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Monday 081006

Weighted pull-ups 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

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CrossFit Certification Seminars, CrossFit Training Center & Blauer Tactical, Virginia Beach, VA, Ultimate CrossFit Perth, Perth Australia, and CrossFit Effects, Sydney Australia,

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"What is CrossFit?" by Andy Stumpf, CrossFit Coronado - video [wmv] [mov]

Sunday 081005

Five rounds for time of:
135 pound Deadlift, 15 reps
135 pound Hang power clean, 12 reps
135 pound Front Squat, 9 reps
135 pound Push Jerk, 6 reps

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CrossFit Certification Seminar Trainers' WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

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Tune in Sunday morning at 08:00 Pacific for CrossFit Radio online with host Neil Anderson.

Saturday 081004

"Barbara"

Five rounds, each for time of:
20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 Sit-ups
50 Squats

Rest precisely three minutes between each round.

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Burgener and Rippetoe Bar by York Barbell

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Programming with Dave Castro Part 4, CrossFit Journal Preview - video [wmv] [mov]

Friday 081003

Rest Day

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"The Wall" - Al Asad, Iraq

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Robb Wolf on Zone Fat Blocks - video [wmv] [mov]

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"Cronkite vs. the Web" by Peter Huber - Forbes

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Thursday 081002

With a continuously running clock do one 135 pound Clean and Jerk the first minute, two 135 pound Clean and Jerks the second minute, three 135 pound Clean and Jerks the third minute... continuing as long as you are able.

Use as many sets each minute as needed.

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"Steve Davis: Certified" by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal Preview - video [wmv] [mov]

Wednesday 081001

"Nate"

Complete as many rounds in twenty minutes as you can of:

2 Muscle-ups
4 Handstand Push-ups
8 2-Pood Kettlebell swings

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"Every Second Counts - The Movie", Out Take: Josh Everett - video [wmv] [mov]

Tuesday 080930

Back Squat 5-5-5-5-5 reps

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Kurtis Bowler, Rainier CrossFit

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"The Boz and Todd Experience" Part 2, CrossFit Journal Preview - video [wmv] [mov]

Monday 080929

Rest Day

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CrossFit Certification Seminars, The Ranch, Aromas Ca and CrossFit Training Center & Blauer Tactical , Virginia Beach Va

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"Connor vs Ryan", CrossFit Kids - video [wmv] [mov]

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Subprime Meltdown: Post one link to comments to significant news, analysis or commentary on the subject.

Sunday 080928

Push Jerk 5-5-5-5-5 reps

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CrossFit London, Ontario

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"High-Pull", CrossFit Level 2 Certification Seminar - video [wmv] [mov]

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Tune in Sunday morning at 08:00 Pacific for CrossFit Radio online with host Neil Anderson.

Saturday 080927

Four rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
50 Squats

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Operation Phoenix, The Final Chapter - video [wmv] [mov]

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Announcing the 2009 CrossFit Games

Friday 080926

30 Muscle-ups for time

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If you cannot do the muscle-ups do 120 pull-ups and 120 dips.

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100 Muscle-ups, Ricky Frausto and Joe Westerlin, CrossFit Omaha - video [wmv] [mov]

Thursday 080925

Rest Day

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Charity does Fran, CrossFit Snohomish - video [wmv] [mp4]

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"Look Whose Irrational Now" by Mollie Ziegler Hemingway - Wall Street Journal

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Wednesday 080924

"Nicole"

Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
Run 400 meters
Max rep Pull-ups

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Boz, Dutch and Pat Barber

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Dutch Does Snatch Drills with Mike Burgener, CrossFit Journal Preview - video [wmv] [mov]

Tuesday 080923

For time 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, and 5 rep rounds of:
virtual shoveling [wmv] [mov]
Push-ups

With an Olympic bar holding only one plate (men use 45 pound plate, women use 25 pound plate), touch the plate on one side of the barrier then the other for one "rep." Barrier is 24."

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Andrew Thompson, CrossFit Quantico, on the Medicine Ball Clean by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]