This season, one of the changes CrossFit has implemented is a new public video review process at the Semifinals stage. As outlined in rule 2.10a of the 2025 CrossFit Games Rulebook, anyone who has ... Continue Reading
From Gymnastics to Games Hopeful — UK’s Ella Wilkinson Eyes 2025 Breakthrough
Ella Wilkinson walked into a CrossFit gym in 2018, encouraged by her parents and sister. She loved her first workout, but after seven years of competitive gymnastics, she felt frustrated by her lackluster ... Continue Reading
The Mayhem Classic Delivered—and Set the Bar for 2025
The start of the 2025 CrossFit season has been anything but normal. The Games team announced several significant changes at the outset, including the introduction of online In-Affiliate Semifinals and ... Continue Reading
Who Is the King of the Echo Bike? The Saga Continues
In the final event at the 2025 Mayhem Classic last weekend, Roman Khrennikov put on a show that we're still trying to wrap our minds around. It was dominance, plain and simple, and it proved to be one of ... Continue Reading
PODIUM Drops New Formula for FUSE 2025 Pre-Workout
POWERED BY: Since its inception in 2021, athletes have enjoyed PODIUM products, including hydration, creatine, protein, and more, all guided by experience, efficacy, and honesty. One of PODIUM’s ... Continue Reading
How Haley Adams Dominated Everyone (Men Included) in Event 4 at the Mayhem Classic
Fee Saghafi and Abigail Domit topped the women’s podium at the 2025 Mayhem Classic, becoming the first two women to earn roster spots for this summer’s CrossFit Games in Albany, NY. However, there were ... Continue Reading
Inaugural WFP Tour Season Takes Shape
As the 2025 CrossFit Games season reaches its midpoint with the In-Affiliate Semifinals and In-Person Qualifying Events, the World Fitness Project Tour’s inaugural season is just beginning to heat ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Choice Raises £38,000+ to Honor Coach McCoy Turner and Support Men’s Mental Health
On March 24, CrossFit Level 4 coach and British Navy veteran McCoy “Topsy” Turner died after what has been described as “a long and silent battle” with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Following ... Continue Reading
How Val Voboril Got Her Groove Back and Reignited Her Competitive Fire
A quiet yet tenacious competitor, Val Voboril has competed at the CrossFit Games six times as an individual and finished on the podium twice, in 2010 and 2013. Voboril was a constant presence at the ... Continue Reading
From Likes to Legacy: Why CrossFit OGs Rule Instagram
When it comes to Instagram followers, it’s no surprise that the G.O.A.T.s of both men’s and women’s CrossFit, Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, are leading the charts as the two athletes with the ... Continue Reading
Interview: Jennifer Muir, Scotland’s Fittest Woman, Eyes 2025 CrossFit Season
Jennifer Muir has accomplished a great deal in a short period. After finding CrossFit in 2021, she rose through the ranks quickly, earning the title of Fittest in the UK by 2023. She has gained ... Continue Reading
Interview: How a Free Week at CrossFit Invictus Changed Jorge Fernandez’s Life
An athlete since he was 4 years old, Jorge Fernandez participated in various sports before focusing on baseball as he entered adolescence. After experiencing a series of ups and downs, as well as injuries ... Continue Reading
2025 Mayhem Classic Invitational – Preview and Podium Picks
The first two tickets for the 2025 CrossFit Games are up for grabs from April 5-6 at the Mayhem Classic in Cookeville, TN. Remind me: The Mayhem Classic will be the first of 10 In-Person ... Continue Reading
Teen Champions Crowned in Mallorca at The Progrm’s Annual Throwdown
“The Crown,” The Progrm’s highly exclusive annual teen competition, just wrapped up after its fourth run at the Nike Castle in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. A select handful of teen athletes from around ... Continue Reading
The Privilege of Pressure: Bethany Flores on the Power of a Healthy Mind
At the inaugural Adidas “Primer” in Herzogenaurach, Germany, athletes attended lectures and participated in workshops covering topics ranging from nutrition and performance-based eating to the advantages ... Continue Reading
Emma Lawson Joins Powerhouse Roster at Brute Strength
Three-time CrossFit Games veteran and former teen champion Emma Lawson has officially joined Brute Strength, home of a star-studded roster of top CrossFit athletes. Lawson, who turns 20 this year, will ... Continue Reading
Wesley Vissers’ 4 Go-To Ab Exercises
Classic Physique bodybuilder Wesley Vissers won the 2024 Arnold Classic Physique title, one of the sport’s highest accolades. He is amidst a recalibration after failing to defend the Arnold title in 2025 ... Continue Reading
A Conversation with Laura Horváth: Big Brands, Big Goals, and the World Fitness Project
One of the most decorated women in our sport, Laura Horváth has held multiple titles in recent years: two-time Rogue Invitational champion, 2024 French Throwdown champion, 2023 TYR Wodapalooza team ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Workout 25.3: Finding Joy in Exceeding My Expectations
Editor’s Note: In this three-part series, Morning Chalk Up Senior Writer Emily Beers documents her journey completing the Open workouts for the first time in eight years. From 2012-2017, the CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Inside Adidas’ Inaugural “Primer” Event: A Fitness Playground for Elite Athletes
As the roster of athletes from countries far and wide took to the floor in Miami back in January, we saw that more and more competitors were sporting the Adidas Dropset training shoe. Adidas’ growing ... Continue Reading
Top Fuel CrossFit Owner Battles Skin Cancer, Community Raises $35,000, Hopes to Hit $50,000
When Top Fuel CrossFit members found out their coach and leader of their community — gym owner Dustin Shurlow — was battling squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, they acted immediately to do ... Continue Reading
10 Big Takeaways From the 2025 CrossFit Open Women’s Division
With tens of thousands of CrossFit Open registrants — more than 90,000 women this year — it’s always a bit of a challenge to nail down the biggest takeaways from the worldwide leaderboard. Now that ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper’s Speech at the University of Texas: “Strength is Not Just Lifting Weights”
Three-time reigning Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champ, Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE), and 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mitchell Hooper recently spoke at the University of Texas in Austin. He also ... Continue Reading
2025 CrossFit Open Results — Mirjam von Rohr and Colten Mertens Top the Leaderboard From Start to Finish
The battle for the top spot in the 2025 CrossFit Open was a close one on the women’s side, with only one point separating first and second place. The men saw one of the most dominant performances ... Continue Reading