It’s hump week and it’s going to hurt. For many of us, it’s a pain that’s all too familiar completing this variation of Diane less than 18 months ago (18.4). The beauty of a repeat -- not only ... Continue Reading
3 Storylines To Watch In Week 3
Week two of the Open has wrapped and after spinning our wheels for 20 minutes in 20.2 the leaderboard is just now starting to take some shape. For the second week in a row, the top scores worldwide came ... Continue Reading
How to watch 20.3 + Expert Predictions
Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today's edition is brought to you by O2. Affiliate owners! We're revamping our wholesale business to invest most in those clients who are loyal ... Continue Reading
How to Watch 20.3 + Expert Predictions
Two down, three to go, and the second week of the Open was a week full of firsts. It was the first time thrusters have shown up before the final week, and for the first time ever we ditched the barbell and ... Continue Reading
Battle Cancer London Aims To Kick Cancer to the Dust
Since its inception in 2017, Battle Cancer has raised more than $500,000 for cancer charities worldwide, with six events across the US, Ireland, UK, Germany and Spain in 2019 alone. They just closed out ... Continue Reading
Lefteris Theofanidis, Emma McQuaid Win 20.1
The first official workout winners of the 2020 Open were announced yesterday as Greece’s Lefteris Theofanidis, and Ireland’s Emma McQuaid were declared the worldwide winners of Open workout 20.1 in an ... Continue Reading
Annie Thorisdottir and Sara Sigmundsdottir take on Open workout 20.2
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Athlete Predictions: Probability of Finishing Top 30 After 20.1
Now that 20.1 scores are in we’re able to analyze the probability that an athlete finishes in the top 30 worldwide given their week 1 performance. Just like last season, athletes can qualify in two ways: ... Continue Reading
Noah Ohlsen Does 20.1 in 8:53 VIDEO
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Lefteris Theofanidis Does 20.1 In 8:05
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Annie Thorisdottir, Sara Sigmundsdottir 20.1 Head-to-Head VIDEO
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Bold Prediction: How This CrossFit Open Could be All Repeat WODs
That’s right, you heard correctly, all repeats. Five weeks of Open competition comprised entirely of workouts that Dave Castro has already tortured tested us with over the past ten years. That ... Continue Reading
CrossFit During Chemo: Why We All Need To Be #Stronglikelisa
Ask any CrossFitter, suffering is part and parcel with the Sport of Fitness. But there are very few who will experience pain like Lisa Fosnough, who’s powering through workouts whilst undergoing ... Continue Reading
How to Watch 20.1 + Expert Predictions
The 2020 CrossFit Games Open is here! For the tenth time, the global CrossFit community will gather for another round of Open announcements and athlete matchups, before trying their hand at the batch of ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Open Movement Tracker
The CrossFit Open is entering its tenth season. As fans eagerly await the workout announcement every Thursday evening, we've assembled this historical chart of all movements which have been featured in ... Continue Reading
Complaints Continue: Staff Unpaid at Southwest Championship
New allegations have emerged that staff is either yet to be reimbursed or have underpaid for their role at the Southwest Championship. Former staff has spoken out after the Morning Chalk Up ... Continue Reading
Make the CrossFit Open Work For You (OPINION)
Our Intramural Open has always been huge at Rocket CrossFit. But we didn’t use to push people to register online because, like many people, we mistakenly believed that the point of the Open was to qualify ... Continue Reading
Morning Chalk Up Announces Official Media Partnerships with 8 Sanctionals
Today, the Morning Chalk Up announced Official Media Partnerships for eight Sanctionals during the 2019-2020 CrossFit Games season that will give CrossFit fans exclusive access to the biggest events of the ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Mayhem Helps Launch Global Push for Amrap 4 Autism
Two weeks ago, CrossFit Mayhem was packed with more than sixty teams of two, fighting their way to the top of the leaderboard in a workout that Rich Froning personally wrote, alongside Kristin Miller, with ... Continue Reading
Norway Sweetens the Pot With Qualifier Prize Money
If the prospect of seeing the northern lights isn’t enough to convince you to throw your hat in the ring for the Norwegian CrossFit Championship qualifier, event organizers announced cash prizes and gear ... Continue Reading
CrossFit and OCR Square Off in Lake Tahoe
This Saturday, September 28th, the Spartan Race World Championships will be taking place in North Lake Tahoe, California, and obstacle course racers from across the world will compete in a variety of ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Open Prep: By The Numbers
Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today's edition is sponsored by GOWOD. HOW DO THE BEST ATHLETES WORK ON THEIR MOBILITY? Mathew Fraser, Katrin Davisdottir, Josh Bridges, Brooke Wells, ... Continue Reading
2020 CrossFit Open Prep: By The Numbers
The 2020 CrossFit Games Open is less than three weeks away. Before feelings of panic and dread set in from the impending fitness gauntlet thrown by Dave Castro, it’s important to remember that this is a ... Continue Reading
10-Year Affiliate Summit: What to Expect
On Friday, 200 affiliate owners will descend on Whistler for the 10-Year CrossFit Affiliate Gathering, a three-day lightly scheduled gathering of owners of affiliates open for 10 years or ... Continue Reading