The 2023 Rogue Invitational, slated for Oct. 27-28, 2023, at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX, will feature the CrossFit Invitational, featuring the return of six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® ... Continue Reading
“Small Town Strong” Doc Highlights “Hill Billy Rehab” and the Power of Fitness to Heal Addiction
Spoiler Alert: This article contains major plot points of “Small Town Strong.” After his tenure in the US Army, Dale King returned to Portsmouth, OH, and opened a CrossFit affiliate to make Portsmouth ... Continue Reading
“The Heart of Mayhem” Documentary Shows Different Side of Programming Behemoth
CrossFit Mayhem and Mayhem Athlete are set to release a new short-form documentary on Friday, showcasing the story of Phil Gentry Jr, a CrossFit Mayhem athlete who turned his life around with the support ... Continue Reading
Affiliate of the Month: Getting Behind All the Causes for a Decade and Counting at Big Lick CrossFit
For Traci and Doug Polumbo, gym ownership has always been about more than a place for physical fitness. They opened Big Lick CrossFit in Roanoke, VA almost 10 years ago and, as Traci ... Continue Reading
From the Gym to the Games: David Tillman on the Evolution of MAD Athletes CrossFit Training Program
David Tillman started writing his own CrossFit workouts in 2007, shortly after learning about the sport. Now, almost 18 years later, he’s coached an impressive list of teen and age group athletes who have ... Continue Reading
Masters Fitness Championship Hosts 500 Athletes, its Largest Competition to Date
Held last weekend at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN, the three-day Masters Fitness Championship, hosted Elite and Rx Masters competitors, ages 30 and above, competing as ... Continue Reading
Brooke Wells Shifts From PRVN to HWPO Training
On Sept. 18, 2023, elite CrossFitter Brooke Wells announced on her Instagram page that she is switching CrossFit teams from Shane Orr's PRVN — the training camp of six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Shocks Five-Time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser With a 660-Pound Pig Flip
Strongman events are often part of the programming for competitive CrossFit competitions. From farmer's carries to yoke walks, strongman's presence is a mainstay of recent CrossFit Games action. One of the ... Continue Reading
IF3 Masters and Juniors World Championship Heads to Vancouver, Canada
While multiple divisions represent the International Functional Fitness Federation as a whole, two of them–the Masters and Junior–are set for three days of competition, coming up at the end of this month. ... Continue Reading
From Pumping Iron to Ironman: Mayhem Athletes Use Their CrossFit Background to Take on Ironman Chattanooga
“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
What is the Florida GRID League?
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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
What is the Florida GRID League?
Have you ever been scrolling on your phone and come across a clip of a person doing burpee pistols or maybe butterfly ring muscle ups? If you have, that’s the Florida GRID League. A sport that ... 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
The Case For Moving Away From “Gendered” Weights
If you’ve ever stepped a Nano-clad foot into a CrossFit box, odds are you’ve heard the 35-pound (15kg) barbell called a “women’s” barbell and a 45-pound (20kg) barbell called a “men’s” ... Continue Reading
The Outcast Garage Coalition: A CrossFit Co-op
In January of this year, Zach and Angie Minor left their gym in Vacaville, CA, along with more than 30 members, in search of something different that better fit their needs. This large group had ... 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