Latest CrossFit News
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How to Watch the 2024 CrossFit Games
The 2024 CrossFit Games will take place on Aug. 8-11, 2024. The top 40 individual men and women and the top 30 teams will throw down in Fort Worth, TX, for the first time in a battle for the title of Fittest on Earth. The 2024 CrossFit Games will be streamed live on the CrossFit…
profiles
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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
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“Trust in the Process”: How Jim Luurtsema Found CrossFit, Lost 200 Pounds, and Now Runs Marathons for Good Causes
Competitions
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1st Phorm Monster Games Results
The 1st Phorm Monster Games went down in Joplin, MO, on July 12-14. Games veteran Jacob Heppner and Jason Ansley, the co-director of the Masters CrossFit Games by Legends, programmed the event, which was a unique and entertaining test of fitness. Having done the online qualifier, I have first-hand experience with their creativity and affinity…
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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
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HYROX Is on the Rise: Get to Know 2024 World Champions Megan Jacoby and Alexander Roncevic
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The 2024 CrossFit Age Group Semifinals Results
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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Will One of These 3 Veteran Women Finally Get to the CrossFit Games Podium This Summer?
There are three CrossFit Games veterans in the women’s division who have 10 combined top-10 finishes and 18 total Games appearances, yet have never reached the podium. OK, so between six-time Fittest Woman on Earth Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and last year’s champion Laura Horvath, there’s a very good chance two of this summer’s podium spots are…
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The Dave Castro Interviews: By the Numbers
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CrossFit Relaunches Online Retail Store Featuring Classic Apparel and Gear
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25 Nations Will Be Represented at the 2024 CrossFit Games
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