Five rounds for time of:
Row 500 meters
135 pound Bench press, 15 reps.
Post time to comments.
Compare to 050325.
"Team U.S.A. Training" CrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with Raw Training - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Extended workout footage - video [wmv] [mov]
Rest Day
"Mastering the Art of Self-Defense: A Beginner's Guide to Pistol Combatives" by E.M. Burton, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
Three rounds for time of:
100 meter Walking lunge
Handstand walk 20 meters
50 Kettlebell swings, 1 pood
Post time to comments.
"A Short Running Lesson, Part 3: Cadence" with Dr. Nicholas Romanov, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with Linsey Kokal - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Extended workout footage - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"Cooking a Breakfast Gallimaufry" with Nick Massie, CrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with CrossFit Montgomery County - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Extended workout footage - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"Powerlifting Jumps" with Shane Sweatt, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with CrossFit Oldtown - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple."
-Barry Switzer
Rest Day
"A CrossFit Love Story" with Bob Brown, CrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"Serving a Community in Crisis" by Emily Beers, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
"Snatching With Limited Flexibility" with Coach Mike Burgener, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"Coaching as a Skill: Verbal Cueing" by James Hobart, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
WOD Demo with CrossFit Advantage - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
21-15-9 reps for time of:
GHD Wall ball, 10 pound ball
Wallball "2-fer-1s", 20 pound ball
Post time to comments.
Compare to 111113.
"A Short Running Lesson, Part 2: Unweighting" with Dr. Nicholas Romanov, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with Nicole Gordon - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Extended workout footage - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Rest Day
Team USA trains for the first CrossFit Invitational presented by Reebok - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"Renegade Rowing: Rowing meets CrossFit" by Again Faster Equipment, CrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with CrossFit Praha - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
21-15-9 reps of:
225 pound Deadlift
135 pound Overhead squat
Post time to comments.
Compare to 110325.
"Angie"
For time:
100 Pull-ups
100 Push-ups
100 Sit-ups
100 Squats
Post time to comments.
Compare to 120220.
"CrossFit Games Behind the Scenes: Friday, Part 3" free CrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with CrossFit Generation - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Extended footage - video [wmv] [mov]
Rest Day
"Dallin Frampton: CrossFit in Kenya" by Emily Beers, free CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
From the Vault:
National War College Speech with Greg Glassman, January 6, 2009:
Part 1 - video [wmv] [mov]
Part 2 - video [wmv] [mov]
Part 3 (Q&A 1) - video [wmv] [mov]
Part 4 (Q&A 2) - video [wmv] [mov]
For time:
185 pound Clean and jerk, 30 reps
Yurii Hanson 3:06. Post time to comments.
"Transfer of Power" with Shane Sweatt - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with Yurii Hanson and Pete Rasmusen - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking."
- A. A. Milne
Five rounds for time of:
15 Walking lunge steps, carrying a 95 pound barbell in the front rack position
30 Double-unders
Post time to comments.
"A Short Running Lesson With Dr. Nicholas Romanov, Part 1: Falling Position" CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with CrossFit Hood River by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Four rounds for time of:
15 foot Rope climb, 3 ascents
30 Push-ups
30 Sit-ups
Post time to comments.
"CrossFit and GPP" by Tony Leyland - free CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
WOD Demo with CrossFit Portland, by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Rest Day
"Survival of the Fittest: The Future of CrossFit's Innovative Model" by Nancy McGuire Choi, The Huffington Post.
"Let Me Tell You About CrossFit" - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
For time:
Row 500 meters
50 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
Row 400 meters
40 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
Row 300 meters
30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
Row 200 meters
20 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
Row 100 meters
10 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
Post time to comments.
The 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games begin airing on ESPN2 starting tonight.
"User Guide: Finding the Right Coach and Affiliate" free CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
WOD Demo with Kris Kepler - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"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
Post time to comments.
Compare to 100911.
The 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games begin airing on ESPN2 starting Tuesday, September 11 at 10 p.m. EST.
"CrossFit Games Behind the Scenes: Friday, Part 2" free CrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with Nikki Warnek and Jordan Troyan - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Extended workout footage - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Split snatch 2-2-2-2-2-2-2 reps
Alternate legs for each rep.
Post loads to comments.
"Be Your Own Bodyguard Part 7: Palm and Spear Strikes" with Tony Blauer, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with James Hobart, by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Rest Day
"An Answer," by CrossFit Chief Scientist, Dr. J.A. Glassman, presents a thorough, evidence-based response to the unsubstantiated claims made in the Consensus Paper on Extreme Conditioning Programs in Military Personnel by the Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
Eight rounds for max reps of:
115 pound Hang power clean, 20 seconds
Rest 10 seconds
115 pound Push press, 20 seconds
Rest 10 seconds
Post total hang cleans and total push presses to comments.
"Skill Transfer Exercises for the Snatch" with Coach Burgener, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with CrossFit Urban Warfit - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"Helen"
Three rounds for time:
Run 400 meters
1 1/2 pood Kettlebell X 21 swings (or 55 pound dumbbell swing)
12 Pull-ups
Post time to comments.
Compare to 120522.
"The Turkish Get-Up Series: Style Advantages" with Jeff Martone, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with Stephane and Lauren Rochet - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
For time:
95 pound Thruster, 100 reps
Post time to comments.
"CrossFit Games Behind the Scenes: Friday, Part 1" free CrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with Karen Pierce - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have."
-Dale Carnegie
Three rounds for time of:
15 Chest to bar pull-ups
20 Burpees
95 pound Sumo-deadlift high-pull, 15 reps
Post time to comments.
"Challenging Dan and Rich: Backflips and Handstand Walks" free CrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with CrossFit Delaware Valley - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Extended workout footage - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"Manion"
Seven rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
135 pound Back squat, 29 reps
Post time to comments.
Compare to 120429.
Click for information about The Travis Manion Foundation and the 9/11 Heroes Run.
"The CrossFit Experience With Brian MacKenzie" by Again Faster Equipment, free CrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
WOD Demo with CrossFit Moxie - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
Rest Day
"The Founder's Presentation: New Ideas" with Greg Glassman, free CrossFit Journal video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]
"Survey Says ... Sex!" by Anka Radakovich, free CrossFit Journal article [pdf] and video - [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]