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Olympic Medallist Zacarias Bonnat Receives 4-Year Ban for Doping After ‘Erectile Dysfunction’ Plea Fails
Weightlifter from the Dominican Republic Zacarias Bonnat, an Olympic medallist who sat on the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board briefly in 2022, has been banned from weightlifting for four years for a doping offense. Bonnat failed in his attempt to persuade the International Testing Agency (ITA) that a supplement he took for erectile dysfunction problems was tainted….
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“My Hiller Challenge,” Part 4: We Don’t Miss Snatches
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth part in a multiple-part series written by Athena Perez, chronicling the year-long challenge that she’s dubbed her “Hiller Challenge.” Throughout the year, Andrew Hiller, a prominent CrossFit YouTuber whose videos have inspired both die-hard followers and dissenters, will serve as Perez’s coach and they will both document the journey across social media (and in Athena’s…
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Calories In, Calories Out; Myth or Truth for Weight Loss?
In his March 1, 2024, YouTube series episode of “What The Fitness,” Dr. Layne Norton addresses Dr. Jason Fung’s, a doctor of nephrology best known as “the doctor who invented intermittent fasting,” stance on the calories in calories out (CICO) method for weight loss. Norton counters Fung’s assertion of CICO’s ineffectiveness for weight loss by leveraging data from…
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BowFlex Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Agrees to Sell for $37.5 Million
The home fitness equipment company BowFlex, based in Vancouver, Washington, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Per Reuters, part of the filing was an agreement of sale to Johnson Health Tech for $37.5 million. Per court filings, BowFlex’s downfall was a roller coaster of events that stemmed from the home fitness boom during the…
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Samson Dauda Says His “Body is Failing” After 2024 Arnold Classic
2023 Arnold Classic champion Samson Dauda took to his Instagram page on March 6, 2024, to update his followers on his condition following his second-place finish to Hadi Choopan at the 2024 Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH. Dauda recapped his thoughts on the showdown in Columbus, acknowledging that Choopan had the sharper physique, saying, “I concede that, and I shook his hand…
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CrossFit Rising Oaks: Raising the Bar for CrossFit in South Africa
Imagine being a gym owner and having the power at your gym shut off sporadically, sometimes for two hours, during your busiest classes of the day. It sounds absurd, but this is very much the reality for affiliate owners Abigail Keats and Darren Sanders of CrossFit Rising Oak in Fourways, South Africa. The frequent, scheduled power outages, sometimes…
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Jeff Nippard Uses Science to Analyze Sam Sulek’s Training
As the fitness industry’s most popular influencer, Sam Sulek’s training and dieting methods frequently spark debate and garner attention. On Feb. 28, 2024, powerlifter Jeff Nippard, renowned for his scientific approach to fitness, conducted a comprehensive review of Sulek’s regimen. Nippard’s detailed analysis scrutinized some of Sulek’s training methodologies, such as range of motion, volume, and sets, but praised Sulek’s training intensity. Nippard’s Overview of…
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How To Watch The 2024 EPF European Classic Championships
The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) 2024 European Classic Powerlifting Championships (ECC) will be held in Velika Gorica, Croatia, from March 12-17, 2024. 103 men and 111 women will gather from all over Europe to challenge for the title of European Champion. It’s been a quick turnaround from the 2023 ECC held in December 2023. The 2023 European Champions have…
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Antonio Pérez Barros (105KG) Sets IPF Junior Raw Squat World Record of 335 Kilograms
Spanish powerlifter Antonio Pérez Barros is well known as a big squatter, having taken the squat gold medal in nearly all his international competitions. Pérez Barros is also the current European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) Junior European Champion in the 105-kilogram class. Pérez Barros competed at the 2024 EPF European University Cup in Nancy, France, on Mar. 3, 2024,…
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The Open Report: Week 7 — The (Chalk) Dust Settles
Editor’s Note: “The Open Report” is a multi-part series by Mike Halpin that breaks down the current CrossFit Open registration numbers and examines their historical context. You can read the previous installments here and here. The 2024 CrossFit Open workout 24.1 is done! So, how did it go? Did you repeat it over the weekend or Monday afternoon? How’s…
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