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Road to the Games 26.06: Syndicate Crown

Published on July 15, 2026

Follow Lydia Fish, Danielle Brandon, Colten Mertens, Austin Hatfield, Saxon Panchik, and Haley Adams as they try to punch their tickets to the 2026 CrossFit Games out of the Syndicate Crown Semifinals event.

The Story Behind Jack’s Triangle Hero WOD

Published on July 15, 2026

Brad 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.

The Final Lift: Inside the Second Afternoon of a CrossFit Level 1 Seminar

Published on July 8, 2026

The final hours of the Level 1 Certificate Course carry a quality that is hard to name and easy to feel. The afternoon moves through the GHD most gyms ignore, the muscle-up that defeats most people at the transition, the snatch broken down until anyone can learn it, and the programming lecture that finally answers a question everyone has been circling for two days. The Level 1 does not give you mastery; it gives you a map, a standard, and two days in a room with people who care whether you get there.