CrossFit CLT The Grit Haus is faced with yet another early exit to their team's CrossFit season. Last year, an injury cut their 2023 CrossFit Games week short, and now they've officially been disqualified ... Continue Reading
Korey Bromery Attempts to Qualify for the U.S. Army National Best Warrior Competition and CrossFit Semifinals in the Same Week
For most Quarterfinals athletes, next week revolves around four singular tests of fitness. For Korey Bromery, however, the Quarterfinal events will be the easiest part of his week. That’s because the ... Continue Reading
New York’s “Pack Paws” Promotes Fitness for Athletes of All Ages
At the playground last summer, 6-year-old Charlotte could barely transition from one monkey bar to the next without dropping down and could never string more together than the first two. She also ... Continue Reading
The Progrm’s “The Crown” Wraps, Icelandic Teens Bjarni Leifs and Bergrós Björnsdóttir Reign
The third iteration of The Progrm’s “The Crown” occurred in Spain over Easter weekend. After four days of competition, two Icelandic athletes, Bjarni Leifs and Bergrós Björnsdóttir, headed home ... Continue Reading
From a Stroke in Utero to a Place on the CrossFit Games Podium: Amea Reyna’s Story
Amea Reyna came into the world already battling from behind — she just didn't know it. When Reyna’s mother was pregnant with her, Amea had a stroke. A perinatal stroke is quite rare, affecting between ... Continue Reading
Coming “Full Circle”: CrossFit Level 2 Seminar Headed to Garage Affiliate in South Africa
Chad Theron started CrossFit in 2007 “outside in the dirt” and soon began training clients out of his parent’s backyard garage in South Africa. That wasn’t uncommon in the pre-2010 days. Dave ... Continue Reading
A Quick Pivot: Hannah Black Talks Late Adjustment to “CrossFit Invictus Unconquerable” Roster
Hannah Black had her “breakout” performance during the 2023 North America West Semifinal, where she snatched 215 pounds, won the event, set the world record, and became one of the athletes to watch for ... Continue Reading
Interview: 2024 CrossFit Open Winner Mirjam von Rohr Sets Her Sights on Fort Worth
Mirjam von Rohr is the 2024 CrossFit Open women’s champion — seemingly out of nowhere. She is also one of the top-ranked women on the HYROX world leaderboard as of this article's publication, but ... Continue Reading
Organización de Amigos: Using Fitness to Help Oregon’s At-Risk Youth
Inspiration struck Jessica Dudley years ago when she visited Hawaii and learned all about the Keala Foundation, an organization helping at-risk Hawaiian youth through CrossFit. New to teaching, she was ... Continue Reading
Alyssa Kobela: From Ineligible in 2023 to Adaptive Open Winner in 2024
Last season, Alyssa Kobela was devastated to learn she was ineligible to compete in CrossFit’s neuromuscular division. Though she has multiple sclerosis (MS) – a central nervous system condition without ... Continue Reading
Following a Stroke, Tim Taylor Found Resilience and Community at CrossFit Convergence
Tim Taylor was a regular at the 6:30 evening CrossFit class on Thursdays at CrossFit Convergence in Tallahassee, FL. It was like any other class for him on February 23, 2023 — he hit a metcon and ... Continue Reading
Ohio Department of Youth Services Expands CrossFit Program to Three Juvenile Detention Centers
CrossFit DYS The Wolfpack isn’t your typical affiliate. It doesn’t have a website, and you won't find much information about it elsewhere. This is because the gym is located within a juvenile ... Continue Reading
4 Potential CrossFit Games Rookies Who Could Have a Big 2024 Season
At the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals, amid the excitement and celebration of Games qualification, some athletes fell just short of punching their ticket to Madison. Crestfallen and discouraged, stuck watching ... Continue Reading
“The Journey to 300,” Part 6: Coaches Need Coaches
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth part in a multiple-part series written by Athena Perez, chronicling her year-long weight loss challenge, which she now calls "The Journey to 300." Perez has documented her ... Continue Reading
To Redo or Not to Redo? The Annual Debate
The 2024 CrossFit Open has come and gone, but many of us are likely still having flashbacks (good and bad). The Open format is unique because it allows athletes to redo a workout if they see fit ... Continue Reading
Affiliate of the Month: Mach983 CrossFit Serves at-Risk Youth, Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, and Veterans in Colorado
When Fred Dayton opened Mach983 CrossFit in Aurora, CO, during the summer of 2022, one of his biggest motivations was to use his gym to give back to the greater community. “How can we be as ... Continue Reading
Reps Ahead Pro 2 Showcase Results: Dallin Pepper and Alexis Raptis Claim Victory
On Saturday, March 30, the Reps Ahead Pro 2 Showcase — the second Reps Ahead event with professional athletes — went down in Jacksonville, FL, at CrossFit Tailwinds. While this is the 10th overall ... Continue Reading
A (Brief) History of the CrossFit Games
Love to hate it or hate to love it — and there’s really no in-between — CrossFit has undeniably become a fitness phenomenon over the last 25 years. With more than 10,000 affiliates in 2024, CrossFit might ... Continue Reading
Morning Chalk Up’s Guide to the 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals
By Nicky Freymond and Teaganne Finn The next stage of the 2024 CrossFit Games season is approaching quickly as qualifying athletes and teams move on to Quarterfinals. The Open brought what felt like a ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Oslo Qualifies 109 Athletes to Quarterfinals — Why Are They So Successful?
Norway’s powerhouse affiliate CrossFit Oslo continued to prove just how fit its community is during the 2024 CrossFit Open by qualifying 109 athletes — 101 in the Individual division — to the ... Continue Reading
The Reps Ahead Pro 2 Showcase Preview: Dallin Pepper, James Sprague, Fee Saghafi, and Alexis Raptis Square Off
One on one. Face to face. Mano a mano. There is nowhere to hide during a Reps Ahead event. All eyes are on the two competitors, who know they are either going to win or lose. There is no ... Continue Reading
Fitness, Fraser, and Finals (at West Point): Get to Know CrossFit Newcomer Cale Layman
As we move from the Open to Quarterfinals, the CrossFit community is accustomed to seeing many of the usual names at the top of the leaderboard. But this year, after what some may say is an Open with a ... Continue Reading
2024 CrossFit Open Results — Mirjam von Rohr and Jonne Koski Top the Leaderboard
The battle for the top spot in the 2024 CrossFit Open was a close one, with less than 10 points separating first and second place in the men's and women's divisions. Here's who took home the wins — ... Continue Reading
2024 Adaptive CrossFit Open Results
The Adaptive CrossFit Open is the first stage in qualifying for the Adaptive CrossFit Games by WheelWOD, to be held this fall in San Antonio, TX. This is separate from the CrossFit Games, which will be ... Continue Reading