The 2023 Fittest Woman on Earth® and 2023 Rogue Invitational champion, Laura Horvath, was dominant throughout the 2023 season. In addition to claiming her first CrossFit Games title and successfully ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr’s First Full Day of Training for the 2024 CrossFit Season
After taking time off from competing to give birth to her first daughter, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr proved her fitness remains intact with a runner-up finish at the 2023 Rogue Invitational. Toomey-Orr returned ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser Interviews Justin Medeiros About the 2023 CrossFit Games
Five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser and two-time Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros met in Austin, Texas, to watch the 2023 Rogue Invitational. They sat together for an ... Continue Reading
BarBend Acquires the Morning Chalk Up
Today, November 17, 2023, BarBend is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Morning Chalk Up. Since launching during the 2016 CrossFit Open, Morning Chalk Up has been the go-to digital publication ... Continue Reading
The World’s Best Squatters: Strength Weekly
Strength Weekly is the new show taking you in depth on all aspects of the barbell game and beyond! This week, we break down four of the biggest stories in strength. In this episode, we cover 74 year-old ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Recaps Her 2023 Rogue Invitational Silver-Medal Finish
As the winningest CrossFit Games Individual athlete, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr is always a frontrunner to win any competition she enters. Toomey-Orr clinched silver at the 2023 Rogue Invitational after being ... Continue Reading
2024 HYROX Elite 15 Season — Major Races Schedule Revealed & Chicago Preview
The first race of the HYROX Elite 15 season takes place on Nov. 11, 2023, at the Chicago Navy Pier in Chicago, IL. It is the first of four Major races that implement the new Elite 15 structure in HYROX ... Continue Reading
2024 CrossFit Games Season Schedule Revealed
The 2024 CrossFit Games season is set. It will kick off with workout 24.1 in the 2024 CrossFit Open on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. As is always the case with the CrossFit Open, participating athletes who ... Continue Reading
Noah Ohlsen and Mitchell Hooper Break Down Competitive Strength Sports Psychology
In competitive strength sports, mindset can often be as important as physical strength — it can sift elite athletes to the top of the leaderboard. Similar to improving physical performance, cultivating the ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Finishes In 2nd at the 2023 Rogue Invitational 5 Months After Giving Birth
The G.O.A.T. has done it again. A mere few months after giving birth to her first child in May, the winningest Individual athlete in CrossFit Games history has...well, made more history. Six-time Fittest ... Continue Reading
Laura Horvath and Pat Vellner Win It All: 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 9 “The Cleanup” Results
Heading into the final event of the 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit competition, nearly no position on top of the leaderboard was certain. The epic battle between defending CrossFit Games champ Laura ... Continue Reading
Patrick Vellner Wins 2023 Rogue Invitational
The 2023 Rogue Invitational is over. Laura Horvath emerged victorious over Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr in the final event to take the overall win for the Individual Women. For the Individual Men, Patrick Vellner ... Continue Reading
Laura Horvath Wins 2023 Rogue Invitational
The 2023 Rogue Invitational has come to a close for the Individual Women's division. Laura Horvath successfully defended her throne, winning her second consecutive Rogue Invitational title, scoring 780 out ... Continue Reading
2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 8 “Big Cat” Results
It was another rainy morning in Round Rock, TX on the final day of the 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit competition. The second event of the day, "Big Cat," was Event Eight overall and would play a big ... Continue Reading
2023 Rogue Invitational Live Results and Leaderboard
The 2023 Rogue Invitational is once again taking place in the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX. Forty athletes — 20 men and 20 women — are competing in the Rogue CrossFit Invitational from Oct. ... Continue Reading
2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 7 “Hulk Hands” Results
The final day of the 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit dawned with cloudy skies and a slick field. The weather conditions led to some changes to Event 7, or "Hulk Hands." Instead of the originally scheduled ... Continue Reading
2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 6 “Max Deadlift” Results — Chandler Smith Puts on a Clinic
Whether you're at the Invitational or the Games, Saturday night promises to be an event to remember. At the 2023 Rogue Invitational, Event Six, or "Max Deadlift," was set to be an epic battle. With Dani ... Continue Reading
Speegle Sprints to Victory: 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 5 “The Duel III” Results
By the time "The Duel III" began on Saturday, Oct. 28, the leaderboard had already undergone its share of shake-ups at the 2023 Rogue Invitational. The day began with Pat Vellner sitting out of a three-way ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Strikes Again: 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 4 “10th Inning” Results
The second full day of competition at the 2023 Rogue Invitational saw schedule changes galore, as massive rain delays on Friday, Oct. 27, eventually forced the cancellation of a strongman event. But ... Continue Reading
2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 3 “The Circus” Results
Rounding out the first full day of the 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit competition was Event Three, "The Circus." A rain delay pushed the start of the event back by more than two and a half hours. But ... Continue Reading
2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 2 “Seat at the Bar” Results — Ricky Garard Is Back and Alex Gazan Has Arrived
On the morning of the official Day One of the 2023 Rogue Invitational, the weather cast some doubts on event continuity in Round Rock, TX. But the Dell Diamond stadium looked clear (if a bit overcast) by ... Continue Reading
A Look Inside CrossFit Mayhem’s Training Prep for the 2023 Rogue Invitational
The 2023 Rogue Invitational (Oct. 26-29) is underway at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX. Forty elite CrossFit athletes (20 men and 20 women) are competing for the second-biggest prize purse in ... Continue Reading
2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 1 “Texas Heavy” Results — Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Comes Back in Style
The 2023 Rogue Invitational got underway at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX, on Oct. 26, 2023. The opening event for the elite Individual CrossFit athletes was titled "Texas Heavy" and featured ... Continue Reading
How Justin Medeiros Strength Trains for Deadlift Gains
Former two-time Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros slid to 13th overall at the 2023 CrossFit Games. His training since has been with newfound intensity. Medeiros’ focus is getting as strong as possible, ... Continue Reading