Jamie Toland, CF-L1

Read how our resident grinder has struggled with his weight and nutrition and how he’s planning on tackling it in 2018.

Don’t let yourself be part of the one-month-and-done crowd at the gym this year.

We work with coaches to get stronger, so it only makes sense we do the same to optimize our diets.

Traveling and want to squeeze in a workout? This app simplifies the entire drop-in process.

Don’t let age be a factor in the mental and physical aspects of your training.

Should there be a Masters Rx workout in addition to the men’s and women’s WOD each day?

There definitely are past Open workouts I wouldn’t want to repeat. This was one of them.

Seems like everyone wanted the barbell and the barbell they got — a heavy one, too.

While 17.1 was a couplet of dumbbell snatches with an increasing volume of alternating movements and burpee box jump-overs, 17.2 offered a lot more moving parts.

Dave Castro warned everyone they were going to need to have dumbbells for the 2017 Open.

No matter your training, you’ll have a point when you feel like you’re in over your head.

By grinding through the Open, you’ll learn about yourself as a person and as a CrossFit athlete.

Deck the halls with lots of fitness … it’s that time of year to unwrap this year’s annual 12 Days of CrossFit/Fitmas workout. Grab your barbells (and beers) and get ready in 3, 2, 1 … Ho, Ho, Ho!

You’ve worked hard to get in shape, so why not use your fitness elsewhere?

In most workouts, the goal of running is to add some cardio and tax your body between other movements.

Don’t forget the most basic advantage you have over other gyms: making the space a spot your athletes love and are proud of.

It’s summer and the heat isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. See what our grinder is doing to prepare for the coming months of increased temps and humid conditions.

It can be frustrating to compete with younger athletes, but there is always a group within your community that can push you to get better. Our Masters grinder talks about how to find that group.

Our grinder shares the three things he always looks for when dropping in to a gym while on the road.

Our grinder takes a look at how he’s been doing with his eating habits and the results haven’t been great … until now.

Our grinder looks back at his evolution in training shoes as well as CrossFit’s changes and what the future could hold (shoewise) for the CrossFit Games.

Our resident grinder goes behind the scenes of CrossFit Media.

There are dozens of things that separate CrossFit from other workouts, but the camaraderie and sense of community are a few of the aspects that keep our grinder coming back for more.

What do you do on days when you know you need to go in and you just aren’t feeling it? How do you motivate yourself to grind through a workout you aren’t that interested in doing?

What did one local comp with about 40 athletes in year one do to grow into an event that needs to have it’s own online qualifier just to manage the volume of entries each year? That is the story of the 2016 Kill Cliff Granite Games.

When the Open wraps up, managing the downtime until the start of Regional competition becomes a challenge for athletes and fans alike. Our grinder looks at some ideas for filling that time until the next round of competition starts in May.

Our grinder confesses that the image of a clean eater that he attempts to portray to himself and others is not always what’s really going on.

Our resident grinder learned some good lessons from an 8-year-old this Open

CrossFit is not life or death, but it can be about staring into the face of something you fear and making a decision about how you are going to handle it.

The 16.4 workout was as mentally taxing as it was physically for most of the athletes. See how our grinder did.

When it comes to magic moments during the Open, it turns out you can teach old dogs new tricks. See how our grinder battled his “white whale” and came out on top, literally.

Our resident grinder was deeply humbled by this Open workout.

The Open is here and we all have to power through the next five weeks, in sickness and in health. This is a story of facing the Open, even if your health isn’t wanting to cooperate this first week.

The 2016 CrossFit Open kicks off Thursday. Our Masters grinder looks at what he loves about the Open and why you should probably do it.

I love testing my fitness in Open workouts, but there are a few I hope to never see again.

Finding your groove again can be tough after taking a break from training.

Local competitions have evolved over the years. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

Whether you're competing against yourself or competing to win, the Open is more accessible than ever. Are you ready?

Organizers handled the unseasonable rainy days and still managed to put on an excellent celebration of fitness and community.

Winter can often bring on unwanted pounds from holidays and travel. Preparing meals in advance can help you get back on track with your weight. See what meal strategy our grinder uses to get through the workweek.

New Year’s gym joiners are nothing new. Some can’t stand them, but the best practice is to welcome them and teach them how to fit in rather than try to pressure them out.

When winter rolls around, wearing more layers of clothes into the gym becomes necessary. But once you get into your workout, do you keep them on or peel them?

An intro to fitness and aging.

A look inside the athletes and performances at this year’s CrossFit Invitational from Madrid.

Our resident Grinder and author of Grinder’s Gear Review, Jamie Toland, provides some holiday stocking-stuffer ideas for the CrossFit athlete in your life.

It's Thanksgiving, so take time to enjoy some holiday food … all the food.

Where would you train if time and money were no object? Our resident grinder dropped into two of his dream boxes in one week.

CrossFit pays tribute to the fallen with Hero WODs. This Veterans Day our resident grinder honors Bradley R. Smith.