It has only been a couple hours since it was announced that Don Faul has stepped down from his role as CEO of CrossFit. And while CrossFit's Board of...
Don Faul has stepped down as CEO of CrossFit, LLC. Faul became CEO on August 2, 2022, right before the 2022 CrossFit Games. Faul's last day will be March...
Linda Keesman's 2026 CrossFit Games season is over before it started. Keesman suffered a partial UCL tear with avulsion while overhead squatting recently. As such, Keesman will not be...
If you thought Colten's time of 11:16 was fast, then you need to watch Mirjam von Rohr. Mirjam, like Colten, won the 2025 CrossFit Open, and now appears to...
Last June Arielle Loewen participated in the first Red Bull Rancher Strong competition. Loewen won that first elimination-style rancher-inspired obstacle course race with ease. Well, Red Bull hosted its...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSu7hIKWzLU
Coffee Pods and Wods - This morning XENOM announced the launch of its new competition, a 10-event standardized test that will take place around the United States and Europe....
The competitive CrossFit landscape is getting more crowded. Today, a new stadium-scale competition series called XENOM (pronounced "zee-nom") officially launched, bringing with it a $15 million seed investment, an...
The 2026 CrossFit Open is officially underway. This afternoon Dave Castro announced the first workout, 26.1 of the CrossFit Open.
The workout is...
26.1
For Time:20 Wall Balls18 Box Jump Overs30 Wall...
Today is the day. The 2026 CrossFit Open will officially begin at 3:00 pm Eastern Time this afternoon with the 26.1 live announcement. Immediately after Dave Castro reveals the...
On Tuesday Dave Castro shared a picture of what appeared to be a statue of a bison, and more specifically the eye. Then yesterday evening, Castro shared a second...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6QPlVCsD_I
The Barbell Spin - This week on THE SPIN, James Dallin Pepper joined the show while out in California for the 26.1 Open live announcement. After Dallin took off...
Earlier this week I reported that the World Fitness Project was evaluating contingency plans for Tour Stop 1 in Mexico City this May. After the Jalisco New Generation Cartel...
We've all been waiting for it. And finally, just two days out from the start of the 2026 CrossFit Open, Dave Castro has given us his hint for 26.1!
The...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAcKx1NNgVI
Andrew Hiller - Last week you saw John Young and Brian Friend debate the top 100 women. Now it's the guys' turn.
And for this one JY breaks out the...
CrossFit has hired Dr. Mark Sakr as the new Medical Director for the CrossFit Games. The role was filled after the search began in December to replace Dr. Michael...
This weekend Mexico erupted into chaos as the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels, attacked various areas in western Mexico, including Puerto Vallarta...
2026 will be the final year on the competition floor for Pat Vellner. After competing for more than a decade, including standing on the podium five times (well, technically...
What started as a carousel post highlighting various athletes who earned their Pro Card in 2026 via the Challenger route turned into a little controversy Sunday afternoon. Fee Saghafi...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNeLEhVeQx4
Andrew Hiller - Brian Friend and John Young traveled to Chicago recently to discuss their rankings of the top 100 women in CrossFit. It's been a couple years since...
The competitive CrossFit landscape is getting more crowded. Today, a new stadium-scale competition series called XENOM (pronounced "zee-nom") officially launched, bringing with it a...
Linda Keesman's 2026 CrossFit Games season is over before it started. Keesman suffered a partial UCL tear with avulsion while overhead squatting recently. As...
The 2026 CrossFit Open is officially underway. This afternoon Dave Castro announced the first workout, 26.1 of the CrossFit Open.
The workout is...
26.1
For Time:20 Wall...
We are looking for brands in the CrossFit, Weightlifting or Powerlifting communities that share our vision of growing awareness and visibility of "barbell" sports....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSu7hIKWzLU
Coffee Pods and Wods - This morning XENOM announced the launch of its new competition, a 10-event standardized test that will take place around...
The 2026 World Fitness Project Pro roster has been finalized with the announcement that the 2025 champions, James Sprague and Laura Horvath, accepted their...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6QPlVCsD_I
The Barbell Spin - This week on THE SPIN, James Dallin Pepper joined the show while out in California for the 26.1 Open live...
