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Exclusive: Reebok Offering Nearly $1 Million in Bonus Prize Purses to Games Competitors

Later today, Reebok will announce plans to offer all divisions competing at the 2021 CrossFit Games up to $10,000 per eligible event they win ($1,000 to age group and adaptive divisions) if an athlete ... Continue Reading

2022 CrossFit Open

The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Open Kicks Off February 24, 2022

Mark your calendars. The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Open has an official start date of Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. According to CrossFit HQ's announcement, a new workout will be released each Thursday during the ... Continue Reading

What Does it Cost a Team to Compete at the CrossFit Games?

For many, competing at the Games is a dream come true. But with that dream comes a high-priced ticket to compete. Between food, plane tickets, housing, and even the registration fee at the Games, it can ... Continue Reading

How to Return to the Gym Postpartum

After having a baby, most athletes are eager to return to the gym and their pre-pregnancy fitness levels. Getting the “all clear” from a doctor at your six-week check-up often sends athletes back without a ... Continue Reading

This Week in CrossFit

If you thought the weeks leading up to the CrossFit Games would be slow, you my friend were mistaken...you and us both. It was a non-stop week of leaderboard shake-ups due to a handful of positive drug ... Continue Reading

2021 CrossFit Games: Live Blog

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Two Weeks Out: Six Storylines We’re Paying Attention To

There are just under two weeks until the 2021 CrossFit Games kicks off, returning to in-person competition in Madison, WI. Barring any significant changes, all rosters across all divisions are set and ... Continue Reading

New Survey Shows 80% of Gyms Still Face Financial Struggles

The numbers are in and they aren’t looking good. While gyms in the US are back open for business, a staggering 80% are still facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By the numbers: ... Continue Reading

Deadlifts in Perspective at the Last Chance Qualifier

We know CrossFit works, but sometimes it’s fun to reiterate what we already know by comparing just how strong we are -- both as individuals and as a community -- to where we came from.  The 3-rep ... Continue Reading

The Freakest Challenge 2021, Featuring Mat Fraser

The Freakest Challenge 2021 features teams all across Europe squaring off head-to-head to see who is the Fittest. This competition, organized by Fittest Freakest together with Nike and other partners, ... Continue Reading

Stand Up Paddle Board? Not So Fast Says Castro

Earlier last month, Director of Sport Dave Castro weighed in on the issue of stand up paddle boarding, explaining why it had not been programmed in the CrossFit Games.  What he said: “The standup ... Continue Reading

Mat Fraser

Watch Mat Fraser Perform a HWPO Training Session In His New Gym

On July 6, 2021, five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser took to his YouTube channel to share a workout from phase two of his Hard Work Pays Off (HWPO) program. The day focused on the posterior chain ... Continue Reading

Carolyne Prevost

Rogue Fitness Announces Winners of “The Mule Challenge”

On June 25, 2021, Rogue Fitness kicked off the latest virtual fitness challenge for athletes worldwide to compete in for the chance to win a $2,500 cash prize and an Ohio Power Bar — "The Mule Challenge." ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Games Rookie Series: Meet Zach Watts

Heading into the 2021 season, 25 year-old Zach Watts wasn’t quite sure he’d make it through the first qualifying stages. 2020 was full of life-changing events for Watts. A new job as a medical sales ... Continue Reading

Camille Leblanc-Bazinet

Dave Castro Teases Swimming and Paddling for Event One of the 2021 CrossFit Games

CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro is at it again. He is notorious for posting obscure hints about various events at the CrossFit Games and the CrossFit Open. For example, for workout 21.2 of the 2021 ... Continue Reading

2021 Last-Chance Qualifier Results

2021 Last-Chance Qualifier Results — The Final 4 Games Athletes Revealed

After this weekend, we now have the complete 40-man, 40-woman, and 38-team roster for the 2021 NoBull CrossFit Games. The Last Chance Qualifier, which took place from July 2-4, gave 29 men and 28 women ... Continue Reading

Kevin Kessler Finds Acceptance and Redemption After “Sudden Cardiac Death”

August 10, 2019, is when Kevin Kessler says his “life truly changed.” It was the day the 43-year-old athlete collapsed during a CrossFit competition due to an abnormal -- and deadly -- heart ... Continue Reading

Roger Boyer Finds Common Ground Between CrossFit’s Values and his Indigenous Roots, Loses 150 Pounds

It was 2017: Roger Boyer had been working in Indigenous healthcare as a director of comprehensive primary care for a decade, and he felt like a hypocrite. Boyer weighed nearly 400 pounds at 6-foot-2 at ... Continue Reading

VIDEO: Last Chance Qualifier Mock Draft | The Bottom Line

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Annie Thorisdottir

International Athletes Can Officially Travel to US for 2021 CrossFit Games

The 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games are scheduled for July 27 through August 1, 2021, in Madison, WI. It will be a live, in-person competition that will allow spectators to watch the best CrossFit athletes ... Continue Reading

The History Of The Last Chance Qualifier

Starting this Friday the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) stands as the final qualifying event of the 2021 CrossFit Games season, with four total spots to be decided over the course of four events.  In ... Continue Reading

Breaking Down the Last Chance Qualifier Events

The CrossFit Games released the events for the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games Last Chance Qualifier on Monday afternoon. The four-event, online competition will take place July 2-4 and will be the final chance ... Continue Reading

CF Games Live Blog TEST

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Breaking: CrossFit Briefs International Games Athletes on Travel Restrictions, Announces No Backfills for COVID Restrictions

On Monday evening, the CrossFit Games sent an email to International Games qualifiers providing some information about travel restrictions and options for travel to the US. The details: In the email, ... Continue Reading

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