Kym Dekeyrel’s laugh is infectious. We’re chatting on the phone about her whirlwind competitive CrossFit career, and as she’s describing her first competition experience, she intones a phrase I will now ... Continue Reading
The 2021 CrossFit Open Is Over — Here’s Who Sits On Top of the Leaderboard
The 2021 CrossFit Open was a fast and furious three weeks, consisting of four workouts — 21.1, 21.2, and a combo deal of 21.3 and 21.4. The top 10 percent of athletes in each of the six regions (North ... Continue Reading
Strongman Rob Kearney Interviews 5-Time CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser
Strongman Rob Kearney is preparing for the 2021 strongman season following his recovery from surgery on his ruptured triceps. Since getting back to the gym, he's focused on winning trophies over breaking ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Veterans Josh Bridges vs. Jacob Heppner Boxing Match Announced
On March 30, 2021, five-time CrossFit Games veteran Josh Bridges took to his Instagram page to share the news that he will fight four-time CrossFit Games veteran Jacob Heppner in a boxing match. The bout ... Continue Reading
Why Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr’s ‘Mistake’ In 21.4 Makes Total Sense
On March 28, 2021, following the completion of 2021 CrossFit Open workouts 21.3 and 21.4, the four-time reigning Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr shared her thoughts on the workouts and a ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Dmitry Klokov Tosses Around 330 Pounds In CrossFit Open Workout 21.4
On March 29, 2021, weightlifter Dmitry Klokov shared his results for CrossFit Open workouts 21.3 and 21.4. The workouts test different aspects of participants' fitness. 21.3 was an intense ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Workouts 21.3 and 21.4 Tips For Adaptive Upper Extremity Athletes
The 2021 CrossFit Open closes with a two-part workout — 21.3 and 21.4. For Upper Extremity athletes, 21.3 and 21.4 consists of the following: For total time: Round One 15 single-dumbbell front ... Continue Reading
Finish the 2021 CrossFit Open Strong With These 21.3 & 21.4 Workout Tips
And just like that, the 2021 CrossFit Open has come and is almost gone. One March 25, 2021, Dave Castro announced the final workout, 21.3. But then, in typical Castro fashion, the Director of the CrossFit ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Open Workouts 21.3 and 21.4 Announced
On March 25, 2021, the announcement for workouts 21.3 and 21.4 — the final workouts of the 2021 CrossFit Open — took place in a new time slot on the CrossFit Games YouTube channel. At 12 p.m. PST, as ... Continue Reading
Strongman Rob Kearney Tries Mat Fraser’s 500-Meter Row Challenge
In his first week of training since competing at the World’s Ultimate Strongman “Strength Island” contest, Rob Kearney returned to the gym to continue regaining his pressing strength after recovering from ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Open Workout 21.2 Results
The 2021 CrossFit Open continued with dumbbell snatches and burpee box jump-overs for workout 21.2 and the results are in. Following the announcement of 21.2 — titled "Youth vs. Experience" — on March 18, ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Workout 21.2 Tips For Adaptive Upper Extremity Athletes
2021 CrossFit Open workout 21.2 is an exceptional challenge for Upper Extremity athletes. The workout standards and weights are all Rx, with the only difference being that the dumbbell snatches must all be ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2021 CrossFit Open Workout 21.3 Announcement
Both workouts 21.1 and 21.2 for the 2021 CrossFit Open have been announced. Both were revealed by the Director of the CrossFit Games, Dave Castro, on the CrossFit Games YouTube channel on March 11 and 19, ... Continue Reading
Use These Tips To Dominate CrossFit Open Workout 21.2
With last week's test, which included the wall walk, a movement that had previously never been done in the Open competition, we enter week number two using one of the important CrossFit training mantras: ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Open Workout 21.2 (Youth vs. Experience) Announced
On March 18, 2021, Director of the CrossFit Games Dave Castro was featured on the CrossFit Games Youtube channel to announce workout 21.2 — "Youth vs. Experience" — for the 2021 CrossFit Open. This is ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Open Workout 21.1 Results
The 2021 CrossFit Open kicked off on March 11, 2021, with Dave Castro announcing workout 21.1 which consisted of 605 total reps of double-unders and a movement making its Open debut — the wall walk. After ... Continue Reading
Here’s How Dmitry Klokov Did During CrossFit Open Workout 21.1
It was announced in late February that weightlifter Dmitry Klokov had entered the 2021 CrossFit Open. Armed with ferocious power and the strength of, well, an Olympic weightlifter, strength sports fans ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdóttir Will Miss the 2021 CrossFit Season Due to Ruptured ACL
On March 14, 2021, six-time CrossFit Games athlete Sara Sigmundsdóttir shared a post on Instagram that no athlete enjoys sharing. After suffering a knee injury earlier in the week while performing split ... Continue Reading
Noah Ohlsen and Kristin Holte Give Their Tips to Dominate the Virtual Open
Like everything this year, the 2021 Open is going to look different. But, much like years past, it’s worth getting excited about. With options to compete at your home gym, at home with equipment (or ... Continue Reading
Advice on Open Workout 21.1 From Tia-Clair Toomey, PRVN Fitness, and Mayhem Freedom
On March 11, 2021, the 2021 CrossFit Open officially kicked off with the announcement of workout 21.1 on the CrossFit Games YouTube channel. The first of three workouts in this year's Open is fairly simple ... Continue Reading
The Tips You Need to Conquer CrossFit Open Workout 21.1
The 2021 CrossFit Open kicked-off on March 11, 2021, with Kari Pearce and Kristi Eramo O'Connell demonstrating the first workout of the CrossFit season — 21.1, Engine Vs. Skill. It is a two-move workout ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Open Workout 21.1 (Engine Vs. Skill) Announced
The 2021 CrossFit Open kicked off on March 11, 2021, with athletes worldwide completing the first workout from their homes or local gyms for online submission. Unlike previous years where the Open lasted ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser Appears on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast
A little over a month has passed since five-time CrossFit Games winner Mat Fraser announced his retirement from competitive CrossFit, and he's been staying busy. In addition to producing his own podcast — ... Continue Reading
The OUT Foundation and Garnier Announce Year-Long Partnership
On March 11, 2021, national LGBTQ+ nonprofit The OUT Foundation announced a year-long partnership with L'Oréal USA brand Garnier. The partnership comes from the combination of the OUT Foundation's mission ... Continue Reading