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WFP London Workouts Revealed

The first competition of the 2026 World Fitness Project season is three weeks away. With that, the workouts for WFP London have been revealed. There are once again six...

James Hobart joins the Syndicate Crown broadcast team | THE SPIN, Full Ep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp3V54M0tO8 The Barbell Spin - That's right, James Hobart will join the crew in Knoxville, Tennessee, to call the action at the 2026 Syndicate Crown. *** Use code 'SPIN' to save $$$...

Mayhem Classic Event 3: The Dirty 30s

Another workout has been announced for next week's Mayhem Classic. The Dirty 30s brings sandbag squats, ring muscle ups and bar muscle ups in reps of...30. For Time:30 Sandbag Squats...

2026 CrossFit Games Tickets Off to Another Slow Start

Ticket sales to the CrossFit Games are off to a slow start for the second consecutive year. With tickets on sale to the public for the past two weeks,...

16 Days Until Legends Championship, 305 Roster Spots UNFILLED

The Legends Championship is just 16 days away. The in-person Semifinal is slated to host 400 athletes, between elite individuals and Masters divisions. The problem, however, is that only...

Mayhem Classic Event 1 is a 5k Run

The most programmed .com workout is the 5k run. And that's what the 20 men and 20 women will face to start the 2026 Mayhem Classic. Workout 1 will be...

Rob Orlando, CrossFit Games Veteran, Dies Following Battle with Cancer

After a two year battle with cancer, Rob Orlando has passed away at the age of 50. Orlando, who competed at the CrossFit Games four times, was diagnosed in...

Emily Rolfe, Liz Wishart Receive Invites to NorCal Classic

Last Thursday the NorCal Classic asked athletes who finished in the top 200 of Quarterfinals to send a DM to them via Instagram to claim one of the 15...

Anikha Greer Out at WFP London; Rikke Kyvåg Receives Invite

Anikha Greer earned her 2026 WFP Pro Card after finishing the 2025 season in 10th place. However, Greer will not be on the competition floor for the first Tour...

NorCal Classic Announces Prize Purse; Looks to Fill Remaining 15 Spots for Elite Division

The NorCal Classic (or Northern California Classic if you're more formal) has announced the prize purse for this year's Semifinal competition. The total prize purse for the 2026 NorCal...

Mayhem Classic Shares 77 Potential Events for Upcoming CrossFit Semifinal

Last year the Mayhem Classic shared a graphic with potential workouts that could be programmed. With just over two weeks out from the first Semifinal of the season, the...

WHOOP Hits $10.1 Billion Valuation Ahead of Potential IPO

On Tuesday, WHOOP announced it has raised $575 million in Series G funding, catapulting the wearable tech company to an astonishing $10.1 billion valuation ahead of expectations that the...

Gui Malheiros’ 2026 Plan: WFP, CrossFit Games & Rogue Invitational

Gui Malheiros will be making another run at the CrossFit Games in 2026. Malheiros, who elected to not compete in the 2025 CrossFit Games season, shared his competitive goals...

Kyra Milligan Wins CrossFit Quarterfinals! | THE SPIN, Full Ep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vClDOa81_tU The Barbell Spin - Kyra Milligan won Quarterfinals. So, of course, we had to have her on the show! We discuss this past weekend with Kyra, how her training...

2026 Mayhem Classic Champions Will Take Home $12,000

The 2026 Mayhem Classic will payout $59,000 in total prize money for this year's Semifinal. In an announcement today, the top 5 men and women will each receive a...

Ranking the Mayhem Classic Athletes Based on Quarterfinals

The 2026 CrossFit Quarterfinals are technically unofficial, pending video review of those in a position to win prize money (i.e. top 5), but the current leaderboard does tell a...

Kyra Milligan, Jay Crouch Win 2026 CrossFit Quarterfinals (Unofficially)

After watching Colten Mertens, the Boys Interrupted, the Girls Unfiltered and others go live throughout the weekend, we now know how good those performances were. This afternoon the 2026...

Tyler vs John: 2026 CrossFit Quarterfinals Workout 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2V0erG9hu4 The Barbell Spin - Sure, you can watch the best in the world do the CrossFit Quarterfinals workouts. Or...you can watch Tyler and John.

XENOM Publishes EPI Scoring Tables for Events

XENOM has announced nine of its 10 workouts. This afternoon the Decathlon of Fitness published its scoring tables for those nine events. The interactive scoring tables allow athletes to...

Fitstop Launches Global Games, a New Functional Fitness Competition

Fitstop is a functional fitness franchise that originated in Australia. Since its inception in 2017, the company has expanded to 170 locations through Australia, New Zealand and the United...

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CrossFit Games Veteran Rob Orlando Diagnosed with Cancer Earlier This Year

Rob Orlando was known as the Strongman of CrossFit back in the day. Orlando competed at the CrossFit Games four times in his career,...

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We are looking for brands in the CrossFit, Weightlifting or Powerlifting communities that share our vision of growing awareness and visibility of "barbell" sports....

16 Days Until Legends Championship, 305 Roster Spots UNFILLED

The Legends Championship is just 16 days away. The in-person Semifinal is slated to host 400 athletes, between elite individuals and Masters divisions. The...

Rob Orlando, CrossFit Games Veteran, Dies Following Battle with Cancer

After a two year battle with cancer, Rob Orlando has passed away at the age of 50. Orlando, who competed at the CrossFit Games...

Mayhem Classic Shares 77 Potential Events for Upcoming CrossFit Semifinal

Last year the Mayhem Classic shared a graphic with potential workouts that could be programmed. With just over two weeks out from the first...

Mayhem Classic Event 1 is a 5k Run

The most programmed .com workout is the 5k run. And that's what the 20 men and 20 women will face to start the 2026...

NorCal Classic Announces Prize Purse; Looks to Fill Remaining 15 Spots for Elite Division

The NorCal Classic (or Northern California Classic if you're more formal) has announced the prize purse for this year's Semifinal competition. The total prize...

Emily Rolfe, Liz Wishart Receive Invites to NorCal Classic

Last Thursday the NorCal Classic asked athletes who finished in the top 200 of Quarterfinals to send a DM to them via Instagram to...

Anikha Greer Out at WFP London; Rikke Kyvåg Receives Invite

Anikha Greer earned her 2026 WFP Pro Card after finishing the 2025 season in 10th place. However, Greer will not be on the competition...

Ranking the Mayhem Classic Athletes Based on Quarterfinals

The 2026 CrossFit Quarterfinals are technically unofficial, pending video review of those in a position to win prize money (i.e. top 5), but the...

Mayhem Classic Event 3: The Dirty 30s

Another workout has been announced for next week's Mayhem Classic. The Dirty 30s brings sandbag squats, ring muscle ups and bar muscle ups in...

Gui Malheiros’ 2026 Plan: WFP, CrossFit Games & Rogue Invitational

Gui Malheiros will be making another run at the CrossFit Games in 2026. Malheiros, who elected to not compete in the 2025 CrossFit Games...

Ilse Boevink Receives 4-Year Sanction for Altered Video Submission

A week ago Ilse Boevink had the second fastest time in the world for her CrossFit Open 26.3 workout. All of that changed last...

2026 CrossFit Games Tickets Off to Another Slow Start

Ticket sales to the CrossFit Games are off to a slow start for the second consecutive year. With tickets on sale to the public...

Kyra Milligan Wins CrossFit Quarterfinals! | THE SPIN, Full Ep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vClDOa81_tU The Barbell Spin - Kyra Milligan won Quarterfinals. So, of course, we had to have her on the show! We discuss this past weekend...