For time:
225 pound Deadlift, 21 reps
400 meter Run
225 pound Deadlift, 18 reps
400 meter Run
225 pound Deadlift, 15 reps
400 meter Run
225 pound Deadlift, 12 reps
400 meter Run

Russell Berger 8:31, Eric O'Connor 9:21, Lance Cantu 10:26, Heather Bergeron 10:31 (155lbs), Kevin Montoya 10:54, Kelly Jo Smith 11:05 (155lbs), Nicole Christensen 12:42 (155lbs).
Post time to comments.

"Crash Course: The Butterfly Kip" with Chris Spealler, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Miranda Oldroyd On Muscle-ups" - video [wmv] [mov]

Russell Berger, Eric O'Connor, Lance Cantu, Kevin Montoya, Kelly Jo Smith and Nicole Christensen on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

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

"The heights which great men reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight,
they, whilst their companions slept, were toiling upwards in the night."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Rest Day

"Mikko Salo: Coming to America Part 3", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Highlights from the CrossFit Pleasanton powerlifting meet - video [wmv] [mov]

Highlights the Rainier CrossFit strongman competition by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

Maurice Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

William Shakespeare - When In Disgrace With Fortune, Sonnet 29.

"Unskilled and Unaware of It - How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments" by Justin Kruger and David Dunning.

Post thoughts to comments.

For time:
20 inch Box jump, 50 reps
Rope climb, 5 ascents
1.5 pood Kettlebell swing, 50 reps
50 sit-ups
40 pound dumbbell Hang power clean, 50 reps
800 meter Run
50 Back extensions

Josh Everett 12:30, Matt Chan 13:55, Kevin Montoya 14:48.
Post time to comments.

Compare to 070210.

"Retooling Jason Khalipa's Handstand Push-Up" with Carl Paoli, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"CrossFit Kids: Duck, Duck, Goose" - video [wmv] [mov]

Greg Glassman on the Open Sectionals.

ANSI Accredits CrossFit under Certificate Accreditation Program

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

"We must take back our nation from all the people who think that anything that offends them should be removed."
- Unknown American

Clean 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps

Josh Everett 308lbs. Post loads to comments.

Compare to 100630.

"CrossFit Endurance Swimming: 3/4 Swimming Parts 1-2" with Chris Michelmore and Brian Nabeta, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Reverse Hyper: Part 1" with Kelly Starrett, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Highlights from the CrossFit Sports Series Downhill Ski and Board Event - video [wmv] [mov]

"How to: Drive on a Frozen Lake, Build an Igloo, Heat Your Driveway" by Bob Parks, Wired.

"Holbrook"

Ten rounds, each for time of:
115 pound Thruster, 5 reps
10 Pull-ups
100 meter Sprint
Rest 1 minute

Josh Everett 0:35-0:46, Kristan Clever 0:41-0:48 (80lbs), Rebecca Voigt 0:49-0:53 (80lbs), Pam Eamranond 0:55-1:31 (80lbs).
Post fastest and slowest rounds to comments.

Rest Day

"The Home Gym With Pat Sherwood", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Max 25lb Weighted Pull-ups" with Dave Castro, Dave Lipson, Mikko Salo, Juha Kangasniemi and Christy Phillips - video [wmv] [mov]

Richard Strauss, Don Quixote with Yo Yo Ma, Part 1 (with interview), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6.

Virginia Woolf - The Mark on the Wall.

"Eight Lessons from the life and work of Jack LaLanne" by Seth Godin.

"Bureaucracy by Ludwig von Mises (1944) Section 5" by Ludwig von Mises.

Post thoughts to comments.

Three rounds for time of:
12 Muscle-ups
75 Squats

Kristan Clever 8:48, Rob Orlando 9:03, Kevin Montoya 9:29, Brandon Pastorek 10:36, Michelle Benedict 13:01.
Post time to comments.

Compare to 100104.

The CrossFit Games Open begins March 15th!

"Meet CrossFit Charlotte" with Andy Hendel, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

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

"The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all."
- H. L. Mencken

Three rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
Rest 2 minutes

Post time to comments.

Compare to 070218.

"Nutrition Prep Day with the Chans: Part 2", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Finding the Fittest" with Greg Glassman - video [wmv] [mov]

"Big Brother Is Watching You Recycle" by Wendy McElroy, The Freeman.

Three rounds for time of:
275 pound Deadlift, 10 reps
50 Double-unders

Post time to comments.

Compare to 100322.

"Inside a Strongman Seminar" with Rob Orlando, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit Old Town honors the Tucson fallen - video [wmv] [mov]

"A Different Kind of Pull-Up" with Pat Barber and Jon Gilson- video [wmv] [mov]

"Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it."
- Thomas Jefferson

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.

For time:
21 L-pull-ups
20 One legged squats, alternating legs
18 L-pull-ups
16 One legged squats, alternating legs
15 L-pull-ups
12 One legged squats, alternating legs
12 L-pull-ups
8 One legged squats, alternating legs

Kevin Montoya 9:13, Kristan Clever 13:21, Pam Eamranond 21:56, Rebecca Voigt 27:11.
Post time to comments.

Compare to 040712.

"Handgun Basics Part 2: Stance, Grip and Firing" with Dave Re, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] and [pdf]

"Frog Tuck With Jeff Tucker" by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

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

"Sanity is not statistical -- Being in a minority, even a minority of one, did not make you mad."
- Winston Smith, from George Orwell's 1984

Snatch 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps

Jake Rubash 247lbs, Josh Everett 245lbs, Michael Giardina 243lbs, Brandon Pastorek 243lbs, Brandon Phillips 235lbs, Rob Miller 225lbs, Kristan Clever 155lbs, Katie Hogan 155lbs, Rebecca Voigt 120lbs.
Post loads to comments.

Compare to 100325.

"Mikko Salo: Coming to America Part 2", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Meet EJ", a CrossFit Kid - video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit Atlanta on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Brandon Pastorek on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"The U-bend of life: Why, beyond middle age, people get happier as they get older", The Economist.

Five rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
20 Burpees
15 Two-hand dumbbell Bent over row, 50 pounds each

Josh Everett 16:01, Kevin Montoya 16:29, Austin Malleolo 17:08, Lance Cantu 17:40, Kristan Clever 17:45 (35lb), Jeremy Thiel 17:48, Brandon Pastorek 18:17, Rebecca Voigt 18:20 (35lb), Katie Hogan 19:59 (35lb).
Post time to comments.

"Andrew Bernstein on Stress: Parts 3-4", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Yeah Burpees!" with Coach Mike Burgener - video [wmv] [mov]

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

Brandon Pastorek on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations."
- James Madison

Rest Day

"Mike G. Learns to Squat", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Tony Budding reviews the last WOD cycle - video [wmv] [mov]

Samuel Barber - Violin Concerto 1st movement, 2nd movement, 3rd movement.

Vladimir Nabokov - The Word.

"Why Our Best Officers Are Leaving" by Tim Kane, The Atlantic.

Post thoughts to comments.

Five rounds of:
15' Rope climb, max reps in 3 minutes

Kevin Montoya: 13, 11, 9, 8, 9.
Lance Cantu: 12, 8, 9, 8, 7.
Candice Ruiz: 8, 7, 7, 6, 5.
Brandon Pastorek: 8, 7, 6, 6, 6.
Michelle Benedict: 6, 6, 6, 5, 5.
Post reps for each round to comments.

"SEALFIT Part 3", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Rope Climb Advice" with Rebecca Voigt - video [wmv] [mov]

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

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function"
- F. Scott Fitzgerald

"CrossFit Total"

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

Post total to comments.

Compare to 101016.

"Louie Simmons on the Conjugate System: Part 5", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Roundtable in Tahoe: Managing Work, Rest and Intensity", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Phys Ed: Does Exercising Make You Drink More Alcohol?" by Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times.

"Elizabeth"

21-15-9 reps of:
Clean 135 pounds
Ring dips

Josh Everett 4:21, Kristan Clever 5:30 (95lbs), Brandon Phillips 5:39, Brandon Pastorek 6:21, Travis Holley 6:30, Lance Cantu 6:34, Candice Ruiz 7:42 (95lbs), Rebecca Voigt 7:58 (95lbs), Katie Hogan 11:45 (95lbs).
Post time to comments.

Compare to 100613.

"A CrossFit Kids Class at CrossFit Brand X" with Mikki Martin, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

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

Brandon Pastorek on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Lance Cantu and Travis Holley on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking"
- Gen. George Patton

Rest Day

"The Sherwood Chronicles: Community Part 3", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Tony Budding reviews the last WOD cycle - video [wmv] [mov]

Robert Schumann, Toccata.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - The Musician's Tale; The Saga of King Olaf.

"Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior" by Amy Chua, The Wall Street Journal.

Post thoughts to comments.

Five rounds of:
20 GHD Sit-ups
5 Push jerk

Michelle Kinney 5:52 with 115lbs, Kim Malz 6:41 with 115lbs, Michelle Benedict 7:01 with 105lbs, Kristan Clever 8:55 with 160lbs, Rob Orlando 9:07 with 230lbs, Rebecca Voigt 10:58 with 155lbs.
Post load and time to comments.

"CrossFit Endurance Swimming: Hand Lead" with Chris Michelmore and Brian Nabeta, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Mikko Salo on doing 1000 burpees - video [wmv] [mov]

Michelle Kinney on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married."
- H.L. Mencken

Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of:
Row 250 meters
25 Push-ups

Josh Everett 9 rounds + 129 meters, Rob Miller 8 rounds + 20 push-up, Kristan Clever 8 rounds, Kevin Montoya 7 rounds + 19 push-up, Michael Giardina 7 + 241 meter.
Post rounds completed to comments.

"Teaching the Pull-up to a Large Group: Part 2" with Adrian Bozman and Lisa Ray, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Tahoe Throwdown: Rogue Vs. Again Faster Part 3" by Sevan Matossian, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Secret footage from the CrossFit Santa Cruz heinie photo - video [wmv] [mov]

"Are Americans Wusses or Just Fond of Trash Talk?" by Jeffrey Zaslow, The Wall Street Journal.

Three rounds for time of:
6 Muscle-ups
30 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
12 Handstand push-ups
135 pound Power clean, 15 reps

Chris Spealler 9:45, Kevin Montoya 13:33, Michael Giardina 13:36, Kristan Clever 13:59 (16lb ball, 95lb clean), Brandon Phillips 17:18, Lance Cantu 18:36, Jeremy Thiel 19:47, Lindsey Smith 20:13 (14lb ball, 95lb clean), Laura Demarco 20:59 (14lb ball, 95lb clean).
Post time to comments.

"Nutrition Prep Day with the Chans: Part 1" with Matt and Cherie Chan, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Tahoe Throwdown: Rogue Vs. Again Faster Part 2" by Sevan Matossian, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The 2011 CrossFit Games: July 29-31 at the Home Depot Center with a $1 Million total purse and $250K first prize thanks to Reebok.

Brandon Phillips and Laura Demarco on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1722

Rest Day

"Tahoe Throwdown: Rogue Vs. Again Faster Part 1" by Sevan Matossian, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Pull Up Innovation" with Pat Barber and Chris Spealler - video [wmv] [mov]

Tony Budding reviews the last WOD cycle - video [wmv] [mov]

Silvestre Revueltas, La Noche de los Mayas Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

Robert Hayden - Those Winter Sundays

"TED Curator Chris Anderson on Crowd Accelerated Innovation" by Chris Anderson, Wired.

Post thoughts to comments.

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.

Compare to 100814.

"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

Five rounds for time of:
10 Wall climbs
10 Toes to bar
20 Box jumps, 24" box

For the wall climbs, start with your toes and chest on the deck, walk your feet up the wall until your chest touches the wall, and then descend back to the original position.

Kristan Clever 11:07, Annie Thorisdottir 11:29, Chris Spealler 11:44, Austin Malleolo 12:08, Laurie Galassi 12:54 (20" box), Rebecca Voigt 13:09, Josh Everett 15:27, Michael Giardina 15:55, Ken Gall 16:36, Kevin Montoya 17:20, Karianne Dickson 19:09.
Post time to comments.

"Blue Flame Part 1" by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Underground Strength Gym" with Zach Even-Esh, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit Striking Trainer Course with George Ryan - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Kristan Clever and Rebecca Voigt by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

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

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

Annie Thorisdottir on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

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

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

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

Karianne Dickson on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"Why We Desperately Need a New (and Better) Google" by Vivek Wadhwa, TechCrunch.

"Rankel"

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
225 pound Deadlift, 6 reps
7 Burpee pull-ups
10 Kettlebell swings, 2 pood
Run 200 meters

Kristan Clever 7 rounds + 10 KBS (155lb dead, 1.5 pood KB), Josh Everett 7 rounds + 2 KBS, Karianne Dickson 7 rounds + 5 burpee PU (155lb dead, 1.5 pood KB), Rebecca Voigt 7 rounds + 5 burpee PU (155lb dead, 1.5 pood KB), Miranda Oldroyd 7 rounds (100lb DB dead, 50lb DB swing).
Post rounds completed to comments.

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

Rest Day

"SEALFIT Part 2", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

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

Tony Budding reviews the last WOD cycle - video [wmv] [mov]

Bela Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra Sz. 116.

Robert W. Service - The Pines

"100 Things To Watch in 2011" by Ann M. Mack, Slideshare.

Post thoughts to comments.

"Fran"

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

Pat Sherwood 2:19 (45lb dbs), Kim Malz 3:42 (65lbs), Elyse Umeda 4:45 (95lbs).
Post time to comments.

Compare to 100909.

"The Sherwood Chronicles: Community Part 2", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Additional Preview for the CrossFit Sports Series Downhill Ski and Board Event - video [wmv] [mov]

Fran Sumo Style with Justin Dickson - video [wmv] [mov]

"Any astronomer can predict with absolute accuracy just where every star in the universe will be at 11:30 tonight. He can make no such prediction about his teenage daughter."
- James T. Adams

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.

3 rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
30 Overhead squats, 75 pounds
21 Pull-ups

Chris Spealler 9:18, Josh Everett 9:52, Kevin Montoya 11:26, Lance Cantu 12:10.
Post time to comments.

Compare to 050102.

"Bringing the Community Together at CrossFit Threshold", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

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

Lance Cantu on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
- Steve Jobs

Rest Day

"The Future Soldier Training Program" with Adam Neiffer and Sgt. 1st Class Reocel Mercado, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Making a Keg" with Rob Orlando - video [wmv] [mov]

Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 104 in D major Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

James Allen - Above Life's Turmoil

"When the Diagnosis Is 'Dead Butt Syndrome'" by Jen A. Miller, The New York Times.

Post thoughts to comments.

"Jack"

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
115 pound Push press, 10 reps
10 KB Swings, 1.5 pood
10 Box jumps, 24 inch box

Dave Lipson 18 rounds + 7 PP, Austin Malleolo 17 rounds + 5 PP, Jeremy Thiel 15 rounds, Karianne Dickson 13 rounds + 10 push press (75lb PP, 1pood KB, 24" box).
Post rounds completed to comments.

Compare to 100929.

"Brian Curley: 2010 Masters Champion" by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"3-2-1 Benchmark" with Rob Orlando - video [wmv] [mov]

"In some of its more lunatic aspects, political correctness is merely ridiculous. But in the thinking behind it, there is something more sinister which is shown by the fact that already there are certain areas and topics where freedom of speech, in the sense of the right to open and frank discussion, is being gradually but significantly eroded."
- British Judge Neil Denison