Monday 150928

7 rounds for time of:
95-lb. sumo deadlift high pulls, 10 reps
10 ring dips

Post time to comments.

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CrossFit Training Summit, San Diego, California.
CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Courses: CrossFit East County, CrossFit King of Prussia, CrossFit Omaha, CrossFit Park City, Iron Oak CrossFit, CrossFit Fury, CrossFit NCR, CrossFit New West, CrossFit Amsterdam, CrossFit Vienna The Loft, CrossFit LCS, CrossFit Brisbane, CrossFit Body in Motion, CrossFit High Pulse, CrossFit EMOM Villa Luro, Eglin, AFB, Florida.
CrossFit Level 2 Certificate Courses: 810 CrossFit, Peak 360 CrossFit, CrossFit Strong, CrossFit Lutece.
CrossFit Kids Course: CrossFit Dallas Central.

"The Front Squat and the Frontal Plane" from the CrossFit Level 1 Trainer Course - [video]

Sunday 150927

Nancy

5 rounds for time of:
400-meter run
95-lb. overhead squats, 15 reps

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Evelyn Bruce of CrossFit Devotion.

"Ring Fly Drills" from the CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer Course - [video]

Saturday 150926

Rest Day

The Jindra family, members of CrossFit 719.

"Noah Ohlsen's 380-lb. Snatch Balance PR" - [video]

"One More Bag In the Cart," by Priscilla Tallman, CrossFit Fury.

"D.C. weakens on nation's first registry of personal trainers," The Washington Post.

Friday 150925

Jennifer

Complete as many rounds as possible in 26 minutes of:
10 pull-ups
15 kettlebell swings, 1.5 pood
20 box jumps, 24-inch box

Post rounds completed to comments.

Canadian 1st Class Constable Jennifer Kovach of Guelph, Canada, died March 14, 2013, when her squad car was involved in a motor-vehicle accident while she was responding to a call for service. The 26-year-old fulfilled her dream of becoming a police officer serving her community and the Guelph Police Service for four years before her death. Kovach is survived by her mother, Gloria; father, Bill; brother, Brian; grandparents, Chester and Elvira Janicki; boyfriend, Kyle Schlosser; and many other friends and family.

Thursday 150924

4 rounds for time of:
30 push-ups
115-lb. front squats, 20 reps
115-lb. push presses, 20 reps
30 GHD sit ups

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Teri Roberts and the 8 a.m. class at CrossFit Fury.

"The Senior Entertainer" - CrossFit Journal [article]

Wednesday 150923

10 rounds, each for time, of:
100-meter sprint
Rest 90 seconds

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Chelsea Jung.

"Toes-to-bar Progression" from the CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer Course - [video]

Tuesday 150922

Rest Day

John McEvoy, Bologna, Italy.

"Enhancing Fitness at Decatur Memorial" - CrossFit Journal [video]

"NSCA Admits Publishing False Claims about CrossFit Injuries," The Russells.

Post thoughts to comments.

Monday 150921

Barbell Turkish get-up 1-1-1 reps (left arm)
Barbell Turkish get-up 1-1-1 reps (right arm)

Single-arm barbell overhead squat 1-1-1 reps (left arm)
Single-arm barbell overhead squat 1-1-1 reps (right arm)

Single-arm barbell snatch 1-1-1 reps (left arm)
Single-arm barbell snatch 1-1-1 reps (right arm)

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CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Courses: CrossFit Petworth, CrossFit Soul Miami, CrossFit Roots, CrossFit Mayhem, CrossFit Max Effort, CrossFit SAC, CrossFit TNT, CrossFit Jääkarhu, CrossFit X-Factor, CrossFit Colosseum, CrossFit Central London, CrossFit Basel, CrossFit Geraklion, CrossFit Long, Fuerza CrossFit.
CrossFit Level 2 Certificate Courses: CrossFit Del Mar, CrossFit Atlanta, Reebok CrossFit Nuernberg.
CrossFit Kids Course: CrossFit Downtown Atlanta.

"Squats and Tots" - CrossFit Journal [article]

Sunday 150920

Kutschbach

7 rounds for time of:
11 back squats, 185 lb.
10 jerks, 135 lb.

Post time to comments.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Kutschbach, of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, died Nov. 10, 2007, in Bagram, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire in Tagab Valley, Afghanistan. The 25-year-old was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group in Germany. Kutschbach is survived by his wife, Ginger; son, Bastian; father, David; mother, Debbie Huffner; and brothers, David and Andrew.

Saturday 150919

5 rounds for time of:
15-ft. rope climb, 1 ascent
12 toes-to-bars
15-ft. rope climb, 1 ascent
50-lb. dumbbell squat cleans, 12 reps

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Dominick Fortino.

"Balance in the Air Squat" from the CrossFit Level 1 Trainer Course - [video]

Friday 150918

Rest Day

Matthew Milone, Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

CrossFit Video Contest:
Senin Için Geliyorum: CrossFit 34 - [video]

"Here's a breakdown of the speech that won the 2015 World Championship of Public Speaking," Business Insider.

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Thursday 150917

5 rounds, each for time, of:
Row 750 meters
Rest 3 minutes

Post each row time to comments.

Asa, 5 years old, at CrossFit MouseTrap.

"Portraits in Motion" - CrossFit Journal [article]

Wednesday 150916

Back squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

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"Jack will be turning 89 in September. ... Jack came in looking to fight off decrepitude in order to continue taking care of his wife who is less able bodied than he."
- Melissa Kiel, East Ormond Beach CrossFit.

"Sam vs. Annie: 50-rep Isabel" - [video]

Tuesday 150915

For time:
Run 1 mile
100 sit-ups
100 back extensions
Run 1 mile

Mix and match back extensions and sit-ups as needed.

Post time to comments.

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Ben Rakotz, Adam Bondhus and Derrick Anderson at the St. Cloud Fire Department, Minnesota.

"Crab Walk" from the CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer Course - [video]

Monday 150914

Rest Day

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CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Courses: CrossFit Dallas Central, 810 CrossFit, CrossFit Garden City, Reebok CrossFit One, CrossFit Steele Creek, CrossFit Belltown, CrossFit Jax, CrossFit Takeover, Get Lifted CrossFit, TRAIN Manchester, CrossFit Twente, CrossFit FRA, Reebok CrossFit Officine, CrossFit Body in Motion.
CrossFit Level 2 Certificate Courses: CrossFit Colosseum, CrossFit QDos.
CrossFit Competitor Trainer Course: CrossFit St Louis Park.
CrossFit Kids Course: Reebok CrossFit Bare Cove.

"Team Series in Shanghai" - [video]

"Sugar and Diabetes: Myths and Misleadings" - CrossFit Journal [article]

Sunday 150913

Complete as many reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
5 thrusters
5 chest-to-bar pull-ups
10 thrusters
10 chest-to-bar pull-ups
15 thrusters
15 chest-to-bar pull-ups
20 thrusters
20 chest-to-bar pull-ups

Etc., adding 5 reps to each exercise each round.
Men use 95 lb., women use 65 lb.

Post reps completed to comments, or find a team and complete Team Series Event 4.

Practice CrossFit.

"Angles of the Squat" from the CrossFit Level 1 Trainer Course - [video]

Saturday 150912

12-9-6 reps for time of:
Muscle-ups
275-lb. deadlifts

Each time you break a set of muscle-ups, perform 3 "penalty" deadlifts. Penalty deadlifts do not count toward the 27 prescribed deadlift reps.

Post time to comments, or find a team and complete Team Series Event 3.

Sam Dewett at CrossFit Taranis.

"Startling Ignorance" - CrossFit Journal [article]

Friday 150911

Complete as many reps as possible in 20 minutes of:
135-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps
Rest 1 minute
155-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps
Rest 1 minute
185-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps
Rest 1 minute
225-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps
Rest 1 minute
245-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps
Rest 1 minute
265-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps

Post reps completed to comments, or find a team and complete Team Series Event 2.

Hayden Jeans setting a clean-and-jerk PR on Team Series Event 2.

"The Strict Muscle-up" - [video]

Thursday 150910

Rest Day

Jason Moore.

"Sugar Science Solid" - CrossFit Journal - [article]

"Free Laughs at CrossFit Black Five" - CrossFit Journal [video]

Wednesday 150909

For time:
100 double-unders
50-calorie row
25 step-ups with 45-lb. dumbbells to 24-inch box

Post time to comments, or find a team and complete Team Series Event 1.

Michelle Maehler at CrossFit Oakland Uptown.

"Briefing the Snatch" from the CrossFit Level 1 Trainer Course, Beijing, China - [video]

Tuesday 150908

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

Clean is from the ground, power or squat.

Post total to comments.

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Vivek Vaidya at CrossFit Body Mechanic.

"Friction Burn" - CrossFit Journal [article]