CrossFit athlete Noah Ohlsen is one of the fittest athletes in the world. The five-foot, seven-inch tall, 30-year-old has competed at the CrossFit Games for seven consecutive years with six top-eight ... Continue Reading
CrossFit and The Phoenix Are Partnering to Open Community Fitness Centers
CrossFit and nonprofit organization The Phoenix have teamed up to help people recover from substance disorders by offering them a community created by fitness. On May 13, 2021, CrossFit CEO Eric Roza took ... Continue Reading
Watch Twin Sisters Brooke and Sydney Wells Prepare for the CrossFit Semifinals
Several elite CrossFit athletes happen to be siblings competing in the 2021 Semifinals: the brothers Panchik (Scott, Spencer, and Saxon), the brothers Smith (Ben, Alec, and Dane), and notably Brooke Wells ... Continue Reading
Here’s What Affiliate Owners Think of CrossFit’s New OnRamp Course
“But I’m not fit enough to start CrossFit.” It’s a phrase CrossFit affiliate owners and coaches hear regularly. After a year of lockdowns, online classes, and pivoting gym structures, CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Companion Legislation For the Gym Mitigation and Survival Act Introduced In Senate
The gym industry has a long way to go to make up for the damage caused by COVID-19 over the past year, but it got another push in the right direction on Thursday, May 13, 2021. A companion piece of ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness Announces New Fitness Challenge — “The Bella Complex”
Rogue Fitness' monthly fitness challenges have tested the endurance, grip strength, stamina, and heart rates of willing participants. Most recently, the “Pump-N-Row Challenge” featured a combination of the ... Continue Reading
Grab a Partner — CrossFit HQ Announces New PairUP ThrowDOWN Competition
On May 6, 2021, CrossFit HQ announced a brand new competition called PairUP ThrowDOWN that gives partners, teammates, and rivals the opportunity to, well, pair up to throw down. According to their press ... Continue Reading
2021 Rogue Invitational, Set for Oct. 29-31, Will Include Strongman Competition
The third annual Rogue Invitational has an official date and location. The three-day CrossFit competition will span Oct. 29 through 31, 2021, at the Dell Diamond stadium in Round Rock, TX. Home to the ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Games to Include Top 5 Men and Women in 3 Adaptive Divisions
On May 5, 2021, CrossFit announced that the top five men and women from the Open in three Adaptive Divisions will be invited to the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games. Those three divisions include Upper ... Continue Reading
Watch Hafthor Björnsson Push His Limits On the Assault Bike With Annie Thorisdottir
Don't judge a strongman by their 10,000-plus calorie diets. The 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Eddie Hall and 2018 WSM champion Hafthor Björnsson will face off in the squared circle in Las ... Continue Reading
Kari Pearce Named Among Winners of Rogue Fitness “Pump-N-Row” Challenge
Rogue Fitness has been offering a series of virtual challenges for fitness junkies. Rogue's last event, “The Cliffhanger Challenge,” tested grip strength while hanging from a pull-up bar, while the ... Continue Reading
One Stage Away — 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals Seedings Announced
The 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals are fast approaching. They are scheduled to take place over four weeks spanning May 28 through June 20, 2021. With four events in North America, two events in Europe, and ... Continue Reading
Mayhem Freedom On Top — 2021 CrossFit Games Team Quarterfinals Results
The CrossFit Games Team Quarterfinals have come to a close, and the scores are in. Teams from six continents competed in five different workouts (known as tests) remotely that involved a massive amount of ... Continue Reading
Volume, Volume, Volume — 2021 CrossFit Games Team Quarterfinals Workouts Announced
The workouts for the CrossFit Games Team Quarterfinals were announced, and they are designed with very, very, very high volume. The first workout consists of 520 reps per athlete and focuses primarily on ... Continue Reading
Five 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinal Events Will Now Be Virtual
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, CrossFit HQ decided to take the necessary safety precaution of shifting five of the CrossFit Games Semifinals events from in-person to virtual. The following two ... Continue Reading
Fitness Apparel Company NOBULL Raises Funding at $500 Million Valuation
The global COVID-19 pandemic hurt many CrossFit affiliates and other gyms due to lockdowns and various restrictions. However, it did not hurt the fitness apparel brand and title sponsor of the 2021 NOBULL ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser and Buttery Bros Announce New Supplement Company “Podium”
The Buttery Bros — Heber Cannon and Marston Sawyers — are the documentarians who produced The Fittest on Earth Trilogy and operate a YouTube channel focused on CrossFit-related content. Recently, they ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best CrossFit Games Battles of All Time
Every year, the CrossFit Games tests the fitness and mettle of some of the most impressive athletes on earth. For the last 14 years, athletes of all shapes and sizes and from varying backgrounds have ... Continue Reading
Sydney Wells — Brooke Wells’ Twin Sister — Qualifies For the CrossFit Games Semifinals
Many of the notable names in the elite CrossFit space have stamped their ticket to the 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals events set to occur both virtually and live on each of the six continents recognized by ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Quarterfinals Test 4 — The Benefits of Front Squats In Strength Sports
The benefits of the front squat are plentiful. They work the quads, upper back, spinal erectors, and abdominals. They offer more quad mass, greater knee-joint stability and can help improve other ... Continue Reading
On to the Semifinals — 2021 CrossFit Games Quarterfinals Results
At the conclusion of the 2021 CrossFit Open, the four-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr led the women, and 2020 CrossFit Games fifth-place finisher Jeffrey Adler led the men. After the ... Continue Reading
Zack George Withdraws From 2021 CrossFit Games Season
Unfortunate news from the 2020 UK Fittest Man®, Zack George. Due to a hip injury sustained while performing burpee box-jump overs during CrossFit Open workout 21.2, George has withdrawn from the 2021 ... Continue Reading
Emma Cary: Can a 16 Year-Old CrossFit Phenom Make This Year’s Podium?
Coming into the 2021 Open, most CrossFit fans probably didn't know much about Emma Cary. Diehard fans will recall that she was the 2019 CrossFit Games 14-15 Girls Champion. Some other fans may have heard ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Quarterfinals Workouts Announced
On April 8, 2021, CrossFit HQ revealed more details about their novel Quarterfinals. Compared to past CrossFit seasons, this year's road to the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games is unlike any other. Athletes just ... Continue Reading