According to the Morning Chalk Up, a popular news outlet covering various topics in the CrossFit Games and various CrossFit Athletes, the Toes-To-Bar movement is the third most commonly programmed movement. In fact, it has appeared in the CrossFit Open twelve out of thirteen years. So, if you hope to put your best foot forward in competition then building your capacity in this movement is arguably the first thing you’ll want to do.
The Devil Press is a particularly challenging movement as it includes several movements packaged together and creates a range of motion and time under tension that is longer than most typical movements like a kettlebell swing or push press. The packaging of several movements makes the Devil Press stand out as a great full-body exercise that pushes athletes to their limits on each workout.
In this article, we will review what CrossFit Chipper WODs entail, who they are best for and why, provide examples of Chippers with different rep schemes, and finish with how to best strategize Chipper workouts for the next time you need a good training session.
In 2025, there are several options for the best CrossFit weighted vests to help you increase the demand for your workouts and assist in pushing performance even higher, and help you achieve your fitness goals.
In this guide, we will dive into which CrossFit hand grips I believe to be the best options by evaluating their features, materials, advantages, and disadvantages so that you can select the best ones that align with your personal preference.
Utilizing the expertise of Physical Therapists who specialize in CrossFit rehabilitation but who are also Fitness Coaches and CrossFitters themselves can be massively beneficial to you. So that you can optimize your range of motion, enhance your strength training, and elevate your fitness.
If you are new to CrossFit as many of my 1:1 Pain-Free Performance clients are, you may be wondering how to know if you are actually getting better or what the best CrossFit benchmark workouts are for you to assess your fitness level. CrossFit workouts operate on the principle that what gets measured gets improved. If you want to improve your fitness level, setting baselines on what you can do is a great way to ensure that you are getting better over time.
As a CrossFitter, you know how demanding it can be on the shoulder joint. The amount of shoulder mobility and overhead stability that is required in CrossFit to not only perform the movements like Cleans, Snatches, Ring Dips and other shoulder focused functional movements well, but safely is quite high.
This article will dive into these three components of squat mobility as well as discuss common barriers to squat mobility, self-assessments I use for my clients, and strategies to improve your squat.
Using Metabolic Conditioning to improve your health ultimately comes down to ensuring that your training is sustainable and that you are following a step wise progression in intensity and complexity with regards to the type of work that you are doing. So that you can adapt to the training, avoid burnout and excessive wear and tear on the major joints of the body.