The seventh version of the Rogue Invitational is fast approaching. If you haven’t seen the previous article diving into the programming, check that out HERE. This article looks at the most likely top 12 finishers on the men’s side this year, culminating in a comparison against the commonalities in Rogue’s programming over the last three
I want to start off by saying that these are not my picks for the competition, you can find my predictions for all 20 athletes on the B.Friendly Fitness Instagram. Instead, while deciding my predictions, I took quite a few things in consideration. I consider a lot of data when I make my selections. I
The Rogue Invitational has a mysterious way of being the most predictable programming of all the high-level competitions, while also offering new spectacles and dozens of memorable moments each year. When it clearly isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Do what’s working. Do what’s you. However, because of that, we have a relatively unique opportunity to
Despite a year in which the team competition at the CrossFit Games has been reduced to 20 teams, has had no live competition preceding it, and no video review process for the qualifying stage, the teams who are descending upon Albany, New York, USA…are actually really good. In addition to that, they probably do represent
This season is a wild one, with the emergence of WFP, the reduction in participation in the CrossFit Games season, some athletes doing everything, others doing seemingly nothing on the biggest stages… It’s a lot to keep track of. There is no perfect way to quantify the world wide ranking of this sport at the
Over the last five plus years Barclay Dale has compiled the most comprehensive two year look at the global competitive fitness landscape, Apollo Performance Analytics. With all the changes to the competitive season this year, and all the conversation about where the best athletes are competing, and what the biggest accomplishment of this season would
A top heavy mens field, and the deepest talent pool of elite women’s field post-Covid have been announced and are ready to tackle year one of TYR WZA in a brand new location, Miami Beach! Competition Format As has become the norm these last few years at TYR WZA, the elite athlete schedule gives them
Photo Credits: Nikolaj Rønnow By Maysa Hannawi The world of functional fitness has spun on the axis of CrossFit Headquarters for over a decade. Four months ago that changed. Coming off a CrossFit Games that changed the way people viewed not only the corporation, but the sport, there was a spotlight put on all events
For over a decade the Dubai Fitness Championship has stood sentinel as one of the most premier offseason earning opportunities for elite athletes in competitive fitness; and this year is no different. Due to the constantly changing landscape of the sport, including the Rogue Invitational coming to Europe this year, the recent introduction of the
Photo Credits: CrossFit LLC Just a couple of weeks after one of the best men to ever do it (Brent Fikowski) retired, one of the great female champions in our sport officially brings an end to her competitive career in CrossFit as well. Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir stole the hearts of the CrossFit world during the 2015 and