Tag: Sport: CrossFit
How to Get Into CrossFit as an Older Adult
CrossFit may well be one of the most popular workout programs in the world. According to the organization’s website, CrossFit boasts more than 5 million global participants and 14,000 gyms exclusively dedicated to the training methodology. (1) Whether you’re a skeptic or a hardcore athlete, you’ve probably seen at least one CrossFit WOD (that’s workout of the day)…
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Brooke Wells Shifts From PRVN to HWPO Training
Sept. 18, 2023, elite CrossFitter Brooke Wells announced on her Instagram page that she is switching CrossFit teams from Shane Orr’s PRVN — the team of six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey — to five-time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser’s Hard Work Pays Off (HWPO). Grateful for all this journey…ready for the next chapter. Very excited…
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Mitchell Hooper Shocks Five-Time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser With a 660-Pound Pig Flip
Strongman events are often part of the programming for competitive CrossFit competitions. From farmer’s carries to yoke walks, strongman’s presence is a mainstay of recent CrossFit Games action. One of the events used at the 2023 Games for both Individual and Teams contests was the pig flip — a heavy rectangular object that CrossFit athletes flip end-over-end; a…
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Four CrossFit Games Athletes Join Cast of “Gladiators” Reboot in Australia
The return of popular combat fitness game show from the 90s, Gladiators, is set to return on Channel 10 in Australia in 2024. According to IF Magazine, popular challenges, including “Hang Tough, Duel, The Wall, Power Ball, Pyramid, and The Eliminator,” will be featured for the Aussie competitors. The show will air at a yet-to-be-determined time on 10 and…
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2023 Rogue CrossFit Invitational Roster Revealed
The 2023 Rogue Invitational is scheduled for Oct. 27-28, 2023, at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX. The reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Jeffrey Adler, and reigning Fittest Woman on Earth® … Read more
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Watch Justin Medeiros’ Return to Training Following His 13th-Place Finish at the 2023 CrossFit Games
The 2023 CrossFit Games results were not what two-time Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros anticipated. After finishing 29th and 37th in the first two events, following a pair of bike crashes in … Read more
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2024 CrossFit Games Will Be Held In Fort Worth, Texas
The 2024 CrossFit Games will be held in the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX, on Aug. 8-11, 2024. The announcement of the host city for the sport’s flagship event came from a … Read more
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The Buttery Bros Supplement Their Leg Training with Electrical Stimulation
On Sept. 11, 2023, Heber Cannon and Marston Sawyers, popularly known as the Buttery Bros, published a video on their YouTube channel wherein they traveled to The Refinery Gym in Salt Lake City, Utah, … Read more
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Fergus Crawley Highlights 5 Common Hybrid Training Mistakes
Fergus Crawley, a well-known hybrid athlete, consistently experiments with various training techniques to build a better combination of strength and endurance. His current target is scoring a 500-pound deadlift and running one mile … Read more
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2024 HYROX World Championships Set for Nice, France on June 7-9 With $150,000 Prize Purse
The most significant race of the 2023/2024 HYROX season has been announced. The 2024 HYROX World Championships will occur on June 7-9. 2024, at the Palais des Expositions – Nice Acropolis in Nice, … Read more
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