At 26 years old, Allison Lamay weighed over 300 pounds. Lamay played softball and basketball in high school and college, but when daily practices and strength and conditioning were no more, the ... Continue Reading
Nevada Gym Offers “Adaptive Fridays” Class for Everyday Members
Seated Ski-Erg pulls and arms-only Echo bike cals are just some modifications adaptive athletes often face. Some background: Kyla Romero, the manager at Upstate Nevada, started doing “Adaptive ... Continue Reading
Abbie Domit Wins West Coast Classic, Embarks on the Toughest Two Months of the CrossFit Season
A handful of months after her first CrossFit workout, Abbie Domit told her husband that she wanted to make a real go of it: train full-time, qualify, and compete at the CrossFit Games. Her ... Continue Reading
Australia’s Zac Thomas Shares the Story Behind His Terrifying Cardiac Episode at the CrossFit Oceania Semifinal
Australia’s Zac Thomas went into Event 1 of the 2024 CrossFit Oceania Semifinal as a dark horse to take the win. However, a cardiac episode early on saw his 2024 season come to a sudden ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Profile: James Sprague Gains Momentum Heading Into His Sophomore Season
James Sprague jumps onto the podium to celebrate his third-place finish at the 2024 West Coast Classic with his signature giddiness and exuberance. He steps down and continues congratulating, ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Rookie Spotlight: Why Australian Peter Ellis’ “Now or Never” Moment Is His Favorite CrossFit Memory So Far
Australia’s Peter Ellis is still buzzing after finishing fourth at the 2024 Oceania Semifinal and clinching his first trip to the CrossFit Games. It doesn’t hurt that the whole thing reads like a ... Continue Reading
Haley Adams Returns to CrossFit Competition, Wins Community’s Heart in Knoxville
The air was tense as the camera panned down the line of women in the second heat of Event 1 at the North America East Semifinal. Each athlete's hand touched the pylon. Their eyes focused ahead on ... Continue Reading
Semifinal Spotlight: How Erica Folo’s Time at University (and a WWE Tryout) Cemented Her Love of CrossFit
Every year, a handful of names seemingly come out of nowhere to make a statement close to the top of the CrossFit Quarterfinals leaderboard. They’re impossible to ignore. This year, one of these names ... Continue Reading
Semifinals Spotlight: Could Australia’s Zac Thomas Be a Dark Horse Podium Pick in Oceania?
Australia’s Zac Thomas will take on the third Semifinal of his young career this week at the Oceania Semifinal by Torian Pro. The 22-year-old has had an impressive 2024 season so far, finishing ... Continue Reading
Semifinals Spotlight: Europe’s Rising Star, Colin Bosshard, Eyes CrossFit Games
Colin Bosshard might not be a household name in the CrossFit world, especially outside of European circles. However, the two-time Fittest Man in Switzerland heads into the 2024 Semifinals looking to build ... Continue Reading
3 Up-and-Comers to Watch at the Men’s CrossFit Semifinals
As the 2024 CrossFit season moves into its penultimate stage, many in the community are shifting their attention to the CrossFit Games veterans who have over or underperformed in the online portion of the ... Continue Reading
Forging Youth Resilience Sets Dual Goals: Raise $100,000 in May and Publish New Research Study
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Forging Youth Resilience (FYR) is taking action to raise awareness. Last year, the nonprofit — which is dedicated to empowering youth to build mental and ... Continue Reading
Going Back to Cali: CrossFit Competition Returns to Carson for 2024 Semifinals
It was July 24, 2016, and Mat Fraser had just won the first of his five CrossFit Games championships. The electricity from the crowd was palpable as Katrín Davídsdóttir edged out a young ... Continue Reading
Affiliate of the Month: All Level CrossFit Doing All the Good Deeds in Ontario
For John Mack, the owner of All Level CrossFit in Windsor, Ontario, a focus on inclusivity has led his community to offer fitness to those who really need it while raising thousands of dollars for charity ... Continue Reading
Interview: 10-Time Champ Rich Froning on His Upcoming 100-Mile Bike Race (and Why He’ll Never Compete at the CrossFit Games Again)
POWERED BY: What does life look like for 10-time CrossFit Games champion Rich Froning these days in Cookeville, TN? We caught up with the legend himself to talk about his current training style, ... Continue Reading
Interview: Katelin Van Zyl Explains How Tech Issues Almost Cost Her a CrossFit Semifinals Spot
Heading into the 2024 Quarterfinals, Australia’s Katelin van Zyl was relaxed and ready to rumble. A mother to two young boys, van Zyl had arranged for her mom to be in town to care for the kids ... Continue Reading
Hip Replacement and Chronic Leukemia Are No Problem for 63-Year-Old CrossFit Quarterfinals Qualifier Mary Harrison
The day before the 2024 CrossFit Open started, Mary Harrison didn’t think she was going to compete. The 63-year-old had a hip replacement last June, and still isn’t 100 percent. But when the first ... Continue Reading
Interview: Andrea Nisler Talks About Qualifying for Semifinals 6 Weeks After Giving Birth
Andrea Nisler, twice a member of the Fittest Team on Earth (2021 and 2022), did most of the 2024 CrossFit Open while pregnant. Remind me: Individual Quarterfinals took place earlier this month, ... Continue Reading
After 27 Years in Prison, Trevor Jones Competes in Quarterfinals
Trevor Jones has done the CrossFit Open workouts for the last eight years, but he only registered for the first time this season. That’s because Jones did his seven other Opens in the midst of a 27-year ... Continue Reading
Don’t Call It a Comeback: Charley McAvoy Training for 100-Mile Race Only Months After Cancer Surgery
One softball size mass and 700 lesions were removed from endurance athlete Charley McAvoy last November. Now, just a few months post-op, he and his girlfriend, Sage Burgener, are already training for a ... Continue Reading
Interview: Is It Finally Anikha Greer’s Time?
Anikha Greer is tired. She is “tired of this circle” she has been living in since 2018, when she first missed qualifying for the CrossFit Games. She is tired of thinking about how she missed ... 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
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