wodapalooza Title
- 15 Years Strong: How the Reebok Nano Transformed the Sport of Fitness
- 2025 TYR Wodapalooza Day 1 Recap: James Sprague, Lucy Campbell Lead All Competitors
- A Third Pathway to the 2025 CrossFit Games Leaked: Last-Chance Qualifier
- Rachelle Williams Suffers Spinal Cord Injury, CrossFit 703 Community Raises $70,000 and Counting for Medical Expenses
- How Matt Giordano Built a 100-Member Youth Program Inside CrossFit Newtown
- World Fitness Project Announces Locations, Dates for 2025 World Fitness Tour
- Join Saddle Up CrossFit and Take on New Hero WOD in Honor of Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram
- When It Comes to Health, Fitness Beats BMI and Body Composition, Research Suggests
- Remembering Four-Time CrossFit Games Champion Will Powell
- 2025 CrossFit Training Camp Preview: Brute Strength
- 29-Year-Old CrossFit Coach Who Suffered Two Strokes Is Recovering — But His Medical Bills Are Growing
- 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
- 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
- Major Fitness Power Rack Showdown: B52 vs. F22 vs. PLM03
- Inside the Professional Fitness Athletes’ Association: 6 Key Takeaways From the TEF Interview With Brent Fikowski and Pat Vellner
- 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
- “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
- 7 Reasons to Buy an All-in-One Gym Machine
- Macro Counting Might Bring Results, But At What Cost?
- 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
- When Someone Tests Positive at Your Gym: Two Owners Share Their Thoughts
- 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?
- Are Your Abs Actually Strong, or Are Your Hip Flexors Doing the Work?
- 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
- COVID-19 and Member Retention: How Will Small Gyms and CrossFit Boxes Survive?
- Managing Strength Training Through Menopause
- 7 Tips to Avoid Burnout As a Personal Trainer
- 7 Ways to Improve Your Rowing Stroke
- 4 Reasons Not to Run a Short-Term Fitness Challenge
- 5 Big Offenses to Avoid When Visiting a New CrossFit Gym
- Does Your Recovery Suck? Low Iron Could Be to Blame
- “You Have Nice Legs”: One Woman’s Take On Unsolicited Gym Comments
- 5 Keys to Keeping Personal Training Clients for Years
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)
- Combating the Winter Blues this Winter? Start With Vitamin D
Powerlifting News
- You Might Be Able to Blame Genetics for Your Tight Hamstrings, Study Suggests
- 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
Programs
- 5 Steps to Effective Remote Individual Program Design
- So Your CrossFit Box Is Closed? Adapt With A Week of At-Home Workouts
Recovery Guides
Strength Equipment Guides
- How to Develop Explosive Power Without a Barbell
- Barbell Etiquette: How to Keep Law and Order at the Gym
Strongman News
Training Guides
- The Hollow Body Position: Why It’s So Important for Fitness Athletes
- Are Your Abs Actually Strong, or Are Your Hip Flexors Doing the Work?
- Pay Attention to Your Foot and Ankle Mobility: Your Lifts Will Thank You For It
- 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
- Keep Pulling Without a Pull-Up Bar
- After MS Diagnosis, Alex Ortiz Turned His Life Around Through Fitness
- Missing Equipment? The CrossFitter’s Guide to Movement Substitutions
- Do You Really Need a 30-Minute Warm-Up?
- 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
- Why I Can’t Just “Teach You” a Pistol Squat
- The Female Cycle and Strength Training: When to Push and When to Hold Back
- How Tempo Work Helped Me Push Through a Plateau