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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

The holiday season is in full swing, and with that comes one of our favorite traditions: watching Christmas movies. While many of us have tried-and-true staples that we watch every year, others have ... Continue Reading

Eight hundred and twenty-four athletes. 36 countries.  The largest International Functional Fitness Federation (iF3) event in history is set for this weekend, December 13-15, in Budapest, ... Continue Reading

While some of the top CrossFit athletes in the world were throwing down at the Dubai Fitness Championship in the UAE over the weekend, 20 others were competing in the Pro Showcase at FitFest 2024 in ... Continue Reading

The 2023 CrossFit Games documentary, Fittest on Earth: Final Showdown in Madtown, is officially available for $14.99 on Apple TV and Prime Video. We got a chance to watch the documentary and have some ... Continue Reading

2,296: That’s how many rope climbs Parker Fontecchio did on November 20th. Yes, in an effort to raise money for Movember, a nonprofit that supports men’s health, the CrossFit Level 2 coach and athlete ... Continue Reading

For many small gym owners, the idea of taking a vacation is a luxury that just doesn’t feel realistic at the moment. They feel obligated to be there for their members, many of whom are off work and ... Continue Reading

Last May, Fernando Llaneza was competing at the Europe Semifinals.  The 28-year-old from Spain, who started CrossFit 11 years ago, was competing well, finishing a respectable 24th overall at his first ... Continue Reading

For the fifth straight year, gym business mentorship company Two-Brain Business has released its annual State of the Industry Report, a comprehensive look at all things related to running a ... Continue Reading

All eyes were on adaptive athlete Emily Cairns when she went “Rx+” on the workouts at the Down Under Championship (DUC) in Wollongong, Australia, from October 18 to 20. Cairns, a former dancer, is not ... Continue Reading

There are 19 Individual athletes who competed in the 2017 and 2018 CrossFit Regionals, in at least one Sanctional in 2019 and 2020, and at all four years of Semifinals from 2021-2024.  One of the ... Continue Reading

Patrick Cummings, the co-host and producer of the Chasing Excellence and Consistency Project podcasts, has been a big presence in the CrossFit space for years.  With his new book, The ABCs of Being ... Continue Reading

Written by Emily Beers and Joe Genetin-Pilawa “The PFAA Board is disappointed with CrossFit’s lack of transparency of their investigation and dissatisfied by their next steps,” began the statement just ... Continue Reading