Spirit of the Open 26.3: Greg Hayes
Each year at the CrossFit Games, they honor an athlete with the Spirit of the Games award. This honor goes to the ‘athlete who embodies the spirit of the sport.’ Each week during the CrossFit Open, No Excuses CrossFit will recognize a member it feels represents the Spirit of the Games. This week’s honor goes […]
Spirit of the Open 26.2: Emily Mount & Helen Miller
Each year at the CrossFit Games, they honor an athlete with the Spirit of the Games award. This honor goes to the ‘athlete who embodies the spirit of the sport.’ Each week during the CrossFit Open, No Excuses CrossFit will recognize a member it feels represents the Spirit of the Games. This week’s honor goes […]
Spirit of the Open 26.1: Kimberly Guthrie
Each year at the CrossFit Games, they honor an athlete with the Spirit of the Games award. This honor goes to the ‘athlete who embodies the spirit of the sport.’ Each week during the CrossFit Open, No Excuses CrossFit will recognize a member it feels represents the Spirit of the Games. This week’s honor goes […]
CrossFit Open 2026 Scoring & Teams
The CrossFit Open is a few days away and No Excuses CrossFit drafted teams for its annual in-house competition. CrossFit Open 26.1 workout will be announced on Thursday, February 26 and will be performed during the six class times at No Excuses CrossFit on Friday, February 27. CrossFit Kids Open will be at 5:30pm. No […]
Athlete Spotlight: Tina Kao
Name: Tina Kao Age: 44 Occupation: Finance manager Hometown: Taiwan Which class time do you usually attend? 8am Favorite WOD: WOD with Hang clean Favorite CF Movement: Hang clean Least Favorite CF Movement: Snatch 1RM Back Squat: 145 1RM Deadlift: 155 Favorite Food: Avocado Favorite Movie: Leap Favorite Athlete: Jeremy Lin Dream Job: CrossFit coach […]
Why That 6 a.m. Workout Feels So Hard
I love morning workouts. The alarm goes off while it’s still dark, you throw on your gear, knock out your session, and by breakfast you’ve already won the day. But let’s be real—some mornings feel like you’re running with lead boots. That 30-minute workout you nailed on Tuesday suddenly drains you on Thursday. So what’s […]
A Couple That Trains Together…
My poor wife. She should have known better. When you meet your future spouse at a CrossFit gym, you’re signing up for a lifetime full of workouts. When your husband proposes to you at the top of Stone Mountain, his idea of doing something fun is being active. When your husband talks you into doing […]
No Excuses member tackle Rowvember
No Excuses CrossFit took on the Rowvember Challenge for the second year in a row. The Challenge was simple, accumulate 50,000 meters on the rower during the month of the November. In addition, No Excuses collected more than 300 canned goods and donated them to the North Gwinnett Co-Op. Meters could be accumulated by rowing […]
Athlete Spotlight: Jesse Nelson
Name: Jesse Nelson Age: 38 Occupation: Owner, Simpleman Marketing Hometown: Statesboro, Ga Which class time do you usually attend? 12:30 or 4:30 Favorite WOD: The Kessel Run Favorite CF Movement: Bench Press Least Favorite CF Movement: Kipping – I have such a hard time with the forward shoulder mobility 1RM Back Squat: 235 1RM Deadlift: […]
How Long Can You Stay Strong?
I’ve always thought it would be cool to live to be 100 years old. The average life expectancy in the United States is about 80 years, so living to 100 would be exceeding expectations. But here’s the catch: I wouldn’t want to be 100 and bedridden or have a low quality of life. I’m talking […]