Rest Day

"Coaching the Air Squat" with Adrian Bozman, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Fallen but Never Forgotten," a CrossFit Journal article.

DJ Wickham, 220lb snatch complex from the Canadian Regionals - video [wmv] [mov]

Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings.

"Reflections on Memorial Day" by Mackubin T. Owens.

Post thoughts to comments.

"The Seven"

Seven rounds for time of:
7 Handstand push-ups
135 pound Thruster, 7 reps
7 Knees to elbows
245 pound Deadlift, 7 reps
7 Burpees
7 Kettlebell swings, 2 pood
7 Pull-ups

Mikko Salo 19:19. Chris Spealler 20:56. Graham Holmberg 24:37. Post time to comments.

"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]

"Nutts"

For time:
10 Handstand push-ups
250 pound Deadlift, 15 reps
25 Box jumps, 30 inch box
50 Pull-ups
100 Wallball shots, 20 pounds, 10'
200 Double-unders
Run 400 meters with a 45lb plate

Graham Holmberg 14:46. Josh Wagner 16:44. Tanya Wagner 18:25 (205lb DL, 14lb MB, 25lb plate). Post times to comments.

Rest Day

"Training, Intensity and Olympic Gold" with Kevin Light, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Jessica Pamanian's 170lb x 3 clean and jerk at the Northeast Regionals by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Antonín Dvořák, New World Symphony - 4th Movement.

W H Auden, The Fall of Rome

"Chances Are" by Steven Strogatz.

Post thoughts to comments.

Three rounds for time of:
60 seconds L-sit
45 pound barbell Good mornings, 30 reps
60 Abmat sit-ups
25 pound plate Back Extensions, 30 reps

For the L-sit, accumulate 60sec. For the Good mornings and Back extensions, minimize rest over speeding the movement. For the Abmat sit-ups (substitute a rolled-up towel if needed), feet unanchored with soles together.

The Affiliate Cup competition at the Northwest Regionals CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Rob's 300lb x 3 clean and jerk by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

"Though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays."
- Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"Fran"

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

Post time to comments.

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The Women's competition at the Northwest Regionals, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The 'Space' Program" with John and Kelly Brown, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Back Squat 5-5-5-5-5 reps

Post loads to comments.

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"Exposing Problems, Part 2: Tips and Tricks" with Kelly Starrett, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Day 2 Highlights from the Northwest Regionals - video [wmv] [mov]

"The Origins of S.P.E.A.R." with Tony Blauer by CrossFit Again Faster, - video [wmv] [mov]

"Ultimately, our hopes for the future of society can be no brighter than the expectations we have regarding the conduct of its individual citizens."
- Clarence Thomas

Rest Day

"Firebreathers' Forum" by CrossFit Again Faster, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Revealing the WOD" with Adrian Bozman - video [wmv] [mov]

Antonio Vivaldi, Two Cello Concerto.

John Cheever - "Of Love: A Testimony"

"The El Paso Miracle" by Radley Balko.

Post thoughts to comments.

"J.T."

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

Post time to comments.

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"International Dining" with Pat Sherwood, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Hotel workout with Jason Khalipa and Chris Spealler - video [wmv] [mov]

"Revisiting Combat Outpost Reilly" by CJ Chivers, The New York Times.

"What it comes down to is that success demands singleness of purpose. Some call it mental toughness; I think it is singleness of purpose and, once you have agreed upon the price that you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to forget that price. It enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure and the temporary failures."
- Vince Lombardi

Four rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
50 Squats

Post time to comments.

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"Hobart at the Hybrid Challenge" with James Hobart by CrossFit Again Faster, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Highlights from the Northwest Regionals - video [wmv] [mov]

From the Vault: Chris Spealler 8:34 and Zac Pine 9:33 on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

For Time:
185 pound barbell, Shoulder to overhead, 20 reps
40 Burpees

Partition as needed, any order.

Craig Knight 2:42. Jason Khalipa 2:55. Elyse Umeda 3:13. Post time to comments.

Brad McKee Runs 100 miles, Part 4, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Jason Khalipa - 2:55 - on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Watch the Archived Footage of the Southwest Regionals. Craig Knight and Elyse Umeda go head to head for today's WOD and post the fastest times for men and women respectively at approximately 12:28 Saturday (44 minutes into the archived segment).

"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
- Walter Bagehot

Rest Day

The men's competition at the North Central Regionals, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The women's competition at the Central East Regionals, by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Felix Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in d.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Kiss

"Worst-Case Thinking" by Bruce Schneier.

Post thoughts to comments.

"Annie"

50-40-30-20 and 10 rep rounds of:
Double-unders
Sit-ups

Post time to comments.

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Brad McKee Runs 100 miles, Part 2, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Chris Spealler and Ashleigh Moe win the Northwest Regionals! Speal's first event - video [wmv] [mov]

"Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time."
- Arnold Glasow

"Tommy V"

For time:
115 pound Thruster, 21 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 12 ascents
115 pound Thruster, 15 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 9 ascents
115 pound Thruster, 9 reps
15 ft Rope Climb, 6 ascents

Post time to comments.

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Brad McKee Runs 100 miles, Part 1, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The Men's competition at the Central East Regionals by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Clean and Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Post loads to comments.

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"Intermittent Fasting" with E.C. Synkowski and Patrick Cummings of CrossFit Again Faster, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Paul Smith, "Kong Challenge Rendition 2" - video [wmv] [mov]

"People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them."
- Eric Hoffer

Rest Day

"Fundamentals and Respect" with CrossFit South Aurora, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The affiliate competition at the Central East Regionals, by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Franz Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.

Willa Cather - Paul's Case

Beat the Street Fundraiser by Steve's Club

"Rethinking Smart: The Idea of Intellectual Character" by Ron Ritchhart, pages 12-29.

Post thoughts to comments.

"Eva"

Five rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
2 pood Kettlebell swing, 30 reps
30 Pull-ups

Post time to comments.

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The women's competition at the North Central Regionals, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Casey Burgener - 135lb clean plus bands at Westside Barbell - video [wmv] [mov]

"How you start is important, very important, but in the end it is how you finish that counts. It is easier to be a self-starter than a self-finisher. The victor in the race is not the one who dashes off swiftest but the one who leads at the finish. In the race for success, speed is less important than stamina. The sticker outlasts the sprinter in life's race. In America we breed many hares but not so many tortoises."
- B.C. Forbes

"Karen"

For time:
150 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball

Jason Khalipa 5:25. Post time to comments.

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"Sins of the Steakhouse" with Pat Sherwood, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Christy Phillips on the Central East Regionals and the 2010 CrossFit Games, by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Jason Khalipa - 5:25 on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Five rounds for time of:
5 Muscle-ups
135 pound Power clean, 10 reps
Run 220 meters

David Millar 10:08. Post time to comments.

"A Violent Agreement" Part 5 with Greg Glassman, Dr. Nicolas Romanov, and Louie Simmons, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Day 1 of the Master's competition at the Southwest Regionals - video [wmv] [mov]

Watch the Archived Footage of the Southwest Regionals. David Millar's heat for today's WOD starts at approximately 15:34 Saturday.

"The guy who wrote 'A job well done never needs doing again' never weeded a garden."
- Anonymous

Rest Day

"Heavy Days" with Chris Spealler, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Iceland Annie at the European Regionals - video [wmv] [mov]

Mozart - Linz Symphony I - Kammerphilharmonie Graz - Achim Holub, conductor.

James Thurber - "The Greatest Man in the World"

Rob Orlando 1,000lb Tire Flip - video [wmv] [mov]

The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook by Matt McKeon.

Post thoughts to comments.

Seven rounds for time of:
10 Handstand push-ups
45lb dumbbells Squat clean, 10 reps
10 L-pull-ups

Post time to comments.

"Fittest Over 50" a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Day 1 Recap from the European Regionals - video [wmv] [mov]

"We shall never have more time. We have, and have always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going day in and out. Concentrate on something useful. Having decided to achieve a task, achieve it at all costs."
- Arnold Bennett

"Jerry"

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

Eric Siegel 22:19. Post time to comments.

"CrossFit Total"

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

Caity Matter: Back squat 265, Press 135, Deadlift 330. Total 730lbs.
Post total to comments.

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"Training a Perfect Beast" with Brian Mackenzie, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The European Regionals are happening this weekend - video [wmv] [mov]

A short history of the CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

"The will to excel and the will to win, they endure. They are more important than any events that occasion them."
-Vince Lombardi

Rest Day

The Affiliate Cup competition at the North Central Regionals, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Elgar Cello Concerto, 1st Movement with Yo-Yo Ma - YouTube

Charles Dickens - "No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal-Man"

"Who Owns the First Amendment?" by Michael Kinsley, The Atlantic.

Post thoughts to comments.

Complete as many rounds in seven minutes as you can of:
95 pound Squat clean, 10 reps
20 Sit-ups

The standard for the sit-up is feet anchored, back of the hands touch the ground above your head on the bottom, and hands touch the anchor at the top. No Abmat.

Jason Khalipa 7 rounds. Post rounds and fractions of rounds completed to comments.

"The Zone Chronicles: Go-Bag Goodies and Travel Abroad" with Pat Sherwood, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Eric Magee trains for the Northeast Regionals by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov].

Southwest Regionals Live Webcast Update

"Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also."
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

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.

Rob Orlando 65lbs, 75lbs, 85lbs, 95lbs(f), 95lbs(f).
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"Exposing Problems" with Kelly Starrett from FilFest 2010, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

You Be the Affiliate No. 1

Rob Orlando on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

James Hobart 5:26, Eric Magee 6:04, Dave Lipson 6:21 on Sunday's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"Barbara"

Five rounds, each for time of:
20 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
40 Sit-ups
50 Squats

Rest precisely three minutes between each round.

Post times to comments.

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"DIY on Display at Tamalpais" a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Quick highlights from the North Central Regionals - video [wmv] [mov]

"No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction."
- Charles Kendall Adams

Rest Day

"Setting Up Box Squats" with Jesse Ward, based on the Westside Methods by Louie Simmons, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Rob Orlando and James Hobart push each other, by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

The Impossible Duet: Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia for Cello and Violin

William Shakespeare - Sonnet 73

"Gambling with Other People's Money" by Russell Roberts, The Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Post thoughts to comments.

21-15-9 reps for time of:
95 pound barbell Squat snatch
Chest to bar pull-ups

James Hobart 5:26, Eric Magee 6:04, Dave Lipson 6:21. Post time to comments.

"Bouncing Back: Chemo Recovery and CrossFit" with Bev Venuti by CrossFit Again Faster, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Damon Stewart competes for fun at the Northern California Sectionals - video [wmv] [mov]

Anthony Bainbridge deadlifts 600lbs at a body weight of 166lbs - Vimeo.

"The great secret of success in life is for a man to be ready when his opportunity comes."
- Benjamin Disraeli

Run 5K

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"CrossFit Trainers and Games Athletes" a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"GPP and Sport" with Greg Glassman - video [wmv] [mov]

"Blame It on Mr. Rogers: Why Young Adults Feel So Entitled" by Jeffrey Zaslow, The Wall Street Journal.