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May 2004

May 31, 2004

Monday 040531

Rounds of 21-18-15-12-9-6 and 3 reps of:
Kettlebell swing 1 1/2 pood
Medicine ball sit-up throw 20 pounds x 10 feet

Medicine ball sit-up throw is to a partner standing 10 feet from anchored feet or against a wall or target 10 feet from anchored feet. Post time to comments.

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Brand X Martial Arts gets a face lift.

Posted by lauren at 8:11 PM | Comments (28)

May 30, 2004

Sunday 040530

Rest Day

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CrossFit SLO.

Posted by lauren at 6:45 PM | Comments (3)

May 29, 2004

Saturday 040529

For time:
50 Push-ups
Row 1000 meters
30 Push-ups
Row 1000 meters
20 Push-ups

Post time to comments.

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The new home of CrossFit Kansas City - stay tuned!

Posted by lauren at 7:14 PM | Comments (31)

May 28, 2004

Friday 040528

Power clean 21 reps
Run 800 meters
Power clean 15 reps
Run 800 meters
Power clean 9 reps

Post time and load to comments.


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Jon Barba of Rocky Mountain CrossFit receives his Master's in Health and Human Performance. Jon's CrossFit training with Colorado State Patrol has caught the attention of police departments around the world.

Posted by lauren at 5:53 PM | Comments (37)

May 27, 2004

Thursday 040527

5 rounds of:
Wall ball 50 shots with 20 pound ball
L-Pull-ups 15 reps

Post time for each round to comments.

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Chem-girl: 7:59.9 2000 meter row!


Posted by lauren at 7:03 PM | Comments (25)

May 26, 2004

Wednesday 040526

Rest Day

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Phil Canto of CrossFit East.

Posted by lauren at 7:16 PM | Comments (7)

May 25, 2004

Tuesday 040525

Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
Row 250 meters
Sumo deadlift highpull 95 pounds, 21 reps
Pull-ups 15 reps

Post rounds and fractions of rounds completed to comments.

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The starting position on the right produces a faster vertical acceleration than the position on the left.

Posted by lauren at 7:01 PM | Comments (41)

May 24, 2004

Monday 040524

Back squat 3-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Post loads to comments.

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Overhead walking lunge.

Posted by lauren at 6:58 PM | Comments (35)

May 23, 2004

Sunday 040523

Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
Handstand push-ups 5 reps
Bench press 135 pounds, 10 reps
Push press 95 pounds, 15 reps
Dips 20 reps

Post rounds and fractions of rounds completed to comments.

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Split clean - a wonderful test of agility and balance.

Posted by lauren at 6:56 PM | Comments (24)

May 22, 2004

Saturday 040522

Rest Day

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Indoor obstacle course: Row 500 meters, 3 laps on cargo net, 50 squats, 15 handstand push-ups, 25 sit ups.

Posted by lauren at 8:15 AM | Comments (9)

May 21, 2004

Friday 040521

Run 5K

Post time to comments.

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Get Tight!

Posted by lauren at 7:24 PM | Comments (35)

May 20, 2004

Thursday 040520

6 rounds, 21-15-12-9-6- and 3 reps, for time, of:
Pull-ups
Back Squat 95 pounds
Shoulder press 95 pounds
Sit-up

Thank Coach Burgener for the workout. Best known time: 8:47 by Greg Amundson.

Post time to comments.

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Dave Camarillo at the CrossFit summer camp!

Posted by lauren at 7:16 PM | Comments (48)

May 19, 2004

Wednesday 040519

Deadlift 3-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Post load for each set to comments.

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Mike Weaver: 6:39 2,000-meter row, 9:00 "Helen," and 150 Wall-ball shots to ten feet with 20-pound ball in 4:52

Posted by lauren at 7:30 PM | Comments (39)

May 18, 2004

Tuesday 040518

Rest Day


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Matt Mast

Posted by lauren at 8:55 PM | Comments (4)

May 17, 2004

Monday 040517

Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Muscle-ups
50 Squats

Post rounds and fractions of rounds completed to comments.

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Jumping squat/dip.


Tom Gorman's Olympic Weightlifting site: http://tomgorman.moonfruit.com/cleanandjerk

Posted by lauren at 8:18 PM | Comments (23)

May 16, 2004

Sunday 040516

5 rounds for time of:
Squat snatch 65 pounds, 1 rep
Overhead squat 65 pounds, 10 reps
Squat snatch 65 pounds, 1 rep
Overhead squat 65 pounds, 10 reps
400 meter run

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Cargo net laps.


The tuna page: http://www.deepsquatter.com/shake.htm

Posted by lauren at 8:46 PM | Comments (25)

May 15, 2004

Saturday 040515

For time:
200 Squats
20 Muscle-ups

In lieu of muscle-ups do 5 pull-ups and 5 ring dips for each muscle-up. Post time to comments.

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Photo courtesy of Grivel North America.

Mark Twight at "the institute." What a community!


The Cottage Cheese Page: http://www.stumptuous.com/cottage.html

Posted by lauren at 7:17 PM | Comments (26)

May 14, 2004

Friday 040514

Rest Day

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Waiter walk.

Posted by lauren at 6:43 PM | Comments (6)

May 13, 2004

Thursday 040513

4 rounds for time of:
Walking lunge 50 meters
Sit-ups, 50 reps

Post time to comments.

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Dan John emphasizes the importance of pushing the butt back and bringing the chin foward in executing the Olympic lifts.

Posted by lauren at 6:41 PM | Comments (43)

May 12, 2004

Wednesday 040512

5 rounds of:
Bench press 135 pounds, max reps
Pull-up, max reps
Rest 2 minutes

Post reps for each round to comments.

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Dan John visits CrossFit HQ.


Happy Birthday to Lynne Pitts, Kelly Moore, and David Wood!

Posted by lauren at 6:38 PM | Comments (48)

May 11, 2004

Tuesday 040511

Complete as many rounds as you can in twenty minutes of:
Barbell Thruster 95 pounds, 15 reps
Row 500 meters

Post rounds and fractions of rounds completed to comments.

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Casey Burgener sets a new U.S. record with a 170 kg snatch at the US Olympic Weightlifting Team Trials.

Posted by lauren at 6:35 PM | Comments (44)

May 10, 2004

Monday 040510

Rest Day

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TJ Cooper, CrossFit East

Posted by lauren at 6:32 PM | Comments (12)

May 9, 2004

Sunday 040509

Complete five rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
Power clean 95 pounds, 21 reps
15 pull-ups

Post time to comments.

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JAXSO SWAT


Posted by lauren at 6:29 PM | Comments (28)

May 8, 2004

Saturday 040508

Complete as many rounds as you can in twenty minutes of:
35 Squats
25 Push-ups

Post rounds and fractions of rounds completed to comments.


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Dave Werner and the Suffer on Saturday crew.

Posted by lauren at 6:26 PM | Comments (33)

May 7, 2004

Friday 040507

Deadlift 3-3-3-3-3 reps

Five triples. Post loads to comments.


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Farmer's Walk

Posted by lauren at 6:24 PM | Comments (26)

May 6, 2004

Thursday 040506

Rest Day

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Dan at Cerrito Hill Strength and Conditioning.

Posted by lauren at 7:05 PM | Comments (5)

May 5, 2004

Wednesday 040505

Run 5 K

Post time to comments.

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Nick Massman of CrossFit SLO

Posted by lauren at 7:03 PM | Comments (34)

May 4, 2004

Tuesday 040504

Five rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
15 Pull-ups
15 reps, 75 pound overhead squat

Take overhead squats to bottom. Reduce weight or slow down if needed. Post time to comments.

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Cpl Kirby, USMC, takes a drink.


"Regimens of constantly varied combinations of functional movements executed at high intensity elicit levels of general physical preparedness unmatched by other protocols."

- Greg Glassman


Posted by lauren at 7:14 PM | Comments (40)

May 3, 2004

Monday 040503

For seven rounds, working in intervals of 30 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest, alternate between:
Squats
Sit-ups
Push-ups

Post total reps to comments.

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Cal Poly beat Air Force at the 2004 College Rugby Championships last Friday. "Go Boys, Shove-it-in!"

Posted by lauren at 8:46 PM | Comments (46)

May 2, 2004

Sunday 040502

Rest Day

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Dave Leys shows two introductory skills for development of the pendulum swing.

Posted by lauren at 7:34 PM | Comments (6)

May 1, 2004

Saturday 040501

3 rounds for time of:
Row 500 meters
21 Burpees
Run 400 meters

Post time to comments.

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Dave Leys practices the penudulum swing from both the front and back support.

Posted by lauren at 7:30 PM | Comments (38)

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