(Editor’s note: Our writer, Brittney Kleyn is recounting an event that occurred just before the COVID-19 pandemic locked everything down. But, her encouragement to get outside and crush some monostructural ... 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
CrossFit HQ Concludes AGOQ Video Review
CrossFit Headquarters has finished its video review of the Age Group Online Qualifier as promised, after pushing back the original deadline due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Morning Chalk Up was able to ... Continue Reading
Support Your Local Box Fundraiser Hits Seven Figures
Support Your Local Box, the charitable fundraiser launched by CrossFit Inc., just wrapped up their final week of the competition as it continues to raise money for the CrossFit community affected by the ... Continue Reading
Why Chinese Affiliates Had To Close … Again
Just as CrossFit affiliates in China were getting back on their feet, a second wave of coronavirus has forced a number to close their doors in the country’s capital of Beijing for a second time. This ... Continue Reading
Asia CrossFit Championship Announces 2020 Cancellation, Tally Reaches Seven
The Asia CrossFit Championship sent an email to registered athletes on Monday, officially canceling its Sanctioned event for the 2019-2020 season. It was originally scheduled to take place in Shanghai, ... Continue Reading
Meet Two Lockdown-Inspired CrossFit Converts
Misty Wilkins Bohanon was never interested in CrossFit. The 44-year-old endurance athlete was more interested in mountain biking and training for marathons. “I (didn’t) have/make the time for lifting ... Continue Reading
Support Your Favorite Restaurant with the Burpee Hour and Takeout
What started out as a simple, yet grueling workout held to support a local restaurant in need during the COVID-19 pandemic is now being shared as a worldwide movement initiative. 12 Labours CrossFit has ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Owners Petition Governments Worldwide
April 27 POWERED BY Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. CrossFit gym owners in the United States and around the world are petitioning local, state, and provincial ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Owners Petition Governments Worldwide
Since we discussed fitness business owners in Ohio efforts to reopen amid COVID-19, the Morning Chalk Up has been inundated with similar plights of CrossFit affiliate owners worldwide. The Morning ... Continue Reading
Google Search Interest for CrossFit at Home Explodes
As nearly 90% of affiliates are closed worldwide, athletes across the planet have suddenly found themselves searching for ways to stay fit from home. According to keyword research provided by Scott ... Continue Reading
Asbury Park Summer Games Postpones to 2021, Entire Sanctionals Season Disrupted by COVID-19
In a move that was not entirely surprising, but significant nonetheless, the Asbury Park Summer Games announced on Instagram Friday that it would postpone the event until 2021; the date is yet to be ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Athlete Survives Six Days on a Ventilator
Darryl Chajon laid on his hospital bed unable to breathe. Six doctors and nurses surrounded him, sprinting frantically as they pushed him down the hall toward the ICU. One of them was on the phone to ... Continue Reading
The Morning Chalk Up and Reebok Join Forces to #LiftUpMyTrainer
CrossFit coaches are so much more than just trainers -- life rafts, life coaches, counselors, cheerleaders, dear friends, and closer than family. Now, more than ever, they’re stepping up to keep us moving. ... Continue Reading
Morning Chalk Up Enables In-Story Commenting
At its most basic level, conversations are the driving force behind this community and the stories we create. After four years of original reporting, our social media channels have been flooded with ... Continue Reading
United in Movement Rallies The Community to Raise $400K
The first-ever United in Movement (UiM) charity competition and fitness challenge wrapped up just over a week ago, and now the significant financial impact of the initiative is coming into focus as we ... Continue Reading
How CrossFit Prepares Elite Teen Athletes for College
Not every elite CrossFit teen athlete you see at the top of the Open leaderboard is going to be the next Rich Froning. However, as National College Decision Day rolls around again in the United States and ... Continue Reading
Captain Tom Moore: 100 Years And 33 Million Dollars
This past Thursday, April 16, Captain Tom Moore stepped outside for a stroll along his back garden, a seemingly innocent 25m walk he’d made countless times before. On this day though, it was apparent that ... Continue Reading
VIDEO: Athletes Surprised, Excited at CrossFit Games’ Announcement
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