“This is 200 pounds”
Kaitlin Burgess is a Pro Strongman competitor who has lifted a 300 lb. stone to a 48 inch platform, can log press 200 lb. and…
Category Archives: Features
5 Things to Consider When Choosing a CrossFit Box
I still remember the first time I set foot into a CrossFit box. I filled out a waiver 15 minutes before class, met my coach…
CrossFit, Chemo and Conquering Fears
In many ways, Crystal Silins was no different than the average person who walks into a CrossFit gym for the first time: intimidated, alone and…
OPEX’s James Fitzgerald: ‘My vision is to make a severe impact on fitness’
People forget there was a time before The CrossFit Games was sponsored by Reebok, televised on ESPN and enough of a money-maker for elite athletes…
Biscuiti’s Big Leap
A blistering barbell in 2012 was enough to change Nicole Biscuiti’s life. Biscuiti, who was competing at that year’s Wodapalooza Fitness Festival down in Miami,…
The Other Side of Fitness
They came in droves on a misty Saturday morning, filling the contents of a gravel parking lot and leaving cars forced to find side patches…
Eat to Perform: “We Got Too Big Too Fast”
Before the functional fitness industry became obsessed with macros and individualized nutrition coaching became the norm, Paul Nobles was blogging about his 100 lb. weight loss…
A New Focus
By: Sherrie Shover We hear a lot of athletes talk about priorities: how their goals—as a CrossFitter, Olympic lifter or powerlifter—are so important to them…
Jamie Hagiya: On Weight Struggles, Occasional Oreos & Silencing Body Shamers
Resilient. That’s one word you should use to describe Jamie Hagiya. From fighting her way back from an Achilles tear in 2014 to struggling with body-image…
Patience, Passion Fuels Daniel Camargo
It wasn’t that long ago that USA Weightlifting senior international coach Danny Camargo was putting fliers on cars in mall parking lots, doing free demonstrations…
