Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken’s incredible athletic career has been chronicled many times over. It’s a never-ending list of accolades from her earlier years as an NCAA Female Swimmer ... Continue Reading

Affiliate ticket pre-sale for the 2020 CrossFit Games begins today, Wednesday, February 12. CrossFit affiliates that had 12 or more athletes sign up to participate in the 2020 Open have early access to the ... Continue Reading

A year-and-a-half ago, Gigi Bauer and her husband Roy Bauer, both Type 2 diabetics, were taking more medication than they can remember. Roy, now 58, gave himself two injections of Byetta, a diabetes ... Continue Reading

The CrossFit German Throwdown, in an Instagram post on Monday, announced that it will not have a livestream for its Sanctional event in Berlin, March 28-29. The announcement makes it the third Sanctional ... Continue Reading

Life happens and things get stressful, but one thing I can always count on to keep me grounded is CrossFit. It started as a curiosity, something new to try. I gave myself three months to feel it out and to ... Continue Reading

The official CrossFit Games Instagram account broke its 71-day silence when it posted for the first time since the relaunch on November 28, 2019. The inaugural post tipped its hat to the 13 CrossFit Games ... Continue Reading

Morning Chalk Up traveled to Barcelona, Spain for the 2020 Freakest Challenge and caught up with Nike Training athlete Laura Horvath after notching the first Sanctionals win of her career last month in ... Continue Reading

One of the most common questions received over the last two years by fans of the CrossFit Games is “where can I see a comprehensive list of all the athletes that have been invited or qualified?” The nature ... Continue Reading

The Norwegian CrossFit Championship (NCC) has announced a partnership with Battle Cancer for their upcoming Sanctional on February 14-16. The two will be raising awareness and donations for the ... Continue Reading

In October 2018, Jennifer Broxterman received a phone call from a blocked number. A gastrointestinal surgeon was on the line to tell her she had colon cancer. “I remember it so clearly -- so cold, ... Continue Reading

The Morning Chalk Up team had the opportunity this past weekend to spend two days on the ground in Barcelona, Spain for the 2020 edition of The Freakest Challenge, which was started just five years ago by ... Continue Reading

In just over a week, the Norwegian CrossFit Championship will take center stage as the next event in the 2019-2020 Sanctional season. The event officially announced its first individual workout via ... Continue Reading

One of the most unique and popular functional fitness competitions will take place at the Sant Jordi Club in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday, February 1. The Freakest Challenge Final returns for their fifth ... Continue Reading

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared it a public health emergency, so it’s no surprise the Coronavirus outbreak is having an effect on the worldwide CrossFit community. The disease has ... Continue Reading

It only took a matter of minutes for the news of Greek national champion Lefteris Theofanidis’ drug breach to shoot across social media and ignite myriad debates on how it’s going to play ... Continue Reading

On January 11, 2014, Kevin Ogar competed in a fitness competition (not sanctioned by CrossFit HQ) and went from completing an ordinary snatch -- 235 pounds, lightweight compared to his one-rep max of 300 ... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: The decision to publish the story was given serious consideration as well as ample time for VullSport to provide a public statement. Customers left waiting up to two months for orders ... Continue Reading

CrossFit HQ announced today that Greek national champion Lefteris Theofanidis was in breach of CrossFit’s drug testing policy. Theofanidis placed third in the CrossFit Open worldwide and tested ... Continue Reading

One look at the women’s podium from Strength in Depth, and it’s clear that the future of women’s division is bright. Tia-Clair Toomey is undoubtedly the Queen and the throne is hers for the foreseeable ... Continue Reading

Many top CrossFit athletes have overcome incredible adversity to compete at the CrossFit Games. Since retiring to focus on her role as a Coach and Mom, Australian Darcia Ondrovcik has turned to sharing ... Continue Reading

When 34-year-old Nik Kantar stood on the scale in February 2019 and saw 297.2 pounds, he knew it was time he stopped lying to himself. He had been a committed member at DogTown CrossFit in Los ... Continue Reading