Tag: crossfit
HYROX to Expand to Canada in October 2024
The HYROX community is getting more global. The functional fitness racing circuit features the same race at every event it holds worldwide — eight exercise stations interspersed with one-kilometer runs that athletes repeat eight times in the fastest time possible. After launching in Germany in 2017, HYROX will finally reach the Great White North. The 2024 HYROX Toronto contest…
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2024 HYROX Turin Results
The 2024 HYROX Turin race occurred on Feb. 3, 2024, in Turin, Italy. It features the HYROX Pro division for Individuals and Doubles. As is the case with all HYROX races, HYROX Turin was comprised of eight exercise stations interspersed with one-kilometer runs. When all was lifted and run, Eugenio Bianchi of Italy and Danielle Crewe of the…
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Kristi O’Connell Grows Her Glutes and Hamstrings With These 6 Exercises
The glutes and hamstrings are powerhouses of the lower body. Strong glutes propel forward movement and stabilize the pelvis. Powerful hamstrings boost athletic performance, lower injury risk, and enhance overall functionality. (1) It can be challenging to effectively strengthen the posterior chain, which includes the glutes, hamstrings, calves, and erector spinae. On Jan. 28, 2024, seven-time CrossFit Games…
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Craig Richey Teaches Mitchell Hooper How to Power Clean
The reigning World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper is adding Olympic weightlifting to his repertoire to remain ahead of his competitive opposition entering the 2024 season. During an exhibition at the 2024 TYR Wodapalooza in Miami, FL, on Jan. 11-14, 2024, Hooper locked out a personal best 211-kilogram (465-pound) split jerk. On Jan. 22, 2024, 2022 British…
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TYR Sport and CrossFit Games Athlete Dani Speegle Release Limited Edition CXT-1 Trainer
TYR Sport is putting its best foot forward. On Friday, Jan. 2, 2024, the rapidly expanding footwear and apparel brand announced their latest collaboration — the limited-edition CXT-1 Trainer, a cross-training shoe inspired by and with input from CrossFit Games athlete and NBC Titan Games Champion Dani Speegle. The CXT-1 represents a landmark for TYR, as Speegle is…
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2024 HYROX Manchester Results
The 2024 HYROX Manchester races took place on Jan. 27-28, 2024, at the Manchester Central Convention Complex in Manchester, England. The competition includes HYROX Pro divisions for Individuals and Doubles. For the Individual Men, Graham Halliday emerged victorious with the lone sub-one-hour time. On the Individual Women’s podium, Kate Davey wore the gold on home turf, winning by…
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Haley Adams Will Compete in the 2024 CrossFit Season
The 2024 CrossFit season kicks off on Feb. 29, 2024, via workout 24.1, the first of three workouts comprising the 2024 CrossFit Open. Among those competing are the reigning Fittest on Earth® Laura Horvath and Jeffrey Adler, two-time Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros, and the return of the winningest Individual CrossFit athlete of all time, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr….
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Rogue Fitness Announces Limited-Edition 44-Pound “Artillery” Coffee Mug
The cold (brew) war of weighted coffee mugs is heating up. Last fall, strength training equipment manufacturer Eleiko Sport broke the minds of its customer base when its “Heavy Mug,” an April Fools’ gag-turned-real-product, went viral online. Several other companies were quick to capitalize on the mad demand for weighted mugs. On Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, American manufacturer…
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What Fergus Crawley’s Training for an Ultramarathon Looks Like
Hybrid athlete Fergus Crawley is known for his strength and endurance quests. He’s run a sub-five-minute mile after squatting 500 pounds and completed a sub-12-hour Ironman after logging a 1,200-pound total in a powerlifting meet. Crawley intends to improve upon that feat by running a 250-kilometer ultramarathon while remaining capable of scoring a 600-kilogram powerlifting total. It’s not…
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What Training for an Ultramarathon Looks Like
Hybrid athlete Fergus Crawley is known for his strength and endurance quests. He’s run a sub-five-minute mile after squatting 500 pounds and completed a sub-12-hour Ironman after logging a 1,200-pound total in a powerlifting meet. Crawley intends to improve upon that feat by running a 250-kilometer ultramarathon while remaining capable of scoring a 600-kilogram powerlifting total. It’s not…
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