CrossFit's Workout Of The Day

Friday 250228

Open Workout 25.1

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 15 minutes of:
3 lateral burpees over the dumbbell
3 dumbbell hang clean-to-overheads
30-foot walking lunge (2 x 15 feet)
*After completing each round, add 3 reps to the burpees and hang clean-to-overheads.

♀ 35-lb (15-kg) dumbbell
♂ 50-lb (22.5-kg) dumbbell

Post time or reps completed to comments, and submit your score as part of the 2025 CrossFit Open.

Visit the CrossFit Games website for full details, including Scaled, Foundations (beginner), and Age-Group variations of the workout. Adaptive versions of the workout can be found through WheelWOD.

Resources:
[Burpee Over the Dumbbell]
The Dumbbell Hang Clean and Push Jerk
The Walking Lunge
CrossFit Open Workout 25.1 Tips

Tuesday 230801

Overhead squat 1-1-1-1-1 reps
Front squat 1-1-1-1-1 reps
Back squat 1-1-1-1-1 reps

Try to increase the load on each rep.

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Scaling:
Athletes with less experience should perform additional reps per set at submaximal loads to allow more practice. Experienced athletes can perform this heavy day as written, aiming to increase loading for each rep.

Monday 180129

Rest Day


"The Startling Link Between Sugar and Alzheimer's," The Atlantic.

Post thoughts to comments.

Friday 170331

Rest Day


"Sugar now an investment risk, says AMP," The Australian.

Post thoughts to comments.

Friday 170210

Cameron

For time:
50 walking lunge steps
25 chest-to-bar pull-ups
50 box jumps, 24-in. box
25 triple-unders
50 back extensions
25 ring dips
50 knees-to-elbows
25 wall-ball "2-fer-1s", 20-lb. ball
50 sit-ups
15-ft. rope climbs, 5 ascents

Post time to comments.

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Thursday 160324

Rest Day



"The Sugary Truth," The Tremendousness Collective.

Post thoughts to comments.

Monday 130610

"CrossFit Total"

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

Post total to comments.

Compare to 121127.

"Lingua Fran-ca" by Mike Warkentin, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

Monday 130401

Rest Day

"From Crunches to Climax" by Emily Beers, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

"Physical Fitness of Young Chess Players" by Agnieszka Fornal-Urban, Anna Keska

Thursday 130131

Rest Day

"Brand Is Identity" with Coach Glassman - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]

Registration for the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games Open is live! - [video]

Monday 120611

For time:
15 foot Rope climb, 5 ascents
145 pound Clean and jerk, 5 reps
15 foot Rope climb, 4 ascents
165 pound Clean and jerk, 4 reps
15 foot Rope climb, 3 ascents
185 pound Clean and jerk, 3 reps
15 foot Rope climb, 2 ascents
205 pound Clean and jerk, 2 reps
15 foot Rope climb, 1 ascent
225 pound Clean and jerk, 1 rep

Post time to comments.

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Monday 120220

"Angie"

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

Post time to comments.

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"Muscle-Up Virtuosity: Part 1" with Laurie Galassi, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Intros To The Open" - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Register for the Open here.

WOD Demo with Telluride CrossFit - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]

"20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes" by Jon Gingerich, Lit Reactor.

Thursday 110721

Rest Day

"Number 1 and Number 2: A Day of Training" with Graham Holmberg and Rich Froning Jr., CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"We're Buddies" with Larry Myers Jr., CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The Games Update IV - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov Download Only]

"Pat Sherwood is Ready" - video [wmv] [mov]

"All Over The Map: Tovar and Kniep" by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

Edward Elgar, Salut d'Amour.

Hector Hugh Munro - The Boar-Pig.

"Ernest Hemingway, The Art of Fiction No. 21" interview by George Plimpton, The Paris Review.

Post thoughts to comments.

Wednesday 110316

CrossFit Games Open 11.1

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
30 Double-unders
15 Power snatches

The Power snatch loads are as follows:
Men and Masters Men 45-49, 50-54: 75lbs/35kg
Women and Masters Women 45-54: 55lbs/25kg
Masters Men 55-59, 60+: 65lbs/30kg
Masters Women 55-59, 60+: 45lbs/20kg

For a downloadable PDF of the workout, click here.

CrossFit Games Open 11.1 workout instructions - video [wmv] [mov]

Jason Khalipa 7 rounds + 3 snatches, Laurie Galassi 6 rounds + 27 double-unders (25kg).
Post rounds and fractions of rounds completed to comments and/or register and submit your results as part of the CrossFit Games Open.

"Muscle-Up Progressions" with Carl Paoli by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The History of the CrossFit Games by Reebok - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov - Download Only]

WOD Demo with Laurie Galassi - video [wmv] [mov]

"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
- Mark Twain

Friday 110311

Rest Day

"CrossFit Powerlifting Division", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Grand Opening at CrossFit Liberation - video [wmv] [mov]

The Home Gym with Danyel Claire - video [wmv] [mov]

Franz Liszt, Totentanz.

George Orwell - Shooting An Elephant.

"The Mead List: World's Top Ten Gaddafi Toads" by Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest.

Post thoughts to comments.

Saturday 110122

Rest Day

"Pregnancy for an Elite Competitor: Part 2" with Tanya Wagner, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Blue Flame Part 2" with Jon Wilson by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Tony Budding on scaling, GHD Edition - video [wmv] [mov]

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.

Rupert Brooke - The Soldier.

"Quantitative Easing Explained", YouTube.

Post thoughts to comments.

Sunday 110109

Weighted pull-ups 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Josh Everett 154lbs at 185lb BW, Laurie Galassi 77lbs at 127lbs, Kim Malz 70lbs at 133lb BW, Miranda Oldroyd 45lbs at 149lb BW.
Post loads and body weight to comments.

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"Mikko Salo: Coming to America Part 1", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Water balloons and double-unders - video [wmv] [mov]

Overview of the CrossFit Stone Making Party with Rob Orlando - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Laurie Galassi - video [wmv] [mov]

Miranda Oldroyd on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"Industry is a better horse to ride than genius."
- Walter Lippman

Tuesday 110104

Front squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps

Dave Lipson: 405-425-455-455-455lbs.
Pat Barber: 264-286-286-319-330lbs(fail).
Post loads to comments.

Compare to 100428.

"Teaching the Pull-up to a Large Group: Part 1" with Adrian Bozman with Lisa Ray, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

2011 Fight For Air Climb promo with Mikko Salo and Christy Phillips - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Pat Barber - video [wmv] [mov]

"The Elephant in the Room" by Callie Oettinger.

Tuesday 101228

Seven rounds for time of:
185 pound Front squat, 3 reps
7 L-pull-ups

Kevin Montoya 6:33, Chris Lofland 6:48, Candice Ruiz 8:55 (135lbs), Kristan Clever 9:33 (135lbs), Rebecca Voigt 11:51 (135lbs).
Post time to comments.

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"Defining CrossFit" with Greg Glassman, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Stone Making Seminar with Rob Orlando - video [wmv] [mov]

Candice Ruiz and Chris Lofland on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov] (9 minutes)

"The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place."
- Guy Kawasaki

Friday 100820

Three rounds for time of:
15 ft Rope Climb, 5 ascents
21 Ring dips
50 Squats

Peter Egyed 10:04, Pat Sherwood 12:04, Graham Holmberg 12:32, Elyse Umeda 13:27 (12ft rope, 7 ascents), Kristan Clever 18:19, Rebecca Voigt 22:05. Post time to comments.

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"Stomping on the Heel Strike" with Dr. Daniel Lieberman, by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Spirit of the Games: Part 1" with Chris Spealler, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit Journal Stand-Up Paddle Board Race - video [wmv] [mov]

Chris Mason interviews Chris Spealler

"Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and perceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and last some crisis shows what we have become"
- Brooke Foss Westcott

Sunday 100711

Five rounds for time of:
135 pound Thruster, 15 reps
Run 400 meters

Post time to comments.

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"The CrossFit Celebrity" with Mikko Salo, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Greg Amundson 100701 WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"Heroes and cowards feel exactly the same fear. Heroes just react to it differently."
- Cus D'Amato, boxing trainer

Thursday 100708

Walking lunge 100 ft.
21 Pull-ups
21 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
18 Pull-ups
18 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
15 Pull-ups
15 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
12 Pull-ups
12 Sit-ups
Walking lunge 100 ft.
9 Pull-ups
9 Sit-ups
Walking Lunge 100 ft.
6 Pull-ups
6 Sit-ups

Chris Spealler 6:42, Eric O'Connor 7:01. Post time to comments.

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"Two-Minute Drills Part 3: Distracting the Joint" with Kelly Starrett, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Chris Spealler and Eric O'Connor - video [wmv] [mov]

"This is CrossFit" with Jason Khalipa - video [wmv] [mov]

Saturday 100529

"Arnie"

With a single 2 pood kettlebell:
21 Turkish get-ups, Right arm
50 Swings
21 Overhead squats, Left arm
50 Swings
21 Overhead squats, Right arm
50 Swings
21 Turkish get-ups, Left arm

Matt Chan 25:06. Bill Grundler 25:49, Moe Kelsey 29:46, Graham Holmberg 36:31, Jeff Tincher 44:31. Jeff Vale 48:46. Post time to comments.

Bill Grundler 25:49 on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Jeff Tincher 44:31 on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Monday 100412

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

Spencer Hendel 285lbs, Chris Spealler 245lbs, Eric O'Connor 235lbs, Andy Hendel 185lbs, Tanya Wagner 125lbs. Post loads to comments.

"A Day in the Life of a Starr" with Kelly Starrett, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Spencer and Andy Hendel - Heavy snatch balances - video [wmv] [mov]

Speal v Eric - Heavy snatch balances - video [wmv] [mov]

Tanya Wagner - 125lb snatch balance - video [wmv] [mov]

From the Vault - Brendan Gilliam 1RM Snatch Balance - video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit Thunder helps raise money for the families of the West Virginia mine disaster.

"One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again."
- Henry Ford

Friday 091120

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

Post loads to comments.

CrossFit Montclair: Think Tank - video [wmv] [mov]

Thursday 090910

Push Jerk 3-3-3-3-3 reps

Post loads to comments.

Preparation for Fight Gone Bad IV - video [wmv] [mov]

"Muy Buenos Dias" - CrossFit Bogota

Tuesday 090825

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
95 pound Thruster, 5 reps
95 pound Hang Powercleans, 7 reps
95 pound Sumo Deadlift High-pull, 10 reps

Post rounds completed to comments.

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Warm-up with Joe Westerlin, CrossFit Omaha - video [wmv] [mov]

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