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The 7 Best Treadmills for Tall Runners of 2024 — Expert Tested and Approved
When choosing to build out a home gym, a treadmill is often one of the first pieces people consider for cardio equipment. But when perusing the internet for the best treadmills, you’ll find the market is saturated with options that aren’t suitable for tall runners or those with longer gaits. However, we’ve compiled a list of treadmills that…
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The Open Report: Week 5 — Qualifying for Quarterfinals
Editor’s note: “The Open Report” is a multi-part series written by Mike Halpin, which breaks down the current CrossFit Open registration numbers and examines where they stand in historical contexts. You can read the previous installments here. For most of us, the CrossFit Open is the beginning, middle, and end of our CrossFit competition season. Outside of a…
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CrossFit Open Workout 24.3 Matchup: Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Vs. Arielle Loewen
The final CrossFit Open Live Announcement athlete matchup of the year has just been revealed, and it looks like they may just have saved the best for last. We will be watching six-time CrossFit Games champion Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr go head-to-head against 2023 CrossFit Games bronze medalist Arielle Loewen in a battle that should set the tone for the…
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Chris Bumstead and Hadi Choopan Train Back with Coach Hany Rambod
With the 2024 Arnold Classic on March 1-3, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, 2023 Mr. Olympia silver medalist Hadi Choopan aims to kick off 2024 with a strong performance. Should he dethrone reigning Arnold Classic champion Samson Dauda in Columbus, Choopan will enter to the 2024 Olympia as the number one contender to reigning Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford. To prepare for the challenge, Choopan teamed up…
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Agata Sitko — Poland’s Powerlifting Powerhouse Comes of Age
In the wake of her incredible win at the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, it’s time to look at the short and incandescent career of Poland’s prodigious powerlifting star, Agata Sitko. Sitko burst onto the competitive powerlifting scene in 2021, winning the Junior 76-kilogram class at the 2021 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Equipped Championships (EEC) in style. She competed in…
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2024 WRPF Iron Throwdown III Results
The 2024 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Iron Throwdown III occurred at the Ironside Training facility in Portland, OR, on Feb. 10-11, 2024. The two-day meet featured two open sessions capped at 120 athletes.* Below are the full results: *Per the WRPF rulebook, athletes in the top 10 percent of DOTS scores are tested at the end of…
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Nick Walker Bodybuilding Biography — Early Life, Contest History, and More
There is an unwritten tradition in sports to find the “next” version of a great or legend that is coming up. Some say Patrick Mahomes appears to be the next man up in the G.O.A.T. quarterback conversation after Tom Brady. They are still trying to find the next Tiger Woods in golf. The chat in bodybuilding circles is…
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The Best Box Jump Workout for Your Experience Level and Goals
After watching the sweat spray off of yet another CrossFitter, you may have wondered how to do your own jump box workout — and if you can even get to that level. The box jump is an explosive movement that can help you build power, improve athletic performance, and increase your vertical jump. It’s leg day and cardio…
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Kristi Eramo O’Connell Shares Her Pre-Workout Running Routine
Seven-time CrossFit Games athlete Kristi Eramo O’Connell has transitioned to hybrid training after nine years of competitive functional fitness. She’s prepping for her HYROX debut at the 2024 HYROX Houston contest on March 16, 2024. O’Connell’s training prioritizes running to ensure her engine is capable of the eight 1,000-meter runs featured in every HYROX race. On Feb. 18, 2024, O’Connell shared her pre-workout running routine in a video on her…
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