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Is There an Ideal Carb-Intake Strategy for CrossFit and HYROX?

Carbohydrates, including sugars, fibers, and starches, are the body's primary energy source. Despite their critical role, carbs often face criticism from those focused on weight loss. ... Continue Reading

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Kanna Fitness “All Abilities” Classes Promote CrossFit for Everyone

In April 2023, Kanna Fitness in Ambler, PA, hosted a one-day, one-off event for kids with disabilities to come by and throw down with a CrossFit workout. This was in collaboration with their nonprofit, ... Continue Reading

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How To Program CrossFit Open Workout 24.1 for Kids

With the entire CrossFit world taking on 24.1 this weekend, we want to make sure anyone and everyone can have a go at it.  This workout is perfect for a CrossFit kids class and can be modified ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Open Workout 24.1 Affiliate Class Plan

The 2024 CrossFit Open kicked off with a whole lot of burpees and dumbbell snatches in workout 24.1. The beauty is in the simplicity.  Today, we’re providing you a lesson plan to run 24.1 at your ... Continue Reading

Coach Caroline Lambray and athlete Jeff Adler share a kiss wearing the classic red and white leader jerseys at the 2023 CrossFit Games.

The 10 Best CrossFit Athletes of 2023

Another action-packed CrossFit season is in the books. The 2023 year in CrossFit included many changes, from the first woman in six years not named Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr taking home the Games crown to the ... Continue Reading

Every Winner of the CrossFit Games

Every Winner of the CrossFit Games

Since its humble inception in 2007 in Aromas, CA, all the way through title sponsorships from fitness industry giants Rogue Fitness and NOBULL in the 2020s, the CrossFit Games has developed quite a storied ... Continue Reading

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It Took Seven Years to Become Rookie of the Year (with Nick Mathew)

Today I’m talking to CrossFit Games athlete Nick Mathew, who finished 14th at the 2022 CrossFit Games. Along the way, he also earned the prestigious Rookie of the Year award and won two events in the ... Continue Reading

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10 Strategies for Breaking Through a CrossFit Plateau

A plateau: the dreaded “I just can’t get any better” sensation that lifters have nightmares about. In CrossFit — a very multi-faceted sport — it can be tough to tell when you’re plateauing. Since nothing ... Continue Reading

Caroline Stanley

6 Up-and-Coming CrossFit Athletes to Watch in 2023

There are many under-the-radar CrossFitters around the world who have the potential to break onto the scene in 2023. As the global realm of CrossFit media expands, more and more athletes' stories are told, ... Continue Reading

I Trained at CrossFit Mayhem for 4 Days. Here’s What I Learned

From Wednesday to Saturday, Jan. 18-21, 2023, I participated in an athlete camp hosted at CrossFit Mayhem in Cookeville, Tennessee. About two dozen athletes who have competed at the Semifinal level or ... Continue Reading

James Newbury

2023 TYR Wodapalooza Team Event Preview: “Kitchen Sync — Part B”

The 2023 TYR Wodapalooza (WZA) in Miami, FL, occurs Jan. 13-15, 2023. The Teams division competition includes workouts that challenge the three-member teams to various fitness tests. The final event ... Continue Reading

Luka Dukic

CrossFit Performance of the Week: Luka Đukić’s Dominating Win at the 2023 SFA SandClash in Saudi Arabia

It was “no rest for the weary” for Luka Đukić when it came to competition as he rang in the New Year with a dominating victory at the 2023 Sports For All (SFA) SandClash. The two-day competition was held ... Continue Reading

2023 WZA Start Fast Finish Strong Preview

2023 TYR Wodapalooza Individual Event Preview: “Start Fast & Finish Strong”

The 2023 Wodapalooza (WZA) competition will be flush with unique and diverse challenges for all of the top-tier athletes in attendance when it kicks off on Jan. 12 in Miami's Bayfront Park. The "Start Fast ... Continue Reading

Nick Mathew

2023 Wodapalooza Individual Event Preview: “We Have Lift Off”

The second announced workout for Individuals at the 2023 TYR Wodapalooza gives the athletes and fans what they want: a heavy barbell with a twist. The athletes have three attempts at a one-rep max clean ... Continue Reading

CrossFit athlete James Sprague.

2023 Wodapalooza Team Event Preview: “3, 2, 1 Lift Off”

The men's and women's elite Team divisions are a major focus of the 2023 TYR Wodapalooza (WZA), taking place Jan. 12-15 in Miami, FL. These three-person squads will compete in several workouts over the ... Continue Reading

Best CrossFit Athletes in 2022

7 of the Best CrossFit Athletes in 2022

It's hard enough to possess elite strength, speed, or endurance. CrossFitters need to build up to all of these traits and then maintain them for the duration of their entire careers — which can span over a ... Continue Reading

CrossFitter Chandler Smith points to the crowd at the 2022 Rogue Invitational

5 of the Best CrossFit Moments in 2022

In a sport where intensity and mystery are par for the course, it isn't easy to hone in on a handful of exciting moments. However, the sport of CrossFit in 2022 saw enough loaded barbells, organizational ... Continue Reading

CrossFit athlete Karin Frey.

Karin Freyová Is a DFC Legend. Can She See Similar Success at the 2023 CrossFit Games?

Karin Freyová's name is forever etched in the Dubai Fitness Championship (DFC) history book. She placed fourth (2018), second (2019), and first (2022) in her last three appearances at the event — and in ... Continue Reading

Podium athletes in Dubai.

Close Races and Questionable Calls Dominate Men’s Major CrossFit Off-Season Competitions

The CrossFit Games is the premier event that the entire competition calendar revolves around. It's an opportunity for newcomers to build their reputation in the sport and for veterans to cement their ... Continue Reading

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Breaking Down Kara Saunders’ 10 Years of CrossFit Excellence

When Kara Saunders won the final event of the 2022 Rogue Invitational, there was plenty of history to take stock of. If this is indeed her last competitive season, and that is not confirmed, she would have ... Continue Reading

2022 Rogue Invitational

Who’s Winning Which CrossFit Events at the 2022 Rogue Invitational?

The 2022 Rogue Invitational released the descriptions for seven of their 10 scheduled CrossFit workouts on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Without knowing the exact details of each event, below is a look at each ... Continue Reading

CrossFit star Justin Medeiros competing in a pair of sunglasses.

A Preview of the Individual Men’s CrossFit Roster at the 2022 Rogue Invitational

Unlike the women’s field at the 2022 Rogue Invitational, every athlete invited from the men’s side — along with the top five qualifiers through the “Q” (Rogue’s online qualifying competition) — has ... Continue Reading

2022 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Women's Preview

A Preview of the Individual Women’s CrossFit Roster at the 2022 Rogue Invitational 

The leading storyline in the women's field at the 2022 Rogue Invitational CrossFit competition is obvious: For the first time ever, the champion will (most likely) not be named Tia-Clair Toomey. After ... Continue Reading

Danielle Brandon performs parallel bars dips during the 2022 CrossFit Games.

The 2022 CrossFit Games Introduced These New Movements

The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games marked a new era of programming. For the first time in Games history, former General Manager of Sport Dave Castro did not design the Games workouts and run-of-show. Instead, ... Continue Reading

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