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Latest CrossFit News

  • 2024 CrossFit Games: Everything We Know (So Far)

    2024 CrossFit Games: Everything We Know (So Far)

    We’re a few days away from the start of the 2024 CrossFit Games, which will be held this year in Fort Worth, TX.  Reminder: Stay tuned to our 2024 CrossFit Games leaderboard for live results and event recaps. The details: The CrossFit Games team has been slowly releasing details of the event and we’re keeping…

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  • UPDATE: 2024 CrossFit Games Prize Purse Details Revealed, No Increase From 2023 for Elites

    UPDATE: 2024 CrossFit Games Prize Purse Details Revealed, No Increase From 2023 for Elites

  • How to Watch the 2024 CrossFit Games

    How to Watch the 2024 CrossFit Games

  • Will Fatigue Be a Factor at Friday Night Lights During the 2024 CrossFit Games? A Preview and Some Predictions

    Will Fatigue Be a Factor at Friday Night Lights During the 2024 CrossFit Games? A Preview and Some Predictions

profiles

  • Emily de Rooy Brings Youth to Australia’s Super Team Raw Iron CrossFit Mayhem Thunder

    Emily de Rooy Brings Youth to Australia’s Super Team Raw Iron CrossFit Mayhem Thunder

  • CrossFit Games Rookie Spotlight: Slow and Steady Growth Earned Jack Rozema a 2024 Games Invite

    CrossFit Games Rookie Spotlight: Slow and Steady Growth Earned Jack Rozema a 2024 Games Invite

  • Balancing It All, With a Little Help From Brent Fikowski: Shelby Neal’s Sophomore Season

    Balancing It All, With a Little Help From Brent Fikowski: Shelby Neal’s Sophomore Season

  • “Trust in the Process”: How Jim Luurtsema Found CrossFit, Lost 200 Pounds, and Now Runs Marathons for Good Causes

    “Trust in the Process”: How Jim Luurtsema Found CrossFit, Lost 200 Pounds, and Now Runs Marathons for Good Causes

Competitions

  • 2024 CrossFit Games Individual and Team Rosters

    2024 CrossFit Games Individual and Team Rosters

    The 2024 CrossFit Semifinal season is over, and we now have our list of the top 39 men, 40 women, and 30 teams in the world who will compete at the 2024 CrossFit Games in Fort Worth, TX, August 8-11.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by CrossFit Games (@crossfitgames) [Related: 2024 CrossFit…

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  • 1st Phorm Monster Games Results

    1st Phorm Monster Games Results

  • METCON Rush Flourishes in Its 9th Year as Elite Athletes Flock to Maryland Competition 

    METCON Rush Flourishes in Its 9th Year as Elite Athletes Flock to Maryland Competition 

  • Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Jeffrey Adler Announced as First Athletes to Compete at TYR Wodapalooza SoCal

    Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and Jeffrey Adler Announced as First Athletes to Compete at TYR Wodapalooza SoCal

  • Reps Ahead Pro 3 “Redemption” Results: Sydney Wells, James Sprague, and Kyra Milligan Deliver Knockouts

    Reps Ahead Pro 3 “Redemption” Results: Sydney Wells, James Sprague, and Kyra Milligan Deliver Knockouts

  • Reps Ahead Pro 3 “Redemption” Preview: 2023-2024 CrossFit Games Athletes Throw Down in Denver 

    Reps Ahead Pro 3 “Redemption” Preview: 2023-2024 CrossFit Games Athletes Throw Down in Denver 

  • HYROX Is on the Rise: Get to Know 2024 World Champions Megan Jacoby and Alexander Roncevic 

    HYROX Is on the Rise: Get to Know 2024 World Champions Megan Jacoby and Alexander Roncevic 

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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  • 10 Big Stories to Follow Heading Into the 2024 CrossFit Games

    10 Big Stories to Follow Heading Into the 2024 CrossFit Games

    Does it feel like yesterday that we were grinding through the CrossFit Open? Does it also feel like we’ve been waiting forever for the CrossFit Games?  For the athletes, there is nothing left to do but compete. For the fans, there is nothing left to do but be entertained. We will be highlighting 10 big…

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  • NOCCO USA and CrossFit Invictus Join Forces to Offer “Rise and Perform” Scholarship for the 2025 Season

    NOCCO USA and CrossFit Invictus Join Forces to Offer “Rise and Perform” Scholarship for the 2025 Season

  • How Jeffrey Adler, Pat Vellner, and Other Top Crossfit Games Athletes Are Tapering for Fort Worth

    How Jeffrey Adler, Pat Vellner, and Other Top Crossfit Games Athletes Are Tapering for Fort Worth

  • Buying or Selling? Our Writers Predict 2024 CrossFit Games Outcomes, Part 2

    Buying or Selling? Our Writers Predict 2024 CrossFit Games Outcomes, Part 2

  • 2024 CrossFit Games Individual and Team Rosters

    2024 CrossFit Games Individual and Team Rosters

  • 8 Places to Work Out in Fort Worth During the 2024 CrossFit Games

    8 Places to Work Out in Fort Worth During the 2024 CrossFit Games

  • 2024 CrossFit Games Predictions: Men’s Podium Picks and Dark Horses

    2024 CrossFit Games Predictions: Men’s Podium Picks and Dark Horses

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