Sunday 101031

155 pound Squat Clean and Jerk, 30 reps

The barbell goes from ground to overhead, passing through a front squat in which the crease of the hip passes below the height of the kneecap. The finish position is with the arms, hips and knees fully extended, arms overhead, with at least a portion of the ear visible in front of the arm. Dropping the barbell is acceptable.

Austin Malleolo 3:01, Camille Leblanc-Bazinet 3:53 (105lbs).
Post time to comments.

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W.H. Frank Lin, Montreal, Quebec.

"The Cycle of Behavior: Part 2" with Tony Blauer, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Behind the Scenes at the CrossFit-USAW Open" with Rory McKernan, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Bigger, Faster, Stronger?" with Kristan Clever - video [wmv] [mov]

Event 9 at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Austin Malleolo and Camille Leblanc-Bazinet on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself."
- Plato

Saturday 101030

Rest Day

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Samuel Whittemore, Arlington, MA.

"Combative Practical Shooting: Part 3" with Dave Re and Dave Castro, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"We Didn't Plan This" with Greg Glassman at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Miranda Oldroyd does "Amazing Grace" for Barbells for Boobs - video [wmv] [mov]

Event 8 at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 Mov. 1, Mov. 2, Mov. 3.

Raymond Carver - So Much Water So Close To Home.

"Foreclosure Fraud For Dummies" by Mike Konczal, Rortybomb.

Post thoughts to comments.

Friday 101029

Complete as many rounds as possible 20 minutes of:
10 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
10 GHD Sit-ups
10 Back extensions

Austin Malleolo 16 rounds + 10 wall ball, Karianne Dickson 15 rounds (14lb ball),
Kim Malz 11 rounds + 8 shots (20lb ball). Post rounds completed to comments.

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FGB5 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

"Roundtable in Tahoe: Lipson on the Spot", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Austin Malleolo at the CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

Austin Malleolo on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Event 7 at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

"We cannot advance without new experiments in living, but no wise man tries every day what he has proved wrong the day before."
- James Truslow Adams

Thursday 101028

Run 5K

Austin Malleolo 20:01, Karianne Dickson 21:07, Heather Bergeron 22:10.
Post time to comments.

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Andy del Cueto, CrossFit Alfa, Mexico City.

"Two-Minute Drills Part 6: Back of the Socket" with Kelly Starrett, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Playing On The Rings at GSX Athletics - video [wmv] [mov]

Event 6 at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Wednesday 101027

Complete as many rounds as possible 20 minutes of:
95 pound Squat snatch, 10 reps
10 Ring dips
10 Knees to elbows

Austin Malleolo 10 rounds + 2 snatch, Dave Lipson 9 rounds, Karianne Dickson 8 rounds + 4 dips (65lbs).
Post rounds completed to comments.

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Team Again Faster's Michelle Kinney Vs Team Rogue's Christy Phillips, Lake Tahoe.

"Positive Self-Talk: Focusing on Your Goals" with Greg Amundson, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The Story Behind the Rogue vs. Again Faster Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Event 5 at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Austin Malleolo on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity."
- Winston Churchill

Tuesday 101026

Rest Day

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Jeff Liddle, Grand Canyon.

"Heather Bergeron at the CrossFit-USAW Open", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Rope Climb - Russian Wrap" with Kim and Adrian Bozman video [wmv] [mov]

Event 4 at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Johann Strauss II, "Die Fledermaus".

Robert Frost - Two Tramps In Mud Time.

"How Obama Thinks" by Dinesh D'Souza, Forbes.

Post thoughts to comments.

Monday 101025

Ten rounds for load and time of:
1 Clean and Jerk
5 Pull-ups
10 Push-ups
15 Squats

Heather Bergeron 155lbs in 12:45. Post load and time to comments.

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CrossFit Level 1 Seminars: CrossFit Tampa, King CrossFit, GSX CrossFit, CrossFit Asia.

"Coaches Prep Course: Deadlifting off of Bumpers" with Chris Spealler, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Kendrick Farris at the CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open - video [wmv] [mov]

Event 2 at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Heather Bergeron on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues."
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Sunday 101024

21-15-9 reps of:
225 pound Deadlift
135 pound Overhead squat

Dave Lipson 3:24, Mike Giardina 5:07, Chris Spealler 5:09, Karianne Dickson 5:45 (155lb dead, 95lb OHS), Elyse Umeda 6:37 (155lb dead, 95lb OHS), Heather Bergeron 7:18 (155lb dead, 95lb OHS).
Post time to comments.

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Paul Woo.

"CrossFit Fort Vancouver: Impact of the Win", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Event 3 at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Tanya Wagner at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Chris Spealler - video [wmv] [mov]

Dave Lipson on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Elyse Umeda on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Heather Bergeron on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Saturday 101023

Seven rounds for time of:
10 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
10 Pull-ups

Kevin Montoya 4:15, Mat Frankel 4:55, Heather Bergeron 5:59 (14lb ball), Kim Malz 8:05 (20lb ball).
Post time to comments.

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Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown.

"For the Love of the Games" with Kristan Clever, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open Pre-Comp Interviews, Part 1, Part 2.

Kevin Montoya on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Heather Bergeron 5:59 on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"Business is always a struggle. There are always obstacles and competitors. There is never an open road, except the wide road that leads to failure. Every great success has always been achieved by fight. Every winner has scars.... The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will-power to develop themselves."
- Herbert N. Casson

Friday 101022

Rest Day

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Matt Chan, Team Rogue, Lake Tahoe.

"Rope Climbing Techniques: Legless Rope Climb" with Adrian Bozman and Carl Paoli, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Event 1 at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

"Paddleboard Cam" with Jason Khalipa at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Heinrich Ignaz Biber, Passacaglia in G minor by Richard Yongjae O'Neill.

The Invitation - Oriah Mountain Dreamer.

"In the 10th Year of War, a Harder Army, a More Distant America" by David Wood, Politics Daily

Post thoughts to comments.

Thursday 101021

"Brenton"

Five rounds for time of:
Bear crawl 100 feet
Standing broad-jump, 100 feet

Do three Burpees after every five broad-jumps. If you've got a twenty pound vest or body armor, wear it.

Kevin Montoya 8:01 (20lb vest), Dave Leys 9:15 (20lb vest), Lucas Zepeda 10:16 (20lb vest), Laurie Galassi 11:20 (18lb belt), Pat Sherwood 14:00 (20lb armor).
Post time to comments.

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Field Training Officer Timothy Quinn Brenton, 39, of the Seattle Police Department, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting while on duty on October 31, 2009. He is survived by his wife Lisa, his son Quinn, and daughter Kayliegh.

WOD Demo from CrossFit Santa Cruz - video [wmv] [mov]

Kevin Montoya on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Wednesday 101020

Thruster 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Michael Giardina 264lbs, Heather Bergeron 165lbs.
Post loads to comments.

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Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

"The Cycle of Behavior: Part 1" with Tony Blauer, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Fight Gone Bad 5: Charlotte, N.C.", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Sneak Peek at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Mikko Salo at the Team Rogue Vs. Team Again Faster Tahoe Throwdown - video [wmv] [mov]

Highlights from the "Amazing Grace" fundraiser at CrossFit by Overload - video [wmv] [mov]

Tuesday 101019

"Bulger"

Ten rounds for time of:
Run 150 meters
7 Chest to bar pull-ups
135 pound Front squat, 7 reps
7 Handstand push-ups

Kevin Montoya 18:20, Heather Bergeron 19:23, Michael Giardina 19:54,
Kim Malz 29:16 (95lbs).
Post time to comments.

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Canadian Forces Corporal Nicholas Bulger, 30, of Peterborough, Ontario, assigned to the 3rd Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based out of Edmonton, Alberta, died July 3, 2009 while on patrol in the Zhari district of Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle. Cpl. Bulger is survived by his wife Rebeka, and daughters Brookelynn and Elizabeth.

Monday 101018

Rest Day

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CrossFit Level 1 Seminars: University of San Diego, FirePower CrossFit, Indianapolis Metro PD, CrossFit Central London.
CrossFit Coaches Prep Course: CrossFit Central London.

"Analyzing the 63s and 69s" from the CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Double Fran" with Graham Holmberg, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Rob Orlando, 30 Muscle-ups, Isabel and Grace for time - video [wmv] [mov]

Dave Lipson, Jason Khalipa and Dave Castro on the 101016 WOD, by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

Franz Schubert, Impromptu in F minor op.142 no.1.

James Allen - As A Man Thinketh

"Kevin Kelly and Steven Johnson on Where Ideas Come From", Wired.

Post thoughts to comments.

Sunday 101017

"Forrest"

Three rounds for time of:
20 L-pull-ups
30 Toes to bar
40 Burpees
Run 800 meters

Graham Holmberg 32:15, Kim Malz 32:44.

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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Forrest Nelson Leamon, 37, assigned to the Foreign-deployed Advisory and Support Team (FAST) Echo was killed October 26th, 2009, while on a counternarcotics mission in Western Afghanistan when the helicopter he was in crashed. He is survived by his wife Ana, his son Luke, his parents, Sue and Richard Leamon, and his sister Heather.

Saturday 101016

"CrossFit Total"

Back squat, 1 rep
Shoulder Press, 1 rep
Deadlift, 1 rep

Dave Lipson: Squat 550, Press 215, Deadlift 635. Total 1400lbs
Jason Khalipa: Squat 445, Press 240, Deadlift 535. Total 1220lbs
Kristan Clever: Squat 270, Press 115, Deadlift 335. Total 720lbs
Katie Hogan: Squat 245, Press 115, Deadlift 320. Total 685lbs
Elyse Umeda Squat 275, Press 105, Deadlift 295. Total 675lbs
Rebecca Voigt: Squat 215, Press 105, Deadlift 350. Total 670lbs
Kim Malz: Squat 235, Press 95, Deadlift 275. Total 605lbs
Post total to comments.

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Ian Berger.

"Two Months after the 2010 CrossFit Games" with Rebecca Voigt, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Training Strategy" with Graham Holmberg - video [wmv] [mov]

Elyse Umeda on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

From the Vault:
Nicole and Zac Go For A Total - video [wmv] [mov]

Friday 101015

Three rounds for time of:
135 pound Hang power clean, 15 reps
15 Burpees

Chris Spealler 2:48, Graham Holmberg 3:02, Austin Malleolo 3:04, Rich Froning Jr. 3:10, Jason Khalipa 3:19, Tim Burke 3:31, Stacie Kroon 3:32 (95lbs), Miranda Oldroyd 3:53 (95lbs), Mary Lampas 4:02 (95lbs), Heather Bergeron 4:23 (95lbs).
Post time to comments.

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Post FGB5 at CrossFit Marina.

"Transitioning CrossFit Movements into Elite Skills: Part 3" with Carl Paoli by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"I Gave Up Coffee For CrossFit" with Kristan Clever - video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Dave Lipson and Spencer Hendel at the CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Miranda Oldroyd and Mary Lampas - video [wmv] [mov]

Rich Froning Jr. and Heather Bergeron on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Jason Khalipa on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Rob Orlando, Tim Burke and Katie Burke on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"We are all manufacturers-making good, making trouble or making excuses."
- H. V. Adolt

Thursday 101014

Rest Day

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Worldwide People Overhead.

"Rope-Climbing Techniques: The Spanish Wrap" by Adrian Bozman with Carl Paoli and Kim Bozman, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Coach Mike Burgener at the CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 39 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

Constantine P. Cavafy - Ithaka

"My Resignation From The American Physical Society" by Hal Lewis.

Post thoughts to comments.

Wednesday 101013

For time:
50 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
10 Muscle-ups
40 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
8 Muscle-ups
30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
6 Muscle-ups
20 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
4 Muscle-ups
10 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
2 Muscle-ups

Chris Spealler 8:27, Jason Khalipa 10:20, Jaime Loera 12:15, Kim Malz 13:02 (14lb ball, bar MU), Adrian Bozman 13:11, Kristan Clever 14:05 (16lb ball), Miranda Oldroyd 17:21 (14lb ball), Rebecca Voigt 19:43 (16lb ball).
Post time to comments.

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Marco Gundlach, Monte Baldo, Italy.

"Analyzing the 94s" by Chad Vaughn, Casey Burgener and Tony Budding at the CrossFit/USAW Open, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Stiff Leg Power Clean" with Louie Simmons - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Miranda Oldroyd - video [wmv] [mov]

"I like to have a martini
Two at the very most --
After three I'm under the table,
After four, I'm under my host. "
- Dorothy Parker

Tuesday 101012

Snatch balance 1-1-1-1-1-1-1

Dave Lipson 300lbs, James Hobart 272lbs, Dave Leys 215lbs, Kristan Clever 185lbs, Rebecca Voigt 175lbs, Laurie Galassi 155lbs, Miranda Oldroyd 150lbs, Heather Bergeron 150lbs. Post loads to comments.

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Ken Roads, FGB5.

"Combative Practical Shooting: Part 2" with Dave Re and Dave Castro, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Highlights from the CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Laurie Galassi and Dave Leys - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Miranda Oldroyd - video [wmv] [mov]

Dave Lipson, 300 lbs on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

James Hobart, 272 lbs on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Kristan Clever, 185 lbs on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Heather Bergeron on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Brian Curley, 2010 CrossFit Games Masters Men Champion on yesterday's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Monday 101011

"Tabata This!"

Tabata Row
Rest 1 minute
Tabata Squat
Rest 1 minute
Tabata Pull-up
Rest 1 minute
Tabata Push-up
Rest 1 minute
Tabata Sit-up

The Tabata interval is 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest for 8 intervals.
Tabata score is the least number of reps performed in any of the eight intervals. Unit for the row is "calories".

Russ Malz 8, 21, 10, 15, 20 = 74, Kristan Clever 4, 25, 10, 15, 18 = 72,
Kim Malz 5, 22, 10, 11, 23 = 71, Austin Malleolo 8, 21, 10, 14, 11 = 64.
Post Tabata score for each exercise to comments and total for final score.

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CrossFit Level 1 Seminars: CrossFit Viruosity, CrossFit Scottsdale, CrossFit Melbourne.
CrossFit Coaches Prep Course: Indianapolis Metropolitan P.D.

"The Fittest Girl" by Sevan Matossian, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Squatting To Restore Spinal Motion and To Poop" with Kelly Starrett - video [wmv] [mov]

Austin Malleolo and Jason Ackerman on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"One of the rules of caution is not to be too cautious."
- Bahya ibn Paquda

Sunday 101010

Rest Day

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Jim Duwve, 265lb family squat.

"CrossFit Fort Vancouver: Programming for the Games", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"It Changed My Life: Anthony Torres" - video [wmv] [mov]

Anton Bruckner, Symphony no. 8 1st Mov., Part 1, Part 2.

E.B. White - Once More to the Lake.

Watch "The Child-Driven Education" by Sugata Mitra, TED Talks.

Post thoughts to comments.

Saturday 101009

Handstand walk 100 meters

If you fall, restart at the point of contact furthest from the finish.

Laurie Galassi 3:03, Mel Ockerby 4:20, Dave Leys 6:59, Kim Malz 7:02,
Mat Frankel 7:45, Pat Barber 7:50.
Post time to comments.

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Dave Leys.

"Analyzing the 105s" with Coach Mike Burgener, Kendrick Farris and Tony Budding, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Rope Climb Prerequisites" with Adrian and Kim Bozman - video [wmv] [mov]

Laurie Galassi on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Dave Leys on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Mel Ockerby and Mat Frankel on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
- Lord Edward Stanley

Friday 101008

Front squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Dave Lipson 500lbs, Jason Khalipa 365lbs,
Austin Malleolo 135-225-275-300-315-325-330(fail) lbs,
Kim Malz 135-155-165-175-185-195(fail)-195(fail) lbs.
Post loads to comments.

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Dallas/Fort Worth EOD Unit.

"CrossFit Games Competitor For Life" with Graham Holmberg, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Highlights from the Los Angleles area Fight Gone Bad 5 by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Highlights from Fight Gone Bad 5 at CrossFit Spartanburg, South Carolina, Vimeo.

Dave Lipson on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]
Austin Malleolo on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Thursday 101007

21-15 and 9 rep rounds of:
Left-arm Kettlebell snatch, 1.5 pood
Right-arm Kettlebell snatch, 1.5 pood
Pull-ups

Mike Cazayoux 5:15, Cody Hidler 5:15, Austin Malleolo 5:16, Rob Shaffer 5:16, Kristan Clever 5:29 (1 pood), Rebecca Voigt 5:51 (1 pood), Jason Ackerman 6:45.
Post time to comments.

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Bare Bones CrossFit.

"Transitioning CrossFit Movements into Elite Skills: Part 2" with Carl Paoli, by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"I Can Totally Do That" with Kristan Clever - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with CrossFit NRG - video [wmv] [mov]

Austin Malleolo and Jason Ackerman on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

From the Vault:
Greg Amundson 4:49, October 2005 - video [wmv]
Greg Amundson 4:39, December 2007 - video [wmv] [mov]

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
- Vince Lombardi

Wednesday 101006

Rest Day

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Kristan Clever, 1st Place 63kg Division and Womens overall Event Champion, 2010 CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open.

"Two-Minute Drills Part 5: Internal Rotation" with Kelly Starrett, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Isabel-Off" with Josh Everett and Dave Lipson at the CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open - video [wmv] [mov]

Sean Lind, 175lb bodyweight Turkish Get-up, YouTube.

Karl Friedrich Abel, WKO 205 per Viola Da Gamba.

Emily Bronte - Remembrance

"Freedom Works: The Case of Hong Kong" by Andrew P. Morriss, The Freeman.

Post thoughts to comments.

Tuesday 101005

Resting 60 seconds between sets:
Bench press 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2

Post load(s) to comments.

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Matt Chan, 1st Place 94kg Division and overall Event Champion, 2010 CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open.

"The Disposable Heroes WOD" with Brad Mckee, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Lifting While Out of Breath" with Graham Holmberg - video [wmv] [mov]

"New Friends", recap of the inaugural CrossFit/USAW Open, CrossFit Journal.

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point."
- C.S. Lewis

Monday 101004

For time:
95 pound Back squat, 50 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 5 ascents
115 pound Back squat, 40 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 4 ascents
135 pound Back squat, 30 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 3 ascents
155 pound Back squat, 20 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 2 ascents
175 pound Back squat, 10 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 1 ascent

Post time to comments.

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CrossFit Level 1 Seminars: CrossFit Santa Clara, CrossFit Atlanta, CrossFit Milford.

"Chasing the Title" with Jason Khalipa, Joey Warren and Gabe Subry, by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Jack Cotter 30 Muscle-ups in 2:27 - video [wmv] [mov]

Sunday 101003

"Jerry"

For time:
Run 1 mile
Row 2K
Run 1 mile

Peter Egyed 19:39. Post time to comments.

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Lindsey Benson, 91 kg Clean and Jerk at the CrossFit/USAW Open.

"It Changed My Life: Chris Emerson", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Peeing and Beef" with CrossFit Fort Vancouver - video [wmv] [mov]

"Light Weight?", Day 2 at the CrossFit/USAW Open, CrossFit Journal.

Watch the Free Live Coverage of the CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open.

"There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm."
- Willa Cather

Saturday 101002

Rest Day

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"Isabel-Off" at the CrossFit/USAW Open: Josh Everett 1:06, Dave Lipson 1:06.

"Positive Self-Talk: Defining Your Terms" with Greg Amundson, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Highlights from the CrossFit Sports Series Stand-Up Paddling Event - video [wmv] [mov]

Watch the Free Live Coverage of the CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open.

Robert Schumann, Concert Piece for four Horns and Orchestra in F major op. 86.

T.S. Eliot - The Waste Land.

"A Tsunami Approaches: The Beginning of the Great Deconstruction" by Robert J. Cristiano, New Geography.

Post thoughts to comments.

Friday 101001

Snatch, 1 rep
Clean and jerk, 1 rep
As many rounds and reps as possible in ten minutes of:
55kg Squat clean, 6 reps
12 Pull-ups
24 Double-unders

Add together the best snatch (in kg), the best clean and jerk (in kg), and the total reps performed in the triplet for your final score. Post score to comments.

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Jason Hines, Dieppe, New Brunswick.

"Training for the Ironman" using CrossFit Endurance by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Making The Big Lift When It Counts" with Graham Holmberg - video [wmv] [mov]

Rick Adams on the 2010 CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open - video [wmv] [mov]

Free Live Coverage of the CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open begins Friday at 9:30 AM MDT (8:30 Pacific, 11:30 Eastern).