In early February, Dylan Gibbs, a biology student at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA, became the first USA Functional Fitness National Collegiate Champion in a down-to-the-wire competition ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ’s Former Director of Marketing Opens New Affiliate
Keith Knapp and his wife Julianne found the perfect spot to open a small CrossFit box in their town of Fairfield, OH. Two weeks later, CrossFit HQ eliminated Keith’s job. The pair wanted to open a gym ... Continue Reading
The Open Report: Week 5 — Qualifying for Quarterfinals
Editor's note: "The Open Report" is a multi-part series written by Mike Halpin, which breaks down the current CrossFit Open registration numbers and examines where they stand in historical contexts. You ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Workout 24.3 Matchup: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Vs. Arielle Loewen
The final CrossFit Open Live Announcement athlete matchup of the year has just been revealed, and it looks like they may just have saved the best for last. We will be watching six-time CrossFit Games ... Continue Reading
“My Hiller Challenge,” Part 3: Be Braver
Editor’s Note: This is the third part in a multiple-part series written by Athena Perez, chronicling the year-long challenge that she’s dubbed her “Hiller Challenge.” Throughout the year, Andrew ... Continue Reading
Laura Horvath Takes 7th at 2024 European Weightlifting Championships
The 2024 European Weightlifting Championships have just concluded in Sofia, Bulgaria, and among the world’s strongest athletes in the competition was none other than 2023’s Fittest Woman on Earth, Laura ... Continue Reading
The CrossFit Masters Games by Legends Brings New Opportunities for Athletes and Brands
Details about the Masters CrossFit Games by Legends were recently announced via social media, and we now know the dates and location of their end-of-season championship. Here's what you need to ... Continue Reading
A Look at Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr’s First Full Training Day in 2024
Six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr did not reach the later stages of the 2023 CrossFit season (Semifinals and Games) due to her pregnancy. Upon return to competition, Toomey-Orr secured ... Continue Reading
What Is Separation Value?: Training Smarter With Training Think Tank’s Kyle Ruth and Brannen Dorman
How do you create separation in a CrossFit workout? You work harder, right? You don’t put the bar down. You drop and do your next burpee. You embrace the pain and just…go…faster. Sure, that’s part ... Continue Reading
How to Compete in the Rogue Fitness 2024 Bear Walk Challenge
Rogue Fitness kicked off another fitness challenge on Feb. 16, 2024. The "Bear Walk Challenge" challenges participating athletes to carry a sandbag for as much distance as possible. Male athletes use a ... Continue Reading
Mallory O’Brien Will Not Compete in the 2024 CrossFit Season
The 2024 CrossFit Open is scheduled to begin with workout 24.1 on Feb. 29, 2024. Jeffrey Adler, Brent Fikowski, Alex Gazan, and Alexis Raptis will be the first athletes to perform the workout for the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Workout 24.2 Will Feature Justin Medeiros Vs. Colten Mertens
The 2024 CrossFit Open is fast approaching. While the details for each of the three workouts that comprise the Open won't be announced until their respective live announcements on the CrossFit Games ... Continue Reading
2024 HYROX Bilbao Results — Poremba, Obank Triumphant
The 2024 HYROX Bilbao race occurred on Feb. 10, 2024 — the same day as the Elite 15 races at the 2024 HYROX European Championships in Vienna, Austria. In Bilbao, the HYROX Pro divisions — Individuals and ... Continue Reading
2024 HYROX European Championships Results — Roncevic, Weeks Go Back-To-Back
HYROX is on an upward trajectory. The functional fitness racing event announced it would expand into Canada for the first time at the 2024 HYROX Toronto event in October 2024, only a few days before the ... Continue Reading
North Korean World Records (and Chris Bumstead is BACK) — Strength Weekly 2/9
Strength Weekly is bringing you all the news from around the barbell game. This week, we're covering: Here's the run of show! 00:00 Intro01:19 Run of Show04:00 Does China not have these classes ... Continue Reading
Dates for 2024 Masters CrossFit Games and 2024 Teenage CrossFit Games Revealed
With the separation of Age Group competition from the CrossFit Games in 2024, functional fitness fans were eager to hear when the Masters and Teen divisions would have their opportunity to throw down for ... Continue Reading
Which Elite CrossFitters Will Perform Open Workout 24.1?
The 2024 CrossFit Season is set to kick off via the CrossFit Open. Comprised of three workouts spread out over three weeks, the first Open workout is 24.1. While the details of the workout won't be ... Continue Reading
How an Observant CrossFit Coach Saved Ella Combs’ Life
After failing to find a reason behind the chest pain that had been plaguing her for 18 months, Ella Combs’ doctor told her she would simply have to learn to tolerate the pain. After several months, ... Continue Reading
Rebecka Vitesson’s Workout of the Week
Today’s workout is programmed by Swedish athlete and 2023 CrossFit Games Individual rookie (and team veteran), Rebecka Vitesson. The Swede competed on Team Butcher’s Lab at the Games in 2017 and 2018 ... Continue Reading
Seven Questions Leading Up to the 2024 CrossFit Open
Feelings about the CrossFit Open range from outright dissent to cautiously excited to obsessive. No matter where you fall on the spectrum though, 24.1 will soon be upon us. Here are seven questions on our ... Continue Reading
HYROX to Expand to Canada in October 2024
The HYROX community is getting more global. The functional fitness racing circuit features the same race at every event it holds worldwide — eight exercise stations interspersed with one-kilometer runs ... Continue Reading
Team Walleye Takes On the 2024 CrossFit Games Season
Following on the heels of team Mayhem Thunder’s announcement last week, another superteam is throwing its proverbial hat into the 2024 Games season ring. Made up of Games veterans Elliot and Jamie ... Continue Reading
The Open Report: Week 3
Days until the 2024 CrossFit Open: 21 (Register for the Open now) The Service Open is BACK! On January 30th, the CrossFit Games team announced on its social media channels that “The Service Open ... Continue Reading
Book Club: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr’s The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle
“This book is for anyone who really wants to change their life. It is NOT for someone who is looking for excuses or unwilling to go full tilt in unleashing their potential. I am going to be straight with ... Continue Reading