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
Watch Bodybuilder Kai Greene Do His First CrossFit WOD In Times Square
On March 10, 2021, the three-time Mr. Olympia runner-up Kai Greene was featured in a video on the Buttery Bros' YouTube channel that had the famed bodybuilder performing his first-ever CrossFit WOD. The ... 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
Meet Derek Forrest, the Newest Member of CrossFit’s Media Team
On March 8, 2021, sports anchor for ABC-affiliate WEWS-TV Derek Forrest was announced as the newest member of the CrossFit Media team. In a post quote tweeting an interview with CrossFit's play-by-play ... 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
Jacob Heppner Retires From Competitive CrossFit
CrossFit Games veteran Jacob Heppner announced on Instagram that he is retiring from competitive CrossFit. The 30-year-old affirmed that while CrossFit competition is no longer on his radar, he has sights ... Continue Reading
Nick Anapolsky Crushes 879 Burpees In One Hour for Guinness World Record
On Saturday, March 6, 2021, Nick Anapolsky performed 879 chest-to-ground burpees in one hour to set a new Guinness World Record® (for a male athlete). He bested the previous record by nine burpees and ... 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
Weightlifter Dmitry Klokov Has Entered the 2021 CrossFit Open
Russian weightlifter Dmitry Klokov announced on his Instagram that he's entered the 2021 CrossFit Open. The caption of his post simply read, "Ok, let's do this." Though Klokov retired from weightlifting in ... Continue Reading
Adaptive Athletes Logan Aldridge and Casey Acree Take on CrossFit Invictus Comp Class
CrossFit's training methodology is designed to be challenging, accessible, and — most importantly — infinitely scalable. (Also, a word to the wise: More people should probably scale more often to preserve ... Continue Reading
The Second Rogue Challenge Is Here — “The Cliffhanger Challenge”
On Feb. 22, 2021, Rogue Fitness announced the second Rogue Challenge of the year — "The Cliffhanger Challenge." Per the caption from Rogue's Instagram post, the goal of the challenge is simple: hang ... 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
Sam Briggs to Compete In “OUT in the OPEN” Leaderboard For 2021 CrossFit Open
Beginning on March 11, 2021, The 2021 CrossFit Open will mark the 10th Open appearance for 2013 Fittest Woman on Earth® Sam Briggs. This time around, however, Briggs will be competing on an additional ... Continue Reading