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January 1, 2024By 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
December 6, 2023By Brian
Image Credit: Athlete’s Eye Photography The second major offseason competition of 2023 is upon us and this year’s version of the Dubai Fitness Championship features a return to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, some classic Dubai programming with several unknown components for nearly every announced event, and a field of athletes which is certain
November 22, 2023By Brian
Throughout the offseason I’ve been traveling around the world to competitions big and small doing my best to learn as much as I can about the best CrossFitters around the globe. It’s a very difficult task as there are athletes everywhere, constantly competing, improving and popping up on the radar. They don’t all compete against
November 21, 2023By Brian
Image Credit: Athlete’s Eye Photography On Dave Castro’s “Week in Review” this week he brought up the concept of a “Triple Crown”. This is not a new idea for himself, nor for many other people in the space. However if there is a person in the position to bring something like this to life, with
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