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Kristy Hawkins (75KG) Sets All-Time World Record DOTS Score at 2023 WRPF American Pro 2

Kristy Hawkins (75KG) Sets All-Time World Record DOTS Score at 2023 WRPF American Pro 2

The seventh record of the 2023 WRPF American Pro 2 meet has fallen. On Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, 75-kilogram lifter Kristy Hawkins competed in the Primetime flight as part of the raw with wraps roster and achieved a milestone. Hawkins didn’t break any individual world records on the three lifts, but she broke the record for the highest DOTS…
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Patrick Vellner Wins 2023 Rogue Invitational

Patrick Vellner Wins 2023 Rogue Invitational

The 2023 Rogue Invitational is over. Laura Horvath emerged victorious over Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr in the final event to take the overall win for the Individual Women. For the Individual Men, Patrick Vellner held a 65-point lead over reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Jeffrey Adler heading into the last event. That was plenty of breathing room, and Patrick Vellner…
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Laura Horvath and Pat Vellner Win it All: 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 9 “The Cleanup” Results

Laura Horvath and Pat Vellner Win it All: 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 9 “The Cleanup” Results

Heading into the final event of the 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit competition, nearly no position on top of the leaderboard was certain. The epic battle between defending CrossFit Games champ Laura Horvath and the winningest Individual in history, Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr, was every bit as epic as expected. They were tied for first place on the overall leaderboard coming…
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Laura Horvath Wins 2023 Rogue Invitational

Laura Horvath Wins 2023 Rogue Invitational

The 2023 Rogue Invitational has come to a close for the Individual Women’s division. Laura Horvath successfully defended her throne, winning her second consecutive Rogue Invitational title, scoring 780 of a possible 900 points.  Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr returned to competition at the 2023 Rogue Invitational six months after giving birth to her first child. She scored a runner-up finish…
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2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 8 “Big Cat” Results

2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit Event 8 “Big Cat” Results

It was another rainy morning in Round Rock, TX on the final day of the 2023 Rogue Invitational CrossFit competition. The second event of the day, “Big Cat,” was Event Eight overall and would play a big role in separating the pack in terms of the overall leaderboard. By the end of the event, Danielle Brandon and Victor…
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Hannah Linzay Sets Thor’s Hammer Record of 150 Pounds at 2023 Rogue Record Breakers

Hannah Linzay Sets Thor’s Hammer Record of 150 Pounds at 2023 Rogue Record Breakers

The 2023 Rogue Invitational featuring the Rogue Record Breakers (RRB)at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX, encountered a weekend of inclement weather. On the final day of competition — Oct. 29, 2023 — the RRB events were moved into a concourse at the stadium as the grounds outdoors were not amicable to the extremely heavy implements….
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Kevin Faires Sets New Dinnie Stone Hold World Record of 41.31 Seconds

Kevin Faires Sets New Dinnie Stone Hold World Record of 41.31 Seconds

Another world record has fallen at the 2023 Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) featured at the 2023 Rogue Invitational. Kevin Faires, a notoriously strong lifter in static hold events, scored a new Dinnie Stone Hold world record of 41.31 seconds in the concourse of the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX. The Dinnie Stone replicas used match the…
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Damien Patrick Wins the 2023 Ultimate Warriors Pro Classic Physique Show

Damien Patrick Wins the 2023 Ultimate Warriors Pro Classic Physique Show

Damien Patrick was a late entry into the 2023 Ultimate Warriors Pro Classic Physique show on Oct. 28, but he still secured the victory in Anaheim, CA. Thanks to this win, he is now qualified for the 2024 Olympia as well. Will Sage finished as the runner-up, and Zanyar Ghaderpour rounded out the top three. [Related: The Best…
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Jogging Vs. Running — What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter?

Jogging Vs. Running — What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter?

As a fitness concept, jogging was popularized in Western cultures by New Zealand running coach Arthur Lydiard in the 1960s. Then, it was rare to see people running as a form of aerobic exercise. Sixty years later, you’d be hard-pressed to spend an entire day in a major urban center without spotting at least a handful of joggers…
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Lili Dong Wins 2023 Klash Series All South Pro Wellness Show

Lili Dong Wins 2023 Klash Series All South Pro Wellness Show

Lili Dong has won the 2023 IFBB Pro League’s Klash Series All South Pro Wellness division show. She outlasted 11 other competitors in Orlando, FL, on Saturday, Oct. 28, to not only take the win but to qualify for the 2024 Wellness Olympia as well. Priscilla Lynd placed second, while Monica Da Silva secured a third-place finish. [Related:…
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