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The 2015 CrossFit Liftoff competition powered by Rogue is happening this weekend. It is CrossFit’s first online Weightlifting competition. Registered participants will max out their Snatch and their Clean & Jerk, as well as participate in a classic MetCon WOD. Winners will include heaviest Snatch, heaviest Clean & Jerk, heaviest Weightlifting total, and best overall…

BTWB is excited to officially announce the launch of a brand new feature called “Coaching”. The feature will allow individual users to receive programming from the CrossFit community’s most experienced, and well known, individuals. Their expertise, combined with our analysis & logging features, will help take users’ training to the next level.

Ask anyone in the CrossFit community, Games athletes, weekend warriors, spectators, and they’ll all tell you the same thing about Ben Smith. “He seems like a really nice guy”, “he’s so humble”, “I’m so glad he won”, are some of the more common remarks. In fact, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a negative opinion of…

Pat Sherwood has been involved with the CrossFit community since 2005. His background as a former Navy SEAL, combined with his extensive knowledge as a Level 4 CrossFit Coach, has earned him a reputation for designing brutally elegant workouts that improve both physical fitness and mental toughness. He’s also hilarious. It’s part of the reason…

Julie Foucher has been tracking her results on btwb since she started CrossFit, and, to date, has logged more results than any other btwb user. She’s improved her Fitness Level from an average level 60 to an elite 90+, and she’s transformed from this into a 3x CrossFit Games podium finisher.

One of the big reasons for HQ altering the Open and Regional formats starting in 2015 was to ensure that the absolute best athletes were represented at the CrossFit Games. In year’s past, because the entire globe had representation, it wasn’t always the most competitive competition. The fact is, some regions are simply stronger, in…

For most people, understanding nature goes one of two ways. You can either succumb to it, and then develop a decision based off of the experience (think of a bear attacking you, or getting smashed by a wave), or you can fight it by making erratic decisions with the intention of forcing your way through…

*photo by Heber Cannon Dan Bailey is competing in his 5th CrossFit Games this week. He’s never once finished outside of the top 10 at the CrossFit Games, but he’s also never finished inside of the top 5. Coming off of, arguably, his best ever Regional performance, the top 5 looks more attainable than ever…