In the last 365 days, as the world battled against COVID-19, Graham Dessert woke up and prepared to battle Murph. Literally, every single day for an entire year -- from February 22, 2020 until ... Continue Reading
The Most Unique Items in Mat Fraser’s Garage Gym
On Feb. 22, 2021, five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser gave an inside look at the layout of his 440 square-foot garage gym and all the equipment in it. Some of the items and variants of them one ... Continue Reading
Poised for an Open Payday?
With the Open nearly here, there is one new feature of this year’s rulebook that has received minimal attention; section 1.39 lays out the “Open Cash Prizes for 2021:” “In addition to weekly winners, at ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Introduces Seven New “Girl” Workouts
Those who follow CrossFit.com workouts of the day might have noticed some new benchmark “Girl” workouts during the month of January. CrossFit Training introduced seven new WODs that join the iconic list ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Announces 2021 Semifinal Event Partners
On Feb 18, 2021, CrossFit HQ announced the 10 event organizers across six different continents that will host a Semifinal event for qualification to the 2021 CrossFit Games. The Semifinals will take place ... Continue Reading
At Quarterly Town Hall, Roza Addresses Opportunity and Growth Amid COVID-19
CrossFit CEO Eric Roza held his quarterly town hall on Friday and delivered several updates about the season, the DEI Council members, and the impact of COVID-19 on the community members around the ... Continue Reading
No Town Hall Trimestral, Roza Aborda Oportunidades e o Crescimento em Meio ao COVID-19
Editor’s Note: This story was translated to Portuguese from the original English version, which you can read here. O CEO da CrossFit, Eric Roza, realizou sua reunião(Town Hall) trimestral na ... Continue Reading
At Quarterly Town Hall, Roza Urges Gyms to Support COVID Relief Legislation, Announces 1,000 Affiliates Have Returned
On Friday morning, CrossFit LLC hosted its quarterly Affiliate Town Hall in the form of a pre-recorded 45-minute discussion with CrossFit CEO Eric Roza, General Manager of Sport Dave Castro, and General ... Continue Reading
Chris Schmulbach, Reinvigorated by the New CrossFit Open Adaptive Divisions
On Christmas morning 2014, Chris Schulmach woke up with a tingling sensation in his lower right lip. “At the time I thought it may have been a cold or an infected tooth. A year went by and things ... Continue Reading
Noah Ohlsen’s Workout of the Week
Every Friday, we’re bringing you an exclusive workout challenge programmed by a CrossFit Games athlete or coach that you can take on at home or the gym. You can post your times or scores in the comment ... Continue Reading
5 CrossFit Men Who Have a Shot at Winning the 2021 Games
With the announcement of five-time CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser’s retirement from competitive CrossFit on Feb. 3, 2021, the implications for the men’s leaderboard in the 2021 season are ... Continue Reading
SafeGYM Training Educates Affiliates and Coaches on How to Create Inclusive Experiences
To help gyms better serve LGBTQ+ members, Erin Pustarfi has created the SafeGYM Training toolkit, a resource designed to educate coaches and trainers on gender identity and fitness. The big picture: ... Continue Reading
Kari Pearce Shares How She Trains to Be an Elite CrossFitter
In the functional fitness world of CrossFit®, Kari Pearce is an elite athlete. A six-time CrossFit Games competitor with three top-five finishes — including a bronze medal in 2020 to end a five-year ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir Anuncia Max El-Hag Como seu Treinador e Se Diz Pronta Para Fazer “Mudanças Dramáticas”
Editor’s Note: This story was translated to Portuguese from the original English version, which you can read here. As especulações sobre o futuro do treinamento da Sara Sigmundsdottir podem ser deixadas ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Premieres Weekly News Show “Games Central” On YouTube
On Jan. 9, 2021, CrossFit HQ teased an announcement on the CrossFit Games Twitter account that read, "Fraser, Froning, the Open, teams, the Season and…we…have…an…announcement to make." Would there be an ... Continue Reading
Italian Showdown Announces Exodus from Games Season, Teases Official CrossFit Off-Season Events
In a blog post released this weekend, the Italian Showdown revealed that they will not be one of the two European Semifinal events in the new season structure. In the post, the Italian Showdown ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Josh Bridges Appear In Super Bowl LV Commercial
On Feb. 7, 2021, reigning four-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and five-time CrossFit Games veteran Josh Bridges appeared in an Oikos Pro yogurt commercial, which was was live-streamed ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Wins Her First Bobsled Race
The reigning four-time Fittest Woman on Earth®, 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, and former Olympic weightlifter Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr completed her first two official races as a bobsledder. Alongside ... Continue Reading
Live Like Laura: CrossFit Community Mourns the Loss of Laura Schwartzenberger
The CrossFit community is in mourning this week after the loss of Laura Schwartzenberger, a Florida-based FBI Agent killed on February 2 while executing a warrant related to crimes against ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser’s Top 5 Moments — 2019 Clean
The 2019 season brought change on all fronts. A new system, a slew of new qualification paths, and a new approach by CrossFit that generated uncertainties about what the future of the sport might ... Continue Reading
Next In Line: What Mat Fraser’s Retirement Means for the Men’s Division
Mat Fraser’s retirement has left a vacuum at the top of the men’s division at the CrossFit Games. There’s no dancing around the fact that the most dominant athlete the sport has ever seen riding off into ... Continue Reading
West Coast Classic & Granite Games Officially Postponed, New Dates TBD
On Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, Loud and Live Sports (LLS) announced that the West Coast Classic and Granite Games are officially postponed due to complications created by COVID-19. The new dates have not yet ... Continue Reading
2021 CrossFit Games Qualifiers — What Athletes & Fans Need to Know
On Feb. 2, 2021, CrossFit HQ shared new details regarding the Semifinals and Last-Chance Qualifiers for the 2021 CrossFit Games. Included in the updates are how many Semifinal events each continent ... Continue Reading
“Kid Fit For Fun” Teaches Health, Fitness, and Fun
Erin Crain says there’s one key thing to remember when working with kids: make it fun. And that’s what she brings to her recently-released children’s book, Kid Fit For Fun, a resource for kids and their ... Continue Reading