Many of the notable names in the elite CrossFit space have stamped their ticket to the 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals events set to occur both virtually and live on each of the six continents recognized by ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Quarterfinals Test 4 — The Benefits of Front Squats In Strength Sports
The benefits of the front squat are plentiful. They work the quads, upper back, spinal erectors, and abdominals. They offer more quad mass, greater knee-joint stability and can help improve other ... Continue Reading
On to the Semifinals — 2021 CrossFit Games Quarterfinals Results
At the conclusion of the 2021 CrossFit Open, the four-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr led the women, and 2020 CrossFit Games fifth-place finisher Jeffrey Adler led the men. After the ... Continue Reading
Zack George Withdraws From 2021 CrossFit Games Season
Unfortunate news from the 2020 UK Fittest Man®, Zack George. Due to a hip injury sustained while performing burpee box-jump overs during CrossFit Open workout 21.2, George has withdrawn from the 2021 ... Continue Reading
Emma Cary: Can a 16 Year-Old CrossFit Phenom Make This Year’s Podium?
Coming into the 2021 Open, most CrossFit fans probably didn't know much about Emma Cary. Diehard fans will recall that she was the 2019 CrossFit Games 14-15 Girls Champion. Some other fans may have heard ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Quarterfinals Workouts Announced
On April 8, 2021, CrossFit HQ revealed more details about their novel Quarterfinals. Compared to past CrossFit seasons, this year's road to the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games is unlike any other. Athletes just ... Continue Reading
Blind CrossFitter Kym Dekeyrel Thrives Under the Spotlight
Kym Dekeyrel’s laugh is infectious. We’re chatting on the phone about her whirlwind competitive CrossFit career, and as she’s describing her first competition experience, she intones a phrase I will now ... Continue Reading
The 2021 CrossFit Open Is Over — Here’s Who Sits On Top of the Leaderboard
The 2021 CrossFit Open was a fast and furious three weeks, consisting of four workouts — 21.1, 21.2, and a combo deal of 21.3 and 21.4. The top 10 percent of athletes in each of the six regions (North ... Continue Reading
Strongman Rob Kearney Interviews 5-Time CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser
Strongman Rob Kearney is preparing for the 2021 strongman season following his recovery from surgery on his ruptured triceps. Since getting back to the gym, he's focused on winning trophies over breaking ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Veterans Josh Bridges vs. Jacob Heppner Boxing Match Announced
On March 30, 2021, five-time CrossFit Games veteran Josh Bridges took to his Instagram page to share the news that he will fight four-time CrossFit Games veteran Jacob Heppner in a boxing match. The bout ... Continue Reading
Why Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr’s ‘Mistake’ In 21.4 Makes Total Sense
On March 28, 2021, following the completion of 2021 CrossFit Open workouts 21.3 and 21.4, the four-time reigning Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr shared her thoughts on the workouts and a ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Dmitry Klokov Tosses Around 330 Pounds In CrossFit Open Workout 21.4
On March 29, 2021, weightlifter Dmitry Klokov shared his results for CrossFit Open workouts 21.3 and 21.4. The workouts test different aspects of participants' fitness. 21.3 was an intense ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Workouts 21.3 and 21.4 Tips For Adaptive Upper Extremity Athletes
The 2021 CrossFit Open closes with a two-part workout — 21.3 and 21.4. For Upper Extremity athletes, 21.3 and 21.4 consists of the following: For total time: Round One 15 single-dumbbell front ... Continue Reading
Finish the 2021 CrossFit Open Strong With These 21.3 & 21.4 Workout Tips
And just like that, the 2021 CrossFit Open has come and is almost gone. One March 25, 2021, Dave Castro announced the final workout, 21.3. But then, in typical Castro fashion, the Director of the CrossFit ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Open Workouts 21.3 and 21.4 Announced
On March 25, 2021, the announcement for workouts 21.3 and 21.4 — the final workouts of the 2021 CrossFit Open — took place in a new time slot on the CrossFit Games YouTube channel. At 12 p.m. PST, as ... Continue Reading
Strongman Rob Kearney Tries Mat Fraser’s 500-Meter Row Challenge
In his first week of training since competing at the World’s Ultimate Strongman “Strength Island” contest, Rob Kearney returned to the gym to continue regaining his pressing strength after recovering from ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Open Workout 21.2 Results
The 2021 CrossFit Open continued with dumbbell snatches and burpee box jump-overs for workout 21.2 and the results are in. Following the announcement of 21.2 — titled "Youth vs. Experience" — on March 18, ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Workout 21.2 Tips For Adaptive Upper Extremity Athletes
2021 CrossFit Open workout 21.2 is an exceptional challenge for Upper Extremity athletes. The workout standards and weights are all Rx, with the only difference being that the dumbbell snatches must all be ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2021 CrossFit Open Workout 21.3 Announcement
Both workouts 21.1 and 21.2 for the 2021 CrossFit Open have been announced. Both were revealed by the Director of the CrossFit Games, Dave Castro, on the CrossFit Games YouTube channel on March 11 and 19, ... Continue Reading
Use These Tips To Dominate CrossFit Open Workout 21.2
With last week's test, which included the wall walk, a movement that had previously never been done in the Open competition, we enter week number two using one of the important CrossFit training mantras: ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Open Workout 21.2 (Youth vs. Experience) Announced
On March 18, 2021, Director of the CrossFit Games Dave Castro was featured on the CrossFit Games Youtube channel to announce workout 21.2 — "Youth vs. Experience" — for the 2021 CrossFit Open. This is ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Open Workout 21.1 Results
The 2021 CrossFit Open kicked off on March 11, 2021, with Dave Castro announcing workout 21.1 which consisted of 605 total reps of double-unders and a movement making its Open debut — the wall walk. After ... Continue Reading
Here’s How Dmitry Klokov Did During CrossFit Open Workout 21.1
It was announced in late February that weightlifter Dmitry Klokov had entered the 2021 CrossFit Open. Armed with ferocious power and the strength of, well, an Olympic weightlifter, strength sports fans ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdóttir Will Miss the 2021 CrossFit Season Due to Ruptured ACL
On March 14, 2021, six-time CrossFit Games athlete Sara Sigmundsdóttir shared a post on Instagram that no athlete enjoys sharing. After suffering a knee injury earlier in the week while performing split ... Continue Reading