This article is the final and eighth in our series with gymnastics athlete and coach Pamela Gagnon. We’ve hadkipping pull-ups, toes-to-bar, handstand push-ups, bar muscle-ups, handstand walking, ring muscle-ups, and butterfly pull-ups. Today, we end this series with your action plan for leveling up your gymnastics skills over the next few months. When toes-to-bars show up in a…

Unlock Your Running Potential with Our 4-Week CrossFit Running Program! ️‍️Are you a dedicated CrossFit athlete who’s determined to dominate WODs like ‘Helen’ and ‘Murph’? Your competitive spirit is unmatched, and you’re ready to skyrocket your running ability within these workouts. Look no further – our specialized 4-week training program is tailor-made for CrossFitters like…

The goal of CrossFit has always been to forge elite fitness — that is, to increase our work capacity across broad time and modal domains. In simpler terms, it means developing the ability to perform well in any physical task, workout, job, or sport. We train for this — building fitness in the gym so…

By Tyler Baca Therapydia Beaverton   As a physical therapist, a CrossFit coach, and a human of the world the biggest barrier to entry for CrossFit is the idea that “I need to get fit to try CrossFit.” This is completely understandable given that the social media around CrossFit is filled with videos and pictures…

Every year, as the CrossFit Open draws to a close and it’s time to get back to our regular workout schedule, we’re armed with a ton of valuable information that can propel us to new heights of fitness in the coming year. The Open has an uncanny knack for exposing areas of weakness, whether in…

From beginner classics to the ultimate beast-level challenges The term WOD (Workout of the Day) is well known by CrossFitters around the world as a pre-planned set of exercises. While a key component of the CrossFit experience, each of these WODs can be carried out in any gym around the world – and in most…

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So you’ve qualified for the 2025 CrossFit Semifinals. Congrats!  There have been changes to the 2025 season, and with the new structure of Semifinals comes new requirements for athletes. To prepare you for the start of competition, we’ve put together the most important information you will need to know when competing at Semifinals from important…