The sun was just beginning to rise on Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth, Texas, and Lazar Ðukić was feeling confident. A 28-year-old from Serbia, Ðukić was known in the CrossFit community for his easygoing attitude — a relentless optimism that showed up as a beaming smile, the first thing many people noticed about him….
MOUNT VERNON — They were climbing the walls at CrossFit on Friday night, but it wasn’t all bad. Members of the local CrossFit on Fairgrounds Road, were participating in the third and final leg of the 2025 CrossFit Open. As the name implies, the competition is “Open” to organizations around the world, with the finals…
A Minnesota bodybuilder ended up in the hospital after his arms “blew up” attempting the Murph Challenge, which he claims nearly cost him his life. Michael Congdon, 32, was a top finisher in the World’s Strongest Man competition in 2018. Last May, he attempted the Murph Challenge, which ultimately landed him in the hospital. The…
Open this photo in gallery: Young woman hiking in the forest with back packPIKSEL/Getty Images If you are like me, the words “wellness trend” by now generate a Pavlovian response where you grit your teeth, wince and anticipate hearing something weird. There is snail slime on the face, peptides in the buttocks or, gulp, wellness…
