• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
The BarBend Logo in white.

BarBend

The Online Home for Strength Sports

  • News
    • CrossFit
    • Strongman
    • Bodybuilding
    • Top Athletes
    • Powerlifting
    • Weightlifting
    • HYROX
    • Competition Results
    • Latest Research
  • Reviews
    • Recovery
      • Best Cold Plunges
      • Best Saunas
      • Best Mini Massage Guns
      • Individual Recovery Reviews
    • Supplements
      • Best Protein
        • Best Vegan Protein Powders
        • Best Whey Isolate Protein Powders
        • Best Mass Gainers
        • Best Protein Bars
      • Best Pre-Workouts
        • Best Pre-Workouts for Women
        • Best Pre-Workouts for Men
        • Best Non-Stim Pre-Workouts
        • Strongest Pre-Workouts
      • Best Creatine
      • Best Electrolyte Supplements
      • Best Greens Powder
      • Best Meal Replacements
      • Best Nitric Oxide Supplements
      • Best Fat Burners
        • Best Fat Burners for Men
        • Best Fat Burners for Women
        • Best Non-Stim Fat Burners
      • More Supplements
        • Best Supplements for Muscle Growth
        • Best Supplements for CrossFit
        • Best Supplements for Weight Loss
        • Best Supplements for Bodybuilding
        • Best Supplements for Men
        • Best Supplement Stacks
      • Individual Supplements Reviews
    • Equipment
      • Cardio
        • Best Treadmills
        • Best Rowing Machines
        • Best Exercise Bikes
        • Best Ellipticals
        • Best Recumbent Bikes
      • Strength
        • Best Adjustable Dumbbells
        • Best Dumbbells
        • Best Kettlebells
        • Best Barbells
        • Best Squat Racks
        • Best Free Weights
        • Best Weight Benches
        • Best Resistance Bands
        • Best Slam Balls
        • Best Weighted Vests
        • Best Leg Extension Machines
        • Best Cable Machines
        • Best Power Racks
        • Best Pull Up Bars
      • Best Home Gyms
        • Best Smart Home Gyms
        • Best Gym Equipment Under $100
        • Best Home Gym Essentials
        • Best Home Gym Flooring
      • Individual Equipment Reviews
    • Fitness Accessories
      • Apparel
        • Best Weightlifting Shoes
        • Best Cross Training Shoes
        • Best Gym Bags
        • Best Gym Shorts
      • Training
        • Best Weightlifting Belts
        • Best Knee Sleeves
        • Best Lifting Straps
        • Best Grip Strengtheners
        • Best Wrist Wraps
        • Best Lifting Gloves
      • Individual Fitness Product Reviews
    • Certifications
      • Best Sports Nutrition Certifications
      • Best Personal Trainer Certifications
      • Best Nutrition Certifications
      • Individual Certifications Reviews
    • Programs
      • Best Online Workout Programs
      • Best Workout Streaming Services
      • Best Home Workout Programs
      • Individual Program Reviews
  • Nutrition
    • Diets
      • Carb Cycling
      • Vertical Diet
      • Reverse Dieting
      • Carnivore Diet
      • Ketogenic Diet
      • Intermittent Fasting
      • IIFYM Diet
    • Fat Loss
      • Macros for Fat Loss
      • Calorie Deficits
      • Natural Fat Burners
      • Cut 2 Pounds Weekly
    • Muscle Gain
      • How to Dirty Bulk
      • Go From Cutting to Bulking
      • Eat These Carbs
      • How to Eat for Muscle
    • Supplement Guides
      • Pre-Workout
      • Whey Protein
      • Mass Gainers
      • Greens Powders
      • Creatine
      • BCAAs
    • Nutrition Tips
      • Daily Protein Needs
      • Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition
      • Foods With Creatine
      • Bulking Tips
  • Training
    • Workouts
      • Back Workouts
      • At-Home Workouts
      • Chest & Back Workouts
      • Full-Body Workout
      • HIIT Workouts
    • Exercise Guides
      • Deadlift
      • Bench Press
      • Back Squat
      • Overhead Press
      • Bent-Over Row
      • Lat Pulldown
      • Crunches
      • Farmer’s Carry
    • Best Exercises
      • Shoulder Exercises
      • Back Exercises
      • Chest Exercises
      • Glute Exercises
      • Ab Exercises
      • Hamstring Exercises
      • Quad Exercises
      • Calf Exercises
      • Biceps Exercises
      • Triceps Exercises
    • Programs
      • Push-Up Program
      • Pull-Up Program
      • German Volume Training
      • 5/3/1 Program
      • Powerbuilding Program
      • The Cube Method
      • 5×5 Program
      • Bodybuilding Programs
      • Build Your Own Program
    • Fat Loss
      • How to Burn Fat
      • Spot Fat Reduction
      • How to Train on a Cut
      • Body Conditioning
      • Workouts
        • Kettlebell Circuits
        • Dumbbell Complexes
        • Farmer’s Carry Workouts
    • Muscle Gain
      • Muscle Hypertrophy Explained
      • How to Build Muscle
      • How to Maintain Muscle
      • What Researchers Say About Muscle Gain
        • Workouts
          • 20-Minute Workouts
          • Kettlebell Circuits
          • CrossFit Workouts for Muscle
          • Bodybuilding Workouts
  • Calculators
    • Protein Intake Calculator
    • Macros Calculator
    • BMR Calculator
    • Squat Calculator
    • Calorie Calculator
  • Community Forum

PRVN Fitness Announces Super Team for 2023 CrossFit Games Season

February 13, 2023 by Patrick Clark

The next “super team” being put together for the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games season comes from PRVN Fitness, one of the top training camps in the CrossFit space. The camp is based out of Nashville, TN, and the team itself consists of champions and CrossFit Games veterans, both in the Team and Individual divisions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWS76OelVmo

[Related: An Inside Look at the Underdogs Athletics’ Open Prep Athlete Camp in Las Vegas]

The four athletes collectively combine for four Affiliate Cup titles, six podium finishes, 24 Games appearances, 18 Regionals, 12 Semifinals, and one Last Chance Qualifier appearance. It’s the first time PRVN will field a team under its brand, and the squad looks to make an impact right out of the gate.

Team PRVN’s Roster

The full roster for Team PRVN heading into the 2023 CrossFit season includes:

  • Andrea Nisler — Eight CrossFit Games appearances
  • Taylor Williamson — Six CrossFit Games appearances
  • Tola Morakinyo — Four CrossFit Games appearances
  • Tim Paulson — Six CrossFit Games appearances

For those who don’t know, PRVN Fitness is the high-level training camp and fitness programming company founded by husband-and-wife duo coach Shane Orr and six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey.

Since its inception in the summer of 2020, PRVN has established itself as one of the premier training camps for individual athletes, including the aforementioned Toomey, Brooke Wells, Saxon Panchik, Will Moorad, and other top-level Crossfit Games athletes. Team PRVN is the camp’s first foray into the division as a fully supported and coached team.

“Fielding a team under the PRVN banner was something that wasn’t on our radar going into the 2023 season,” Orr wrote in an email to BarBend. “Once [PRVN CEO Nic Johnston] and I spoke at length and discussed the possibility of Taylor [Williamson] and Andrea [Nisler] joining the PRVN camp, we knew this was an opportunity we needed to make a reality.”

A Pair of Dominant Women

Andrea Nisler and Taylor Williamson, two of the most successful women in Team division history, will headline the PRVN squad. They were previously a key component of the CrossFit Mayhem Freedom teams that won the past two Games teams titles by a combined 344 points. 

The PRVN team is also the sixth consecutive time that Nisler and Williamson have teamed up. Prior to joining Mayhem Freedom, they spent three seasons on the CrossFit OC3 teams that were perennial top-five finishers at the Games.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Andrea Nisler (@aenisler)

[Related: The 7 Most Impressive Clean & Jerks From 2023 TYR Wodapalooza]

During the 2018 season — the first season of “teams of four” — Nisler and Williamson helped the team to their first podium with a third-place finish. In 2019, OC3 placed fourth. The 2020 season saw Nisler and Williamson join forces with Games veterans Travis Williams and Roy Gamboa on the Misfit P10 Performance team that received an invitation to the Games after winning the Dubai CrossFit Championship. Unfortunately, they never got a chance to compete at the Games as the Team division was canceled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

“This season was something that neither Andrea [nor] I had planned for initially,” Williamson wrote to BarBend in an email. “After a few months of ‘retirement’ following the 2022 Games, we both felt as though we owed it to ourselves for another run, and showcase what we have worked so hard for throughout our careers. […] This was something I couldn’t pass up. We are very thankful for Shane, Tia, and the rest of the PRVN crew for opening their doors and making this season happen.”

The Men Round It Out

Joining the team on the men’s side is perhaps one of the strongest competitors in CrossFit and a staple of the Team division, Tola Morakinyo. Morakinyo has four Games appearances, all as a team athlete, and he joins the team after spending last season in Iceland as a member of CrossFit Reykjavík.

Morakinyo was also a staple of the many iterations of the Invictus Back Bay teams from Boston. In 2019, the Invictus Boston team placed 12th; in his debut season at the Games in 2017, his Reebok CrossFit Back Bay team placed 11th.

“The motivation behind joining this team comes down to my constant pursuit [of] building the strongest team possible each year,” Morakinyo wrote to BarBend in an email. “I believe we have all the right pieces and skill sets to put on a show this year in Madison. There is no doubt in my mind that we will perform and execute like professionals at the highest levels in both training and competition.”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Tola Morakinyo (@tolakinyo54)

[Related: Explaining the New CrossFit Worldwide Ranking System]

The announcement of Tim Paulson as the fourth member of the team comes as a surprise, considering he has never competed on a team at the Games. He does, however, have plenty of Games experience, competing every year since the 2017 season and placing 14th at the 2020 Games. Paulson’s exceptional strength and motor could be an asset during sprint workouts.

“I’m not sure I would have contemplated going team if it weren’t such a respected, accomplished group of athletes,” Paulson told BarBend in an email. “I’m incredibly proud of my individual career and what I’ve been able to accomplish, but when the PRVN crew reached out, it was too good of an opportunity to even consider passing up. These coaches, these athletes? I mean, dang. I’m excited to learn from some of the best in the biz, and really dive into the nuances of team competition.”

The team will be led by former coach and newly appointed CEO of PRVN Fitness, Nic Johnston, the husband of Williamson.

What Does This All Mean?

The addition of Team PRVN to the upcoming season gives the division another contender to fill the championship void left by the retirement of Froning from team competition and the end of his Mayhem Freedom squad.

With the talent of Nisler, Williamson, Morakinyo, and Paulson, combined with the coaching pedigree and resources of PRVN Fitness, this team is one of the early favorites heading into the 2023 season.

“The team’s level of skill, experience, and professionalism [have] elevated our entire group from athletes to coaches,” Orr said. “We are thankful to be able to grow yet another aspect of our business, as we look to lay the groundwork with PRVN teams for years to come.”

More CrossFit Content

Catch up on the latest CrossFit stories from BarBend below:

  • Check Out Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros’ Latest Gym Tour: “The Shred Shed”
  • What Is the CrossFit Open?
  • 6 Up-and-Coming CrossFit Athletes to Watch in 2023

Featured Image: Patrick Clark and @aenisler on Instagram

BarBend

BarBend is an independent website. The views expressed on this site may come from individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the view of BarBend or any other organization. BarBend is the Official Media Partner of USA Weightlifting.

  • About Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Pinterest

Sections

  • CrossFit
  • Strongman
  • Bodybuilding
  • Powerlifting
  • Weightlifting
  • Reviews
  • Nutrition
  • Training

More

  • BarBend Newsletter
  • BarBend Podcast
  • The Ripped Report
  • 1RM Calculator
  • BMR Calculator
  • Macros Calculator
  • Protein Calculator
  • Squat Calculator

Policies

  • Accessibility
  • Advice Disclaimer
  • Cookies Policy
  • Disclaimers
  • Disclosures
  • Editorial Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

Copyright © 2025 · BarBend Inc · Sitemap