GORUCK Tough
GORUCK Tough is a physically grueling team event that lasts anywhere from 10 to 12 hours and covers 15 to 20 miles. Participants must carry weighted backpacks—aka rucksacks—loaded with 20 or 30 lb.,...
View ArticleSuck It Up
Marion Nestle talks about how Big Soda is under attack from communities and people who are tired of obesity, diabetes and bad science. The ingredients in soda are simple: carbonated water,...
View ArticleDecember 2015 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in December 2015 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: “Sweet and Low” -...
View ArticleDirt Rowed
Filthy, under-maintained rowing machines cost affiliates money and add seconds to workouts. You’re finishing the 1,000-m row during Jackie and can’t afford to waste time before moving to the thrusters....
View ArticleDefense Never Rests
Tim Pipes explains how CrossFit Defense prepares athletes to stay alert, cultivate the warrior mindset and respond to threats. One-on-one human violence: It’s often up close and personal,...
View Article2015 CrossFit Moto Tour, Presented by Triumph
In this video, CrossFit Games veterans Rich Froning, Dan Bailey, James Hobart and Josh Bridges join Director of the CrossFit Games Dave Castro and X Games gold medalist Lance Coury for an epic ride...
View ArticlePhysique Meets Fitness
Steve Cook is a professional physique competitor. Brooke Ence is a CrossFit Games athlete. Watch as two worlds collide when physique meets fitness in a 7-minute AMRAP of front squats and burpees after...
View ArticleSoda Warning Label Still on Agenda in California
Bill dies in committee but supporters say anti-soda legislation is just a matter of time. The effort to pass a recently failed bill requiring health-warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages in...
View ArticleVirtuosity in Photos: Call for Submissions
Photos have been a big part of CrossFit since they started appearing on CrossFit.com in 2003. Lenses have captured millions of amazing moments that define our program and community—from instructional...
View ArticleVirtuosity in Photos: California Invasion
Open happiness or open diabetes? Big Soda’s advertising would have you believe its products are all part of a healthy, active, vibrant life. The reality is much different: Sugary sports drinks and...
View ArticleThe CrossFit Kitchen: Lemon-Pepper Chicken With Butternut Squash
This time on The CrossFit Kitchen, Nick Massie of PaleoNick.com creates finger-lickin’-good lemon-pepper chicken. Start by roasting the squash and chicken. In the meantime, heat a little olive oil in...
View ArticleNo Más
Oscar Ramos, el dueño de CrossFit Downey, trabaja para destruir los lazos culturales con la Gran Soda y por educar sus miembros—la mayoría que son Hispanos—en los peligros de las bebidas dulces. Cuando...
View ArticleRommel Cinco: “Never Better”
In this video, Rommel Cinco describes his personal journey with CrossFit, and Madeline and Jimi Letchford share what he means to the community at Cinco CrossFit in Ladero Ranch, California. Cinco was...
View ArticleUnstoppable: Cassidy Duffield
“If you would’ve told me 10 months ago that I was going to compete in weightlifting in a national championship, I would’ve laughed and called you a liar because I just never thought that I could do...
View ArticleAddicts and Anecdotes
More and more, science is confirming what athletes report anecdotally: Avoiding sugar can dramatically improve health and performance. The first week was hard. Really hard. “My body told me it wanted...
View ArticleThe CrossFit Kitchen: Chipotle Chicken Frittata
In this video, Nick Massie of PaleoNick.com shares his recipe for chipotle chicken frittata, a delicious dish that combines eggs, ground chicken, bacon and veggies for a savory breakfast-inspired meal...
View ArticleExercise Is Medicine: Imprecision and Impracticality
Exercise is not medicine, and suggestions to the contrary do nothing to help fitness trainers improve the health of their clients. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This popular saying portrays...
View ArticleSquat Better Today
Your ego has cursed you. Break the spell in three steps. “There is a compelling tendency among novices to quickly move past the fundamentals.” —Greg Glassman, CrossFit Founder and CEO Read that quote...
View ArticlePatti: A Journey Toward Wellness
After struggling with her health for years—surviving cancer and developing Type 2 diabetes—Patti Goldenson decided to turn her life around. Since joining CrossFit South Bay in Torrance, California,...
View ArticleJanuary 2016 Collected Articles
The individual PDF articles published in January 2016 are collected here in a single download. The video and audio posts are not contained in the PDF. The articles included here are: “Devil in the...
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