Michael Hoffmann - CrossFit

Michael Hoffmann - CrossFit 6’8” CrossFit Athlete 🇩🇪🇨🇦 Redefining what’s possible for tall athletes 🦒
Break Limits, Challenge the Norm.

09/09/2026

I’m not a big birthday celebratory guy but this year I want to do something special.

I suffer. You win. And a lot of puppies win as well. 🐶

For every new sign up to the Tall Athlete Lab between now and September 19th, I will:

• do 140 calories on the Echo Bike
• donate the revenue generated to a local dog rescue here in Nova Scotia

We currently have 21 members in there and I would love to get the number up to 25 in the next 10 days (but hey, if we get more, more calories for me 😭).

So…

If you want to become part of a community of tall CrossFitters (6’2” (m) / 5’10” (f) or taller) and finally get the skills and lifts you’ve been scaling for years…

If you want to see me suffer through an ungodly amount of calories…

And if you want to support a rescue organization that saves dogs from the streets and k**l shelters in Southeast Texas…

Just comment LAB and I will send you the invite link!

09/07/2026

The other day, I was asked why I started this whole tall CrossFitter thing…

And I think there are many small situations that lead to what I’m doing right now.

But I remember the very first time the seed was planted...

In 2020, right before the world shut down, I did my very first ever comp (the CFD's BLIZZARD BEATDOWN) and after one of the events an older lady came to me and said “you’re doing so well for your height”.

Back then I took it as a compliment and moved on, but looking back, something didn’t sit right with me.

I wanted to “do well”. Period.

I didn’t start posting on this account until a few years later, and even then with zero intention of what I’m doing now.

I basically just wanted to share my workout videos without annoying my personal friends and business acquaintances.

But I always felt “belittled” (I know 😂)...

Everything was always just “really good for a tall guy”, and never “really good”.

And a few years later, I realized that there are so many other tall folks out there who feel the exact same way...

I know CrossFit is the best way to prepare yourself for an indepenedent life as you age, and I hated to see so many former athletes, but also just regular tall people, quit CrossFit after a few months or years because they just didn’t improve, or lost the joy, or got bad coaching.

So, that’s when I decided to do something about it with the means that I had.

It started with this Instagram account.

Then I took the next step with the Tall Athlete Lab community.

And seeing all the tall CrossFitters in there making leaps and bounds just because they get the right cues, feedback and additional “mini” programming… it makes me say “you’re doing really well”.

Period.

09/06/2026

It is a love hate relationship without any love 💔

How do you feel about burpees? Only emojis allowed 👇🏻

P.S. I recently opened the Tall Athlete Lab - an online community for CrossFitters, hybrid athletes and fitness freaks over 6’2”/5’10” who are tired of training in a world built for hobbits 😂

Just comment “LAB” and I’ll send you the link.

Before you come for me:These are NOT bad weightlifting cues! They just don’t always work for tall CrossFitters.And that’...
09/05/2026

Before you come for me:

These are NOT bad weightlifting cues! They just don’t always work for tall CrossFitters.

And that’s where it gets frustrating - for athletes and for coaches!

For athletes because they feel like somethings wrong with them because they “just don’t get it”.

And for coaches because from the outside it looks like the athlete is not listening.

So, take these cue adjustments as a little help for your next training session!

And if you want direct feedback and coaching cues on your lifts…

The Tall Athlete Lab is for CrossFitters 6’2”/5’10” or taller who are tired of training for a body that isn’t theirs.

A group of people who actually get it…

Comment LAB and I’ll send you more info (or click the link in my bio).

📸 Event & Lifestyle Photographer

09/04/2026

I’m all about supporting tall athletes in CrossFit gyms…

But man, we gotta stop complaining about things we can’t change and actually work on the things we can change!

A pull-up bar that’s not high enough is frustrating because it’s something that CAN be changed.

And I will die on that hill!

But complaining about snatches and overhead squats because the barbell isn’t wide enough?

I had this conversation before and found out that some people actually grab the outside of the collar because their overhead position is so bad…

I hate to break it to you but:

The chances that the IWF will come out with wider barbells is very slim!

So, when I ask what they’re doing about this… maybe some mobility, some extra work outside of class, some specific drills to work with their proportions…

Most of the times the answer is “nothing” or “I stretch” or “I do class”.

If class or stretching doesn’t do it for you, and you’re not doing anything else to improve this situation…

You are not in a position to complain about it 🤷🏻‍♂️

If you want help with your overhead position and finally start working and stop complaining, comment “LAB” and I’ll show you inside the Tall Athlete Lab how to get there.

On Christmas Eve 2021, I got deported…Well, not really deported like nowadays. It was actually fairly unspectacular…“You...
09/01/2026

On Christmas Eve 2021, I got deported…

Well, not really deported like nowadays. It was actually fairly unspectacular…

“Your work permit extension was refused and you have 30 days to leave the country”

Merry Christmas 🎅🏻

I had built my life in Canada over the past 4 years, and basically overnight I had to figure out how to get out of my apartment, sell my car… not to mention my fiancé and my dog…

What followed were the most stressful 9 months of my life.

3 months in Germany, starting my own business from scratch.

3 months in Canada, running a marathon and getting married (in chronological order, not in order of importance obviously 😅).

3 months in Germany, putting my dog through the immense stress of travelling overseas.

When I came back to Canada in September of 2022, I decided I needed to find an outlet.

Earlier that year I hired a coach to write my programming. And two days after I landed back in Canada, I signed up for my first competition with a coach, in a division I never competed in before.

I still remember that moment… right before the first workout. Axle Bar Thrusters, Burpees and Shuttle Runs.

Couldn’t get any worse for an athlete my size.

Yet, standing there, waiting for the countdown, I somehow was at peace:

All the s**t I went through that year, it didn’t matter anymore. I’m back where I belong. My happy place.

That workout didn’t go well, obviously 😂 but I finished the competition in 4th, with 2 event wins and a feeling that if I made it through these past 9 months, and still be able to compete… what’s gonna stop me?

A low pull-up bar? Some burpees?

Dude, I battled the Canadian immigration system for almost 5 years 😂

You can do whatever you set your mind to, even if the circumstances work against you!

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