Profiles
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The Super Smiths
“Avengers Assemble!” The two-word catchphrase is iconic in the world of comic superheroes. When it is called out, the 17 core characters that make up...
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The Traveling Trainer
While competing for the Portuguese National Swimming Team in Brazil, Hannah Caldas had been doing CrossFit for a few months and decided she did not...
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An Adaptive Athlete’s Program
The definition of CrossFit, according to Greg Glassman, is (everybody say it with me) functional movements that are constantly varied, performed at high intensity. And...
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CrossFitting in the Slums
The slum of Rio de Janeiro is home to CrossFit Rocinha, the only non-profit CrossFit Box in South America. This Box, however, is atypical to...
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The Box Doctor is In
A year and a half ago, Dr. Steve Capobianco, Dr. Jim Hoven, Dr. Ron Spallone and Shane Miller all met over their frustration about injured...
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An Affiliate of Excellence
‘To change the world for the better, one athlete, one workout at a time’ — the mission statement of CrossFit New England. “Think globally, act...
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Making Maddox
Although the Reebok CrossFit Games field is littered with incredible athletes — most still in their youth — pure athleticism and a strong understanding of...
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Balancing with Bridgers
The balance beam Emily Bridgers currently walks is different than any she encountered during her years in gymnastics. This one sits between her role as...
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Spealler’s Search for Competition
One of the most difficult aspects of growing up is deciding on a career. However, in conjunction with that struggle is the added pressure from peers...
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The First Affiliate
Dave Werner was never known for being the most athletic child. And not much changed after his family moved from Oklahoma to Washington state. He’d...
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CrossFit Wynwood Among the Arts
The Wynwood Arts District in Miami, Florida, sits in what used to be Greater Miami’s warehouse and manufacturing district. Dozens of art galleries, shops and...
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Bringing the WildFire
Bringing the fire is a well-known expression at WildFire CrossFit. Whenever athletes of the Box in Phoenix, Arizona, compete in events, the rest of the...
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CrossFit St. Louis Leads by Example
JoAnna Dettmann planned to open a Box in St. Louis, Missouri, after she finished her Ironman. Using CrossFit to supplement her Ironman training, she could...
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The Outreach of CrossFit Eminence
The goal of CrossFit Eminence is so much bigger than its four walls. “We try to do a lot for not just our gym and...
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From Medicine to Acting to CrossFit Sunset
Ty Vincent’s beginnings were medicine and acting, but both led him to CrossFit in their own way. Time as a physician’s assistant in emergency medicine...
