Rookie of the Year Haley Adams: Open Training, Goals, & Life
After three years of competing in the teen divisions, 18-year-old Haley Adams made her Individual debut at the 2019 CrossFit Games. In doing so, the former Fittest Teen on Earth proved that despite her...
Patrick Vellner On Training, Managing Time, & His Advice For the Community. Plus, Two...
In the sport of CrossFit, Canada's Patrick Vellner has a resume that speaks for itself. His first three individual appearances at the CrossFit Games, beginning in 2016, all resulted in podium finishes; In both...
PerformaSleep: Increase Performance with Better Sleep
Most of us are well aware of how demanding CrossFit workouts can be on our bodies. We chose this sport because we love it and in some form or another want to improve our...
Documentary Review—Froning: The Fittest Man in History
“In sports, legends appear once in a generation. They are athletes who not only change the way a game is played, but also, regarded entirely. Michael Jordan. Wayne Gretzky. Pele. Babe Ruth. In CrossFit,...
James Hobart: The Veteran CrossFitter & Member of Team CrossFit Mayhem Freedom
When you think about the veterans of the CrossFit Games, what names come to mind? Rich Froning, Jason Khalipa, Chris Spealler, Lindsey Valenzuela and Annie Thorisdottir all come to mind, no doubt. But if...
After 18 Year Retirement, Olympic Weightlifting Veteran & Team USA Coach Daniel Camargo ...
It’s not often that an athlete makes a competitive return to a sport after 18 years in retirement, but that’s exactly what Daniel Camargo, a 24-year veteran of Olympic Weightlifting, did this past week.
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Wrist Mobility: Why It’s Important + 8 Exercises to Improve It
How’s your front rack position? Do you wince with pain in your wrists when the barbell forces them back, swing a kettlebell overhead, or...
The Benefits of Training with a Weight Vest
‘Body Armor’ is the original name for the now famous Memorial Day WOD, ‘MURPH’. The workout is named after Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, was killed...
13 CrossFit Gym Etiquette Rules You Need to Know
Certain arenas require you to behave in a respectable manner. You wear the appropriate work attire because you are a professional and you are...
6 Tips to Develop the Overhead Squat
The overhead squat (OH squat) is, for many CrossFitters—one of the most vexing movements in the CrossFit repertoire. It exposes weaknesses in flexibility, balance,...
What’s in a thruster? Plus, a few tips to do them more efficiently
If there’s one exercise that’s synonymous with CrossFit, it’s probably the thruster. Heck, the term thruster was first coined by CrossFit. Ask 4x Games...
Ankle Mobility: Why it’s important and how to improve it
When we think of mobility in CrossFit, we usually focus on our shoulders, traps, IT band, quadriceps—pretty much the entire posterior chain (which includes...