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May 2006

May 31, 2006

Wednesday 060531

Hang squat clean 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

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Denise, James, Steve, Paresh, and Ryne - CrossFit Marina

Posted by lauren at 6:55 PM

May 30, 2006

Tuesday 060530

Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

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The "tall snatch", starting from triple extension and then shrugging and dropping to the catch, is a workaround for pulling before full extension.

Posted by lauren at 6:29 PM

May 29, 2006

Monday 060529

Three rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
115 pound Thruster, 15 reps
21 L Pull-ups

Post time to comments.

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Fiona Muxlow, CrossFit North Queensland and Andrew Cattermole and Don Stevenson, CrossFit Sydney


Team 6 - CrossFit San Diego [video]

Posted by lauren at 5:02 PM

May 28, 2006

Sunday 060528

Rest Day

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Blauer Tactical and CrossFit are planning collaborative projects.


Islam and the West: A Conversation with Bernard Lewis, Pew Forum.
Read and discuss in comments.

Posted by lauren at 4:26 PM

May 27, 2006

Saturday 060527

For time:
30 Muscle-ups

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

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Pegasus Racing

Posted by lauren at 7:36 PM

May 26, 2006

Friday 060526

Four rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
50 Squats

Post time to comments.

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With Brendan's help, an ankle harness, rope, and pulley, Rob Miller performs an "elevator" on the rings. Starting from the inverted hang and with a false grip, curl the rings to the shoulder stand, then press to the handstand. This is a "C" move on the gymnast's scale where "A" is easiest and "E" hardest. (The muscle-up is an "A" move.)

Alternatively, the elevator can be developed without rings and standing by curling a pair of dumbbells, again with the false grip, and pressing them to overhead. When you can do this with dumbbells totalling your body weight you'll be close to ready on the rings.

Posted by lauren at 5:06 PM

May 25, 2006

Thursday 060525

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

5 Handstand push-ups
12 Pull-ups

Post rounds completed to comments.

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The "hook grip" is needed to secure the bar through the violent "second pull" of the clean and the snatch.

Posted by lauren at 7:25 PM

May 24, 2006

Wednesday 060524

Rest Day

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We took our regular Tabata squat and replaced the standing rests with a ten second hold at squat-bottom producing the "bottom-to-bottom" Tabata squat.


"The Real Iraq", by Amir Taheri, Commentary Magazine

Read and post thoughts to comments.

Posted by lauren at 6:30 PM

May 23, 2006

Tuesday 060523

"Michael"

Three rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
50 Back Extensions
50 Sit-ups

Post time to comments.

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Lazy Vault
Parkour Basics , Part 1 - Jesse Woody, CrossFit Journal Issue 45

Posted by lauren at 7:11 PM

May 22, 2006

Monday 060522

Row 1000 meters
85 pound Thruster, 21 reps
15 Pull-ups

Row 750 meters
85 pound Thruster, 18 reps
12 Pull-ups

Row 500 meters
85 pound Thruster, 15 reps
9 Pull-ups

Rest 2 minutes between each round. Time each round separately and post times to comments.

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CrossFit Certification Seminar May 2006, Angela Hart - IRTCI

Posted by lauren at 9:38 AM

May 21, 2006

Sunday 060521

"Lynne"

Five rounds for max reps of:
Body weight bench press
Pull-ups

Post reps for both exercises in all rounds.

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Bill Amos - CrossFit Portland, Kichatna Mountains

Posted by lauren at 2:45 PM

May 20, 2006

Saturday 060520

Rest Day

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Greg Amundson and Chuck Liddell at John Hackleman's Pit.


Lactic Acid is Not Muscle's Foe, It's Fuel.

We couldn't help but laugh at this NY Times story. We thought it might be better headlined: "Scientists narrow 86 year gap with coaching practices.", or "Dangerous fitness cult supported by scientific discovery."

Post thoughts and alternative headlines to comments.

Posted by lauren at 5:45 PM

May 19, 2006

Friday 060519

Overhead squat 5-5-5-5-5 reps

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Functional strength is the successful application of force along productive lines. Here, Nicole demonstrates that she can lift more weight for more reps overhead than a seemingly "stronger" and much larger gentleman. Widely held distinctions between strength and technique are less clearly drawn in practical application.

Posted by lauren at 7:13 PM

May 18, 2006

Thursday 060518

Five rounds for time of:
95 pound Sumo deadlift high-pull, 12 reps
12 Ring dips

Post time to comments.

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CrossFit Training Seminar

Posted by lauren at 5:46 PM

May 17, 2006

Wednesday 060517

"Fran"

Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:
95 pound Thruster
Pull-ups

Post time to comments.

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CrossFit Pittsburgh in Iraq

Posted by lauren at 8:41 PM

May 16, 2006

Tuesday 060516

Rest Day

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May 12-14 CrossFit Certification Seminar.


"The Supply-Side Miracle Continues", by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

Posted by lauren at 2:46 PM

May 15, 2006

Monday 060515

"Angie"

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

Post time to comments.

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Overhead squat - bar stays in or slightly behind the frontal plane

Posted by lauren at 8:18 PM

May 14, 2006

Sunday 060514

Run 5 K

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Back squat - Notice the bar does not sit on neck.

Posted by lauren at 8:11 PM

May 13, 2006

Saturday 060513

For time:
10 Dumbbell Clean & Jerks
1 Weighted pull-up
9 Dumbbell Clean & Jerks
2 Weighted pull-ups
8 Dumbbell Clean & Jerks
3 Weighted pull-ups
7 Dumbbell Clean & Jerks
4 Weighted pull-ups
6 Dumbbell Clean & Jerks
5 Weighted pull-ups
5 Dumbbell Clean & Jerks
6 Weighted pull-ups 4
4 Dumbbell Clean & Jerks
7 Weighted pull-ups
3 Dumbbell Clean & Jerks
8 Weighted pull-ups
2 Dumbbell Clean & Jerks
9 Weighted pull-up
1 Dumbbell Clean & Jerks
10 Weighted Pull-ups

Use 25, 45, or 65 pound dumbbells. Use one of the C&J dumbbells as the load for the weighted pull-ups. Placing the dumbbell between legs crossed at the ankles works very well.

Post load and time to comments.

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WOD - 060513

Posted by lauren at 7:58 PM

May 12, 2006

Friday 060512

Rest Day

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Front squat - elbows high


Iranian President's reach-out to Bush.

Read and discuss in comments.

Posted by lauren at 7:35 PM

May 11, 2006

Thursday 060511

"Isabel"

For time:
Snatch 135 pounds, 30 reps

Use 95 pounds, 65 pounds or broomstick as needed and post time and load to comments.

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Brand X Martial Arts - Skibereen, Ireland

Posted by lauren at 7:39 PM

May 10, 2006

Wednesday 060510

Back Squat 5-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1 reps

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Brand X Martial Arts, CrossFit NorCal, CrossFit Santa Cruz, CrossFit San Diego

Posted by lauren at 7:04 PM

May 9, 2006

Tuesday 060509

"Cindy"
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats

OR

"Mary"
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Handstand Push-ups
10 One legged squats, alternating
15 Pull-ups

Post your choice of girls and rounds completed to comments.

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L pull-up - Keep your feet above your butt and your legs locked

Posted by lauren at 3:19 PM

May 8, 2006

Monday 060508

Rest Day

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CrossFit Rockford - "Stick It" [video]


Charles Koch and private enterprise, Wall Street Journal.

Read and post thoughts to comments.



Posted by lauren at 6:59 PM

May 7, 2006

Sunday 060507

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

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Jon Knutsen (right), Bellingham PD, and Jeremy Woodward (left), Bellingham PD - First Annual Marine Corps Bulldog Obstacle Challenge, Washington State.

Posted by lauren at 6:31 AM

May 6, 2006

Saturday 060506

Five rounds for time of:
30 Double-unders
30 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
3 Rope climb ascents, 15 ft rope

Post time to comments.

WOD demo - Annie Sakamoto, round 1 [video]

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Wallball - Keep eyes on the target, don't let the arms sink between shots

Posted by lauren at 7:17 AM

May 5, 2006

Friday 060505

Five rounds of:
5 Dumbbell deadlifts
5 Dumbbell hang cleans
5 Dumbbell push presses
5 Dumbbell squats

Increase the load each round. Rest as necessary between rounds.

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WOD demo - Megan Mitchell and Brendan Gilliam [video]


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Dumbbell hang clean - full extension and shrug

Posted by lauren at 3:17 PM

May 4, 2006

Thursday 060504

Rest Day

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Matt Roberts and Yuka Tachibana - CrossFit Missoula


"Girls vs Guys" [video] - CrossFit Vancouver


Oily Politicians Part 1 and Part 2 - Thomas Sowell

Read and post thoughts to comments.

Posted by lauren at 5:38 PM

May 3, 2006

Wednesday 060503

Ten rounds for time of:
10 Pull-ups
10 Ring Dips

Post time to comments.

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WOD demo - Greg Amundson, 9:48 [video]

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Ring dips - shoulders should come well below the elbow at the bottom of the dip

Posted by lauren at 7:10 PM

May 2, 2006

Tuesday 060502

Four rounds for time of:
20 pound Medicine ball cleans, 20 reps
100 ft Walking lunge
45 pound One arm dumbbell snatch, right arm, 10 reps
45 pound One arm dumbbell snatch, left arm, 10 reps

Post time to comments.

WOD demo - The Goldstein/Sims family, CrossFit Santa Cruz [video]

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One arm dumbbell snatch - Eyes kept on the dumbbell helps stabilize.

Posted by lauren at 8:46 PM

May 1, 2006

Monday 060501

"Helen"

Three rounds for time:
Run 400 meters
1 1/2 pood Kettlebell X 21 swings (or 55 pound dumbbell swing)
12 Pull-ups

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Post time to comments.

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Josh Briggs

Posted by lauren at 8:18 PM

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