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A massive cohort study followed nearly 150,000 people for three decades and found a specific weekly dose of resistance work tied to the biggest drop in death risk. Here's what it means for a typical training week in Las Vegas.
HYROX has locked in a Las Vegas race weekend for March 2027 as part of a record 2026/27 season built around 107 race weekends and roughly two million athletes worldwide, a signal that hybrid racing is becoming a mainstream fixture rather than a niche event.
A wave of research summarized this month is pushing creatine out of the pre-workout shaker and into conversations about brain fog, bone density and healthy aging, especially for women and older lifters.
A sweeping new position statement from the American College of Sports Medicine ditches the old one-size-fits-all lifting formula in favor of a simpler message: show up consistently and any resistance work counts.
A large, long-running study just tied grip strength and a basic chair-stand test to mortality risk. Here is what the numbers actually say, and how functional training already builds both.
A fresh survey of hundreds of CrossFit athletes pinpoints the exact movements and body regions behind most training injuries, and it is not the ones you'd guess.
Women accounted for 45.4 percent of 2026 CrossFit Open competitors, the largest female share the Open has recorded in its 15-year run. Here is what that milestone reflects about who is training, why it matters, and what it means for functional fitness in Las Vegas.
A study of 122,007 adults found that the least-fit group had roughly five times the all-cause mortality of the elite-fit group. VO2 max is the number at the center of that gap, and functional training is one of the best ways to move it.
After more than a year on the block, CrossFit is no longer for sale. New CEO Bruce Edwards, a 30-year community veteran and former COO, made the canceled sale a condition of accepting the job. Here is what his first months signal for the sport.
New research clarifies a long-running debate in sports nutrition. How much protein you eat each day matters far more than precisely when you eat it, and the optimal amounts for functional fitness athletes are higher than most gym-goers realize.
Launched in late June 2026, this dual-sensor system tracks all eight official HYROX race stations and delivers per-station fatigue analysis, telling you exactly where your body broke down rather than just how hard your heart worked.
With Las Vegas tracking toward 111°F in early July and a new state heat law now in effect, functional athletes in the desert need a smart summer training strategy -- not just willpower. Here is what actually works.
Dylan Scott and Alyssa McElheny won the Elite 15 Singles titles at the largest and highest-paying HYROX World Championship in the sport's history. Here is what the results mean for competitive functional fitness.
The science behind low-intensity aerobic training and its specific benefits for CrossFit athletes and HYROX competitors is clearer than ever in 2026. Here is how to use it without overhauling your current program.
A new survey finds 42.3 percent of Americans named getting physically stronger as their number one health priority this year, ending years of weight loss holding that spot. Here is what the shift means for how you train.
The competitive fitness market is suddenly crowded. HYROX is selling out global events, CrossFit is rebuilding under new leadership, and a well-funded newcomer called Xenom just entered the field. Here is what each model offers and what the competition means for Las Vegas athletes.
The CrossFit Games celebrate their 20th anniversary in San Jose, July 24-26, while the WurQ sensor partnership brings movement-level analytics to local gyms for the first time.
The Las Vegas event at Mandalay Bay drew an estimated 20,000 athletes in February. By January 2026, the global gym network had crossed 5,000 locations. Here is what the numbers say about where functional fitness is heading.
The American College of Sports Medicine has released its annual fitness trends report, and functional training, wearable technology, and exercise for mental health are all climbing. Las Vegas added a HYROX event this February that fits directly into several of the top ten.
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We talk a lot about protecting your body in the gym. But what happens when the injury comes from outside the box — a car crash on the way to your morning lift? Here's the local firm we point athletes toward.