You can feel it, right? Athletes are shuffling and settling into new training programs and getting used to new coaches. Announcements from CrossFit HQ are getting more focused (and hopefully dates are done ... Continue Reading
Wodapalooza 2021 Canceled, Will Be Back in 2022
Wodapalooza 2021 is canceled. On Jan. 13, 2021, President of Loud and Live Sports Matt O'Keefe announced the news on the Make Pods Great Again podcast, hosted by John Wooley and Niki Brazier. Then, a post ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Champ Mat Fraser, Josh Bridges, and Sevan Matossian Launch New Podcast
Five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mathew Fraser teamed up with CrossFit Games competitor Josh Bridges and former host of the official CrossFit Podcast Sevan Matossian to start a new podcast ... Continue Reading
How to Qualify For the 2021 CrossFit Games (Quarterfinal Equipment List Confirmed)
In December 2020, CrossFit announced their 2021 Games season schedule and teased a few significant changes — including worldwide quarterfinals events, the return of the Affiliate Cup, and an Adaptive ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete Alec Smith Joins PRVN Fitness
PRVN Fitness founder Shane Orr has had a phenomenal off-season following the 2020 CrossFit Games. He is the coach (and husband) to four-time Fittest Woman on Earth Tia-Clair Toomey, who put on arguably the ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Open Adds Equipment-Free Workout Option
CrossFit® HQ made a big announcement on Jan. 1, 2021, just six days before the Open kicks off. The 2021 CrossFit Open — which will take place online — will offer a basic equipment and an ... Continue Reading
The Top 4 Lifts of 2020 According to BarBend Fans
Despite many competitions being postponed, canceled outright, or rescheduled with unique circumstances due to the Coronavirus pandemic — including the 2020 World's Strongest Man (WSM), the 2020 Reebok ... Continue Reading
The 2021 Rogue Invitational Set to Take Place in October
The third annual Rogue Invitational is set to take place Oct. 29 through 31, 2021, at the Dell Diamond stadium in Round Rock, TX. Additionally, for the first time, a strongman contest will be included ... Continue Reading
Adaptive Classes Are Confirmed for 2021 CrossFit Open, But Games May Wait Until 2022
It's been a big few weeks for competitive CrossFit. Not only did CrossFit HQ announce the 2021 competitive season, but they also included news that the Open will also introduce a new division for adaptive ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness Announces “50 Cal Challenge” Winners and Prize Money
On Nov. 30, 2020, Rogue Fitness announced a “50 Cal Challenge.” Starting on Dec. 11, 2020, and ending on Dec. 14, 2020, anyone that had access to a Rogue Echo Bike was invited to take part in this online ... Continue Reading
2013 CrossFit Games Winner Sam Briggs Rows & Runs 100 Kilometers (62 miles) for Charity
Samantha Briggs won the 2013 CrossFit Games, but she's still seriously pushing her limits in 2020. Earlier this year, Briggs competed in “Spartan Games: Battle of the Fittest" and set a world record on the ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Games Season Schedule (and Major Changes) Announced
CrossFit HQ announced the schedule for their 2021 season in a press release, which will kick off with a three-week-long virtual CrossFit Open starting on March 11, 2021. Those who want to participate can ... Continue Reading
Watch Tia-Clair Toomey and Brooke Wells’ First CrossFit Workout as Teammates
2020 CrossFit Games fifth-place finisher Brooke Wells announced that her new coach is Shane Orr — the husband and trainer to the four-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey. After news spread on ... Continue Reading
Diablo CrossFit in California Still Offering Indoor Classes Despite County Mandates
It’s not uncommon to enter a CrossFit gym and see signs, banners, and military flags across the room. But in the bay door of Diablo CrossFit in Pleasant Hill, CA, there is a large banner that carries a ... Continue Reading
The ATA Needs YOUR Help to Create Classes for CrossFit’s Adaptive Division
For the first time, CrossFit will be adding an Adaptive Division to the Open and Games in 2021. This is another step that CrossFit is taking to be more inclusive. Though this news is exciting for fans and ... Continue Reading
The 2020 HYROX World Championships Set to Release on Jan. 1, 2021
The HYROX World Series of Fitness is promoted as a worldwide fitness competition for everybody. These races call for the competitors to run for a total distance of eight kilometers, with a "break" between ... Continue Reading
Here Are the 9 Top CrossFit Women to Watch in 2021
The CrossFit Games offseason is short this year, which means it’s time to start scoping talent for the 2021 competition schedule. The Open kicks off the season in February, with Sanctionals events to ... Continue Reading
Here’s Why So Many CrossFitters Are Flocking to Bobsledding
James Newbury's decision to ride a sled down an ice track at speeds of 93 miles per hour didn't come by way of epiphany. Nor was it a longtime dream of the four-time CrossFit Games veteran. In a very 2020 ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Duo Tia-Clair Toomey and Shane Orr Announce a Big Move
Tia-Clair Toomey won her fourth CrossFit Games in October of 2020. Now it seems she already has her eyes set on two more challenges: Moving and qualifying for the Australian Women's Bobsled team for the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Athlete Brooke Wells’ New Coach Is Shane Orr
At the 2020 Reebok CrossFit Games, Brooke Wells competed in the Finals to a fifth-place finish — her best Games result to date — after placing 11th overall in the 2020 CrossFit Open. For the past four ... Continue Reading
The Hardest CrossFit Open Workouts (So Far)
The Open finally returns to CrossFit in February 2021. It will have been about 15 months without drama-filled announcements, in-box throwdowns, and sweatily signing clipboards. It may even take getting ... Continue Reading
“The Trials” Promises New Approach to Elite Fitness Competitions
Loud and Live Sports, the company behind CrossFit Sanctionals like Wodapalooza and the Granite Games, is launching a new digital competition and using it as the testbed for a new event streaming platform ... Continue Reading
First-Ever Rogue Challenge: 50 Biking Calories for Time
Rogue Fitness has been involved in many of the biggest events in strength sports. One of their biggest events since its debut in 2015 has been the Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) events, where athletes attempt ... Continue Reading
Top 7 CrossFit Lookalikes: Games Athletes and Celebrities
I don’t know about you, but I love a good celebrity lookalike. The minute I saw rookie Justin Medeiros at the Filthy 150 CrossFit Sanctional back in November 2019, I thought of Billy Hargrove. That ... Continue Reading