The Team Quarterfinals for the 2021 CrossFit Games season has officially come to a close and while there was certainly a lot of excitement this weekend, here are six key takeaways. 1: The Surprisingly ... Continue Reading
Get Stronger and Reduce Anxiety, Suggests New Research
New research from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA suggests that greater physical strength might be correlated with reduced levels of anxiety. The details: The April 2 article, "Physical ... Continue Reading
Team Quarterfinals: What To Expect
Two weeks ago, the CrossFit community watched the individuals take the floor to compete for their spot in the Semifinals. This weekend, the process begins once again for teams, as the road to the affiliate ... Continue Reading
Mais Três Semifinais Serão Virtuais, Totalizando Cinco até o Momento
Editor’s Note: This story was translated to Portuguese from the original English version, which you can read here. Mais três Semifinais decidiram tornar sua competição virtual, fazendo o anúncio ... Continue Reading
Five 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinal Events Will Now Be Virtual
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, CrossFit HQ decided to take the necessary safety precaution of shifting five of the CrossFit Games Semifinals events from in-person to virtual. The following two ... Continue Reading
Breaking: Three More Semifinals Go Virtual, Bringing Total To Five
Three more Semifinal events have decided to take their competition virtual, making the official announcement Wednesday midday. The Lowlands Throwdown, Brazil CrossFit Championship, and Asia ... Continue Reading
After Missing a Year Due to COVID, CrossFit Gyms Looking to Make “Murph” Bigger Than Ever
Each year, Memorial Day brings the CrossFit community together with one of the most well-known Hero Workouts, Murph. But 2020 put a hold on that tradition as the pandemic put most countries in lockdown, ... Continue Reading
Fitness Apparel Company NOBULL Raises Funding at $500 Million Valuation
The global COVID-19 pandemic hurt many CrossFit affiliates and other gyms due to lockdowns and various restrictions. However, it did not hurt the fitness apparel brand and title sponsor of the 2021 NOBULL ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser and Buttery Bros Announce New Supplement Company “Podium”
The Buttery Bros — Heber Cannon and Marston Sawyers — are the documentarians who produced The Fittest on Earth Trilogy and operate a YouTube channel focused on CrossFit-related content. Recently, they ... Continue Reading
Quarterfinal Video Review Concludes Today, Invites Out Next But Selection Process Unknown
CrossFit staff will conclude the Quarterfinal review process today according to the official CrossFit Games rulebook, the final step before Semifinal invitations are emailed out. One big thing: For ... Continue Reading
Mat Fraser e Os Buttery Bros Fazem Parceria Para Criar Nova Empresa de Suplementos
Editor’s Note: This story was translated to Portuguese from the original English version, which you can read here. Os fãs de Mat Fraser e dos Buttery Bros vão ficar felizes neste verão, já que uma ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best CrossFit Games Battles of All Time
Every year, the CrossFit Games tests the fitness and mettle of some of the most impressive athletes on earth. For the last 14 years, athletes of all shapes and sizes and from varying backgrounds have ... Continue Reading
Beta-Alanine Sales Skyrocket After Mat Fraser Says on Joe Rogan Podcast, “It gives me a third lung”
Last month on the Joe Rogan podcast, five-time CrossFit Games Champion Mat Fraser casually mentioned that when he was competing he took “a shitload of beta-alanine,” before each workout. Dry, by the ... Continue Reading
Sydney Wells — Brooke Wells’ Twin Sister — Qualifies For the CrossFit Games Semifinals
Many of the notable names in the elite CrossFit space have stamped their ticket to the 2021 CrossFit Games Semifinals events set to occur both virtually and live on each of the six continents recognized by ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Quarterfinals Test 4 — The Benefits of Front Squats In Strength Sports
The benefits of the front squat are plentiful. They work the quads, upper back, spinal erectors, and abdominals. They offer more quad mass, greater knee-joint stability and can help improve other ... Continue Reading
On to the Semifinals — 2021 CrossFit Games Quarterfinals Results
At the conclusion of the 2021 CrossFit Open, the four-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr led the women, and 2020 CrossFit Games fifth-place finisher Jeffrey Adler led the men. After the ... Continue Reading
Quarterfinals: Five Key Takeaways
The Inaugural CrossFit Games Quarterfinals has come and gone, and while the stories to be told are many, there are five quick, key takeaways that deserve immediate recognition. 1: Missed The ... Continue Reading
Cinco Principais Lições das Quartas de Final
Editor’s Note: This story was translated to Portuguese from the original English version, which you can read here. As primeiras quartas de final dos CrossFit Games chegaram e já acabaram e, embora ... Continue Reading
Steph Roach Creates Independent, Scaled Leaderboard for the Adaptive Division, “Sets The Bar” for Next Year
This year marked a first for adaptive CrossFitters: a chance to see their name on the official CrossFit Open leaderboard. The 2021 CrossFit Adaptive Division added eight divisions to the official ... Continue Reading
Tia’s Open Win Adds Missing Piece to Her Legacy
Let’s be honest, no one is making the argument against Tia-Clair Toomey as being the fittest competitive female CrossFit athlete ever seen. At this point she’s the four-time reigning Fittest Woman on ... Continue Reading
Celebrating the Adaptive Open Champions
With the leaderboard for the 2021 CrossFit Open now officially locked, it also means that we are officially at the end of the season for all 16 newly created adaptive divisions. It’s a massive undertaking ... Continue Reading
Waylon Richter: Injured and Bed Ridden to Squatting 405 Pounds, Coaching CrossFit
In 2014, Waylon Richter started experiencing numbness, weakness and pain in his body that stemmed from his neck, through his back, sometimes all the way down to his toes. “I couldn’t get comfortable ... Continue Reading
As a Mother, Full-Time Stylist, Part-Time Coach and Elite Athlete, Amanda Roberts Believes a Full Cup Makes You Better
Amanda Roberts’ message to those who believe that once you’re a mom, it’s time to abandon any personal goals you once had is simple: “You can’t pour from an empty cup. I have to fulfill what I need in ... Continue Reading
Former Masters Champs Headline 45-Plus Age Groups
The 2021 CrossFit Open is over and the individual and team athletes are preparing for the upcoming Qualifiers. Meanwhile, the masters athletes will compete at their respective gyms in the Age Group Online ... Continue Reading