Elite Individuals
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
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
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
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
Photo Credit: Rafael Paredes Contributions from Rebecca Birch In terms of what we know already…. and this is all from the FitFest social media – no insider info… From the overall event side, Strength in Depth and NFG (National Fitness Games) merged and have put on a number of events already in 2023 including SiD
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
Photo Credit: CrossFit LLC Open Length and Dates The Open will be three weeks long once again this year. That is consistent with how it’s been since 2021. The Open is taking place between February 29 and March 18, which is very much in line with what we’ve come to expect in terms of Open
Photo Credit: Rogue Invitational Picking up where part one left off, part two starts with midday on Saturday and “The Duel III”. Event 5: “The Duel III“ B.Friendly Stats and Barclay Dale have already provided an in-depth analysis of this event. If you missed it, we dive into the athlete’s times and how much better
Image Credit: FitFest Instagram Earlier today FitFest announced the three team captains for their Elite Athlete Showcase event to take place in the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, United Kingdom on December 8-10. Billed as the “Ultimate Fitness Festival”, the event will feature some of the best CrossFit athletes on the competition floor in
Photos by: Athlete’s Eye Stop number 10 in the B.Friendly Fitness World Tour is seemingly appropriate in corresponding with the most prestigious of all the offseason competitions: the Rogue Invitational. This was the fifth iteration of the competition, my second time being there in person, and the first time I’ve had a chance to actually
