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Cutting the Field, at What Cost?

Three hundred thirty eight CrossFitters (148 men, 134 women, 14 teams) will soon arrive in Madison boasting the prestige of being a CrossFit Games athlete.  Despite the fact that there are more ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Affiliates Become Community Lifeboats to Combat Childhood Obesity

Every summer, parents put their ears to the ground looking for programs to keep their kids busy: Sleepover camp, YMCA, VBS, science camp, junior lifeguards, play dates with neighborhood families.  Now, ... Continue Reading

Three More Sanctionals Tap the Open as Their Qualifier

Good morning and welcome to the Morning Chalk Up. Today's edition is brought to you by Jones Dairy Farm. Breakfast Better with Jones Sausage. Jones No Sugar All Natural Sausage is made from an original ... Continue Reading

Three More Sanctionals Tap the Open as Their Qualifier

In an announcement posted to Instagram early this morning, three more European Sanctionals have decided to use the 2019-2020 CrossFit Open as their qualifier, bringing the total to six ... Continue Reading

Saved by the Barbell Fundraiser Back for Second Year

The CrossFit Foundation’s Saved by the Barbell is back for another year of fitness and fundraising. The second annual summer fundraiser raises money to support school teachers, students, parents and fun ... Continue Reading

Meet the Next Generation of CrossFit Athletes: Kelsey Schulte

Schulte, who was competing on an RX team in the Sacramento licensed event, quickly made friends with Emmily Butz, longtime girlfriend of Sean Sweeney and also winner of the individual female RX division. ... Continue Reading

Kara Saunders On Her Sponsors And A Post-Partum Podium

The baby break was certainly “good timing.” “I definitely was ready to take a little break anyway and now I get to sit and see how this all goes,” Kara Saunders said. The seven times Games athlete is ... Continue Reading

How CrossFit Makes Me a Better Public Servant

To the citizens I’ve promised to serve: You deserve the best. You deserve me at the highest level, at any time. I will never know when you’ll need me, but I will do all I can for you. I will fight my ... Continue Reading

Khrennikov’s Exodus Paves Way for Duddy

Roman Khrennikov’s inability to secure a U.S. travel visa for the second straight year could have significant implications for the men’s roster.  Khrennikov earned his spot by placing 5th at the ... Continue Reading

Norweigan Sanctional Taps Open as 2019-2020 Season Qualifier

The Norwegian CrossFit Championships have joined the ranks of sanctioned events opting to use the CrossFit Games Open as in lieu of their own online qualifier next season. The first-year Sanctional made ... Continue Reading

Media Misreports CrossFit Affiliate Growth Down 2.4%

Yesterday, an Instagram post caught our attention. Heatonminded reported that CrossFit affiliates worldwide declined 1.2% and that North American boxes declined 3.2% so far this year.  The post, ... Continue Reading

Nine Weeks of Cutting Weight Using the RP Diet App

Hi! This is Jessica Danger, your Managing Editor. Over the next nine weeks I will be using the RP Diet App to cut weight. I’ve set my goal for nine pounds, that’s dropping one pound a week, and brings us ... Continue Reading

Holmberg’s Affiliate Issues Dress Code Standard, Bans “Booty Shorts” and “Shirtless Workouts”

On July 1, former CrossFit Games athlete and owner of Eleventh Element CrossFit Hilliard, in Hilliard, OH Graham Holmberg notified members in an email of a dress code policy barring men and women from ... Continue Reading

Celebrating Freedom and Independence

A few weeks ago, writing the newsletter at Morning Chalk Up HQ in Santa Ana, CA I realized that three of the bullet points in our community section that day were fundraisers for either fallen law ... Continue Reading

Event 9 FINAL / CrossFit® French Throwdown 2019

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French Final Event Scenarios: What You Need to Know

Only the top five teams and top 10 individual athletes will advance to the final event.  Final Event Individual400m Assault Runner30 Toes to Bar8 Alternating DB Ground to OverheadTime Cap: ... Continue Reading

Mayhem Independence to Remain in Competition

Mayhem Independence’s eligibility to compete was called into question early Friday morning upon the announcement that teammate Elly Kabboord had received a sanction from CrossFit HQ and four-year ... Continue Reading

Event 8 Elite / CrossFit® French Throwdown 2019

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Event 7 Elite / CrossFit® French Throwdown 2019

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Event 6 Elite / CrossFit® French Throwdown 2019

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Event 5 Elite / CrossFit® French Throwdown 2019

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Event 4 Elite / CrossFit® French Throwdown 2019

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Day 1 Overview

Day 2 events and schedule in your local time zone are listed here. The point spread Four hundred points were available for teams today and CrossFit Mayhem Independence went hunting for every single ... Continue Reading

Event 3 Elite / CrossFit® French Throwdown 2019

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