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CrossFit athlete Cale Layman

The 2024 CrossFit Service Open Highlights — Cale Layman Impresses

As the community puts a bow on the 2024 CrossFit Open, there are countless performances to celebrate.  Talented Games-level athletes all logged terrific competitions, but this year also saw the ... Continue Reading

CrossFit athlete competing in the Open.

2024 CrossFit Open Age Group Results

The 2024 CrossFit Open is officially in the books. Over the course of three workouts, competitors squared off in tests of endurance, strength, and mental fortitude. When the dust settled, this year’s Open ... Continue Reading

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You Signed Up for HYROX — Now What? Here Are 5 Tips to Follow

To no one's surprise, HYROX has become a favorite for CrossFitters. A mixed-modal event with running and hybrid movements in a competition setting? What more could a CrossFitter ask for?  When it ... Continue Reading

Festivus Games to Host First Adaptive-Only Competition in April

The Festivus Games, originally launched in 2011, targets novice and intermediate Cro ssFit athletes who want to compete. As of April 2024, adaptive athletes are being added to that list, ... Continue Reading

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Our “7 Questions Leading Up to the 2024 CrossFit Open,” Answered

In early February, we laid out seven questions we had heading into the 2024 CrossFit Open. With the Open now officially in the rearview mirror, we can take a look back and answer them. 1. Was This the ... Continue Reading

Danielle Brandon Energy poster

New Documentary, “Danielle Brandon Energy,” Highlights Softer Side of the Fierce CrossFit Games Veteran 

She walks in, clad not in chalked-up leggings and a sports bra but in jeans and makeup with her hair down. She sits, looks at the camera, and takes a breath.  “Ready,” she says.  Competing ... Continue Reading

Nicky Freymond at the CrossFit Open

The Open Report: Week 9 — The Highlights

Editor’s Note: “The Open Report” is a multi-part series by Mike Halpin that breaks down the current CrossFit Open registration numbers and examines their historical context. You can read the previous ... Continue Reading

Athena Perez workout results

“The Journey to 300,” Part 5: A New Beginning, Again

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth part in a multiple-part series written by Athena Perez, chronicling the year-long challenge that she originally dubbed her “Hiller Challenge.” Throughout the early ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Nashville

“We Just Do CrossFit”: The Secret to CrossFit Nashville’s Longevity

To be a successful gym owner today, we’re led to believe we need complex marketing plans, online advertising, and fancy software solutions with automated lead nurturing.  We need to go through ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Open 24.3

CrossFit Open 24.3 Livestream Concurrent Viewership Slides; 24-Hour Total Views Reach New High

Now that the 2024 CrossFit Open announcements are over, we can see the full picture of the livestream numbers and learn a bit more about the sport's growth and overall fans and followers. [Related: ... Continue Reading

Bill Grundler’s Tips for CrossFit Open Workout 24.3

CrossFit HQ surprised the community as Jocko Go's workout 24.3 announcement confirmed the leak that spiraled into speculation on social media. Many believed 24.3 would be a two-parter, so heavier weight ... Continue Reading

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How to Program CrossFit Open Workout 24.3 for Kids

Athletes worldwide are taking on the final Open workout of 2024. Just like the previous two weeks, we want to ensure that the workout is adapted to any skill level and all ages and sizes.  Here are ... Continue Reading

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Who Can Win the 2024 CrossFit Open?

It’s the last week of the CrossFit Open, and there are close races at the top of both the men’s and women’s leaderboards. Who's got the best chance of winning the whole thing? Let’s break down the ... Continue Reading

Workout 24.3

2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.3 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches

The 2024 CrossFit Open concludes this week with workout 24.3. We are headed to PRVN Fitness HQ in Nashville, TN, where six-time Games champ Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr was scheduled to throw down against the ... Continue Reading

Trying to Predict Workout 24.3? Look Back at CrossFit Open Programming History

With one week left in the 2024 CrossFit Open, the possibilities of what the final workout(s) could look like start narrowing.  Could we predict Open Workout 24.3 by looking back at past thruster ... Continue Reading

The Open Report: Week 8 — Stats & Data

Days until the 2024 CrossFit Open: 14! Days until the 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals: 34 What Was Your First Open Like? Do you remember that day? I remember mine.  I started ... Continue Reading

Caitlin Stevenson: From 350 Pounds Bodyweight and Bariatric Surgery to the CrossFit Open

Being overweight is all Caitlin Stevenson ever knew. It had been that way her whole life. Then, in 2015, at 350 pounds, Stevenson went to her doctor for a solution to back pain, and her doctor ... Continue Reading

Get to Know the 2024 PRVN Fitness Athlete Roster

One of CrossFit’s top training camps, PRVN Fitness, announced their roster of 2024 roster athletes in advance of the CrossFit Open 24.3 live announcement at PRVN Fitness HQ in Nashville, ... Continue Reading

Danny Lesslie and his wife, Raffi Dobles.

Longtime CrossFit Coach Danny Lesslie Faces $200,000 in Medical Bills for Wife’s Cancer Treatment

All Danny Lesslie can do right now is take it “day by day.” For four years, he has watched his wife, Raffi Dobles, suffer. She has Stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma, a common type of skin cancer, but what ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Open 24.3

How to Watch the CrossFit Open 24.3 Workout Announcement Live

Update: Check out the 24.3 workout description here. The final week of the 2024 CrossFit Open kicks off with the live announcement of workout 24.3 on Thursday, March 14, on the official CrossFit YouTube ... Continue Reading

CrossFit star Kelly Baker and her husband.

Interview: CrossFit Athlete Kelly Baker Talks About Raising Awareness for Fertility Issues in Women

According to the World Health Organization, roughly one in six people globally experience infertility. That means that approximately 17% of people have problems conceiving. In the United States, one ... Continue Reading

Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir

Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir Launch Program for Women in Menopause 

Three years in the making, CrossFit Games champions and close friends Annie Thorisdottir and Katrin Davidsdottir’s new training program — Empower by Dottir — launches on March 11, 2024. The details: ... Continue Reading

Colten Mertens, Justin Medeiros, and Seth Rollins

24.2 CrossFit Open Livestream Numbers Hit All-Time High

Inside Justin Medeiros’ home gym, the “Shred Shed,” WWE Heavyweight Champion and longtime CrossFitter Seth Rollins unveiled the 24.2 workout to the highest livestream numbers for a CrossFit Open ... Continue Reading

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How to Program CrossFit Open Workout 24.2 for Kids

Athletes across the world are once again taking on another tough Open workout. Just like last week, we want to make sure the workout is adapted to any skill level and to all ages.  Here are some ... Continue Reading

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