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Latest CrossFit News

  • 2025 CrossFit Games Live Results & Leaderboard

    2025 CrossFit Games Live Results & Leaderboard

    Breaking: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr wins the 2025 CrossFit Games for the women and Jayson Hopper wins for the men! The Fittest on Earth will head to Albany, NY, August 1-3, for the 2025 CrossFit Games. It’s the first time the sport’s pinnacle event is being held in the Empire State.  On the men’s side, James Sprague…

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  • 7 Numbers That Defined the 2025 CrossFit Games

    7 Numbers That Defined the 2025 CrossFit Games

  • Why 2025 Was Olivia Kerstetter’s Breakout Year

    Why 2025 Was Olivia Kerstetter’s Breakout Year

  • WFP Tour Stop I Winner Alex Gazan Withdraws From Upcoming Tour Stop II 

    WFP Tour Stop I Winner Alex Gazan Withdraws From Upcoming Tour Stop II 

Competitions

  • 7 Numbers That Defined the 2025 CrossFit Games

    7 Numbers That Defined the 2025 CrossFit Games

    Now that the 2025 CrossFit Games are behind us, it’s time to take a closer look at some of the standout numbers. So, let’s get right into it.  100 – Percent Completion Rate  Every athlete who started the Games completed them. There were no cuts, withdrawals, or DNFs. Reducing the field from 40 to 30…

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  • Why 2025 Was Olivia Kerstetter’s Breakout Year

    Why 2025 Was Olivia Kerstetter’s Breakout Year

  • WFP Tour Stop I Winner Alex Gazan Withdraws From Upcoming Tour Stop II 

    WFP Tour Stop I Winner Alex Gazan Withdraws From Upcoming Tour Stop II 

  • How Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Trained for Her Historic 8th CrossFit Games Title Run

    How Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Trained for Her Historic 8th CrossFit Games Title Run

  • 7 Lessons We Learned at the 2025 CrossFit Games

    7 Lessons We Learned at the 2025 CrossFit Games

  • Behind the Rapid Rise of Adaptive Fitness: An Interview with Adaptive Training Academy’s Alec Zirkenbach

    Behind the Rapid Rise of Adaptive Fitness: An Interview with Adaptive Training Academy’s Alec Zirkenbach

  • Sophomore Surge — The Second-Year Athletes Who Lit Up the 2025 CrossFit Games

    Sophomore Surge — The Second-Year Athletes Who Lit Up the 2025 CrossFit Games

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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  • 7 Lessons We Learned at the 2025 CrossFit Games

    7 Lessons We Learned at the 2025 CrossFit Games

    From teens storming the leaderboard to seasoned vets pushing their limits, the 2025 Games made it clear: CrossFit’s competitive field has never been this deep.  The competition in Albany was among the most balanced and hard-fought in recent memory.  Athletes arrived smarter, fitter, and better prepared than ever.  Here’s what stood out on the competition…

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  • 5 Performances That Surprised Us at the 2025 CrossFit Games

    5 Performances That Surprised Us at the 2025 CrossFit Games

  • Behind the Rapid Rise of Adaptive Fitness: An Interview with Adaptive Training Academy’s Alec Zirkenbach

    Behind the Rapid Rise of Adaptive Fitness: An Interview with Adaptive Training Academy’s Alec Zirkenbach

  • Sophomore Surge — The Second-Year Athletes Who Lit Up the 2025 CrossFit Games

    Sophomore Surge — The Second-Year Athletes Who Lit Up the 2025 CrossFit Games

  • How One Florida Gym Became a Lifeline for Parkinson’s Patients

    How One Florida Gym Became a Lifeline for Parkinson’s Patients

  • An Inside Look at Brute and PRVN’s 2025 CrossFit Games Dominance

    An Inside Look at Brute and PRVN’s 2025 CrossFit Games Dominance

  • HYROX Has 100+ Events on the 2025/26 Calendar for the First Time Ever

    HYROX Has 100+ Events on the 2025/26 Calendar for the First Time Ever

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