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January 2007
January 31, 2007
Wednesday 070131
Rest Day

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Tabata Squats - CrossFit Santa Cruz [video]
The Offensiveness of Taking Offense, by Selwyn Duke, American Thinker
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January 30, 2007
Tuesday 070130
Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
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Pressing Snatch Balance [video]
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January 29, 2007
Monday 070129
"Angie"
For time:
100 Pull-ups
100 Push-ups
100 Sit-ups
100 Squats
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Two self-spotting techniques for handstand push-ups. The technique on the left uses the hip flexors to assist and requires greater confidence and control of the handstand than the technique on the right which uses the hamstrings for assistance but provides an easier bailout. [video]
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January 28, 2007
Sunday 070128
Push press 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps
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The active shoulder, engaging the traps to elevate the shoulder, is a critical component to stabilizing overhead lifts, handstands, and handsprings.
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January 27, 2007
Saturday 070127
Rest Day

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Squat Therapy
Facing the Islamist Menace, Christopher Hitchens, City Journal
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January 26, 2007
Friday 070126
"Elizabeth"
21-15-9 reps of:
Clean 135 pounds
Ring dips
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The false grip shortens the arm on a third class lever, the forearm, and greatly reduces strength required to pull-up. The muscle-up is nearly impossible without a false grip. [video]
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January 25, 2007
Thursday 070125
Complete in as few sets as possible:
95 pound Overhead squat, 75 reps
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Overhead squat competition [video]
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January 24, 2007
Wednesday 070124
"Diane"
21-15-9 reps of:
225 pound Deadlift
Handstand push-ups
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In a front squat the bar sits squarely and solidly on the shoulders. To complete the proper "racking" of the bar, just bring the hands back to the bar leaving the elbows pointing straight ahead. Only a few fingers are needed under the bar.
Barbell Snatch [video]
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January 23, 2007
Tuesday 070123
Rest Day

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Coach Burgener - CrossFit Certification, January 2007, Orange County Fire Authority
CrossFit North [video]
The Quranic Concept of War, Joseph C. Meyers, Review Essays, U.S. Army War College
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January 22, 2007
Monday 070122
Run 5 K
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CrossFit Certification Seminar, January 2007, Orange County Fire Authority
The AOFP CrossFit Austere Program, by Greg Glassman, Wade Rutland, JT Williams - CrossFit Journal
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January 21, 2007
Sunday 070121
For time:
50 Box jump, 24 inch box
50 Jumping pull-ups
50 Kettlebell swings, 1 pood
Walking Lunge, 50 steps
50 Knees to elbows
50 Push press, 45 pounds
50 Back extensions
50 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
50 Burpees
50 Double unders
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Butch White
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January 20, 2007
Saturday 070120
"CrossFit Total"
Back squat, 1 rep
Shoulder Press, 1 rep
Deadlift, 1 rep
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Becoming comfortable and fully oriented while inverted is an essential facet of functional kinesthetic awareness.
Inversion - [video]
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January 19, 2007
Friday 070119
Rest Day

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Brendan can hold the L-sit with an arched lower back, top photo, whereas Zach has lost the normal lumbar curve in the bottom photo. The difference is Brendan has greater hamstring flexibility.
A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods
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6:19 PM
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January 18, 2007
Thursday 070118
"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
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Burpees [video]
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January 17, 2007
Wednesday 070117
Clean 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
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Take each clean from the ground and catch in a squat.
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Glute-Ham Developer: Back Extension, Hip Extension, Back & Hip Extension [video]
Combat Calisthenics, Tony Blauer, CrossFit Journal
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January 16, 2007
Tuesday 070116
"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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Stabilizing the split jerk is made difficult if the torso tilts forward - keep the pelvis perpendicular to the ground and the chest up.
Coach Burgener on timing [video] - CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting Certification
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January 15, 2007
Monday 070115
Rest Day

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Second pull power [video] - CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting Certification with Mike Burgener
Michael Yon: Walking the Line 2007 Part One, and Part Two.
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January 14, 2007
Sunday 070114
Front Squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
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"The Black Box" - CrossFit NYC
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January 13, 2007
Saturday 070113
For time:
Row 1000 meters
Body weight Bench press, 30 reps
Row 1000 meters
Body weight Bench press, 20 reps
Row 1000 meters
Body weight Bench press, 10 reps
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Dumbbell snatch [video]
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January 12, 2007
Friday 070112
Weighted Pull-ups 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Placing a dumbbell between the legs above crossed ankles works great.
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"Alternative exercise" - CrossFit Philly
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January 11, 2007
Thursday 070111
Rest Day

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Clean catches [video]
"Choosing Victory - A Plan for Success in Iraq", American Enterprise Institute
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5:41 PM
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January 10, 2007
Wednesday 070110
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
100 m Run
1.5 pood Kettlebell swings, 12 reps
10 Pull-ups
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USCG
Interview with Mark Rippetoe at Elite Fitness Systems.
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January 9, 2007
Tuesday 070109
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
65 pound Power snatch, 12 reps
10 Push-ups
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Handstand spotting
Burpee Muscle-ups [video]
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5:55 PM
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January 8, 2007
Monday 070108
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
65 pound Thruster, 12 reps
10 Pull-ups
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Muscle-up development
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January 7, 2007
Sunday 070107
Rest Day

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CrossFit Pittsburgh in Iraq
Blowing a "Hinge Moment" of History, Mark Steyn, The Jerusalem Post
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6:24 PM
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January 6, 2007
Saturday 070106
Deadlift 5-5-5-5-5 reps
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Primal Fitness, Grand Opening tomorrow.
An early CrossFit Journal call for "functional fitness" in Mil/LEO communities.
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January 5, 2007
Friday 070105
Shoulder Press 5-5-5-5-5 reps
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Gill Athletics has rings!
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5:27 PM
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January 4, 2007
Thursday 070104
Back Squat 5-5-5-5-5 reps
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Mike's Gym
Shoulder press, Push press, Push jerk [video]
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6:32 PM
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January 3, 2007
Wednesday 070103
Rest Day

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The muscle-up [video] is no more than surmounting an object from which you are hanging or passing through an overhead egress - both functional and potentially lifesaving. The move is low skill, very low skill, yet possesses enough technical challenge that few people are able to perform it even when possessing the requisite contractile force. The modern trend of "dumbing down" PT, i.e. deliberately removing skill components, reduces strength (the productive application of force), blunts power, and retards speed.
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January 2, 2007
Tuesday 070102
Five rounds for time of:
400 meter run
135 pound Thruster, 10 reps
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A Concept for Functional Fitness, USMC
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January 1, 2007
Monday 070101
Five rounds for time of:
400 meter run
225 pound Deadlift, 12 reps
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Happy New Year!
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