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Trying to Predict Workout 24.3? Look Back at CrossFit Open Programming History
With one week left in the 2024 CrossFit Open, the possibilities of what the final workout(s) could look like start narrowing. Could we predict Open Workout 24.3 by looking back at past thruster workouts programmed by CrossFit and from other major competitions? With snatches, burpees, deadlifts, rowing, and double-unders already in the rearview in 2024, what other workouts…
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The Open Report: Week 8 — Stats & Data
Days until the 2024 CrossFit Open: -14! Days until the 2024 CrossFit Quarterfinals: 34 What Was Your First Open Like? Do you remember that day? I remember mine. I started CrossFit in my garage, as many people may have, in 2020 after my local YMCA shut down. I picked up random workouts to do from Instagram. By the end of…
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2024 Musclecontest Campinas Pro Bikini Division Show Preview
The 2024 Musclecontest Campinas Pro Bikini show is on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Campinas, Brazil. Promoter Tamer El Guindy will host four IFBB Pro League competitors. The winner will earn qualification to compete at the 2024 Bikini Olympia, as part of the 2024 Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-14, 2024. None of the 2024 Musclecontest Campinas Pro competitors…
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The 4 Pillars of Bracing for Deadlifts
Canadian powerlifter Bryce Krawczyk is one of only 23 athletes who have deadlifted 400 kilograms in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), so he knows his way around a deadlift. He lifts raw and equipped and has broken deadlift world records in both disciplines. As part of Calgary Barbell, Krawczyk often produces informative content on his YouTube channel. In a video published on…
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2024 Arnold Classic UK Bodybuilding Show Preview
Less than two weeks after the historic Arnold Classic US contest was held in Columbus, OH, another Arnold event will take place across the Atlantic. The 2024 Arnold Classic UK weekend will be held March 15-17, 2024, at the NEC in Birmingham, England. Seven IFBB Pro League titles will be contested in Birmingham, just as they were two weeks prior…
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Mitchell Hooper on the Value of Body Composition in Strongman
Fresh off his second consecutive win at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic, 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mitchell Hooper dove into the intricacies of body composition in strongman competitions. Drawing from experience, scientific research, and practical insights, Hooper, alongside bodybuilder and YouTuber Greg Doucette, analyzed how body composition impacts strongman athletes. Body Composition Hooper has a lower body fat percentage than the most…
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How Hadi Choopan Trains Back After Winning the 2024 Arnold Classic
2022 Mr. Olympia Hadi Choopan further etched his name in the annals of professional bodybuilding by becoming the fifth bodybuilder to win both Mr. Olympia and Arnold Classic titles after defeating 2023 Arnold Classic champion Samson Dauda at the 2024 Arnold Classic. On March 10, 2024, Choopan published a video on his YouTube channel, sharing his first back…
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Get to Know the 2024 PRVN Fitness Athlete Roster
One of CrossFit’s top training camps, PRVN Fitness, announced their roster of 2024 roster athletes in advance of the CrossFit Open 24.3 live announcement at PRVN Fitness HQ in Nashville, TN. The camp looks to have one of their best lineups ever. Their 15-person roster consists of CrossFit Games veterans, potential 2024 Games rookies, and, of course, six-time champion Tia-Clair…
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Caitlin Stevenson: From 350 Pounds Bodyweight and Bariatric Surgery to the CrossFit Open
Being overweight is all Caitlin Stevenson ever knew. It had been that way her whole life. Then, in 2015, at 350 pounds, Stevenson went to her doctor for a solution to back pain, and her doctor recommended weight loss surgery. ” Stevenson told the Morning Chalk Up: I went to this meeting at the hospital, and they convinced…
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Mattie Rogers’ “Soul-Crushing” Injury Ends Her 2024 Paris Olympic Games Hopes
Mattie Rogers has withdrawn from campaigning for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in August because of a painful and “soul-crushing” injury. Rogers, who lifted at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, announced her decision on social media, saying she will focus on local and national meets until her planned return to the international stage at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships…
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