"Jackie"

1000 meter row
45 pound Thruster, 50 reps
30 pull-ups

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"Rowing Instruction: Rower Maintenance" with Greg Hammond, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Reebok CrossFit Open in Their Own Words: Week 5" by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Greg Glassman on the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games Open - video [wmv] [mov]

"Is There Anybody Out There?" by Carl Zimmer, The Wall Street Journal.

"Moore"

Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
15 ft Rope Climb, 1 ascent
Run 400 meters
Max rep Handstand push-up

Post number of handstand push-ups completed for each round to comments.

Rest Day

"Facing Obstacles: Doing the CrossFit Open with Cancer", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Dieting SEALFIT Style" by Rogue Fitness - video [wmv] [mov]

Charles Barkley teased about CrossFit on TNT.

Francois Couperin, Sixieme Concert.

William Butler Yeats - Men Improve With The Years.

"The 30-Cent Tax Premium" by Arthur B. Laffer, The Wall Street Journal.

Post thoughts to comments.

CrossFit Games Open 11.6

Complete as many reps as possible in 7 minutes of the following rep scheme:
100 pound Thruster, 3 reps
3 Chest to bar Pull-ups
100 pound Thruster, 6 reps
6 Chest to bar Pull-ups
100 pound Thruster, 9 reps
9 Chest to bar Pull-ups
100 pound Thruster, 12 reps
12 Chest to bar Pull-ups
100 pound Thruster, 15 reps
15 Chest to bar Pull-ups
100 pound Thruster, 18 reps
18 Chest to bar Pull-ups
100 pound Thruster, 21 reps
21 Chest to bar Pull-ups...

This is a timed workout. If you complete the round of 21, go on to 24. If you complete 24, go on to 27, etc.

Post rounds and reps completed to comments and/or register and submit your results as part of the CrossFit Games Open.

"A Second Chance at Life" with Chris Klug, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Update on the Open: Week 5.

Fitness Lonnie vs Laurie Carver on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

Attending the CrossFit Sports Series MOTO X Event and competing in the Reebok CrossFit Games Open - video [wmv] [mov]

"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."
- Jonathan Winters

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

Jake Cutting 500-505-510-515-525-530-540lbs.
Connor Martin 365-385-400-410-420-430-435lbs.
Matt Ross (age 14) 135-185-225-235-255-290-320lbs.
Post loads to comments.

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"Taking on the CrossFit Open: Part 4", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Advanced Handgun Tips: Speed Reload" with Dave Re and Dave Castro, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Working Handstand Push-up Negatives" with Jeff Tucker by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

"Two Dogs Dining", YouTube.

"Tabata Something Else"

Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are pull-ups, the second 8 are push-ups, the third 8 intervals are sit-ups, and finally, the last 8 intervals are squats. There is no rest between exercises.

Post total reps from all 32 intervals to comments.

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"Annie Comes to Mike's Gym: Part 1" with Coach Mike Burgener and Annie Thorisdottir, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Emily Colby - video [wmv] [mov]

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
- Frederick Douglass

Rest Day

"CrossFit Kids: Practical Application" with Dr. Jon Gary, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Chains, Pull-ups and Pat Sherwood" with Dave Castro - video [wmv] [mov]

Anton Bruckner, Symphony 6 First Mov. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

William Carlos Williams - The Use of Force.

"We've Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers" by Stephen Moore, The Wall Street Journal.

Post thoughts to comments.

For time:
25 Walking lunge steps
20 Pull-ups
50 Box jumps, 20 inch box
20 Double-unders
25 Ring dips
20 Knees to elbows
30 Kettlebell swings, 2 pood
30 Sit-ups
20 Hang squat cleans, 35 pound dumbbells
25 Back extensions
30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
3 Rope climb ascents

Rob Miller 9:50, Russell Berger 9:57, Andy Miller 10:55, Ken Gall 11:03, Kristan Clever 11:54 (1.5pood KB, 25lb DB, 16lb ball), Kevin Montoya 12:03, Michael Giardina 12:24, Leah Polaski 13:41 (1.5pood KB, 25lb DB, 14lb ball).
Post time to comments.

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"The Winter Break Road Trip: Parts 5-7" with Austin Malleolo and James Hobart by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Extras from Update on the Open", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

A look at CrossFit Leman, Switzerland - video [wmv] [mov]

"Always remember that the future comes one day at a time."
- Dean Acheson

Row 2K

Scott Amory 6:23.9. Post time to comments.

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"The Mental Fight" with MMA fighter Eric Cusson by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

"The Reebok CrossFit Open in Their Own Words: Week 4" by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

Kelly Starrett and Carl Paoli discuss the 2010 Games push-up - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Scott Amory - video [wmv] [mov]

"The iPad is taking away American jobs, Jesse Jackson Junior's sanity (video)" by Vlad Savov, Engadget.

CrossFit Games Open 11.5

Complete as many rounds and reps in 20 minutes of:
145 pound Power clean, 5 reps
10 Toes to bar
15 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball

Post rounds and reps completed to comments and/or register and submit your results as part of the CrossFit Games Open.

"Pose Method: Origins and Innovation" with Dr. Nicolas Romanov, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Coach Mike Burgener with Spencer Hendel by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]

Details on the CrossFit Sports Series MOTO X, April 30, 2011 - video [wmv] [mov]

Rebecca Voigt on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]

"Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally."
- David Frost

Rest Day

"Going Beyond the Swing: Part 1 - The Arm-Bar Stretch", with Jeff Martone, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit Games Open Workout 11.5 Announced!

Update on the Open: Week 4.

Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures At An Exhibition Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

Robert Frost - To Earthward.

"Bending and Stretching Classroom Lessons to Make Math Inspire" by Kenneth Chang, The New York Times.

Post thoughts to comments.

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

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"Push Yourself Beyond Limits" with Hector Delgado, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit Kids power clean box jump workout at the Arnold Sport Festival - video [wmv] [mov]

"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best."
- Tim Duncan

Three rounds for time of:
Run 100 meters
50 Push-ups
Run 100 meters
50 Sit-ups
Run 100 meters
50 Squats
Run 100 meters
50 Back extensions

Post time to comments.

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"Meet the Trainers", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Position Part 3: The Push-Up" with Kelly Starrett and Carl Paoli, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Becca Voigt by Reebok - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov - Download Only]

"You Are Now Free to Speak About Politics" by Jacob Sullum, Reason.

"Hammer"

Five rounds, each for time, of:
135 pound Power clean, 5 reps
135 pound Front squat, 10 reps
135 pound Jerk, 5 reps
20 Pull-ups
Rest 90 seconds

Post time of each round to comments.

Rest Day

"Dynamic-Effort Day at Westside Barbell Part 4" with Louie Simmons, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Taking on the CrossFit Open Part 3", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The Home Gym with Rory McKernan - video [wmv] [mov]

George Frideric Handel, Zadok the Priest.

Anton Chekhov - The Student.

"The Moral Logic of Intervention" by Paul Johnson, Forbes.

Post thoughts to comments.

"Lynne"

Five rounds for max reps of:
Body weight bench press
Pull-ups

Post reps for both exercises in all rounds.

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"The Reebok CrossFit Open in Their Own Words: Week 3" by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Winter Break Road Trip: Parts 1-4" with Austin Malleolo and James Hobart by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Picking Up A Stone" - video [wmv] [mov]

"Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't."
- Pete Seeger

400 meter Walking lunge

Post time and number of steps to comments.

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"The Story of the Norcal 40s", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Lifting Shoes" with Greg Glassman - video [wmv] [mov]

"World-Record Jump Attempt Set for Indianapolis 500" by Erik Malinowski, Wired.

CrossFit Games Open 11.4

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
60 Bar-facing burpees
120 pound Overhead squat, 30 reps
10 Muscle-ups

Cherie Chan 0 rounds + 5 muscle-ups (90lbs, 95 reps), Rory McKernan 0 rounds + 4 muscle-ups (94 reps).
Post rounds and reps completed to comments and/or register and submit your results as part of the CrossFit Games Open.

"Rowing Instruction: Operating the Monitor" with Greg Hammond, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Update on the Open: Week 3.

WOD Demo with Cherie Chan - video [wmv] [mov]

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."
- David Brinkley

Rest Day

"Advanced Handgun Tips: Speed Draw" with Dave Re and Dave Castro, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Back Squatting with Josh Wagner - video [wmv] [mov]

Sergei Prokofiev, Sonata Op.28 No. 3.

E. E. Cummings - maggie and milly and molly and may.

"How to Get a Real Education" by Scott Adams, The Wall Street Journal.

Post thoughts to comments.

Resting 60 seconds between sets:
Press 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2

Post load(s) to comments.

"Inside Wasatch CrossFit" with Damon Stewart, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Japanese Knives" with Nick Massie - video [wmv] [mov]

Upcoming CrossFit Event, the CrossFit Law Enforcement Summit, Saturday, May 7, 2011 - video [wmv] [mov] [pdf]

"Diligence is the mother of good fortune."
- Benjamin Disraeli

Run 1600 meters
Rest 3 minutes
Run 1200 meters
Rest 2 minutes
Run 800 meters
Rest 1 minute
Run 400 meters

Post times to comments.

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"CrossFit New England Kids Throwdown" with Heather Bergeron by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Kristan Clever, Katie Hogan and Rebecca Voigt on Open Workout 11.3 - video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Stacey Moffatt - video [wmv] [mov]

"Boxing Their Own Worst Enemy" by Nacho Doce, Reuters.

"Fight Gone Bad!"

Three rounds of:
Wall-ball, 20 pound ball, 10 ft target (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull, 75 pounds (Reps)
Box Jump, 20" box (Reps)
Push-press, 75 pounds (Reps)
Row (Calories)

In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute.The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. On call of "rotate", the athletes must move to next station immediately for best score. One point is given for each rep, except on the rower where each calorie is one point.

Add your points and post them to comments.

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"The Position Part 2: The Burpee" with Carl Paoli and Kelly Starrett, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Taking on the CrossFit Open Part 2" with Tom Rowland and Jessica Pamanian, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Weightlifting with Chad Vaughn and Pat Barber - video [wmv] [mov]

"One shouldn't be afraid to lose; this is sport. One day you win; another day you lose.
Of course, everyone wants to be the best. This is normal. This is what sport is about.
This is why I love it."
- Oksana Baiul

Rest Day

"The Super Long Garage Gym Series: Part 2" with Dave Castro, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Reebok CrossFit Open in Their Own Words: Week 2" by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Khalipa's History with the Heavy Squat Clean Thruster" with Open Workout 11.3 - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov - Download Only]

"Rolling Randy" with CrossFit Kids at the Arnold Sports Festival - video [wmv] [mov]

Gabriel Faure, Pavane.

Jorge Luis Borges - The South.

"Human Complexity: The Strategic Game of ? and ?" by Rick Bookstaber.

Post thoughts to comments.

"J.T."

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

Connor Martin 6:59. Post time to comments.

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"Straddle Handstands with Jeff Tucker" with Jeff Tucker by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Camille LeBlanc-Bazinet by Reebok - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov - Download Only]

"Vertical Oscillation" with Chris Michelmore - video [wmv] [mov]

"The thorough man of business knows that only by years of patient, unremitting attention to affairs can he earn his reward, which is the result, not of chance, but of well-devised means for the attainment to ends."
- Andrew Carnegie

CrossFit Games Open 11.3

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 5 minutes of:
165 pound Squat clean
165 pound Jerk

Heather Bergeron 29 rounds (58 reps), Pat Sherwood 22 rounds + 1 clean (45 reps).
Post rounds and reps completed to comments and/or register and submit your results as part of the CrossFit Games Open.

Update on the Open: Week 2.

"The Importance of Play" with Matt Chan and Cherie Chan, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Pat Sherwood and Heather Bergeron - video [wmv] [mov]

"Man Vs Nature" by Richard Fernandez, Pajamas Media.

"Michael"

Three rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
50 Back Extensions
50 Sit-ups

Post time to comments.

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"SEALFIT Part 7" by Rogue Fitness, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Man Test" at Aspen CrossFit - video [wmv] [mov]

"This is the final test of a gentleman; his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him."
- William Lyon Phelps

Rest Day

"Forging Elite Fitness ... While Pregnant" with Tanya Wagner, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Mikko Salo workout at Reebok CrossFit One - video [wmv] [mov]

Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in B minor L.33.

A. E. Housman - To An Athlete Dying Young.

"The Cluetrain Manifesto", Wikipedia.

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"Diane"

21-15-9 reps of:
225 pound Deadlift
Handstand push-ups

Post time to comments.

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"Working Weaknesses" with Mikko Salo and Heather Bergeron, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"Who Is Andy Stumpf?" - video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Danielle Edmundson after Workout 11.2 - video [wmv] [mov]

"It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage."
- George William Curtis

Five rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
5 Back squats

Russell Berger 12:17 at 315lbs. Post load and time to comments.

"Sherwood Chronicles: Community Part 6", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Upcoming CrossFit Event, the CrossFit Sports Series WOD-SUP Miami, May 6-8, 2011 - video [wmv] [mov]

Miranda Oldroyd with Rodrigo Iglesias and Joe Trinosky at the Arnold Sports Festival - video [wmv] [mov]

femme fizzYcal - Helen Kim-Papas.

30 Muscle-ups for time

Brandon Pastorek 4:20. Post time to comments.

If you cannot do the muscle-ups do 120 pull-ups and 120 dips.

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"The Position: Part 1-The Double-Under" by Kelly Starrett and Carl Paoli, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Reebok CrossFit Open in Their Own Words: Week 1" by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Graham Holmberg by Reebok - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov - Download Only]

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

"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
- Douglas Adams