Taking Flight: Patience, Persistence Fuel Fotsch’s Big Gamble
We want to believe that the elite athletes have everything we don’t. The heavy snatches on social media. The selfies showing a formidable physique. But…
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What Makes the Elite? Mixed Modal Aims to Conquer Competitive Fitness
Few of us can say we’ve been in the CrossFit space as long as OPEX founder James Fitzgerald. The Fittest Man on Earth in 2007…
Confessions of A Recovering CrossFit Games Addict
This is series of journal entries written by three-time CrossFit Games athlete Carleen Matthews. ——— Who am I? I’ve been a competitive CrossFit athlete for the…
Look Good, Move Well: Marcus Filly’s Big Mission
It was the end of 2016 and Marcus Filly had hit rock bottom. Athletically, his career was skyrocketing. Filly —coming off his third individual trip…
Conquering Illness & Depression, How This 97-lb. Woman Became the IPF’s Strongest Lifter
She sets up, digging the right foot in and shimmying with the left, pulling tight on the bar several times as her hips wiggle up…
Personalized Fitness: The New Frontier Or A Waste of Money?
A few years ago, the idea of anyone but elite lifters and CrossFit athletes working with a nutrition coach seemed ridiculous. Today, you’d be hard-pressed…
Decoding Cardio & Fixing Your Engine with Chris Hinshaw
Two-time CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser pointed to the Assault air bike across the room. It was after a particularly tough workout and Fraser was…
The King of Grit: James Lancaster’s Bold Plan
“When I joined Kings of Grit I found a way to embrace my SELF DOUBT and my FEAR and turn them into my greatest strengths…’I’ll…
Elijah “EZ” Muhammad: 12 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
How you deal with success is important. But how you deal with failure is a true testament to character. And Elijah Muhammad passes both with…
Scaling Back & Saving Dogs: Why This Games Athlete Cut Her Training in Half
The signs were there. Meg Reardon, a CrossFit Games rookie in 2016, had no energy. No desire to train, let alone compete. Still she slogged…
