The five-time Fittest Man on Earth®, Mat Fraser, has been busy since retiring from competitive CrossFit in February 2020. He has a podcast with Sevan Matossian and CrossFit Games veteran Josh Bridges, a ... Continue Reading
Chris Bumstead Runs CrossFitter Noah Ohlsen Through a Bodybuilding Workout and Posing Session
Did you know CrossFit Games mainstay Noah Ohlsen's strength sports career started in bodybuilding? That's what he shared with three-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead while in the ... Continue Reading
2021 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Legends Roster Released
The third annual Rogue Invitational is scheduled for October 29-31, 2021, in Round Rock, TX. It will feature the Rogue Invitational's inaugural strongman contest in addition to the CrossFit competition. ... Continue Reading
2014 CrossFit Games Winner Camille Leblanc-Bazinet is “Officially a Bodybuilder”
For fans of CrossFit, Camille Leblanc-Bazinet needs no introduction, but she certainly deserves one. The tenured competitor of eight CrossFit Games, including an overall win in 2014, recently turned her ... Continue Reading
The Fittest Shopping Cart — Grocery Shopping With Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr
Five-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr may just be the greatest strength athlete of all time. She has five consecutive CrossFit Games titles, is a decorated Olympic weightlifter, and is ... Continue Reading
CrossFitter Sam Kwant Is the Newest TRAIN PUMA Global Ambassador
On Oct. 6, 2021, PUMA shared a press release stating that 2020 CrossFit Games runner-up Sam Kwant is joining their team as a global ambassador for TRAIN PUMA. Per the announcement, Kwant will support TRAIN ... Continue Reading
Inaugural Strength Score Championships: Battle for New York Set for Nov. 13, 2021
The inaugural Strength Score Championships: Battle for New York is set for Nov. 13, 2021, in the Hype Gym located in Union Square, Manhattan. The contest will feature athletes competing to obtain the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Launches Healthcare Service “CrossFit Precision Care”
On Oct. 5, 2021, CrossFit HQ announced the launch of their new primary care service CrossFit Precision Care (CPC) — a more holistic approach to health care that CrossFit Owner and CEO Eric Roza describes ... Continue Reading
Ricky Garard Admits to Knowingly Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs Before 2017 CrossFit Games
CrossFitter Ricky Garard of Australia will finish serving a four-year doping suspension on Oct. 3, 2021, and has announced his return to the sport. On Sept. 29, 2021, Garard joined Chase Ingraham on ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser’s Podium Nutrition Enters Exclusive Deal With GNC
Just because the five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser retired from competitive CrossFit in February 2021 does not mean that he is not still heavily involved with the sport and the athletes that ... Continue Reading
Adam Klink and Taylor Williamson Win Rogue Fitness’ Bandit Challenge
On Sept. 23, 2021, Rogue Fitness announced the winners of the eighth challenge in the Challenge Series — the Bandit. Unlike previous challenges involving static holds like the Suitcase, Bear Hug, and ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness Deadlift For Reps Challenge Kicks Off Sept. 24, 2021
The latest in the series of challenges by Rogue Fitness is here. The deadlift for reps challenge tasks participants to perform as many deadlifts as possible in two minutes. The winners of this challenge in ... Continue Reading
OUTAthletics to Host Second Annual “Burpee-A-Thon” for National Coming OUT Day
National Coming OUT Day is on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. To celebrate, OUTAthletics will host the second annual "Burpee-A-Thon" to raise money "in support of the LGBTQ+ community," according to their press ... Continue Reading
Fight Night 3 — Jacob Heppner Defeats Josh Bridges via Unanimous Decision
On Sept. 18, 2021, 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor “The Mountain” Björnsson and Devon “No Limits” Larratt headlined Fight Night 3, presented by CoreSports, ... Continue Reading
It’s Finally Here — How to Watch the Hafthor Björnsson Vs. Devon Larratt Boxing Match
The most anticipated fight night of the strength sports world happens today. On Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor "The Mountain" Björnsson versus Devon "No ... Continue Reading
Business of Fitness — CrossFit HQ Releases First Official Affiliate Playbook
On Sept. 7, 2021, CrossFit HQ released the first edition of the Affiliate Playbook as a benefit for affiliates in good standing. The Playbook is a 159-page-long "how-to" guide developed by leading ... Continue Reading
Learn How CrossFitter Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Stretches For Squat Training
Champions are flexible. Not just in their mindset or ability to adapt in the heat of competition, but literally flexible. Five-time reigning Fittest Woman on Earth®, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, knows that ... Continue Reading
2021 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Roster — The Champs Return
The 12,000-seat outdoor Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX, will be home to the third annual Rogue Invitational scheduled for October 29-31, 2021. In addition to the strongman contest that will be ... Continue Reading
Watch CrossFitter Graciano Rubio Snatch 330 Pounds 30 Times in Under 20 Minutes
What a way to kick off September. On the first of the month, strongman and CrossFit athlete Graciano Rubio shared a video of himself snatching 330 pounds for 30 reps in less than 20 minutes. The Level Two ... Continue Reading
CrossFitter Mat Fraser Deadlifts Lifetime Personal Record of 540 Pounds (244.9 Kilograms)
It is not every day an athlete walks into their gym and deadlifts more than they ever have before. However, that was the case for five-time Fittest Man On Earth®, Mat Fraser. On Aug. 29, 2021, the CrossFit ... Continue Reading
CrossFitter Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Goes Vegan for a Day With James Newbury
In late 2019, CrossFit Games veteran James Newbury revealed that he became fully vegan after following a plant-based diet for approximately four months. It was a decision that he contemplated since 2013, ... Continue Reading
Adidas Set to Sell Reebok to Authentic Brands Group in 2022
On Thursday, August 12, 2021, Adidas announced that it has reached a compromise in an ongoing deal with retail conglomerate Authentic Brands Group (ABG) regarding the acquisition of Reebok for roughly 2.1 ... Continue Reading
Brooke Wells To Undergo Tommy John Surgery for Injury Suffered at the 2021 CrossFit Games
During Event 12 of the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games, competitors were challenged to establish a one-rep max snatch. During a 190-pound snatch attempt, Brooke Wells dropped the barbell after she suffered a ... Continue Reading
YouTuber Craig Richey Did 1,000 Push-Ups In One Hour and Survived
High level athletes train differently than most of us, but it seems like they have fun differently, too. On August 8, 2021, YouTube fitness personality Craig Richey accepted a casual challenge from Khan ... Continue Reading