Wednesday 120222

Rest Day

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Austin Texas Fittest Games.

CrossFit Games Update Pre-Show – video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]

“The Energy of CrossFit New Haven” free CrossFit Journal video, preview – [wmv] [mov]

Matt and Cherie Chan profile and commercial for Rogue Fitness – video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Adagio Lamentoso.

Anton Chekhov – Boys.

“Time for Cash to Cash Out?” by David Wolman, The Wall Street Journal.

Post thoughts to comments.

Tuesday 120221

Clean, 1 rep
Bench press, 1 rep
Overhead squat, 1 rep

Clean is from the ground, power or squat.

Spencer Hendel: clean 352, bench 281, OHS 341 = 974lbs.
Post total to comments.

Compare to 111030.

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Laura Dziak

“CrossFit Kids Trainer Course: Best Practices” by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

“Teaching The Snatch” with Josh Everett by Again Faster Equipment – video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Spencer Hendel by Again Faster Equipment – video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]

“To be thrown upon one’s own resources, is to be cast in the very lap of fortune.”
- Benjamin Franklin

Monday 120220

“Angie“

For time:
100 Pull-ups
100 Push-ups
100 Sit-ups
100 Squats

Post time to comments.

Compare to 100725.

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CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Courses: 3rd Infantry Division, Ft Stewart, GA, Alamo CrossFit , NorCal CrossFit, CrossFit Virtuosity, CrossFit Atlanta, Mundo CrossFit, CrossFit Brisbane, CrossFit Santiago.
CrossFit Coach’s Prep Course: University of San Diego, CA.

“Muscle-Up Virtuosity: Part 1” with Laurie Galassi, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

“Intros To The Open” – video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Register for the Open here.

WOD Demo with Telluride CrossFit – video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]

“20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes” by Jon Gingerich, Lit Reactor.

Sunday 120219

“CrossFit Total“

Back squat, 1 rep
Shoulder Press, 1 rep
Deadlift, 1 rep

Post total to comments.

Compare to 111219.

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Oregon CrossFit.

“Friends and Family: Mike Riepenhoff“, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

“Three Rules” with Greg Amundson by Again Faster Equipment – video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Cary Hair – video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]

“It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.”
- P.G. Wodehouse

Saturday 120218

Rest Day

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Amanda Piazza’s home gym, Sterling, Virginia.

“The Hybrid Story” with Rob Orlando, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

“It’s For Everybody: Matt Ramsey on The Open” – video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Register for the Open here.

Felix Mendelssohn, String Octet in E flat, Op.20.

Charles Baudelaire – Correspondences.

“Burning Man” by Jay Kirk, GQ.

Post thoughts to comments.

Friday 120217

Seven rounds for time of:
15 foot Rope climb, 1 ascent
10 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
15 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 poods
20 Double-unders

Post time to comments.

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Wasatch CrossFit Retro Games.

“My CrossFit Story: Scott Horton“, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with CrossFit Brisbane by Again Faster Equipment – video [wmv] [mov]

“If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.”
- William James

Thursday 120216

21-15-9 reps for time of:
115 pound Power clean
115 pound Thruster

Peter Egyed 4:45. Post time to comments.

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“I’m a single mom of three and a breast cancer survivor. My girls are my inspiration!”
- Gordana Jakopcevic, photoshop composite with Jordan, Ashley and Taya.

“The Swing: Body Awareness in the Set-Up” with Jeff Martone, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit Apex Plans for the Open – video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Register for the Open here.

WOD Demo with CrossFit Fury – video [wmv] [mov]

“Anatomy of a Tear-Jerker” by Michaeleen Doucleff, The Wall Street Journal.

Wednesday 120215

Eight rounds for time of:
10 Burpees
15 Jumping alternating lunges
20 Double-unders
25 yard Shuttle sprint (5 x 5 yards)
Rest 90 seconds

Brendan Clarke 17:44, Doug Armstrong 18:06. Post time to comments.

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Gymnastics skill ladder at the Sac-Town Throwdown.

“CrossFit Kids Trainer Course: The Three Pillars” with Todd Widman, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with CrossFit Rocks by Again Faster Equipment – video [wmv] [mov]

“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”
- Max Lucado