Rest Day

"Coaching Games Athletes" by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Warm-up with Team CrossFit Fort Vancouver - video [wmv] [mov]

Road Trip: Hit Colorado Springs for the 2010 CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open - video [wmv] [mov]

Jean-Philippe Rameau, Concert No. 3 in A Major.

John Cheever - The Enormous Radio.

"Muscles Remember Past Glory" by Tina Hesman Saey, Wired.

Post thoughts to comments.

With a 45 pound barbell, 21-15- and 9 reps for time of:
Turkish Get-ups, alternating arms
Sots press

Rory McKernan 6:42, Kristan Clever 16:03, Katie Hogan 23:02, Rebecca Voigt 25:26. Post time to comments.

"The Morning After: Part 2" with Mikko Salo, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

From the Vault: Sots Press - video [wmv] [mov]

"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses--behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali

Back Squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps

Dave Lipson 500lbs, Graham Holmberg 320lbs, Kristan Clever 255lbs, Kim Malz 220lbs, Katie Hogan 205lbs, Becca Voigt 200lbs. Post loads to comments.

Compare to 091215.

"Kettlebells for Warriors" for the Wounded Warrior Project, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Sunday Funday" with CrossFit by Overload - video [wmv] [mov]

Dave Lipson on today's WOD by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Rich Froning Jr. on the 100820 WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"How Would You Stack Up?" in the 2010 CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open.

Wounded Warriors climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

21-18-15-12-9-6 and 3 rep rounds of:
Sumo deadlift high-pull, 75 pounds
Push jerk, 75 pounds

Dave Lipson 3:42, Rob Orlando 3:45, Jason Khalipa 4:04, Jay Leydon 4:33, Gary Niel 4:40, Graham Holmberg 5:07, Pat Barber 5:25 (44lb single arm push jerk), Elyse Umeda 6:25 (55lbs), Kristan Clever 7:54 (75lbs), Kim Malz 7:56 (55lb), Jocelyn Leydon 9:50 (55lbs). Post time to comments.

"Bringing CrossFit to Collegiate Swimming" with Chris Michelmore, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Kristan Clever interview from day 2 of the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

Graham Holmberg on Event 2 at the 2010 CrossFit Games by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Rob Orlando, Jason Leydon and Jocelyn Leydon on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Pat Barber on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

From the vault: Brendan Gilliam WOD Demo - video [wmv] [mov]

"Courage overrides self-doubt, but does not end it."
- Mason Cooley

Rest Day

"Pain Equals Potassium" with Brian MacKenzie, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Tommy Hackenbruck from day 3 of the 2010 CrossFit Games by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Gioachino Rossini, La Gazza Ladra

Robert W. Service - The Men Who Don't Fit In.

"Solitude and Leadership" by William Deresiewicz, The American Scholar.

Post thoughts to comments.

For time:
21 Pull-ups
21 Handstand Push-ups
18 Pull-ups
18 Handstand Push-ups
15 Pull-ups
15 Handstand Push-ups
12 Pull-ups
12 Handstand Push-ups
9 Pull-ups
9 Handstand Push-ups
6 Pull-ups
6 Handstand Push-ups
3 Pull-ups
3 Handstand Push-ups
Handstand push-ups are "nose to floor" and pull-ups are "strict" or non-kipping.

Kristan Clever 19:31, Graham Holmberg 19:37, Elyse Umeda 29:27. Post time to comments.

Compare to 091216.

"The Morning After: Part 1" with Mikko Salo, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Dave Lipson prepares for the 2010 CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."
- Abraham Lincoln

"Test 3"

Tabata Squat
Max reps of Muscle-ups in 4 minutes

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. Begin time for muscle-ups immediately after the last 10 second rest interval. Test score equals Tabata score multiplied by number of muscle-ups completed.

Graham Holmberg 616 (22 x 28), Kristan Clever 575 (25 x 23), James Hobart 528 (22 x 24), Greg Amundson 525 (21 x 25), Heather Bergeron368 (23 x 16). Post score to comments.

See "How Fit Are You?" - [pdf]

"Spirit of the Games: Part 2" with Chris Spealler, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with James Hobart, Heather Bergeron, Stacy Kroon and Chris Gosler by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

From the vault: Greg Amundson "Test 3" video - [wmv] [mov]

James Hobart prepares for the 2010 CrossFit/USAW Weightlifting Open by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Tie a five-pound plate to hang an honest 18" above your tiptoe reach and complete 5 rounds for time of:
50 Jump and touch
40 Squats
30 Sit-ups
20 Push-ups
10 Pull-ups

Kristan Clever 24:13 (14" jump), Lucas Zepeda 24:34, Jesse Bazarnick 26:25, Pat Barber 28:56, Rebecca Voigt 32:53 (14" jump), Laurie Galassi 35:47. Post time to comments.

Compare to 040316.

"From Top 10 to Level 1" with Camille Leblanc-Bazinet by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Annie Thorisdottir from the 2010 CrossFit Games by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

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

"It is a sublime thing to suffer and be stronger."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Rest Day

"Better Bracing for Midline Stability" with Kelly Starrett, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Austin Malleolo from the 2010 CrossFit Games by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Arcangelo Corelli, Concerto Grosso Op. VI, No.4, Part 1, Part 2.

Anton Chekhov - In the Ravine

"How to Win the Clash of Civilizations" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, The Wall Street Journal.

Post thoughts to comments.

400 meter Walking lunge

Kristan Clever 8:35, 382 steps, Kim Malz 9:15, Graham Holmberg 10:24, Rebecca Voigt 10:36, 376 steps, Bonnie Weinberger 13:09, Katie Hogan 14:31. Post time and number of steps to comments.

Compare to 091125.

"Mic'd Up with Chuck Carswell" at the 2010 CrossFit Games, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Next Years Champ?" with Brandon Phillips at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

How I (Almost) Saved the Earth by Scott Adams, The Wall Street Journal

"Man is not cut out for defeat. Man can be destroyed but not defeated."
- Ernest Hemingway

30-25-20-15 and 10 rep rounds of:
Burpees
Box jumps, 24 inch box
Toes to bar

Kristan Clever 14:49 (24" box), Graham Holmberg 15:20, Kim Malz 17:48 (24" box), Elyse Umeda 20:59 (24" box). Post time to comments.

"Dissecting Dave and Nadia: Part 1" with Mike Burgener, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Female Elite" with Caity Matter, Heather Bergeron and Lindsey Smith - video [wmv] [mov]

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.

Compare to 091220.

"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

Rest Day

"CrossFit and Injured Swimmers" with Chris Michelmore, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"How to Spend the Money" with Jason Khalipa, Rob Orlando and Kristan Clever - video [wmv] [mov]

Antoine Forqueray, Suite no. 1 in D minor

What is the most potent poem or short story you've read?

"Market Data Firm Spots the Tracks of Bizarre Robot Traders" by Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic.

Post thoughts to comments.

"Nate"

Complete as many rounds in twenty minutes as you can of:
2 Muscle-ups
4 Handstand Push-ups
8 2-Pood Kettlebell swings

Mikko Salo 21 rounds, Graham Holmberg 19 rounds + 3 HSPU, Chris Spealler 15 rounds + 1 HSPU (with 20lb vest), Kristan Clever 15 rounds (2 pood KB), Rebecca Voigt 7 rounds (2 pood KB). Post rounds completed to comments.

Compare to 091027.

"Before She Was Champion" with Kristan Clever, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Benching with Mikko Salo - video [wmv] [mov]

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
- Albert Einstein

15 rounds for distance of:
Sprint 20 seconds
Rest 40 seconds
Start each round at previous round's end point.

Kristan Clever 1mile 210meters, Becca Voigt 1mile 50meters. Post distance to comments.

"The Pit Fight Team" with John Hackleman, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Missing Affiliate Heats" from the 2010 CrossFit Games footage.

"'Human-Electric' Hybrid Car Goes 30 MPH Uphill," Discovery News.****

Three rounds for time of:
30 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball (10.5 foot target)
75 pound Squat snatches, 30 reps (movement initiates with barbell below the knees)

Mikko Salo 8:58, Kristan Clever 10:30 (16lb ball, 45lb barbell) Jason Khalipa 11:19 (2009 Games), Carey Kepler 11:01 (14lb ball, 45lb barbell, 2009 Games), Becca Voigt 12:00 (16lb ball, 45lb barbell). Post time to comments.

"Behind the Games: Part 3" by Sevan Matossian, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit 801 does today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

From the vault: 2009 CrossFit Games coverage, Mens and Womens couplet event.

Greg Amundson Thruster/Swim WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity."
- Frank Leahy

Rest Day

"Strategy and the Games" with Tommy Hackenbruck, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Jeff Tucker at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

Leos Janacek, Sinfonietta, final movement.

Edna St. Vincent Millay - Lament

Watch "Computing A Theory of Everything" by Stephen Wolfram, TED Talks.

Post thoughts to comments.

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

Dave Lipson 165lbs (BW 215lbs). Post loads and body weight to comments.

Compare to 100314.

"Just Lift ... and Coach" with Anders Lindsjo, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Breck Berry interview from Day 2 at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
- Confucius

"Annie"

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

Kim Malz 5:00, Dave Castro 8:00 (GHD). Post time to comments.

Compare to 100518.

"Chatting with Lindsey Smith" at the 2010 CrossFit Games, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Zone Chronicles: Post-Workout Nutrition Part 2" with Pat Sherwood, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Rick Adams, CEO of USAW, speaks about the CrossFit / USAW Open.

WOD Demo with Dave Castro with GHD sit-ups - video [wmv] [mov]

From the Vault: Chris Spealler WOD Demo - video [wmv] [mov]

"Coe"

Ten rounds for time of:
95 pound Thruster, 10 reps
10 Ring push-ups

Mikko Salo 9:55, Peter Egyed 11:07, Kristan Clever 11:28 (65lbs), Rebecca Voigt 11:46 (65lbs), Kim Malz 13:49 (65lbs), Elyse Umeda 14:34 (65lbs). Post time to comments.

Rest Day

"A Natural Self-Defense Tool Box" with Tony Blauer, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Annie Thorisdottir interview by Sevan Matosian - video [wmv] [mov]

"Athlete Pre-Interviews" with selected competitors from the 2010 CrossFit Games.

Jacques Offenbach, Des Contes D'Hoffmann.

George Sheehan - Life is not a Spectator Sport

"Under Pressure: The Search for a Stress Vaccine" by Jonah Lehrer, Wired.

Post thoughts to comments.

"ADAMBROWN"

Two rounds for time of:
295 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
195 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound Clean, 24 reps

Mikko Salo 21:59, Kristan Clever 27:15 (185lb dead, 24" box, 16lb ball, 120lb bench, 100lb clean), Peter Egyed 28:28, Rebecca Voigt 30:20 (185lb dead, 24" box, 16lb ball, 120lb bench, 100lb clean). Post time to comments.

"SQT"

Three rounds for time of:
95 pound Ground to overhead, 10 reps
200 yard Shuttle sprint, 50 yards there and back twice

Dave Lipson 2:57, Rob Orlando 2:58, Eric Magee 3:07, Chris Spealler 3:19, Jason Leydon 3:32, Denise Thomas 3:35 (65lbs), James Hobart 3:48, Peter Egyed 3:50, Kristan Clever 5:27 (95lbs), Rebecca Voigt 5:40 (95lbs). Post times to comments.

"Behind the Games: Part 2" by Sevan Matossian, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

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

WOD Demo from Hybrid Athletics - video [wmv] [mov]

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
185 pound Back squat, 7 reps
45 pound dumbbell Overhead walking lunge, 10 steps (right hand)
7 Burpees
45 pound dumbbell Overhead walking lunge, 10 steps (left hand)

Kristan Clever 10 rounds + 7 squats (135lb squat, 35lb DB), Elyse Umeda 9 rounds + 3 burpees (135lb squat, 30lb DB), Laurie Galassi 8 rounds + 10 lunges (125lb squat, 30lb DB), Karianne Dickson 8 rounds + 7 squats (125lb squat, 35lb DB), Kim Malz 8 rounds + 2 squats (135lb squat, 30lb DB), Danielle Mulford 6 rounds + 4 squats (125lb squat, 30lb DB). Post rounds completed to comments.

"Pose Running: Pull vs. Push" with Dr. Nicolas Romanov, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The final heats of Individual Finals at the 2010 CrossFit Games:
Womens Heat 3 - video [wmv] [mov]
Mens Heat 3 - video [wmv] [mov]

Tony Blauer explains the S.P.E.A.R. System - video [wmv] [mov]

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

"A ship in harbor is safe--but that is not what ships were built for."
- Admiral Grace Hopper

Rest Day

"On the Mic with Rob" by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The final event of the Masters competition, "Fran", at the 2010 CrossFit Games:
Masters Womens - video [wmv] [mov]
Masters Mens - video [wmv] [mov]

Austin Malleolo completes the CrossFit/USAW Open Triplet - video [wmv] [mov] and completes "King Kong" in 3:48 - video [wmv] [mov]

Poached Eggs, Prosciutto, Asparagus and Kohlrabi Rosti, by Martha Burton - video [wmv] [mov] and recipe [pdf]

Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 11 Mvt. 4 Part 1, Part 2.

William Butler Yeats - A Drinking Song

"Lost in Translation" by Lera Boroditsky, The Wall Street Journal.

Post thoughts to comments.

Five rounds for time of:
5 Muscle-ups
115 pound Overhead squat, 10 reps
15 Toes to bar
20 GHD Sit-ups

Chris Spealler 15:55, Kristan Clever 16:53 (95lbs), Laurie Galassi 18:03 (83lbs), Josh Everett 22:01, Pat Sherwood 22:45, Miranda Oldroyd 27:29 (83lbs), Tyson Oldroyd 27:37. Post time to comments.

"CrossFit and Swim Training" with Chris Michelmore and Sage Hopkins, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The Final heat of the Team obstacle course Finals at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

Peter Egyed interview at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Chris Spealler, Pat Sherwood, Miranda Oldroyd and Tyson Oldroyd - video [wmv] [mov]

"The higher a monkey climbs a tree, the more people can see his ass."
- T. Boone Pickens

Three rounds for time of:
Row 500 meters
30 Box jumps, 24 inch box
25 Back extensions
205 pound Deadlift, 20 reps

Graham Holmberg 14:04, Pat Barber 14:34, Jason Khalipa 14:55, Elyse Umeda 17:45 (20" Box, 155lbs), Karianne Dickson 17:53 (135lbs), Valerie Mackenzie-Voboril 18:33 (140lbs), Kim Malz 21:30 (145lbs), Laurie Galassi 21:56 (205lbs). Post time to comments.

"Adding Weight to the Quick Lifts" with Anders Lindsjo, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The final heats of Individual Event 5, Clean/HSPU, at the 2010 CrossFit Games:
Womens Heat 3 - video [wmv] [mov]
Mens Heat 3 - video [wmv] [mov]

"Is It Easy?" interview with Russell Berger at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

"Who I Fight For" video contest for Fight Gone Bad 5.

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.

"The Zone Chronicles: Post-Workout Nutrition Part 1" with Pat Sherwood, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Register after 12:00 MDT for the Inaugural CrossFit/USAW Open!

Heat 6 of the Team Chipper Event, at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

Dave Lipson "Isabel" - video [wmv] [mov]

"When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement, at this stage, stimulates me. But once a decision has been made, the debate ends. From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own."
- Colin Powell

Rest Day

"Training with the Pitmaster: WOD Implementation" with John Hackleman, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Iceland Annie at the 2010 Games" with Annie Thorisdottir, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The final heats of Individual Event 4, Sandbag move, at the 2010 CrossFit Games:
Womens Heat 4 - video [wmv] [mov]
Mens Heat 4 - video [wmv] [mov]

Antonio Bazzini, La Ronde des Lutins, Op. 25, by Itzhak Perlman.

David Foster Wallace - On Life and Work.

"Taser Adds Mobile Phone Monitoring Tool to Its Arsenal" by Chris Lefkow. See also the Protector promo video.

Post thoughts to comments.

Three rounds for time of:
50 Double-unders
25 Wallball "2-fer-1s", 20 pound ball

Mike McKenna 6:26, Rob Orlando 7:22. Post time to comments.

"Behind the Games: Part 1" by Sevan Matossian, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Masters Event 2, Max Deadlift, at the 2010 CrossFit Games:
Masters Women - video [wmv] [mov]
Master Men - video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Chris Spealler on Day 2 at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

From the Vault: Zac Pine 7:23 on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games "Six Times" commercial by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

"Those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest."
- Brutus Hamilton, Olympic decathlete and track coach

Five rounds for time of:
135 pound Squat clean thruster, 5 reps
10 Chest to bar pull-ups

James Hobart 3:57, Rob Orlando 3:58, Dave Lipson 3:59, Josh Everett 4:15, Ben Bergeron 4:45, Eric Magee 4:54, Graham Holmberg 5:24, Myles Lewis 5:45, Pat Sherwood 5:50, Stacey Kroon 6:10 (95lbs), Heather Bergeron 6:38 (95lbs), Karianne Dickson 7:33 (95lbs), Kim Malz 8:33 (95lbs). Post time to comments.

"The Mind Is Primary" with Trevor Moawad, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Heat 6 of Team Event 2, Deadlift/Pistol/Row, at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Sevan Matossian at the 2010 CrossFit Games by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

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

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

The 2010 CrossFit Games "What is CrossFit?" full commercial by CrossFit by Overload - video [wmv] [mov]

"Nike's Big Butt is Bold and Beautiful" by David Kiley, Bloomberg Businessweek.