Heart disease didn't exist as a medical diagnosis until 1912, yet within 40 years it became the world's #1 killer — claiming more lives than all cancers, accidents, and natural disasters combined. What changed in the modern era to spark this epidemic, and why did scientists spend decades blaming the wrong culprit while sugar industry executives quietly celebrated their success? This article spells it out.
ESSENTIALS
The CrossFit stimulus—constantly varied high-intensity functional movement coupled with meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar—prepares you for the demands of a healthy, functional, independent life and provides a hedge against chronic disease and incapacity. This stimulus is elegant in the mathematical sense of being marked by simplicity and efficacy. The proven elements of this broad, general, and inclusive fitness, in terms of both movement and nutrition, are what we term our CrossFit Essentials.
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Start So Small You Can't Fail
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Thai-Style Pasture-Raised Organic Chicken Tenders With Pineapple Mango Chile Sauce
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Forging Elite Fitness®: A Constitution for Health
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CrossFit: Forging Elite Fitness®
Published on October 20, 2025Every rep. Every PR. Every transformation. It all begins with a choice.
The Training Mindset: CrossFit Isn’t Just Exercise
Published on October 18, 2025Picture this: You've been doing CrossFit for years, hitting PRs and posting decent times, but something feels off; you're going through the motions instead of truly progressing. The difference between "exercising" (checking boxes and getting sweaty) and real "training" (deliberately practicing your craft under intensity) might be the missing piece that transforms you from someone who just works out into an athlete who masters their movement.
Lemon-Herb Pasture-Raised Organic Chicken With Couscous and Cucumber Salad
Published on October 14, 2025Fresh, clean, and full of flavor. Organic pasture-raised regenerative chicken done right. Tender marinated chicken paired with herbed couscous and a crisp cucumber salad.
Beyond Calories In, Calories Out: Defending Nuanced Nutrition in a Black-and-White World
Published on October 11, 2025In a $200+ billion weight-loss industry drowning in noise and dogma, nuanced conversations about what actually works are being drowned out by tribal warfare and absolutism. CrossFit explores why experts like Dr. Jason Fung face fierce resistance for challenging conventional wisdom — and why maintaining a "white belt mindset" might be the key to cutting through the chaos and finding what truly works for sustainable health.
The Differentiator Is CrossFit: David Fennel Goes From 550 Pounds to Strict Pull-Ups
Published on October 3, 2025David Fennell tried everything to get control over his weight, from bariatric surgery to GLP-1s. When he found CrossFit, he unlocked the key to sustainability.