“Regularly play and learn new sports” It’s one of the central tenets on which Greg Glassman founded the CrossFit Methodology. The idea that his athletes would utilize the fitness they earned through ... Continue Reading
2023 Rogue CrossFit Invitational Roster Revealed
The 2023 Rogue Invitational is scheduled for Oct. 27-28, 2023, at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX. The reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Jeffrey Adler, and reigning Fittest Woman on Earth® Laura ... Continue Reading
James Sprague to be Featured in Upcoming Reps Ahead Match: A New One-on-One Competition Format
Since its inception, the allure of sport has based itself, at least partly, on the showmanship of athletes pushing themselves and each other to their physical limits. We see it in the bright lights of the ... Continue Reading
Don’t Mess with Texas: More About Fort Worth, the New Host of the CrossFit Games
Don’t mess with Texas. It was announced on Tuesday that after six years in Madison, the CrossFit Games are making the move to Fort Worth, TX. The Games will be held at the Dickies Arena from August ... Continue Reading
Help Your Members Save Money without Losing Revenue: Get Approved to Accept HSAs
The North East CrossFit Affiliate team posted on their Instagram promoting an upcoming call to help affiliates become approved vendors for accepting Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) at their businesses. ... Continue Reading
The 2024 CrossFit Games Will Be Held In Fort Worth, Texas
The 2024 CrossFit Games will be held in the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX, on Aug. 8-11, 2024. The announcement of the host city for the sport's flagship event came from a series of announcements from ... Continue Reading
Fergus Crawley Highlights 5 Common Hybrid Training Mistakes
Fergus Crawley, a well-known hybrid athlete, consistently experiments with various training techniques to build a better combination of strength and endurance. His current target is scoring a 500-pound ... Continue Reading
Pair of Up-and-Coming South African Athletes Talk About the Future of the Sport
Ruan Potgirter and Gilmari Reyneke both placed third in the 2023 African Semifinal in Johannesburg, South Africa. The pair, both from the country they competed in this spring, had the same outcome, and a ... Continue Reading
In Down Under Championship Qualifiers, Some Elite Athletes Moved from Intermediate to Elite Team Division
Qualifying for Australia’s largest off-season CrossFit competition, the Down Under Championship took place over two big weeks of online fitness, but not without some slight controversy. While the ... Continue Reading
So, You’ve Started a Training Business: How to Market and Grow
So, you’ve started a training business. Now, you’re thinking about expansion. How do you prepare for growth and do it successfully? Trusted personal training platform TrueCoach is here to help. How to ... Continue Reading
Colorado Gym Owner Uses Reward-Based Business Model for His Affiliate, Incentivizes Members Who “Willingly Pursue their Fitness”
Ethan Townsend wanted to open a CrossFit gym, but as a personal trainer he knew how financially risky it could be, but he went on to do it anyway. Now, he is the owner of Official Fitness/OFW CrossFit ... Continue Reading
How Ricky Garard Used Kineon MOVE+ Pro to Bounce Back Quickly From Injury
Unless you have been under a rock this CrossFit season, you know there was a clear void at the 2023 CrossFit Games, and his name was Ricky Garard. About four months ago, the comeback kid, the 3rd place ... Continue Reading
How CrossFit Training Helps Special Needs Adults Build a Foundation for Life
There are some cool things about CrossFit. Big lifts under the coliseum lights, PRs in your affiliate during the Open, and the day you learn a complex skill you’ve been training. There are things even ... Continue Reading
John Lambright Chooses to Invest in Wellness Over Illness
So many people start CrossFit to lose weight and get healthy. Most of the time, it is the stubborn 20-30 pounds and the desire to get off blood pressure medicine, but occasionally, it's much ... Continue Reading
South Africa’s “The Fittest Games” Clocks Record Numbers and Prize Purse
South African CrossFit competition "The Fittest Games" had a record number of participants and one of the highest prize purses of any non-Semifinals event in Africa ever at its fourth annual ... Continue Reading
Powerhouse Invictus Women–Dani Speegle, Devyn Kim, Jessi Smith and Megan Rasich–Start “Nice Girls Book Club”
CrossFit Invictus training camp powerhouse members Devyn Kim, Dani Speegle, Megan Rasich, and Jessi Smith are coming together to spearhead a new book club for women in the CrossFit community and beyond. ... Continue Reading
Meet the Science Teacher Behind the Flourishing Non-Profit Affiliate in Idaho High School
Jason George felt helpless. He had watched his wife battle and conquer breast cancer only to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) shortly after that, and there was little he could do to ... Continue Reading
Caja Magica to Host Another Edition of Madrid Championship
The second week of September kicks off the largest throwdown in Europe, the Madrid Championship, which for another year will be held at La Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain. Remind me: In 2022, Emma ... Continue Reading
HYROX World Championships to Land in Nice, France
Just announced on Friday, HYROX will be hosting its World Championship for the ‘23-’24 season in Nice, France at the Palais des Expositions-Nice Acropolis. Remind me: HYROX and CrossFit have ... Continue Reading
Keys to Longevity in the Sport of CrossFit
Cheryl Brost started CrossFit at an age when most people are a few years into the Masters Division BEFORE there were age group designations in the sport. She outperformed many athletes who were a decade or ... Continue Reading
American Eagle Partners with CrossFit Games Athletes for AE 24/7 Campaign
While the good old-fashioned American blue jeans might be everyday apparel for most, in the world of CrossFit, it’s rare to find athletes, especially elite Games athletes rocking a pair of jeans for ... Continue Reading
Olivia Kerstetter Took the Scenic Route to the Individual Division, and it Paid Off
In the spring of 2022, conversation arose from the CrossFit media space about whether or not then 16-year-old Olivia Kerstetter would forgo her 16-17 Girls division invitation in order to try for a spot in ... Continue Reading
Start Training Heavy Rope Double-Unders Now: Tips from Rx Smart Gear Founder, Dave Newman
Earlier this month at the Games, Roman Khrennikov did his heavy rope double-unders in a way you’ve never seen at the Games. After injuring his foot, the six-foot former frontrunner attempted the movement ... Continue Reading
From Rookie to 5th Fittest Woman on Earth (with Alex Gazan)
Today I'm talking to CrossFit Games athlete Alex Gazan. She's the fifth Fittest Woman on Earth, and still in her early 20s, she made her rookie debut at the CrossFit Games. She improved massively in 2023, ... Continue Reading