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CrossFit Games Team Athlete Janelle Stites Will Appeal Drug Policy Violation
CrossFit Games-qualified athlete Janelle Stites (formerly Shafer) may lose her and team On Track's qualification for the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games due to an out-of-competition drug policy violation she received as an Olympic weightlifter in 2019. Stites is a member of team On Track, which placed fifth overall at the...
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CrossFit Guides
Kettlebell Windmill – Muscles Worked, Variations, and Benefits
Movements like the kettlebell windmill offer coaches and athletes both stability and mobility training benefits across most joints and tissues of the human body. Strength, power, and finess athletes can utilize the kettlebell windmill to improve hip mobility, increase shoulder...
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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
2021 Fittest in Cape Town CrossFit Semifinal — Results and Recap
On paper, Fittest in Cape Town (FiCT) — one of 10 CrossFit Semifinal events — may not boast the most star power, but FiCT was full of the competitive drama that CrossFit fans love. This was a high-stakes race: Only the top male and female finishers out of 30 individuals...
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2021 Fittest in Cape Town CrossFit Semifinal — Results and Recap
On paper, Fittest in Cape Town (FiCT) — one of 10 CrossFit Semifinal events — may not boast the most star power, but FiCT was full of the competitive drama that CrossFit fans love. This was a high-stakes race: Only...
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Everything 5x Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser Ate During a Normal Training Day
Mat Fraser is a five-time Fittest Man on Earth®, having stood atop the podium of the CrossFit Games every year from 2016 to 2020. In retirement, he's stayed busy. The CrossFit G.O.A.T started a supplements company called Podium with the...
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Buttery Bros CrossFit Documentary “Resurgence” Will Release July 20, 2021
Documentary directors and Podium supplement company co-founders Marston Sawyers and Heber Cannon, also known as the Buttery Bros, will release their sixth CrossFit documentary titled "Resurgence" worldwide across all digital platforms and video on demand on Tuesday, July 20, 2021....
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2021 CrossFit Games Prize Money Announced — Over $2.5 Million in Rewards
The 2021 CrossFit Games has been monumental for a few reasons. It's the first to follow a new season structure (including Quarterfinals and Semifinals). Recently, it was announced that the Games would feature a few categories from the new Adaptive...
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The Wall Ball is the Cardio Booster Your Workouts Are Missing
Most of us know all too well the feeling of the burning lungs, weak, flaccid arms, and legs that are on the verge of buckling. We're talking about wall balls — the dynamic squat and press exercise that CrossFitters made...
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Endurance Athlete Michael Miraglia Performed 19 CrossFit Girl WODs In a Row
Michael Miraglia is a unique kind of endurance athlete. He's deadlifted 500 pounds and ran a mile all within five minutes, combined strongman events and running for the world's first strongman marathon, and embarked on long bouts of functional fitness...
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