According to a permit application filed with the County of Monterey, the CrossFit Games is planning a three-day competition at the CrossFit Ranch that would include a 200-foot long competition floor, ... Continue Reading
Iowa Affiliate Awarded $15k COVID Grant, Returned It for Those in Greater Need
Like the majority of CrossFit affiliates around the world, when Heather Kiddoo and Jake Ledvina shut their doors on March 17, they began to worry about the financial future of their business. So when ... Continue Reading
Gym Safety Precautions Serve Many Purposes, Affiliate Owners Say
From sanitation caddies to banning AirBikes and shirtless WODs, to mandatory masks and even temperature checks, affiliate culture today is much different from two to three months ago. Though most ... Continue Reading
Hollywood Stars join CrossFit Games Athletes to Support Battle Cancer
What do Matt Damon, Chris and Liam Hemsworth, and Tia Clair-Toomey have in common? They’re all featured in the new video supporting Battle Cancer’s Move Forward program. The video is aimed at raising ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Comments Cast Doubt on Priority of Athlete Safety
An Instagram exchange between the CrossFit Games and a fan caught the attention of the CrossFit community Wednesday. In the exchange, the CrossFit Games downplayed the priority of keeping athletes safe and ... Continue Reading
Gillette Partners with Rogue Invitational Qualifiers for National Campaign
A “who’s who” of top male CrossFit athletes are teaming up with Gillette for a national campaign leading up to the Rogue Invitational online competition. Tabbed the #GilletteSweatForRogue campaign, the ... Continue Reading
Hope For the Games? California Says Pro Sports Could Resume June 1
California Governor Gavin Newsom brought some welcome news to CrossFit Games officials Monday when he set June 1 as a potential early start date for pro sports to return to the Golden State. Governor ... Continue Reading
Know Your History: Masters And Teenagers
If you take a look back at the early stages of any sport, there are a handful of formative years one could point to that have shaped and steered the sport towards its current status. On all levels, 2020 ... Continue Reading
Prize Purse Draws Top CrossFitters to DCC2020 Online Challenge
It didn’t take long after announcing a huge prize purse, for a whos-who of CrossFit athletes to start registering for the Dubai CrossFit Championship 2020 Online Challenge. On May 13 the organizers of the ... Continue Reading
Returning to the Gym: Changes CrossFit Athletes Should Expect
People wandering the streets in masks. Folks crossing the street when they see another human approaching. Waving to a friend from two meters away instead of embracing them with a hug. These are, ... Continue Reading
Heavy Breathing in Brothels and Gyms Lead to Continued Closure in the Netherlands
If you’re a gym owner, the Netherlands is not the best place to live right now. Unlike many American states and Canadian provinces, whose governments are either beginning to allow gyms to operate in ... Continue Reading
Meet Coach Brandi Forbes, Reebok’s #LiftUpMyTrainer
[Editor’s Note -- In late-April, the Morning Chalk Up partnered with Reebok as part of their #PermissiontoPause campaign and gave the CrossFit community an opportunity to #LiftUpMyTrainer by ... Continue Reading
Huge Payouts Up for Grabs in Dubai CrossFit Championship 2020 Online Challenge
The Dubai CrossFit Championship has long been one of the premier events in large part to its huge prize purses. After announcing the cancelation of its annual event this past Saturday, organizers ... Continue Reading
Loud and Live Sports Delays Some WZA Payments, Illustrates Financial Difficulties for Sanctional Organizers in the COVID-19 World
On Sunday, May 10, a Reddit user created a post on the popular subreddit r/CrossFit under the title “Wodapalooza NOT PAYING media team and contractors for work done.” The post included a screenshot of an ... Continue Reading
Sanctional Cancelation Tally Hits Nine, CanWest CrossFit Championship Sheds Light on Financial Landscape for Hosts
The CanWest CrossFit Championship alerted registered athletes on Friday via email, that its Sanctioned event was officially canceled for the 2019-2020 season. It was originally scheduled to take place in ... Continue Reading
Dubai CrossFit Championship Canceled for 2021 Season
On Saturday, the organizers of the Dubai CrossFit Championship announced the cancelation of their event this December. This Sanctional is the first casualty of the 2021 CrossFit Games season due to ... Continue Reading
HQ Announces Games Roster and New Qualification Requirements
Saturday afternoon, CrossFit HQ revealed much-anticipated details on the upcoming 2020 CrossFit Games, laying out how many athletes will be invited and specific criteria for those invitations. The ... Continue Reading
Florida Owner Opens Illegally, Convinces Vice Mayor to Back his Cause to Become Essential Service
Last week, Mike Manning re-opened his doors at Harbor City Community Fitness in Melbourne, Fla., a 13-year affiliate. Illegally. Manning made the decision to defy Governor Ron DeSantis’ executive ... Continue Reading
Leases Expire, Leave Affiliates in Limbo
As the weeks roll by and building leases come up for renewal, some affiliate owners are choosing to enter a gray zone. The gray zone: They’re keeping their CrossFit affiliation, but are in limbo as ... Continue Reading
Down Under CrossFit Championship Canceled, Tally Hits Eight
The Down Under CrossFit Championship alerted registered athletes on Monday via Instagram, that its Sanctioned event was officially canceled for the 2019-2020 season. It was originally scheduled to take ... Continue Reading
Age Group Athletes React to Division Cancelations for 2020 Games
When CrossFit HQ made the announcement that they would be cancelling the age group divisions at the 2020 CrossFit Games late last Thursday, it sent a wave of emotions through the CrossFit community that ... Continue Reading
Key to Client Retention: Persistence Pays Off
After being a part-time coach for a few years at 7 Mile Strength and Fitness in Grand Cayman, a little over two months ago, Meredith Whitney decided to go all in. She left her full-time job to embrace ... Continue Reading
Six Key CrossFit Games Takeaways from Dave Castro’s Instagram Live Q&A
Following the CrossFit Games announcement canceling the 2020 age group competition Thursday night, Director of the CrossFit Games, Dave Castro took to Instagram Live on Friday to field questions on a ... Continue Reading
Gym Owners Seek Creative Solutions as They Plan Re-Opening
Nobody is 100 percent sure what it will look like when CrossFit affiliates around the world are able to re-open in earnest. Some CrossFit affiliates in the state of Georgia began the process last ... Continue Reading