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Just when we thought we might finally know all of the details of the 2025 CrossFit Games season qualification process, another wrinkle has been leaked: One final man and one final woman will have the ... Continue Reading

“I want everybody on the podium,” Jayson Hopper said after his win at Reps Ahead Pro 4 in Huntington Beach, CA, last September.   Now, he's getting his shot — and he's going in ... Continue Reading

After finding CrossFit 703 in Burke, VA, two years ago, Rachelle Williams said she "basically never left.” The gym quickly became the 42-year-old retired U.S. Air Force member’s second home, and she ... Continue Reading

The 13th annual TYR Wodapalooza is quickly approaching, set to take place at its new location in Miami Beach, Florida, Thursday, January 23 through Sunday, January 26.  The 2025 TYR Wodapalooza ... Continue Reading

Red Bull, one of the biggest and most impactful names in the energy drink space, recently signed Noah Ohlsen and renewed partnerships with Jonne Koski and Laura Horvath to serve as brand athletes.  A ... Continue Reading

It all started during the first wave of the global pandemic in 2020.  When schools shut down, Matt Giordano and his wife began offering a place for kids to do their homework with a teacher on-site at ... Continue Reading

The World Fitness Project (WFP) has released the official dates and locations for the three in-person competitions that will comprise the inaugural season of the World Fitness Tour. The Details The ... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story, and we are committed to sharing details and information as they become available. Please send us tips, donation links, and other details here. The Pacific ... Continue Reading

Jill and Jason Hughes regularly program Hero WODs at their gym, Saddle Up CrossFit, in Decatur, TX. That being said, in many ways, Hero WODs were just another hard, sweaty workout for her community to ... Continue Reading

Although using body mass index (BMI) is no longer the end all, be all as an indicator of your health, we still tend to look at general body composition as a visual way to measure our overall ... Continue Reading

On January 5, after more than seven years battling cancer, four-time CrossFit Games champion Will Powell passed away. Remind Me Powell was a mainstay in the Masters CrossFit Games divisions for a ... Continue Reading

The 2024 CrossFit Games marked the first time that the top two Fittest Men on Earth hailed from the same training camp. Last month, Brute added the fourth Fittest Man from 2024, Jayson Hopper, to its ... Continue Reading

After 10 years of competing, Kara Saunders accepted the Fittest Team on Earth trophy along with her Raw Iron Mayhem Thunder teammates Khan Porter, Emily de Rooy, and James Newbury. During her victory ... Continue Reading

Zimbabwe’s Christina Livaditakis has been keeping busy during the offseason.  In October, Livaditakis finished third at the Down Under Championship (DUC) in Wollongong, Australia. Then, in ... Continue Reading

Additional reporting by Joe Genetin-Pilawa Each season, we start with some key questions that we hope to answer in the coming year. Then, once the dust has settled and the calendar has turned over, we ... Continue Reading

On December 9, 2024, Anna Gray came home after doing a class at CrossFit Lynchburg in Lynchburg, VA, to find her 29-year-old husband with a facial droop, unable to use the right side of his body. Her ... Continue Reading

Working in CrossFit media, we have an obligation to remain as unbiased as possible when reporting on breaking news, amplifying community stories, profiling athletes, and covering competitions.  That ... Continue Reading

We have all the respect in the world for the photographers and videographers who bring us closer to the CrossFit action that we cover every year.  Our words come alive with the images they create, and ... Continue Reading

The last year has been full of bright moments as well as some extremely heavy ones. As the chief team covering the community and sport of CrossFit, we at Morning Chalk Up never take our responsibilities ... Continue Reading

John Wooley wasn’t planning on doing the CrossFit Open this year.  Not because he was actively boycotting it but because Wooley is training for a HYROX competition this spring and was focusing on that ... Continue Reading

The 2024 International Functional Fitness Federation (iF3) World Champions have been crowned in Budapest, Hungary.  The idea behind the event came from iF3 President Gretchen Kittelberger, who wanted a ... Continue Reading

It’s that time of the year again: When we review what was hot in the CrossFit stratosphere in 2024. From apparel and training to nutrition and recovery protocols, we’re looking at what was all the rage ... Continue Reading

It was a busy few weeks leading up to the International Functional Fitness Federation (iF3) “Super Worlds” World Championship in Budapest, Hungary.  Athletes were packing bags, arranging ... Continue Reading

CrossFit improves your health. Duh. Anyone who does CrossFit can tell you that, but now a new study agrees. New research from the UK, published in OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, suggests ... Continue Reading