The CrossFit New Year is here, and it’s time to take stock, reflect on the prior year, and plan for what comes next.
ESSENTIALS
The CrossFit stimulus—constantly varied high-intensity functional movement coupled with meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar—prepares you for the demands of a healthy, functional, independent life and provides a hedge against chronic disease and incapacity. This stimulus is elegant in the mathematical sense of being marked by simplicity and efficacy. The proven elements of this broad, general, and inclusive fitness, in terms of both movement and nutrition, are what we term our CrossFit Essentials.
CrossFit Kids Class at CrossFit Roots
Published on August 5, 2026At CrossFit Roots in Boulder, Colorado, the Kids and Teens classes turn everyday energy into lifelong strength. Through fun, coach-led workouts, young athletes build proper movement patterns, sharpen body awareness, and develop real, lasting confidence — not just in the gym, but everywhere else, too.
What the CrossFit Games Don't Teach You
Published on August 5, 2026The CrossFit Games put the best athletes in the world on display, and there is genuinely no better place to watch fitness performed at its highest level. But elite competition also produces behaviors and shortcuts that everyday athletes should think twice before adopting. Here is how to watch the Games like a coach, not just a fan.
There's A Reason CrossFit Athletes Never Stop Doing Olympic Lifts
Published on August 1, 2026Many programs skip the Olympic lifts because they seem too technical, too risky, or too advanced for everyday athletes. That is exactly the wrong call. Here is what you are leaving on the table when you omit them.
The Smart CrossFit Athlete's Guide to Training Through Soreness
Published on July 29, 2026Waking up sore after a hard workout is not a signal to skip the gym. It is a sign your body is adapting, and how you respond determines how fast you recover. Learn when to train through soreness, when to scale, and how to tell the difference between soreness and pain.
CrossFit Doesn't Change as You Age. Here's What Does.
Published on July 25, 2026Somewhere along the way, fitness culture decided that getting older means doing less. Fewer movements, lighter loads, lower expectations. CrossFit has never accepted that premise, and the evidence is on the gym floor every single day.
Your CrossFit Mobility Plan: You Don't Need an Hour, You Need a Habit
Published on July 22, 2026Most people think improving mobility means carving out an hour for stretching. It doesn't. The most effective mobility work is already hiding inside the training you're doing every day.
Scaling in CrossFit Is a Strategy, Not a Shortcut
Published on July 18, 2026If you're using the same scaling option you used a year ago, you've stopped progressing and have just made the program easier. Scaling isn't a workaround; it's a strategy, and it only works when you treat it like one.
The Story Behind Jack’s Triangle Hero WOD
Published on July 15, 2026Brad Anderson was a Reconnaissance Marine in Iraq in 2003. He was also one of CrossFit's earliest practitioners, using it to train for combat before most people had ever heard of it. This is his story and the story of his friend Kevin "Jack" Dempsey.
Fit for Anything: Why CrossFit Trains All 10 General Physical Skills
Published on July 11, 2026Most fitness programs specialize. CrossFit doesn't, and there's a principled reason why. The 10 general physical skills offer a framework for building the kind of fitness that holds up when life actually demands something from you.