Kristi O’Connell retired from the competitive CrossFit after seven CrossFit Games appearances, but that doesn’t mean she has left training behind. She is an advocate for hybrid training, which balances ... Continue Reading
2023 Rogue Invitational Legends Roster Confirmed
The 2023 Rogue Invitational, slated for Oct. 27-28, 2023, at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX, will feature the CrossFit Invitational, featuring the return of six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® ... Continue Reading
Brooke Wells Shifts From PRVN to HWPO Training
On Sept. 18, 2023, elite CrossFitter Brooke Wells announced on her Instagram page that she is switching CrossFit teams from Shane Orr's PRVN — the training camp of six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Shocks Five-Time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser With a 660-Pound Pig Flip
Strongman events are often part of the programming for competitive CrossFit competitions. From farmer's carries to yoke walks, strongman's presence is a mainstay of recent CrossFit Games action. One of the ... Continue Reading
2023 Rogue CrossFit Invitational Roster Revealed
The 2023 Rogue Invitational is scheduled for Oct. 27-28, 2023, at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX. The reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Jeffrey Adler, and reigning Fittest Woman on Earth® Laura ... Continue Reading
The 2024 CrossFit Games Will Be Held In Fort Worth, Texas
The 2024 CrossFit Games will be held in the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX, on Aug. 8-11, 2024. The announcement of the host city for the sport's flagship event came from a series of announcements from ... Continue Reading
Fergus Crawley Highlights 5 Common Hybrid Training Mistakes
Fergus Crawley, a well-known hybrid athlete, consistently experiments with various training techniques to build a better combination of strength and endurance. His current target is scoring a 500-pound ... Continue Reading
From Rookie to 5th Fittest Woman on Earth (with Alex Gazan)
Today I'm talking to CrossFit Games athlete Alex Gazan. She's the fifth Fittest Woman on Earth, and still in her early 20s, she made her rookie debut at the CrossFit Games. She improved massively in 2023, ... Continue Reading
The 2023 Rogue Invitational Qualifier Workouts Revealed
The 2023 Rogue Invitational is scheduled at the Dell Diamond stadium in Austin, TX, for Oct. 27-29, 2023. At the time of this article's publication, the prize pool for that competition is $1,533,263 and ... Continue Reading
Zack Telander Teaches Squat and Overhead Snatch Technique With CrossFitter Guilherme Malheiros
Zack Telander is one of the most popular Olympic weightlifting content creators on YouTube, with 216,000 subscribers as of Aug. 21, 2023. Three-time CrossFit Games athlete Guilherme Malheiros (2019-22) is ... Continue Reading
Reebok Launches Newest Nano X3 Froning Cross Trainers On August 18, 2023
The latest edition of the Reebok Nano X3 training shoe franchise launched on Aug. 18, 2023. The Reebok Nano X3 Froning, a collaboration with four-time Fittest Man on Earth® Rich Froning, features a bootie ... Continue Reading
Strongman Mitchell Hooper Shows CrossFitter Justin Medeiros How to Log Press
2023 World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper has been helping CrossFit athletes prepare for multiple competitions, including how Emma Cary can improve her strict lifts before the 2023 CrossFit ... Continue Reading
What Comprises Rich Froning’s Diet of 5,147 Calories Per Day?
Rich Froning, Jr. is arguably the greatest CrossFit athlete of all time. He was the Fittest Man on Earth® four consecutive times from 2011-2014. He racked up six additional Team division CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Justin Medeiros Reflects on His 2023 CrossFit Games Performance
Justin Medeiros’ rise to CrossFit stardom was lightning-quick. He won the Rookie of the Year title at the 2020 CrossFit Games, along with a bronze medal. Following the retirement of five-time Fittest Man ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Suggests Emma Cary Train Neural Control To Improve Her Heavy Strict Lifts
2023 World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper trained with CrossFit sensation Emma Cary before the 2023 CrossFit Games. Cary placed eighth overall in Madison, WI, an eight-rank jump from her 16th-place finish ... Continue Reading
Comeback Season — Tia-Clair Toomey’s Full Training Day
Six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey skipped the 2023 CrossFit Games due to having her first child — she gave birth to a baby girl in May 2023. Toomey has since ramped up her training to get ... Continue Reading
Fergus Crawley’s 5 Tips For Running a Faster 5K
Hybrid athletes combine strength and endurance training to push the limits of their fitness capabilities. Fergus Crawley is at the forefront of the hybrid training movement and is known for combining heavy ... Continue Reading
2023 CrossFit Games Day Six Results
The 2023 CrossFit Games is a wrap. The Age Group and Adaptive divisions concluded on Aug. 3, leaving three days to determine who the Fittest on Earth® would be in the Team and Individual Men's and Women's ... Continue Reading
2023 CrossFit Games Event 12 “Echo Thruster Final” Results
The final event of Individual competition at the 2023 CrossFit Games in Madison, WI, featured Echo bikes, thrusters, and walking lunges. Jeffrey Adler had an effective lock on the title of Fittest Man on ... Continue Reading
Laura Horvath Wins the 2023 CrossFit Games
The 2023 CrossFit Games in Madison, WI, have ended. For the first time in seven years, a woman other than Tia-Clair Toomey sits on the throne as CrossFit Games champion. Laura Horvath is the Fittest ... Continue Reading
2023 CrossFit Games Results and Leaderboard
Editor's Note: The 2024 CrossFit Games will take place from August 8-11. Follow BarBend's 2024 Games leaderboard to stay on top of the action. The 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games have wrapped. Laura ... Continue Reading
2023 CrossFit Games Teams Division Results — CrossFit Invictus On Top
CrossFit Invictus is the Fittest Team on Earth® in 2023. After a stunning performance at the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, WI, Invictus came out on top at the end of four grueling days of ... Continue Reading
Roman Khrennikov Reportedly Breaks Foot on Final Day of 2023 CrossFit Games, Competes on One Leg
With two events left in the Individual competition at the 2023 CrossFit Games in Madison, WI, Roman Khrennikov, in his sophomore year at the Games, was in second place overall on the leaderboard behind ... Continue Reading
2023 CrossFit Games Event 11 “Parallel-Bar Pull” Results
The penultimate event of Individual competition at the 2023 CrossFit Games in Madison, WI, featured Jeffrey Adler of Canada wearing the leader's jersey for the first time in his Games career. He held the ... Continue Reading