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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…
Competitions
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Most 2024 CrossFit Games Athletes Are Out in 2025 — What’s Behind the Massive Turnover?
This season’s 12 CrossFit Games qualifying events are finally complete, and we now know the 30 men and 30 women heading to Albany. That said, things look a lot different than we’re accustomed to seeing. Between injuries, retirements, athletes choosing to forego the CrossFit Games season, or simply failing to qualify, there are a fair…
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HYROX Releases 2025/26 Season Rulebook — No More Spitting or Snot Rockets
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Why Lauren Kalil’s Packing FITAID for Every Trip This Season
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Labor of Love: How Hatch Athletic Cares for Women During All Stages of Life and Fitness
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CrossFit Burke Celebrates a Year of Offering Classes for Neurodivergent Kids
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Brazil’s Kaique Cerveny Is Built for the Long Game
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“Own Your Health”: CrossFit Redefines Level 1 for Everyone, Not Just Coaches
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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CrossFit Burke Celebrates a Year of Offering Classes for Neurodivergent Kids
Chad Ciri’s son is 15 years old and is on the autism spectrum. Chad has always wanted to start a class for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, and last year, he launched a Uniquely Abled Fitness program at his gym in Fairfax, VA, to serve his son and many others. Ciri is the co-owner of CrossFit…
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