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The 10 Best CrossFit Games Battles of All Time
Every year, the CrossFit Games tests the fitness and mettle of some of the most impressive athletes on earth. For the last 14 years, athletes of all shapes and sizes and from varying backgrounds have gathered to face the unknown and the unknowable — and each year, these worlds colliding...
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CrossFit Guides
How to Do Chin Ups — Muscles Worked, Variations, and Benefits
When it comes to building a serious set of arms (and a monstrous back), few exercises can offer the strength and muscle hypertrophy stimulus as the chin up. The chin up, in addition to movements like pull ups, rows, and...
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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.
CrossFit Events
Blind CrossFitter Kym Dekeyrel Thrives Under the Spotlight
Kym Dekeyrel’s laugh is infectious. We’re chatting on the phone about her whirlwind competitive CrossFit career, and as she’s describing her first competition experience, she intones a phrase I will now forever associate with her: “Life is a stage.” This isn’t a surprising sentiment coming from a woman who has...
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5 Big Myths People Believe About CrossFit Games Athletes
CrossFit is for everyone — and yes, I do mean everyone. It looks intimidating from the outside, but at heart, we’re just a group of people who like to learn new skills and get sweaty in under an hour. From...
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Zack George Withdraws From 2021 CrossFit Games Season
Unfortunate news from the 2020 UK Fittest Man®, Zack George. Due to a hip injury sustained while performing burpee box-jump overs during CrossFit Open workout 21.2, George has withdrawn from the 2021 CrossFit Games season. He made the announcement via...
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Emma Cary: Can a 16 Year-Old CrossFit Phenom Make This Year’s Podium?
Coming into the 2021 Open, most CrossFit fans probably didn't know much about Emma Cary. Diehard fans will recall that she was the 2019 CrossFit Games 14-15 Girls Champion. Some other fans may have heard of her lifting prowess coming...
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2021 CrossFit Quarterfinals Workouts Announced
On April 8, 2021, CrossFit HQ revealed more details about their novel Quarterfinals. Compared to past CrossFit seasons, this year's road to the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games is unlike any other. Athletes just completed the three-week-long Open and now move...
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Use CrossFit Open Results to Improve Your Programming and Fitness Routine
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” -Marcus Aurelius The 2021 CrossFit Open has come to a close, and now we’re faced with our leaderboard positioning, an important bit of data that we...
Read moreBlind CrossFitter Kym Dekeyrel Thrives Under the Spotlight
Kym Dekeyrel’s laugh is infectious. We’re chatting on the phone about her whirlwind competitive CrossFit career, and as she’s describing her first competition experience, she intones a phrase I will now forever associate with her: “Life is a stage.” This...
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