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4 days ago | 
thebarbellspin.com | Brian Spin
Chase Ingraham and Bill Grundler break down the programming of this past weekend’s Syndicate Crown. And not only do they rate the programming, they had the one and only J.R. Howell join them for the show.
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4 days ago | 
thebarbellspin.com | Brian Spin
Dave Castro joined the Boys Interrupted podcast late last week and the video was published on YouTube yesterday afternoon. Over the course of an hour the trio discussed numerous topics ranging from Syndicate Crown predictions, CrossFit Games programming, the marathon row and the sale of CrossFit. Cale Layman’s CrossFit Open scores were also brought up. Jayson Hopper asked Castro his thoughts on Layman’s scores to which Castro replied, “I’ll say this…the situation is ongoing. Like, it’s not over.
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5 days ago | 
thebarbellspin.com | Brian Spin
The World Fitness Project has slowly started talking about the upcoming Rec League in recent interviews over the past several months. But details on what that might look like has been under wraps…until now. On the World Fitness Project’s website, a page has been created that outlines how the Rec League will work.
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5 days ago | 
thebarbellspin.com | Brian Spin
The NorCal Classic begins on Friday. Unlike other In-Person Qualifying Events, the NorCal Classic is holding true to its roots and not releasing workouts early. Instead, it appears the workout details will not be released until Thursday, the day before the start of the competition. But while the details are not known, there are some clues… There is only one known movement (outside of Heavy Isabel)…a gymnastics complex of a bar muscle-up and a pull-over. That was announced over the weekend.
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6 days ago | 
thebarbellspin.com | Brian Spin
After three CrossFit Games appearances (twice as an individual and once on a team), Luke Parker is stepping away from the competition floor. Parker, who narrowly missed qualifying for his third consecutive individual CrossFit Games this weekend, said in an interview with Bella Martin that he considers the 2025 Syndicate Crown his last CrossFit competition. But while he said he is stepping away from competition after this season, he still wanted to qualify for the 2025 CrossFit Games.
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6 days ago | 
thebarbellspin.com | Brian Spin
Syndicate Crown was in Knoxville, Tennessee, this weekend at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Athletes from the North America East region hit the competition floor looking to earn one of the qualifying spots to the 2025 CrossFit Games. But only two men and two women would get that ticket. The men’s competition was tight with only three points separating the top three athletes. Ty Jenkins would come out on top to take 1st place and qualify for his first CrossFit Games as an elite individual.
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1 week ago | 
thebarbellspin.com | Brian Spin
This weekend features four In-Person Qualifying Events for the 2025 CrossFit Games season. Torian Pro, Far East Throwdown, Rebel Renegade Games and Syndicate Crown are all this weekend. And by Sunday, six men and six women will earn a spot to compete at the CrossFit Games in Albany, New York, this August.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebarbellspin.com | Brian Spin
INOV8 has partnered with 9-time CrossFit Games (plus two Masters appearances) veteran Scott Panchik. INOV-8 designers worked closely with Panchik to rework the brand’s popular F-LITE MAX training shoe. “As the sport has continued to evolve, so has the footwear. It’s been a lot of fun to share feedback from all my years competing and see it come to life,” Panchik said on working with INOV-8.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebarbellspin.com | Brian Spin
Yesterday, I reported that Alex Gazan admitted to using a gummy with 2mg of THC on Saturday night of the World Fitness Project Tour Stop 1. After researching the WFP rulebook and drug testing policy, it appeared that Gazan was in jeopardy of violating that policy if her drug test at the end of the competition came back above the allowed threshold. Following that article, Will Moorad and the WFP issued a statement yesterday evening to address the situation.
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2 weeks ago | 
thebarbellspin.com | Brian Spin
The CrossFit Games is bringing back the Road to the Games docuseries this year. In what used to be a staple leading up the CrossFit Games, the Road to the Games disappeared for the past few years. That changes today. Episode 1 of the new 10-episode series launched today. The first episode features Austin Hatfield and Colten Mertens, who both qualified to the CrossFit Games via the Mayhem Classic in April.
