The first Rogue challenge of 2022 is here. On Jan 5, 2022, Rogue announced the second edition of the 50-calorie Echo Bike challenge. Participating athletes will attempt to burn 50 calories on an Echo Bike ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Releases Statement After Firing Dave Castro, Calls Him “the Founder of the CrossFit Games”
On Jan. 4, 2022, an internal email was sent to the staff of CrossFit by CrossFit owner and CEO Eric Roza. It explained the rationale behind the decision to release longtime General Manager of Sport Dave ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Competes in IBSF Bobsleigh World Cup
Five-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr is vying for a spot at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China, from Feb. 4-20, 2022, as part of the Australian Bobsleigh Team. Her most ... Continue Reading
Who Is Justin Bergh, CrossFit’s New General Manager of Sport?
On Jan. 4, 2022, CrossFit CEO Eric Roza sent an internal email effectively stating that General Manager of Sport Dave Castro had been fired. Part of Castro's job was programming for the CrossFit Games — a ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Fired By CrossFit 7 Weeks Before 2022 Open Starts
Dave Castro was fired by CrossFit® LLC on Jan. 4, 2021, by CrossFit CEO Eric Roza, less than two months before the start of the 2022 CrossFit Games season. Since 2007, Castro has solely served as ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Games Rulebook — Updates and Additions
A couple of months before the 2022 CrossFit Open kicks off on Feb. 24, 2022, the official 2022 CrossFit Games rulebook has been released. There are several notable changes in the rulebook in 2022 versus ... Continue Reading
CrossFitter Mal O’Brien Is the Newest Member of Mat Fraser’s HWPO Training Team
Tectonic shifts in the competitive CrossFit landscape continue to take shape as the 2022 CrossFit Open fast approaches, with Workout 22.1 scheduled for Feb. 24, 2022. On Jan. 3, 2022, Morning ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Teases Two New Unnamed Elements for 2022 CrossFit Open Workouts
The 2022 CrossFit Games Open kicks off on Feb. 24, 2022. Before the turn of the new year, details of what the workouts might entail remained a mystery. On Dec. 31, 2021, CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro ... Continue Reading
Watch Strongman Martins Licis and CrossFit Games Champ Justin Medeiros Deadlift Heavy Together
Strongman met CrossFit when 2019 World’s Strongest Man and 2021 Fittest Man on Earth met at XCEL Fitness in Holladay, UT, to undergo a workout that included traditional challenges from both strength ... Continue Reading
Roman Khrennikov, Laura Horvath Win 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship
CrossFit fans were treated to early holiday offerings in the form of the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championships. Forty of the world’s elite fitness athletes gathered in the United Arab Emirates on the weekend ... Continue Reading
Check Out CrossFit Games Champ Justin Medeiros’ Garage Gym
There seems to be a pattern amongst the most successful strength athletes globally. Whether in strongman, powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, or CrossFit, many of the most decorated athletes in the ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship
After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dubai CrossFit® Championship (DCC) is coming back to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. From Dec. 16-18, the competition will be livestreamed on the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete Logan Aldridge to Become Peloton’s First Adaptive Instructor
Peloton — best known for selling exercise bikes and treadmills that play live remote classes to monthly subscribers — announced on Dec. 3, 2021, that adaptive CrossFit athlete Logan Aldridge will serve as ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness’ The Wheel Challenge Results
Rogue Fitness' "The Wheel Challenge" has come to a close. Participating athletes performed a static front hold with a weight plate for as long as possible on camera for a chance to win the ... Continue Reading
Check Out the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship Roster
The 2021 Dubai CrossFit® Championship (DCC) is a three-day CrossFit-sanctioned event scheduled for Dec. 16-18, 2021, in Dubai, UAE. The competition will take place at an off-site location to be determined ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness Announces “The Wheel Challenge”
Rogue Fitness has announced yet another challenge open to anyone age 14 and over who wishes to compete for a cash prize of $2,500. "The Wheel Challenge" tasks athletes to perform a static front hold with a ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser and The Buttery Bros Go Full Bodybuilder For a Back and Biceps Gym Day
Since retiring from competitive CrossFit, five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser's lifestyle has gotten a bit more spice added to it. Gone are the days of waking up to train, eat, sleep, repeat. These ... Continue Reading
Alessandra Pichelli Announces Her Retirement From Competitive CrossFit
On Nov. 2, 2021, Alessandra Pichelli announced her retirement from competitive CrossFit in a post on her Instagram page. Pichelli has been a mainstay at the CrossFit Games for most of the past decade. ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Season Announced — How To Qualify for the Games
The 2022 CrossFit Games season is almost here. The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games season kicks off with the Open on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Registration for the three-week-long Open starts on Thursday, Jan. ... Continue Reading
2021 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Results — Medeiros, Toomey-Orr Take Home Top Spots
Update: The 2022 Rogue Invitational is underway. You can follow along the live CrossFit results on BarBend's live results page. On Oct. 29-31, 2021, 40 of the greatest CrossFit athletes in the world ... Continue Reading
A Preview of the 2021 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Competition (Individuals & Legends)
The 2021 Rogue Invitational is taking place the weekend of Oct. 29-31 at the Dell Diamond stadium in Round Rock, TX, and will be streamed live on YouTube. Two main features of the Invitational will be ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2021 Rogue Invitational
The 2021 Rogue Invitational will take place on Oct. 29-31, 2021, at the 12,000-seat outdoor Dell Diamond stadium in Round Rock, TX. For the first time in the competition's history, it will feature a ... Continue Reading
Kari Pearce Announces Her Retirement From Competitive CrossFit
On Oct. 22, 2021, 2020 CrossFit Games bronze medalist Kari Pearce announced her retirement from competitive CrossFit after seven years in the sport. Pearce's competitive CrossFit career began in 2015 ... Continue Reading
CrossFitter Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Shares Her Full Morning Training Session
The 2021 Rogue Invitational is fast approaching. Scheduled for Oct. 29-31, 2021, the 2021 Rogue Invitational is set to have the most significant prize payout of any major CrossFit-sanctioned competition ... Continue Reading