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For decades, women have been told they need to train differently than men: lighter weights, less intensity, more caution. Two experienced CrossFit coaches break down why that message has always been wrong, what CrossFit's stance on training has been since day one, and how that plays out in real life, from heavy days and menopause to pregnancy and postpartum.

In this clip from a CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course, Seminar Staff trainers Josh Melendez and Matt Lodin break down the air squat — the first of CrossFit's nine foundational movements and the building block for nearly every squat pattern in the gym.

At CrossFit Training Yard, you don't just find a workout — you find your people

In Part 2 of our response to a viral CrossFit critique, we tackle the toughest claims yet: Olympic lifts are too dangerous to train under fatigue, CrossFit culture looks down on other athletes, and intensity is just about how destroyed you feel afterward. Here's what the critique got wrong, and what CrossFit actually teaches.

At 13 years old, Josh DeSousa underwent emergency surgery to remove a brain tumor. He woke up unable to move the right side of his body — a devastating change for a once-active kid. His road to recovery was long, and progress came one step at a time. Working with Coach Jordan Jiunta at Sundown CrossFit in Santa Clara, California, DeSousa started by learning how to walk safely and rebuild the strength and confidence he had lost.

At a recent CrossFit Level 1 Seminar at The Ranch in Aromas, California, a trainer walks a group through a progression for the kipping pull-up.

A well-known strength coach recently posted a list of things he doesn't love about CrossFit and got more than a few of them wrong. In Part 1 of this two-part response, we set the record straight on his claims about endurance athletes, work capacity, isolation exercises, and mixed-modality training, and explain why "our specialty is not specializing" isn't just a slogan; it's the whole point.

The CrossFit New Year is here, and it’s time to take stock, reflect on the prior year, and plan for what comes next.

At 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.

The 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.