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
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
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
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Will Have To Overcome Travel Issues During 2021 CrossFit Season
On March 4, 2021, the reigning four-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and her husband and coach Shane Orr took to their YouTube channel to share their experience over the last three months ... Continue Reading
How to Catch the 2021 CrossFit Open Workout Announcements
This year's CrossFit season is different from the year's past, but fans experiencing change fatigue will be happy to have a blast from the past — the return of live Open announcements by CrossFit HQ. Every ... Continue Reading
Sports Anchor Derek Forrest Announced As Newest Member of CrossFit Media Team
On March 7, 2021, the CrossFit Games took to their Twitter page to announce that sports anchor Derek Forrest is the newest member of the CrossFit Media team. In the video, studio host and play-by-play ... Continue Reading
The Strongest CrossFit Games Teenagers: Do Big Lifts Translate to Competition Success?
There have been some huge training lifts put up by CrossFit teenagers Dallin Pepper, Tudor Magda, Mallory O’Brien, and Emma Cary. Their displays of strength and power are impressive at such a young age, ... Continue Reading
Julie Foucher on CrossFit, Her Future As a Physician, and What Comes Next for “Pursuing Health”
Between 2010 and 2014, Julie Foucher made four CrossFit Games appearances, finishing on the podium twice (2nd in 2012 and 3rd in 2014), and never outside the Top 5. Though her Games career started winding ... Continue Reading
WHOOP Named the Official Wearable of CrossFit
On March 4, 2021, Boston-based wearable fitness-tracker company WHOOP was named the “Official Wearable” of CrossFit via a multi-year agreement between the two companies. The accessories that WHOOP offers ... Continue Reading
NOBULL is the Title Sponsor For the 2021 CrossFit Games
On March 1, 2021, CrossFit HQ announced NOBULL — the popular footwear and apparel company founded in 2015 — as the title sponsor for the 2021 CrossFit Games. The deal will extend for at least three years, ... Continue Reading
The Most Unique Items in Mat Fraser’s Garage Gym
On Feb. 22, 2021, five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser gave an inside look at the layout of his 440 square-foot garage gym and all the equipment in it. Some of the items and variants of them one ... Continue Reading
How You Can Help Your Local Gym: An Interview With Brett Ewer of the Community Gyms Coalition
The year 2020 was tough on individuals and businesses — large and small. However, gyms in particular have been hit hard as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some reports show that membership for U.S. gyms ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Announces 2021 Semifinal Event Partners
On Feb 18, 2021, CrossFit HQ announced the 10 event organizers across six different continents that will host a Semifinal event for qualification to the 2021 CrossFit Games. The Semifinals will take place ... Continue Reading
5 CrossFit Men Who Have a Shot at Winning the 2021 Games
With the announcement of five-time CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser’s retirement from competitive CrossFit on Feb. 3, 2021, the implications for the men’s leaderboard in the 2021 season are ... Continue Reading
Kari Pearce Shares How She Trains to Be an Elite CrossFitter
In the functional fitness world of CrossFit®, Kari Pearce is an elite athlete. A six-time CrossFit Games competitor with three top-five finishes — including a bronze medal in 2020 to end a five-year ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Premieres Weekly News Show “Games Central” On YouTube
On Jan. 9, 2021, CrossFit HQ teased an announcement on the CrossFit Games Twitter account that read, "Fraser, Froning, the Open, teams, the Season and…we…have…an…announcement to make." Would there be an ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Josh Bridges Appear In Super Bowl LV Commercial
On Feb. 7, 2021, reigning four-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and five-time CrossFit Games veteran Josh Bridges appeared in an Oikos Pro yogurt commercial, which was was live-streamed ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Wins Her First Bobsled Race
The reigning four-time Fittest Woman on Earth®, 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, and former Olympic weightlifter Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr completed her first two official races as a bobsledder. Alongside ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Changed How They Communicate with Affiliates. Is It Working?
CrossFit made sweeping changes in 2020 following a public outcry around its former CEO’s actions. Out of the storm came new leadership and efforts to change the culture as affiliate owners grappled with ... Continue Reading
West Coast Classic & Granite Games Officially Postponed, New Dates TBD
On Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, Loud and Live Sports (LLS) announced that the West Coast Classic and Granite Games are officially postponed due to complications created by COVID-19. The new dates have not yet ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete Sam Briggs Squats 20,000 Pounds In Under 10 Minutes
2013 CrossFit Games Women’s Champion Sam Briggs is no stranger to pushing the limits of what she can do in all aspects of fitness. Now she is calling her Instagram followers out for a unique lifting ... Continue Reading
While Most Were Distracted by Froning Drama, Mat Fraser Shared Insight Into His Elite Mindset
The Darren Woodson podcast featuring 5-time CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser triggered lots of forum chat for the minor (and now very much over) drama between himself and former CrossFit Games Champion ... Continue Reading