Since Jeffrey Adler won this year’s CrossFit Games, you might be thinking that it was a solid year for Canadian athletes, but you actually have no idea how good a year it truly was. Not only did they ... Continue Reading
Oceania CrossFit Affiliate Summit to be Held at WIN Entertainment Centre before Down Under Championship
The Oceania CrossFit Affiliate Summit is set to return on November 30, the day before Australia’s largest off-season CrossFit event, the Down Under Championship, in Wollongong, Australia. Lily Free, ... Continue Reading
The “North Star” Client Retention Metric You Might Not Give Enough Attention
Nine percent: That’s the industry average for monthly client churn according to data released by the popular client management software company PushPress. As for CrossFit-specific gyms, that ... Continue Reading
BarBend Acquires the Morning Chalk Up
Today, November 17, 2023, BarBend is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Morning Chalk Up. Since launching during the 2016 CrossFit Open, Morning Chalk Up has been the go-to digital publication ... Continue Reading
How Training at CrossFit Fringe Helped India’s Fittest Woman Hannah Kathrein Gain Confidence
Hannah Kathrein walks a few blocks down a busy Missouri road to CrossFit Fringe four times a day, to and from her morning and afternoon sessions. At the box, where the 26-year-old has been for only eight ... Continue Reading
Lena Richter’s Workout of the Week
Today’s workout is programmed by Swedish/Norwegian athlete, three-time team Games athlete, Lena Richter. In 2021, she joined Team CrossFit Oslo Navy Blue who then went on to win the CrossFit German ... Continue Reading
‘Moments from Madison,’ Part Two: The Start of the Intervals
Over the years CrossFit has introduced new implements, location changes, equipment drops, you name it, it's happened. One of the more notable moves by CrossFit was the introduction of ... Continue Reading
Team Athlete Nienke van Overveld Continues Long-Term Partnership with Reebok
Taking home fifth place in the Affiliate Cup at the 2023 CrossFit Games, was Games Veteran Andre Houdet’s team, No Shortcuts. Alongside coach/teammate Houdet, was Netherlands athlete, Nienke van Overveld. ... Continue Reading
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: A Masters-Only Affiliate
Recently, it seems everywhere you turn, masters-only classes are popping up at CrossFit affiliates. These classes are usually capped to ensure appropriate coaching and have an age minimum to ... Continue Reading
The World’s Best Squatters: Strength Weekly
Strength Weekly is the new show taking you in depth on all aspects of the barbell game and beyond! This week, we break down four of the biggest stories in strength. In this episode, we cover 74 year-old ... Continue Reading
Gorila Fitness: Brothers Build A Premier Fitness Equipment Brand
In an oversaturated market of copycats striving to be like the larger-than-life brands, Gorila Fitness is a disruptor. The company is built on a story of hard work, perseverance and environmental ... Continue Reading
23 Questions with Rogue Invitational Champion Patrick Vellner
Last month, Patrick Vellner took home his second Rogue Invitational crown. After a weekend of fierce competition, 2023’s Second Fittest Man on Earth bested fellow Canadian and Fittest Man on Earth Jeffrey ... Continue Reading
The Donor Games Championship: Bringing Awareness to Living Kidney Donation
Cornelius Bornman’s life changed forever on October 7, 2021. Bornman and his wife were putting their ten-year-old daughter, Jaelle, to bed one night when she started panting. Her neck started ... Continue Reading
Thank You For Your Service: Honoring Veterans this November 11
"Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go." -- Bernard Malamud On Saturday, November 11, CrossFitters around the United States will gather in affiliates and garage ... Continue Reading
2024 HYROX Elite 15 Season — Major Races Schedule Revealed & Chicago Preview
The first race of the HYROX Elite 15 season takes place on Nov. 11, 2023, at the Chicago Navy Pier in Chicago, IL. It is the first of four Major races that implement the new Elite 15 structure in HYROX ... Continue Reading
Michele Letendre’s Deka Comp Specialized Program Preps Athletes for 2024 TYR Wodapalooza
Since retiring from elite CrossFit competition in 2016, six-time CrossFit Games athlete Michele Letendre has established herself as one of the top coaches and leaders in the field. She is currently the ... Continue Reading
2024 CrossFit Games Season Schedule Revealed
The 2024 CrossFit Games season is set. It will kick off with workout 24.1 in the 2024 CrossFit Open on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. As is always the case with the CrossFit Open, participating athletes who ... Continue Reading
FitFest 2023 Teams Are Stacked, But Which is Best?
December is going to be packed with tons of CrossFit action, but perhaps no competition will be as exciting as the Pro CrossFit Athlete Showcase at FitFest 2023 in the UK. In this article, we’ll be ... Continue Reading
The Crown Highlights Elite Teen Athletes and the Future of the Sport of Fitness
A new documentary produced by the European CrossFit Training Camp, The Progrm, shows the story of the 2023 edition of “The Crown,” an exclusive teens-only event that combines a luxury fitness retreat with ... Continue Reading
James Newbury Sets Unofficial World Record of 120 Consecutive Kipping Pull-Ups, Credits Frog Grips for Helping him Hang on
A couple months ago, four-time CrossFit Games athlete James Newbury unintentionally did 100 pull-ups in a row during a group class workout. Needless to say, Newbury’s curiosity was peaked to discover ... Continue Reading
Nike Breaks Into Boutique Fitness Class Scene with Strength Training, Running Studios
Nike is entering into yet another fitness space, this time, the world of boutique training studios. The fitness brand recently announced plans to open a network of ‘Nike Training Studios’ and ‘Nike Running ... Continue Reading
On Black Rifle Coffee Podcast, Mat Fraser Opens Up About Maniacal Drive to Win and His Life Now after Retiring from Competition
The Black Rifle Coffee Podcast recently featured an episode with 2016-2020 CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser. The conversation begins with Fraser reminiscing about how his title of Five-Time Fittest Man ... Continue Reading
Reggie Fasa’s Workout of the Week
Today’s workout is programmed by Reggie Fasa, the multiple-time Semifinals qualifier from the United Kingdom. In 2023, Fasa was forced to withdraw from the European Semifinal due to a pec injury, but in ... Continue Reading
Affiliate of the Month: 26.2 CrossFit Helps 1,500-Plus People Cross “Run a Marathon” Off Their Bucket List
Allie Newell “really sucked at running.” In fact, when he went to a running seminar 15 years ago with endurance coach Brian Mackenzie, he said he was told, “We haven’t actually seen anyone run as bad as ... Continue Reading