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King Kong Gym Bag: Best Current KNKG Replacement

The Original King Kong Bag 3.0 is discontinued. Compare the current KNKG CORE 35L, compact CORE PRO, and large 51L replacements.

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Best Speed Ropes for CrossFit and Double-Unders

Speed rope selection and sizing guide for double-unders
Quick answer: The Elite Surge 3.0 is the best speed rope for most athletes working on reliable double-unders. Choose the WOD Nation Attack when val...

5mm vs 7mm Knee Sleeves: Which Should You Choose?

5mm vs 7mm Knee Sleeves: Which Should You Choose?
Quick answer: Choose 5mm knee sleeves if your training mixes squats, Olympic lifts, burpees, box jumps, running, and longer metcons. Choose 7mm kne...

Best CrossFit Grips for Pull-Ups (2026)

Athlete performing a pull-up with black fingerless gymnastics grips in a gritty gym

The right gymnastics grip depends less on hype than on your pull-up bar, chalk rules and training volume. These are the three clearest choices for most functional-fitness athletes.


Best CrossFit Equipment for Home: What to Buy First

Compact CrossFit home gym equipment with kettlebell, speed rope, resistance bands and doorway pull-up bar
Quick answer: For most people, the best first purchase is a doorway pull-up bar. Add a speed rope and resistance bands next. If you have more room ...

Best Doorway Pull-Up Bars for CrossFit Home Workouts

Athlete performing a strict pull-up on a doorway pull-up bar
Updated September 10, 2026 A pull-up bar is the single most useful upgrade for many home CrossFit workouts. It unlocks strict pull-ups, chin-ups, h...

How to Measure for Knee Sleeves: Sizing Guide for Weightlifting

How to Measure for Knee Sleeves: Sizing Guide for Weightlifting

Knee sleeves are an essential piece of an athlete’s tool kit.  When we’re maxing out a new back squat PR or pushing ourselves to an all-time best Fran time, you want to be able to rely on your gear. 

When it comes to knee sleeves; you want a pair that provides ample support without cutting off circulation or sliding down your leg. 

No worries, we’ve got you covered!

Check out our easy 4-step guide to finding the right fit for you. 

20 CrossFit Workouts You Can Do at Home

20 CrossFit Workouts You Can Do at Home

As a functional fitness athlete, you absolutely hate to miss a WOD.  Somedays, our schedules are just too busy to make it to the gym.  Whether you have a fully-fledged garage gym, or only a pair of jump ropes – we’ve built a list of WODs you can do virtually anywhere, without any equipment or gear

Here’s our list of 20 CrossFit WODs you can do at home. 

The Top 30 Hottest CrossFit Girls of 2018

The Top 30 Hottest CrossFit Girls of 2018

CrossFit is one of the toughest sports out there.  Who in their right mind would submit themselves to near-death experiences day after day?  It’s no doubt that hours and hours of CrossFit WODs creates strong and sexy bodies.  We’ve compiled a list of the top 30 hottest CrossFit girls of 2018. 

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Top 20 Bodyweight WODs for CrossFit

Top 20 Bodyweight WODs for CrossFit

Ditch the kettlebells and barbell for a change.  This is a list of 20 bodyweight WODs you can do anywhere you have a pullup bar, a box, and a jump rope.  Great for CrossFit, conditioning, or as a way to switch up your training. 

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The Ultimate Zone Diet Food List

The Ultimate Zone Diet Food List

The Zone Diet has been around awhile, but it’s seen renewed interest with the growth of CrossFit.  Greg Glassman, CrossFit’s founder, has brought renewed focus on a diet that’s said to be part Paleo and part empirical science.  The Zone Diet combines the high-quality food sources prescribed by Paleo, and adds an element of controlling your macros and total consumption.  Arguably, its one of the top diets for CrossFit athletes.

The Zone Diet breaks food into 5 major groups: 

1.      Vegetables

2.      Fruits

3.      Low-Fat Protein

4.      Monounsaturated Fats

5.      Grains & Starches

Check out the list below for a comprehensive overview of the best foods.

 

Top Diets for CrossFit Athletes

Top Diets for CrossFit Athletes

There’s a lot of noise out there on diets.  It’s easy to get lost in it!  We’ll highlight the basics of some of the top diets CrossFit athletes follow. 

CrossFit is known for cutting through all the nutritional and exercise “BS” and embracing what actually works.  If you’re unfamiliar with the corrupt influences in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; CrossFit’s founder Greg Glassman has been waging a campaign to pull back the curtain.  Large food companies have unfortunately misled the American public on the healthiness of sugar products and the effectiveness of the traditional Food Pyramid.  Luckily for us, more and more health and nutrition pioneers are paving the way for healthy diets.  Athletes tend to follow what works best. 

With more free knowledge at our disposal, CrossFit athletes and coaches have identified and followed top diets that fuel performance, health, and are genuinely enjoyable.  While many diets can definitely be a fad, we’ll cover the most common diets that CrossFit athletes routinely follow.

 

Everything You Need to Know About the 2018 CrossFit Open

Everything You Need to Know About the 2018 CrossFit Open

Each year hundreds of thousands of athletes signup to compete in the CrossFit Open. It’s an annual 5-week competition consisting of 5 weekly workouts (WOD) where CrossFit athletes can compare their fitness aptitude against the world.

For many, it’s an exciting and engaging community event. For others, it’s a chance to fuel the competitive spirit in all of us. It’s also the first step to the annual CrossFit Games.

CrossFit Inc. is notorious for being very secretive about each Open. Namely, the workouts. The Open’s architect, Dave Castro, is known for sharing ominous clues for each WOD, which has spawned the phrase “Dave Castro is a Prick”. Many CrossFit fans will find Ronnie Castro the more palatable of the two Castro’s.

Each year CrossFit fans scramble to prepare themselves for the Open. What’s new this year? WOD Fever has the rundown.