CrossFit Media Library

Join Chase Ingraham and Adrian Conway for a year-end wrap-up on the CrossFit Podcast.

Despite Becky Johnson’s devotion to a healthy lifestyle, she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, an incurable and progressive disease. But Johnson continues to show up to CrossFit every day. Why? She hopes to slow the progression of symptoms while keeping a sense of normalcy in her life.

CrossFit includes the bench press less than almost any other training program, but that doesn't mean you should skip it entirely. When done correctly as part of a comprehensive program, the bench press builds raw upper-body strength and works your back more than you think. You just need to know the technical details that turn it into a true full-body movement.

Watch the final heat of Men's Event 2 at the 2025 CrossFit Games.

In this episode of the Sport of Fitness podcast, host Chase Ingraham dives into everything you need to know about the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games.

Watch the final heat of Women's Event 2 at the 2025 CrossFit Games.

In this episode, Denise Thomas sits down with Mark England, co-founder of Enlifted Coaching, to unpack the real meaning of “mindset,” not as a buzzword, but as the story you tell yourself.

Watch the final heat of Men's and Women's Event 1 at the 2025 CrossFit Games.

That percentage on your workout board — 75%, 80%, whatever it says — was never meant to be gospel. It's just a starting point to get weight on the bar; the real programming happens when your coach watches you move and adjusts based on how you're actually performing that day, not what a spreadsheet calculated six weeks ago.

Starting in 2026, all CrossFit Games athletes will be required to complete a mandatory preparticipation medical exam before competing. Here's why this matters and what athletes need to know.