CrossFitter Chandler Smith is the newest TRAIN PUMA ambassador, joining fellow CrossFit Games athlete Samuel Kwant. That means Smith will collaborate with PUMA on the design of future strength training ... Continue Reading
CrossFitter Ricky Garard Withdraws From 2022 Wodapalooza
Ricky Garard returned to the elite CrossFit competition stage at the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship to a bronze-medal finish after serving a four-year suspension for doping. His second contest was the ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2022 Wodapalooza Functional Fitness Festival
After a year-long hiatus due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, Wodapalooza returns Jan. 13-16, 2022, in Miami, FL. The functional fitness festival will be held at Bayfront Park and feature the first ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Attempts To Match Eddie Hall’s CrossFit WOD “Isabel” World Record
The strength sports world takes notice any time one of the physically larger athletes in strongman, powerlifting, or bodybuilding endeavors to perform a CrossFit WOD. Not only because of the crossover ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Releases Statement After Firing Dave Castro, Calls Him “the Founder of the CrossFit Games”
On Jan. 4, 2022, an internal email was sent to the staff of CrossFit by CrossFit owner and CEO Eric Roza. It explained the rationale behind the decision to release longtime General Manager of Sport Dave ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Competes in IBSF Bobsleigh World Cup
Five-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr is vying for a spot at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China, from Feb. 4-20, 2022, as part of the Australian Bobsleigh Team. Her most ... Continue Reading
Who Is Justin Bergh, CrossFit’s New General Manager of Sport?
On Jan. 4, 2022, CrossFit CEO Eric Roza sent an internal email effectively stating that General Manager of Sport Dave Castro had been fired. Part of Castro's job was programming for the CrossFit Games — a ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Teases Two New Unnamed Elements for 2022 CrossFit Open Workouts
The 2022 CrossFit Games Open kicks off on Feb. 24, 2022. Before the turn of the new year, details of what the workouts might entail remained a mystery. On Dec. 31, 2021, CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Martins Licis and CrossFit Games Champ Justin Medeiros Deadlift Heavy Together
Strongman met CrossFit when 2019 World’s Strongest Man and 2021 Fittest Man on Earth met at XCEL Fitness in Holladay, UT, to undergo a workout that included traditional challenges from both strength ... Continue Reading
Roman Khrennikov, Laura Horvath Win 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship
CrossFit fans were treated to early holiday offerings in the form of the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championships. Forty of the world’s elite fitness athletes gathered in the United Arab Emirates on the weekend ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship
After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dubai CrossFit® Championship (DCC) is coming back to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. From Dec. 16-18, the competition will be livestreamed on the ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness’ The Wheel Challenge Results
Rogue Fitness' "The Wheel Challenge" has come to a close. Participating athletes performed a static front hold with a weight plate for as long as possible on camera for a chance to win the ... Continue Reading
Check Out the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship Roster
The 2021 Dubai CrossFit® Championship (DCC) is a three-day CrossFit-sanctioned event scheduled for Dec. 16-18, 2021, in Dubai, UAE. The competition will take place at an off-site location to be determined ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness Announces “The Wheel Challenge”
Rogue Fitness has announced yet another challenge open to anyone age 14 and over who wishes to compete for a cash prize of $2,500. "The Wheel Challenge" tasks athletes to perform a static front hold with a ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Season Announced — How To Qualify for the Games
The 2022 CrossFit Games season is almost here. The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games season kicks off with the Open on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Registration for the three-week-long Open starts on Thursday, Jan. ... Continue Reading
2021 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Results — Medeiros, Toomey-Orr Take Home Top Spots
Update: The 2022 Rogue Invitational is underway. You can follow along the live CrossFit results on BarBend's live results page. On Oct. 29-31, 2021, 40 of the greatest CrossFit athletes in the world ... Continue Reading
A Preview of the 2021 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Competition (Individuals & Legends)
The 2021 Rogue Invitational is taking place the weekend of Oct. 29-31 at the Dell Diamond stadium in Round Rock, TX, and will be streamed live on YouTube. Two main features of the Invitational will be ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2021 Rogue Invitational
The 2021 Rogue Invitational will take place on Oct. 29-31, 2021, at the 12,000-seat outdoor Dell Diamond stadium in Round Rock, TX. For the first time in the competition's history, it will feature a ... Continue Reading
CrossFitter Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Shares Her Full Morning Training Session
The 2021 Rogue Invitational is fast approaching. Scheduled for Oct. 29-31, 2021, the 2021 Rogue Invitational is set to have the most significant prize payout of any major CrossFit-sanctioned competition ... Continue Reading
5-Time Crossfit Games Champ Mat Fraser Gives a Tour of His New Home Gym
The five-time Fittest Man on Earth®, Mat Fraser, has been busy since retiring from competitive CrossFit in February 2020. He has a podcast with Sevan Matossian and CrossFit Games veteran Josh Bridges, a ... Continue Reading
2014 CrossFit Games Winner Camille Leblanc-Bazinet is “Officially a Bodybuilder”
For fans of CrossFit, Camille Leblanc-Bazinet needs no introduction, but she certainly deserves one. The tenured competitor of eight CrossFit Games, including an overall win in 2014, recently turned her ... Continue Reading
The Fittest Shopping Cart — Grocery Shopping With Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr
Five-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr may just be the greatest strength athlete of all time. She has five consecutive CrossFit Games titles, is a decorated Olympic weightlifter, and is ... Continue Reading
CrossFitter Sam Kwant Is the Newest TRAIN PUMA Global Ambassador
On Oct. 6, 2021, PUMA shared a press release stating that 2020 CrossFit Games runner-up Sam Kwant is joining their team as a global ambassador for TRAIN PUMA. Per the announcement, Kwant will support TRAIN ... Continue Reading
Inaugural Strength Score Championships: Battle for New York Set for Nov. 13, 2021
The inaugural Strength Score Championships: Battle for New York is set for Nov. 13, 2021, in the Hype Gym located in Union Square, Manhattan. The contest will feature athletes competing to obtain the ... Continue Reading