CrossFit has experienced yet another shakeup to its leadership. Eric Roza is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer and will transition to Chairman of the Board. Roza shared the news with CrossFit ... Continue Reading
Why a Mouthpiece Can Mean Better Training for Lifters (Brought to You by AIRWAAV)
There are an endless number of variables that can potentially improve or hinder your training at home or in the gym. Some are environmental, such as the size of the space or the availability of the ... Continue Reading
Equipment List for the 2022 CrossFit Open Released
The first of three workouts in the 2022 CrossFit Open will be released on Feb. 24, 2022. As athletes all over the globe ready their fitness to compete for a spot in the top 10 percent of all athletes in ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey Will Dial in on “High-Skill Movements” and Cutting Weight for the 2022 CrossFit Open
Five-time reigning Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey has fully focused on CrossFit again. After a six-month journey helping the Australian Bobsled Team earn qualification to the 2022 Winter Olympic ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey Not Chosen to Compete at 2022 Winter Olympic Games
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games are scheduled for Feb. 4-20, 2022. Team Australia will send 44 athletes to compete across 10 sports (21 men and 23 women) — the highest female representation for an ... Continue Reading
Emma McQuaid Wins Her First Ever Elite CrossFit Competition, Plans to Use Some Winnings to “Kit Out” New Home Gym
As Emma McQuaid stood tall on the podium at the conclusion of Wodapalooza, emotions began to sink in as she realized this was her breakthrough competition. “I was so pumped up, it was absolutely ... Continue Reading
First Take: Breaking Down the 2022 CrossFit Games Semifinals | The Bottom Line
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Justin Bergh Shares CrossFit’s Future Plans and Confirms the 2022 Season Will Not Change
In the Jan.20, 2022 edition of The Hopper emailed to CrossFit's mailing list, CrossFit General Manager of Sport Justin Bergh shared what to expect throughout the 2022 CrossFit Games season. ... Continue Reading
Emma McQuaid Wins, Pat Vellner Three-Peats — 2022 Wodapalooza Results
The first major CrossFit® competition of the 2022 season has come to a close. The 2022 Wodapalooza saw Patrick Vellner and Emma McQuaid emerge victorious in the Elite Men's and Elite Women's divisions, ... Continue Reading
Emma McQuaid, Patrick Vellner Win: Four Takeaways from the Final Day of Wodapalooza
It's never over until it’s over: this couldn’t have been more true on the final day of Wodapalooza in Miami. After leading since the very first event on Thursday, Australian Ellie Turner plunged from ... Continue Reading
Hyperinflation Devastates Lebanon, Turkey, Affiliate Owners Determined to Keep their Gyms Alive
Five years ago, Ramzi Kamareddine opened 9616 CrossFit in Lebanon, and within three years he had a flourishing 200-plus member gym. But the last two years, the country has been hit with hyperinflation, ... Continue Reading
Puma Will Donate $10,000 to Chandler Smith’s Organization of Choice if His Team Podiums at 2022 Wodapalooza
CrossFitter Chandler Smith is the newest TRAIN PUMA ambassador, joining fellow CrossFit Games athlete Samuel Kwant. That means Smith will collaborate with PUMA on the design of future strength training ... Continue Reading
CrossFitter Ricky Garard Withdraws From 2022 Wodapalooza
Ricky Garard returned to the elite CrossFit competition stage at the 2021 Dubai CrossFit Championship to a bronze-medal finish after serving a four-year suspension for doping. His second contest was the ... Continue Reading
No Major Changes for 2022 Games Season Despite Dave Castro Firing
News of Dave Castro’s firing last week brought forth questions about the 2022 CrossFit Games season regarding formatting, which kicks off February 24 with the Open. One big thing: CrossFit’s head ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2022 Wodapalooza Functional Fitness Festival
After a year-long hiatus due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, Wodapalooza returns Jan. 13-16, 2022, in Miami, FL. The functional fitness festival will be held at Bayfront Park and feature the first ... Continue Reading
Julius Maddox Attempts To Match Eddie Hall’s CrossFit WOD “Isabel” World Record
The strength sports world takes notice any time one of the physically larger athletes in strongman, powerlifting, or bodybuilding endeavors to perform a CrossFit WOD. Not only because of the crossover ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Affiliates Increase By Nearly 1,400 in 2021, Home Office Plans to See Upward Curve Continue in 2022
As CrossFit gyms around the globe ring in the New Year with hopes to make 2022 a success, CrossFit Home Office already has plans to ensure another year of affiliate growth. While the fitness industry saw a ... Continue Reading
Stream Fitness Offers Affiliates, At-Home Athletes Chance to Compete at Wodapalooza
Wodapalooza is back after a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19. While the Miami beach competition draws upwards of 30,000 spectators, not everyone can make the trip to South Florida for the festivities. ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Releases Statement After Firing Dave Castro, Calls Him “the Founder of the CrossFit Games”
On Jan. 4, 2022, an internal email was sent to the staff of CrossFit by CrossFit owner and CEO Eric Roza. It explained the rationale behind the decision to release longtime General Manager of Sport Dave ... Continue Reading
Northern Spirit Makes CrossFit History by Accepting Cryptocurrency
Members of the CrossFit community now have another way to pay for some of their favorite gear. Swedish fitness apparel brand Northern Spirit has announced that it now accepts cryptocurrency as a form of ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Competes in IBSF Bobsleigh World Cup
Five-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr is vying for a spot at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China, from Feb. 4-20, 2022, as part of the Australian Bobsleigh Team. Her most ... Continue Reading
Who Is Justin Bergh, CrossFit’s New General Manager of Sport?
On Jan. 4, 2022, CrossFit CEO Eric Roza sent an internal email effectively stating that General Manager of Sport Dave Castro had been fired. Part of Castro's job was programming for the CrossFit Games — a ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir: “This competition showed me I’m on the right path”
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Dave Castro Teases Two New Unnamed Elements for 2022 CrossFit Open Workouts
The 2022 CrossFit Games Open kicks off on Feb. 24, 2022. Before the turn of the new year, details of what the workouts might entail remained a mystery. On Dec. 31, 2021, CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro ... Continue Reading