Latest CrossFit News
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Who Is Skipping the 2025 CrossFit Open? All the Athletes We Know So Far
As we get closer to the CrossFit Open Workout 25.1 announcement, the competitive landscape has continued to shift in significant ways. While some athletes have posted advertisements for the Open (labeled #ad and/or #sponsored, and collabed with CrossFit and the CrossFit Games), others have begun to publicly declare their intention to sit out of the…
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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5 Things You Need To Know About Copa Sur
The second In-Person Qualifying Event occurs this weekend in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Thirty men and 30 women will compete for four tickets (two each) to the 2025 CrossFit Games. Remind me: The Mayhem Classic granted the first four invitations to the 2025 Games earlier this month. The recipients were Austin Hatfield, Colten Mertens, Fee…
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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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CrossFit’s Affiliate Fee Increase One Year Later: How Are Gyms Adapting?
A little over a year ago, CrossFit LLC raised its annual affiliate fee for the first time in more than a decade, increasing the cost of affiliation from $3,000 to $4,500. In exchange for the fee increase, CrossFit CEO Don Faul said that the company pledged to deliver more value to affiliates so they can…
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Can You Be Elite at Both CrossFit and HYROX? WOD-Science Says No
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Miami’s Spring Break Gets a Fitness Makeover With TYR Wodapalooza and HYROX
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Questions Mount Over CrossFit’s Crowd-Sourced Semifinal Review Process
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CrossFit Games OGs Prove They’ve Still Got It in Age Group Semifinals
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From Gymnastics to Games Hopeful — UK’s Ella Wilkinson Eyes 2025 Breakthrough
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The Mayhem Classic Delivered—and Set the Bar for 2025
