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The Hylete Fuse workout shorts are some of the best men’s workout shorts for CrossFit. Why do we say that? Because we tested them – and we’re glad to say they hold up to our high standards. Hylete makes high-performance workout clothing for men and women. This isn’t cheap basketball shorts – these are active wear with well thought out features and materials. The Fuse short is just one of several items from their performance workout shorts line. These are shorts made for the functional fitness athlete. We’ll tell you (and show you) all the great performance and comfort enhancing features. Here’s the men’s CrossFit workout shorts we’ll be reviewing: Ok – that’s enough of an overview. Let’s take an in-depth look at we believe are some of the best workout shorts for CrossFit. Fuse Workout Shorts for Men – Fit & Cut First of all, these are performance shorts designed specifically for CrossFit, HIIT, and other types of functional fitness workouts. But these are a very sophisticated option. The styles (and colors) are conservative – so these are great [Read more …]

GORUCK isn’t exclusively about rucking – they make a great cross training shoe too – here’s the GORUCK Ballistic Trainers. Take your workout outside of the gym with the Ballistic Trainer. It is a versatile and functional training shoe to face the real world of weighted ruck activities, sandbag workouts in dirty settings, even conditions where you need better traction, and surroundings where you need more support. This is a great shoe for CrossFit style workouts (F45, etc.): GORUCK Ballistic Trainers – Our Review Hey! We’ve reviewed the GORUCK ballistic trainer. Overall, it’s a competent – if somewhat boring looking- CrossFit shoe. But, not everybody wants flashy shoes – so these are great for that. Find out more in our GORUCK Ballistic Trainer Review. GORUCK Ballistic Trainers – Overview The best feature of the Ballistic Trainer is its 3X support™ and 3X stability for all three of your arches. The dense PU foam insert is custom-made to fit the outlines of the foot and support all the arches. Three different rubber compounds form a single, seamless rubber outsole. The forefoot [Read more …]

Let’s look at some of the best men’s workout shorts for functional fitness and CrossFit style training – the Hylete Vertex II workout shorts. Hylete makes high-performance workout apparel – and the Vertex II is part of their performance workout shorts line. These are shorts made for the active individual – and we’ll tell you (and show you) just how they do this. Here’s the workout shorts we’ll be reviewing: Ok, let’s take at what we believe are some of the best workout shorts for CrossFit. Vertex II Workout Shorts for Men – Fit & Cut First of all, these are performance shorts designed specifically for CrossFit, HIIT, and other types of functional fitness workouts. How so? These shorts incorporate generous cuts where you need range of movement and freedom. Think hip hinge type of movements – such as squats, deadlifts, lunges, and more. Those sort of exercises are common in the CrossFit WOD (workout of the day) and all require a lot of hip or knee flexion – or both! Ever seen anyone try to do lunges in pants? [Read more …]