Thursday 150305

4 rounds for time of:
25 hip extensions
400-meter run

Post time to comments.

Chad Vaughn.

"Willpower: Your Secret Weapon" - CrossFit Journal [article]

"Robert Guerrero turns to CrossFit to modernize training," NBC Sports.

Wednesday 150304

4 rounds for time of:
50-foot overhead walking lunge, 135 lb.
25 GHD sit-ups

Post time to comments.

Carolina Ochoa during Workout 15.1a at CrossFit Garden City.

"Assessing the Program Through Tracking" with Chuck Carswell - [video]

"In the Rocking Chair With Coach Burgener: Episode 1" - CrossFit Journal [video]

Tuesday 150303

Deadlift 5-5-5-5-5 reps

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Jane MacKinnon during 15.1 at CrossFit Jozi.

"A Day in Joshua Tree" with Matt and Cherie Chan - [video]

Monday 150302

Rest Day

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CrossFit Level 2 Certificate Courses: CrossFit Garden City, CrossFit EaDo, CrossFit Park City, CrossFit Glasgow, Reebok CrossFit Officine, Reebok CrossFit Northern Ireland, Cape CrossFit.
CrossFit Kids Course: CrossFit Full Strength.

"Virtuosity 5: Therapy" - CrossFit Journal [article]

Sunday 150301

Foo

170-lb. bench presses, 13 reps
Then, complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
7 chest-to-bar pull-ups
77 double-unders
170-lb. squat clean thrusters, 2 reps
28 sit-ups

Post rounds completed to comments.

Sgt. Gary "Foo" Morales, of the Port St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office in Florida, died Feb. 28, 2013. Morales, 35, was fatally shot during a traffic stop. The Air Force veteran was employed by the St. Lucie County Sherriff's Office for 12 years and had just been promoted to Sergeant Deputy. He is survived by his wife, Holly; daughters, Brooklyn and Jordan; parents, William and Candy; brothers, Brian, Ken and Brad; grandmother, Romanita Rodriguez; and eight nieces and nephews.

Saturday 150228

5 rounds for time of:
100-foot handstand walk
30 one-legged squats, alternating

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Rich Froning successfully cleaning 275 lb. on his first attempt in Workout 15.1a.

"Full Hip Extension in the Snatch" with Cody Burgener - [video]

Friday 150227

Workout 15.1
Complete as many rounds as possible in 9 minutes of:
15 toes-to-bars
115-lb. deadlifts, 10 reps
115-lb. snatches, 5 reps

Workout 15.1a
6 minutes to find 1-rep-max clean and jerk

Perform both workouts on a 15-minute clock, start Workout 15.1a immediately after finishing 15.1.

Post rounds and reps completed for 15.1 and load for 15.1a to comments and/or register and submit your results as part of the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games Open.

Top male and top female after both workouts will receive $2015.

For complete workout standards, video and scorecard click here.

Watch archive footage of Rich Froning vs. Mat Fraser on Workout 15.1 and 15.1a on the CrossFit Games site.

Thursday 150226

Rest Day

Mandy Brown coaching at CrossFit Fenway.

"Water Wise" - CrossFit Journal [article]

All five episodes of 2014 CrossFit Games Behind the Scenes are now available - [series]

Also, all archived live footage from the 2014 Games is now available to watch in the U.S. - [playlist]

First workout of the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games Open will be announced live tomorrow at 5 p.m. PT on the CrossFit Games site.

Wednesday 150225

4 rounds for time of:
Row 500 meters
155-lb. overhead squats, 10 reps

Post time to comments.

Jake Dylik at CrossFit Stamford.

"Intensity Over Volume" with Chuck Carswell - [video]

Tuesday 150224

Hang power snatch 3-3-3-3-3 reps

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Ted and Chrishelle Wingerd.

"Know Your Numbers" - CrossFit Journal [article]

"Ease Up on the Water During That Marathon," The Wall Street Journal.

Monday 150223

4 rounds for time of:
95-lb. sumo deadlift high-pulls, 10 reps
95-lb. push presses, 10 reps
95-lb. back squats, 20 reps

Post time to comments.

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CrossFit Level 2 Certificate Courses: CrossFit Lackland, CrossFit Ranch, CrossFit Belltown, CrossFit Mayhem, CrossFit Laval, Reebok CrossFit Velocity, CrossFit FRA, CrossFit Chiwoo, CrossFit EMOM Villa Luro, CrossFit Gladius Barra, K-State CrossFit.
CrossFit Kids Courses: CrossFit Carbon, CrossFit Ambush.

"inFlux: Episode 2.2" - CrossFit Journal [video]

Sunday 150222

Rest Day

"Thanks to CrossFit, I was able to lug a paddleboard into a remote mountain drainage, then enjoy a long run through some of the most scenic wilderness in the country."

- Paul Jones, Uinta Mountains, Utah

"Enter the Dragon Warriors" - CrossFit Journal [video]

"Parents of Toddler Burned by Drug Warriors Demand Compensation," Reason.com.

Saturday 150221

10 200-meter sprints

Rest as needed between efforts.

Post best and worst times to comments.

Greg Glassman introduces The 2015 CrossFit Conference on Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia, organized by the HEAT Institute.

"Periodization: Period or Question Mark?" - CrossFit Journal [article]

"2014 Games" - [video]

Friday 150220

Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of:
30 GHD sit-ups
20 Turkish get-ups with a 50-lb. dumbbell
30 GHD sit-ups
40 single-arm overhead squats with a 50-lb. dumbbell

Post rounds completed to comments.

Jason Nachowicz, Lac Rose, Senegal.

"Nick's Zone: Sesame Chicken With Broccoli" - CrossFit Journal [video] and [recipe]

"CrossFit Games Update: February 19, 2015" - [video]

Thursday 150219

Eva

5 rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
2-pood kettlebell swings, 30 reps
30 pull-ups

Post time to comments.

Compare to 131017.

Andre Gadney at CrossFit Jozi East.

"Coach's Responsibility" with Chuck Carswell - [video]

"CrossFit Games Update: February 18, 2015" - [video]

Wednesday 150218

Rest Day

Delaney Shadgett.

"D.C. Personal-Trainer Licensure on Hold--For Now" - CrossFit Journal [article]

Tuesday 150217

J.T.

21-15-9 reps for time of:
Handstand push-ups
Ring dips
Push-ups

Post time to comments.

Compare to 121225.

Sam Briggs, 9:37 - [video]

Myles Lewis, Chugach Mountains, Alaska.

"inFlux: Episode 2.1" - CrossFit Journal [video]

Spots still available for The 2015 CrossFit Conference on Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia, organized by the HEAT Institute, Friday, Feb. 20, in Carlsbad, California.

Monday 150216

15-12-9 reps for time of:

95-lb. thrusters

Pull-ups

   Rest 5 minutes

12-9-6 reps for time of:

95-lb. thrusters

Pull-ups

   Rest 5 minutes

9-6-3 reps for time of:

95-lb. thrusters

Pull-ups

Post time for each couplet to comments.

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CrossFit Level 2 Certificate Courses: CrossFit Columbus, CrossFit Roots, CrossFit Albemarle, CrossFit New West, CrossFit Stavanger.
CrossFit Kids Course: Trident CrossFit.

"The Ground and the Fury" - CrossFit Journal [article]

One month remaining for the CrossFit video contest, deadline: March 16, 2015 - [video]

Sunday 150215

For time:
50 box jumps, 24-inch box
50 jumping pull-ups
50 kettlebell swings, 1 pood
50 walking-lunge steps
50 knees-to-elbows
50 push presses, 45 lb.
50 back extensions
50 wall-ball shots, 20-lb. ball
50 burpees
50 double-unders

Post time to comments.

Compare to 131118.

Jacina Laboo and Blair Niemcziek at CrossFit Nine.

"Knee Strike" with Tony Blauer - [video]

Saturday 150214

Rest Day

Cygnus CrossFit owner Inaki Roza, Mahahual, Mexico.

"CrossFit Iron Tigers: Where She's the Boss" - CrossFit Journal [video]

"Our Amazingly Plastic Brains," The Wall Street Journal.

Friday 150213

Front squat 10-10-10-10-10 reps

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Compare to 130505.

Eric Costen at CrossFit 719.

"Looking for a Neutral Spine" - [video]

"3-2-1 ... Snow!" - CrossFit Journal [article]