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2022 CrossFit Games Athletes Will Hit the Pool on Saturday
The CrossFit Games announced that “all divisions will swim on Saturday at the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games,” in an Instagram post yesterday. The event will take place at the University of Wisconsin's ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: Last African Team Tijger Valley Fails Drug Test, Continent Unlikely to Send Team to the Games
CrossFit Tijger Valley Unit, the lone team representing the African continent at the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games, was notified Tuesday of a failed drug test and will be disqualified from competing next ... Continue Reading
Learn Rope Climb Technique from CrossFitter Pat Vellner
Pat Vellner has been a top contender at the CrossFit Games since 2016, where his easy-going attitude and sense of humor have made him a fan favorite. The 2022 CrossFit Games on Aug. 3-7, 2022, will ... Continue Reading
What’s in Tia-Clair Toomey’s Gym Bag…er…Toolbox?
The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games are scheduled for Aug. 3-7, 2022, in Madison, WI. The headline going into the grandest CrossFit competition of the year is reigning five-time Fittest Woman on Earth® ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Games Demo Team — Who’s Testing the Events in Madison?
The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games are set for Aug. 3-7, 2022, in Madison, WI. Forty men, 40 women, 38 teams, 180 age-group competitors, and 30 adaptive athletes (Lower Extremity, Upper Extremity, and ... Continue Reading
Emily Rolfe On Working Full-Time While Doing CrossFit: “I have to make it work for me, and make it an advantage”
Canadian Emily Rolfe, who will be competing in her third CrossFit Games next month, was on hand at the CanWest Games last weekend in Coquitlam, British Columbia, and took the time to chat with the Morning ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Diet and Supplement Practices Get Deep Dive in Published Paper
Dietary practices and supplement usage among CrossFit athletes were the focus of a Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition article, which came out on July 4th from of The Department of ... Continue Reading
A Look Inside Justin Medeiros’ Gym Bag
On Aug. 3-7, 2022, the reigning Fittest Man on Earth®, Justin Medeiros, will return to Madison, WI, to attempt to defend his CrossFit Games championship. If successful, he would be the first Individual ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser Talks Programming First Full Competition: “Everything came out perfectly, it was so much fun”
CanWest Games organizer Mike McLean thought he might be throwing a Hail Mary when he reached out to five-time CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser last fall to see if Fraser and his company HWPO Training ... Continue Reading
Chandler Smith, Anikha Greer Use 2022 CanWest Games as Redemption
After disappointing 2022 CrossFit Games seasons, three-time Games athlete Chandler Smith and up-and-comer Anikha Greer showed up at the CanWest Games in Coquitlam, British Columbia on the weekend with ... Continue Reading
Danielle Brandon Talks Leaving Underdogs on Brute Strength Podcast
Three-time CrossFit Games athlete Danielle Brandon made headlines in early July when she announced her departure from Underdogs Athletics and coach Justin Cotler. As the rumor mill churned, Brandon took a ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Bound Leila Ives Proving Illness Won’t ‘Stop your life’
Leila Ives wants to prove that even severe illness does not have to inhibit your life and your dreams. The English athlete is heading to the CrossFit Games, as the top ranked European athlete in the ... Continue Reading
The Buttery Bros Perform a Deload Session With Noah Ohlsen During His CrossFit Games Prep
The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games are scheduled for Aug. 3-7, 2022, in Madison, WI. The second Fittest Man on Earth® in 2019, Noah Ohlsen, will return for his ninth consecutive Games appearance in 2022 with ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey Tours the PRVN Fitness Garage Gym
At the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games on Aug. 3-7, 2022, in Madison, WI, the reigning five-time Fittest Woman on Earth®, Tia-Clair Toomey, will attempt to become the all-time winningest individual CrossFit ... Continue Reading
OPINION: Does CrossFit Have a Drug Problem?
The use of steroids, performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), or banned substances is nothing new in the professional world of sports. Pro athletes who “pop hot” usually take one of two routes in handling a ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: Kuwait’s Nasser Alruwayeh Announces Positive PED Test, Will Not Travel to CrossFit Games
Kuwait’s Nasser Alruwayeh, the runner-up at the Far East Throwdown, announced on his Instagram account this morning that he tested positive for a banned substance and that he will not be attending the 2022 ... Continue Reading
Brazilian Copa Sur Semifinal Descends into Chaos as Multiple Admissions of Failed Drug Tests Surface
Drug testing admissions and issues continue to plague the sport of CrossFit as the South American Semifinal, Copa Sur, which took place June 10-12 in Brazil does not appear to have any teams who can ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Fittest in Cape Town Organizer Responds to Drug Testing Legitimacy Questions, States Everything was ‘Watertight’ and ‘Done By the Book’
Tiaan Visser, the Event Director for CrossFit Fittest in Cape Town semifinal has responded to statements made by Lize Burns – of team CrossFit Commit Okavango – who has publicly called the legitimacy of ... Continue Reading
The Guide to CrossFit Gym Etiquette: It’s More Than Just Lifting
Everybody starts somewhere. You might be an expert Olympic lifter by the time you find your way into a CrossFit gym. Or, you might just be learning what a barbell is. Either way, CrossFit boxes — that’s ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Semifinal Last-Chance Qualifier Results
The 2022 Last-Chance Qualifier (LCQ) came to a close on July 1, 2022. The virtual contest was the last 2022 CrossFit Semifinal left to determine who heads to Madison, WI, to compete at the 2022 NOBULL ... Continue Reading
Watch Graciano Rubio Press and Then Overhead Squat 200 Kilograms (440 Pounds)
Loading 200 kilograms (440.9 pounds) on a barbell would be a respectable deadlift for seasoned gymgoers, but what about as a press to a squat? On Jun. 30, 2022, U105KG strongman and CrossFit coach ... Continue Reading
Josh Bridges Gives a Tour of His New Garage Gym
Josh Bridges is one of the all-time great CrossFit Games competitors. His top career finishes are a silver medal at the 2011 Games and a fourth-place finish in 2014. Since leaving competitive CrossFit, ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Semifinal Last-Chance Qualifier Workouts Announced
The 2022 CrossFit Semifinals still have one event left before the 2022 CrossFit Games roster is finalized. The 2022 Last-Chance Qualifier (LCQ) will occur virtually on June 29 through July 1, 2022. ... Continue Reading