Latest CrossFit News
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7 Burning Questions for the 2025 CrossFit Games Season
With the new year underway, there are a lot of questions about the state of CrossFit and the direction of the sport. Moving into 2025, there are a host of burning questions we want to answer — here are seven of them. View this post on Instagram A post shared by CrossFit Games (@crossfitgames) [Related: Best…
profiles
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Poised and Grateful, Guilherme Malheiros Returns to the CrossFit Games
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Emily de Rooy Brings Youth to Australia’s Super Team Raw Iron CrossFit Mayhem Thunder
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CrossFit Games Rookie Spotlight: Slow and Steady Growth Earned Jack Rozema a 2024 Games Invite
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Balancing It All, With a Little Help From Brent Fikowski: Shelby Neal’s Sophomore Season
Competitions
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World Fitness Project Announces Locations, Dates for 2025 World Fitness Tour
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 first two events will take place in the United States, while the World Fitness Finals will go down across the pond in Europe. Remind…
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2024 CrossFit Games Individual and Team Rosters
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1st Phorm Monster Games Results
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METCON Rush Flourishes in Its 9th Year as Elite Athletes Flock to Maryland Competition
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Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Jeffrey Adler Announced as First Athletes to Compete at TYR Wodapalooza SoCal
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Reps Ahead Pro 3 “Redemption” Results: Sydney Wells, James Sprague, and Kyra Milligan Deliver Knockouts
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Reps Ahead Pro 3 “Redemption” Preview: 2023-2024 CrossFit Games Athletes Throw Down in Denver
CrossFit Basics
What Is CrossFit®?
CrossFit® is often referred to and known as “the sport of fitness”, but originally got its roots as a fitness regimen developed around functional exercises and high-intensity workouts. CrossFit® is a registered trademark of CrossFit, Inc.; more information can be found at their website, CrossFit.com.
This fitness methodology numerous movement staples, including:
- Box Jumps
- Thrusters
- Weighted Carries
- Squats
- Snatches
- Clean & Jerks
- Handstands
- Pull-Ups
These are a few of the movements an athlete can perform in any given CrossFit® workout. In order to excel in this sport, an athlete must be well-rounded and carefully curate programs that improve strength, mobility, power, and much more.
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When It Comes to Health, Fitness Beats BMI and Body Composition, Research Suggests
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 fitness. However, new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggests there might be a better…
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7 Burning Questions for the 2025 CrossFit Games Season
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Interview: Zimbabwe’s Christina Livaditakis on Election to PFAA Board and Why She’ll Be Competing in the 2025 CrossFit Season
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Answering Our 6 Burning Questions About the 2024 CrossFit Games Season and Affiliate Community