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  • 2025 CrossFit Games Roster – Who Has Qualified So Far?

    2025 CrossFit Games Roster – Who Has Qualified So Far?

    The 2025 CrossFit Games season is underway, featuring 10 In-Person Qualifying Events and In-Affiliate Semifinals from early April to mid-June. Below, you’ll find the athletes who have qualified to compete at the 2025 CrossFit Games in Albany, NY, this August. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Morning Chalk Up (@morningchalkup) 2025 CrossFit…

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  • 2025 Syndicate Crown: How to Watch, Leaderboard, and 5 Things to Know

    2025 Syndicate Crown: How to Watch, Leaderboard, and 5 Things to Know

  • 3 Reasons Ben Smith Could Qualify for the CrossFit Games This Weekend

    3 Reasons Ben Smith Could Qualify for the CrossFit Games This Weekend

  • How to Watch the 2025 Rebel Renegade Games and Far East Throwdown + Our Picks to Win

    How to Watch the 2025 Rebel Renegade Games and Far East Throwdown + Our Picks to Win

Competitions

  • 2025 Syndicate Crown: How to Watch, Leaderboard, and 5 Things to Know

    2025 Syndicate Crown: How to Watch, Leaderboard, and 5 Things to Know

    The third of four North American In-Person Qualifying Events (IPQEs) this season begins on Friday at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, TN. It is also one of four IPQEs taking place worldwide this weekend. The Syndicate Crown features 40 men and 40 women competing for two spots each at this summer’s CrossFit Games in…

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  • 3 Reasons Ben Smith Could Qualify for the CrossFit Games This Weekend

    3 Reasons Ben Smith Could Qualify for the CrossFit Games This Weekend

  • How to Watch the 2025 Rebel Renegade Games and Far East Throwdown + Our Picks to Win

    How to Watch the 2025 Rebel Renegade Games and Far East Throwdown + Our Picks to Win

  • Why Mat Fraser and Josh Bridges Are Investing in Recovery — and Why You Should, Too

    Why Mat Fraser and Josh Bridges Are Investing in Recovery — and Why You Should, Too

  • How to Watch the 2025 Torian Pro + 5 Quick Things to Know

    How to Watch the 2025 Torian Pro + 5 Quick Things to Know

  • Did the 2025 CrossFit Games Flash Sale Deliver? Here’s What We Know

    Did the 2025 CrossFit Games Flash Sale Deliver? Here’s What We Know

  • Australia’s Famed Torian Pro Celebrates 10 Years — A Look Back at Its Unmatched Legacy

    Australia’s Famed Torian Pro Celebrates 10 Years — A Look Back at Its Unmatched Legacy

CrossFit Basics

What Is CrossFit®?

CrossFit® is often referred to and known as “the sport of fitness”, but originally got its roots as a fitness regimen developed around functional exercises and high-intensity workouts. CrossFit® is a registered trademark of CrossFit, Inc.; more information can be found at their website, CrossFit.com.

This fitness methodology numerous movement staples, including:

  • Box Jumps
  • Thrusters
  • Weighted Carries
  • Squats
  • Snatches
  • Clean & Jerks
  • Handstands
  • Pull-Ups

These are a few of the movements an athlete can perform in any given CrossFit® workout. In order to excel in this sport, an athlete must be well-rounded and carefully curate programs that improve strength, mobility, power, and much more.

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  • How to Watch the 2025 Torian Pro + 5 Quick Things to Know

    How to Watch the 2025 Torian Pro + 5 Quick Things to Know

    The 2025 Torian Pro takes place May 30 to June 1 at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane, Australia, and it is one of the 10 2025 CrossFit Games In-Person Qualifying Events (IPQEs). Although it’s usually one of the most anticipated events on the CrossFit calendar every year, the 2025 edition has even more history…

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  • Did the 2025 CrossFit Games Flash Sale Deliver? Here’s What We Know

    Did the 2025 CrossFit Games Flash Sale Deliver? Here’s What We Know

  • Australia’s Famed Torian Pro Celebrates 10 Years — A Look Back at Its Unmatched Legacy

    Australia’s Famed Torian Pro Celebrates 10 Years — A Look Back at Its Unmatched Legacy

  • Will Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Really Retire After Torian Pro?

    Will Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Really Retire After Torian Pro?

  • Who’s In, Who’s Out, and What’s Still to Come for the 2025 CrossFit Games Season

    Who’s In, Who’s Out, and What’s Still to Come for the 2025 CrossFit Games Season

  • He Almost Walked Away From the Sport in 2024, Now Moritz Fiebig Is Returning to the CrossFit Games

    He Almost Walked Away From the Sport in 2024, Now Moritz Fiebig Is Returning to the CrossFit Games

  • Tips for a Better “Murph,” Whether It’s Your First Time or 10th

    Tips for a Better “Murph,” Whether It’s Your First Time or 10th

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