CORRECTION: An article published on January 18, 2022, about the CrossFit Games at Lake Monona, Wisconsin, which has since been taken down, did not report information about when Madison ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Open — Workout 22.3 Revealed
The final workout of the 2022 CrossFit Open season has arrived. Workout 22.3 was the only workout in the Open that involved a live announcement from two locations simultaneously — Hendersonville, TN, and ... Continue Reading
2022 “The Bear Hug” Rogue Challenge Results
On March 9, 2022, Rogue Fitness released the results of their second "The Bear Hug" Challenge, which tasked athletes to hold a sandbag for as long as possible. After all was said and done, Zachary Kunda ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Reykjavik Debuts Team for 22.3 Open Announcement
The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games are heading into the final week and the 22.3 live announcement will feature two affiliate teams–a new super team in CrossFit Reykjavik and the best of the best from CrossFit ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Announces “Levels”, Grading System Based on 2022 Open Performance
If you’ve ever played in a golf league or have been on a bowling team (shout out to my college roommate team “Split Happens”), you understand establishing a handicap to ensure fair competition. On ... Continue Reading
Meet the Coach Helping Addicts in Recovery and People Learning to Walk Again
Chris King saw a hole in the traditional Alcoholics Anonymous model. “I would go to noon AA meetings and you would just see all these people that have spiritual health, but there was no physical health ... Continue Reading
22.2 Livestream Numbers Remain Strong, But No Real Improvement
We now have a clear picture of the overall registration for the 2022 Open at almost 300,000 athletes and this is the second week that CrossFit has made an effort to include more of the global CrossFit ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Open — Workout 22.2 Revealed
Workout 22.2 for the 2022 CrossFit Open was announced on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. EST by the five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser in the live announcement broadcast on the CrossFit Games ... Continue Reading
CrossFit on Ukraine: “We Will Not Recognize the Governments of Russia or Belarus Throughout the Season”
On Feb. 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized the invasion of Ukraine. Since then, at least 102 Ukrainian civilians have been killed with more than 300 more injured as of Feb. 28, 2022, ... Continue Reading
22.1 Versus 2021 When it Comes to the Elite Women
Each year, the road to CrossFit Games qualification is a long one, one that puts athletes through at least 15 unique, varied tests before determining who deserves to compete on the biggest stage. Last ... Continue Reading
Authentic Brands Group Finalizes the Acquisition of Reebok for $2.46 Billion
On March 1, 2022, American brand management company Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced it completed its acquisition of fitness footwear and clothing manufacturer Reebok from German sportswear ... Continue Reading
Russian CrossFit Athlete Roman Khrennikov Denounces Violence in Ukraine, Calls for “Peace and Friendship”
Russian CrossFit Games athlete Roman Khrennikov joined in the chorus of international condemnation of the violence in Ukraine Saturday. Khrennikov is by far Russia’s most famous CrossFit athlete and the ... Continue Reading
Watch Tia-Clair Toomey Perform CrossFit Open Workout 22.1
The 2022 CrossFit Open kicked off on Feb. 24, 2022, with the reigning five-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey announcing workout 22.1 on the live announcement. The first workout of the 2022 ... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Rich Froning’s WHOOP Data During 22.1
CrossFit Games Individual and Team repeat champion, Rich Froning, takes on 22.1 at CrossFit Mayhem with his WHOOP Data live on screen. Watch the video above to see what this Games veteran's heart rate ... Continue Reading
Big Omaha Fitness Partners with Addiction Treatment Facility, Creates Unexpected Business Revenue
When Dr. Mark Jones of Northpoint Nebraska, an addiction treatment and rehabilitation center approached Big Omaha Fitness owner and seven-time CrossFit Games athlete Stacie Tovar about creating a ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Announcement 22.2 Match-Ups Feature Young Guns and the Future of the Sport
The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games are in full swing and this week the 22.2 live announcement will feature some of the sport's most exciting young athletes, including two multiple-podium finishers. Who are ... Continue Reading
22.1 Livestream Numbers Strong in New Time Slot, First Post-Castro Year
Traditionally, CrossFit Open announcements have been broadcast at 5 PM PT, which made it difficult for those in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific to watch in real time. In an effort to include more of ... Continue Reading
Open Registration Continues to Climb, Needs Final Push To Surpass 2021
As the collective CrossFit world braced themselves for the live 22.1 Open announcement Wednesday, total registration had eclipsed the 200,000 mark. By the time the dust had settled on the announcement, the ... Continue Reading
The Workout of the Week – 22.1
This week’s workout of the week comes from the CrossFit Games and it’s Open workout 22.1. While we normally feature a workout programmed by a CrossFit Games athlete, many of you are already doing the Open ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Open — Workout 22.1 Released
On Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, the first workout of the 2022 CrossFit Open — workout 22.1 — was released at 3:00 p.m. EST. Athletes' scores will be listed on the CrossFit leaderboard. The announcement for ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2022 CrossFit Open Workout Annoucements
The 2022 CrossFit Open kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. The Open will span three weeks with each workout released on a Thursday at 3:00 p.m. EST and video submissions due on the following respective ... Continue Reading
Strongest Mayhem Team Ever Part of Four Team Offering for 2022
In 2014 when Rich Froning announced his retirement from the individual side of competitive CrossFit and made the switch to the team division, few would have been able to foresee that his team career would ... Continue Reading
Five Quick Tips from Five Coaches before the Open starts
The 2022 CrossFit Open begins tomorrow. The reps are done, the nutrition is on point, and the chalk is ready to go. So what about the intangibles, the mental game? Doing well in the Open is as much between ... Continue Reading
Top Tips For Sleeping Your Way to Improved Performance and Health
Although sleep wasn’t mentioned in CrossFit Founder Greg Glassman’s elegant 100 Words of FItness, the CrossFit community has since embraced the importance of sleep, not just for optimizing performance, but ... Continue Reading