Mat Fraser won five straight CrossFit Games titles and is now heading into retirement. The man who has owned the top of the podium for half a decade penned a lengthy Instagram post to announce his decision to hang up his competitive weight belt at just 31 years old.

It sure seems that Dave Castro has grown completely enamored with bikes in the build-up to this year’s 2018 CrossFit Games. 

The 2018 Granite Games Online qualifier is almost complete — just one more workout stands between you and a spot at this fitness jewel in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this September 7-9. That’s the good news. The bad news, or just less good news if you’re a glass half-full type, is that Granite Games has a monster in store to wrap up qualifying with Workout 5 and 6.

Raw strength day- everything is performed in super sets until you reach a functioning weight which you sustain for as along as possible 

It’s time for the next workout of the Granite Games qualifier, so hopefully you submitted your scores from last week’s first workout and are ready for another grueling test. The Road to Minnesota for the 2018 Granite Games — September 7-9 in St. Cloud, Minnesota — will make a pit stop this week at the pull-up bar, dumbbell rack, and barbell, as this week’s two workouts promise to exploit any strength endurance weaknesses you may have.

3x5 back squat heavy/ drop weight to 60% complete max reps for 60 second

Summer 2018 isn’t even officially here, but already the fitness community can look forward to 2019 with today’s release of the dates for The Wodapalooza Online Challenge and Qualifier. Wodapalooza brings out a monster swell of the fitness community each January — with 25,000 spectators and 1,500 athletes representing countries all over the world, Miami in the new year is the place to be for fans, beginners, and fitness stars alike. 

The Road to Minnesota for the 2018 Kill Cliff Granite Games begins in earnest this week with the announcement of the first of three qualifying workouts. Fitness athletes across the globe will tackle the weekly qualifying tests — spanning from now to July 2 — with the shared goal of joining the 2,000 strong slated to compete September 7-9 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

In this final week, you’ll finish tapering for max lifts on Saturday. Make sleep and nutrition a priority this week!

 By Lincoln Shryack After three straight weekends of qualifying mayhem at the 2018 CrossFit Regionals, the fields of 40 men and 40 women moving on to the 2018 CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin, are set. There were breathtaking performances from past champions, many first-time qualifiers, and, of course, heartbreak for those who came up just short of the cutline across the globe in the nine dramatic qualifying events. Overall, each of the nine regionals lived up to the hype and more.

Raw strength day- everything is performed in super sets until you reach a functioning weight which you sustain for as along as possible 

You’ll begin tapering a bit this week in preparation for snatch and clean and jerk maxes next. Saturday: NO MISSES on heavy single squat attempts

1x5 back squat/ drop weight to 60% complete max reps for 60 second

On Memorial Day, CrossFitters around the world take on the Murph workout. Here is a 10-week program to get you in the best Murph shape of your life, written by Josh Bridges—a former Navy SEAL who won the Murph event at the 2016 CrossFit Games.

 FloTraining 5/14/18 - 5/20/18