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Nobody Can Agree on What a Wall Ball Is — Hyrox’s Judging Problem

You're 91 reps into the last station. Your quads are gone, the ball feels like it's gained five kilos, and a volunteer judge who's been standing there for six hours calls a no-rep. Was it? Genuinely — was it? That question is currently the loudest argument in fitness, and it's...

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CrossFit Is No Longer for Sale: What the New CEO’s Decision Means for the Sport

After fifteen months of speculation, the "For Sale" sign has come down. CrossFit's new chief executive, Bruce Edwards, has confirmed the company is no longer on the market — and he made pulling it off the market a condition of taking the job. For the affiliate owners, coaches and members...

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The Best TWL Men’s Training Shorts for Training, Hyrox, Running and CrossFit

Not all shorts are built for the same job. The pair that carries you through a heavy squat session isn't necessarily the pair you want on the running leg of a Hyrox race, and a liner that feels perfect over 10km can feel like too much under a barbell. At...

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How to Watch the 2026 CrossFit Games from Australia (and Around the World)

The 2026 CrossFit Games run from 22–26 July in San Jose, California, and this year there's a genuine reason for Aussies to be excited beyond the competition itself: the time difference works in our favour. While fans in California are settling in for late-afternoon and evening sessions, we get to watch the...

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The Fittest on Earth, Live from the Shark Tank: Your 2026 CrossFit Games Preview

The biggest week of the functional-fitness calendar is finally here. The 2026 CrossFit Games kick off this week in San Jose, California, and for the twentieth year running the fittest athletes on the planet will go head-to-head for the title of Fittest on Earth. Individuals open on Wednesday 22 July...

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Adidas Adizero Dropset Elite: The First True HYROX Race Shoe

Every HYROX athlete makes the same bad trade. Race in a runner and you're sliding through the sled push. Race in a lifter and you're dying by the fourth 1km. You pick which half of the race to lose. The Adidas Adizero Dropset Elite is Adidas' answer to that. Not...

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Should Hyrox Be Drug-Testing Harder?

Hyrox has gone from niche fitness race to global spectacle in the blink of an eye — sold-out arenas, a world championship in Stockholm, six-figure prize pools and a stated ambition to become a "Tier 1" sport. And whenever money and prestige climb that fast, the same question follows close...

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Hyrox Pacing Strategy: How to Avoid Blowing Up in the Back Half

Almost every Hyrox horror story sounds the same: the first few kilometres felt easy, the early stations flew by, and then somewhere around the sleds or the back-half runs the wheels came off. That is a pacing problem, not a fitness problem. A smart Hyrox pacing strategy is the difference...

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Hyrox Race Day Checklist: Gear, Nutrition and Warm-Up Timeline

Months of training come down to one morning, so the last thing you want is a preventable mistake — the wrong shoes, an empty stomach or a rushed warm-up — costing you the race you have earned. This Hyrox race day checklist covers the three things you can fully control:...

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Wall Balls at the Hyrox Finish: How to Break Up 100 Reps When You’re Cooked

The Hyrox wall balls are the last thing standing between you and the finish line, and they are where the race is truly decided. One hundred reps of squatting and throwing a weighted ball to a target, on legs and lungs that have nothing left — it is a special...

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Hyrox Sandbag Lunges: Technique, Leg-Saving Tips and How to Train Them for Race Day

The Hyrox sandbag lunges are the last station before your final run, and they are where a lot of races quietly fall apart. One hundred metres of walking lunges with a sandbag on your shoulders, on legs that have already survived seven stations — it is brutal, and it is...

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Farmers Carry: Grip Training That Pays Off on Hyrox Race Day

The Hyrox farmers carry looks like the simplest station on the floor — pick up two heavy kettlebells, walk 200 metres, set them down. No skill, no technique, just grit. Yet this is exactly where so many athletes lose time, and it rarely comes down to legs or lungs. It...

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