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  • December 27, 2023By Brian

    This is the third part of a three part series ranking the top-30 men from the “Madison Era” (2017-2023) of the CrossFit Games.  Madison Era Men: 30-16 Madison Era Men: 15-6 *Note: These are my personal rankings. Thursday on the B.Friendly Fitness Podcast I will be joined by John Young of JY Barbell Club, who

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  • December 27, 2023By Brian

    Picking up where we left off on the men’s rankings during the “Madison Era” of the CrossFit Games, this is the second in a three part series of articles ranking the Top -30 men from that seven year stretch.  Madison Era Men 30-16 *Note: These are my personal rankings. Thursday on the B.Friendly Fitness Podcast

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  • December 26, 2023By Brian

    Following the 2023 CrossFit Games the “Madison Era” of the Games is now officially behind us. Similarly to how we did for the Ranch Era and the Carson Era, we’ve set out to try and identify the top athletes from the third location that has played host to the CrossFit Games, Madison, Wisconsin.  Changing Formats

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  • December 22, 2023By Brian

    Image Credit: Athlete’s Eye Photography A few stops on the tour are not specifically related to competition, though they often come about through competition. This is critical to understand in the big picture, but also as far as we are concerned at B.Friendly: there is a connection between the community and the competition parts of

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  • December 20, 2023By Brian

    Image Credit: Athlete’s Eye Photography Read Part 1  Read Part 2 Day Three: Sunday Five scored events are in the books, three scored events remain, and beginning the day the athletes once again were aware of two of them, and were in the dark about what the final would be.  Another wrinkle which was announced

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  • December 19, 2023By Brian

    Image Credit: Athlete’s Eye Photography Part 1 can be found here if you missed it.  Saturday: Day Two With two off-site events in the books, it was time to head back to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium for a full slate of action on Saturday. The athlete’s would be tasked with three events, two

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  • December 18, 2023By Brian

    Image Credit: Adnan Karimjee – DFC The 14th stop of the offseason tour brings us to the 11th edition of the Dubai Fitness Championship in the United Arab Emirates. My first trip here came back in 2019, I was invited back last year to do the commentary alongside Derek Forrest, and the pair of us

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  • December 17, 2023By Brian

    After two successful years at X Meeting Point, Aktivitet Nordic AS (Throwdown Events), has decided to take the next step and move the Oslo Throwdown to Telanor Arena for the 2024 season. The decision to move venues is driven by the goal of providing a better experience for athletes, partners, sponsors, and fans. “We’re not

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  • December 14, 2023By Brian

    The 13th stop on the “B.Friendly Fitness” offseason tour is stop number two at a competition which will inherit a role in the CrossFit Games season for 2024. Kevin and Shannon Ogar will take over for the adaptive community in a big way next season as they continue to usher in the pursuit of increasing

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  • December 11, 2023By Brian

    Written by Rebecca Birch Image Credit: NWR Productions Note from Brian: While Patrick and I were busy in Dubai taking part in the Dubai Fitness Championship, we are grateful to Ms. Birch, and Nikolaj Ronnow, who were both on sight in Birmingham, UK to experience FitFest this weekend.  All the content on the B.Friendly Instagram

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