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2025 CrossFit Games Prize Purse to Decrease ~30% From 2024

The 2025 CrossFit Games prize purse is estimated to be about $1 million lower than last year. This estimate is based on total Open registrations after the sign-up window closed. As of 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, March 3, the unofficial registration total for 2025 was 233,815 individuals. With that registration total, the 2025 CrossFit Games prize…
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2025 CrossFit Games Prize Purse to Decrease ~30% From 2024

The 2025 CrossFit Games prize purse is estimated to be about $1 million lower than last year. This estimate is based on total Open registrations after the sign-up window closed. As of 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, March 3, the unofficial registration total for 2025 was 233,815 individuals. With that registration total, the 2025 CrossFit Games prize…
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Strongman

Frank Boniello Wins 2025 World’s Strongest Firefighter

Frank Boniello is the 2025 World’s Strongest Firefighter (WSF). Boniello was the best of 18 finalists who advanced to the championship round of the contest on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) in Columbus, OH. The competition featured strongmen and strongwomen who work as active, full-time firefighters. Their scores were determined based on…
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Weightlifting

Olympian Joe Kovacs and Mitchell Hooper Teach You How To Properly Jerk

The overhead jerk, a combination of strength, power, and technique, is a cornerstone of weightlifting. In a mid-January 2025 collaboration, 2023 World’s Strongest Man and 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Mitchell Hooper learned the art of split jerks from Olympic shot putter Joe Kovacs as Hooper readies for the 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic, which features a max overhead jerk,…
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Powerlifting

You Might Be Doing Turkish Get-Ups Wrong

While Kettlebell swings may be the most popular type of kettlebell training, Turkish get-ups provide unmatched fitness benefits. Fitness Coach Mark Wildman says, “You get a lunge pattern, a press pattern, a side bend pattern, and a loaded sit-up all in one exercise — about eight core human fundamental movements,” with minimal time commitment. Turkish get-ups may look…
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Bodybuilding

2025 Arnold Classic Amateur Results

The 2025 Arnold Classic Amateur (ACA) competition occurred on Feb. 27, 2025, in Columbus, OH, as part of the 2025 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF). Amateur athletes had to qualify to compete at the 2025 ACA, which awarded IFBB Pro Cards to division winners and some division runner-ups. The headline of the 2025 ACA was fitness…
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Frank Boniello Wins 2025 World’s Strongest Firefighter

Frank Boniello is the 2025 World’s Strongest Firefighter (WSF). Boniello was the best of 18 finalists who advanced to the championship round of the contest on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) in Columbus, OH. The competition featured strongmen and strongwomen who work as active, full-time firefighters. Their scores were determined based on…
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