Attempt PRs with as much warm-up, ramp-up, and rest between efforts as needed of:
1RM Overhead squat
1,000 meter Row
Ring Dips
Post load, time, and reps to comments. Annotate PRs.
"Constantly Varied Kitchen: Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers" with Nick Massie, CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [720 HD] [1080 HD] and recipe [pdf]
Rest Day
"Pros, Joes Team up for TAPS" - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
"Murph"
For time:
1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run
Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a mile run. If you've got a twenty pound vest or body armor, wear it.
Post time to comments.
Compare to 111111.
"Blind Spots" by Maureen O'Hagan, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
For time:
135 pound Thruster, 15 reps
135 pound Sumo deadlift high-pull, 21 reps
135 pound Thruster, 12 reps
135 pound Sumo deadlift high-pull, 15 reps
135 pound Thruster, 9 reps
135 pound Sumo deadlift high-pull, 9 reps
Post time to comments.
In front of a clock set for 15 minutes:
1 minute of Squats
2 minutes of Double-unders
3 minutes of Push-ups
4 minutes of Back extensions
5 minutes of Pull-ups
Post number for each exercise and total reps for 15 minutes to comments.
"Staying Ahead of the CrossFit Curve" by Emily Beers, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
Rest Day
"Opening Day at SEB CrossFit" with Greg Amundson and Steve Longan - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
"The British amateur who debunked the mathematics of happiness" by Andrew Anthony, The Guardian
For time:
Row 500 meters
50 GHD Sit-ups
Row 1,000 meters
30 GHD Sit-ups
Row 2,000 meters
20 GHD Sit-ups
Post time to comments.
"Speed Training" with Dan Bailey - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1 reps
Post loads to comments.
"Minarets and Muscle-Ups" by Bryan Anderson, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
Sub 3 Minutes with Chad Mackay - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
Three rounds for time of:
5 Strict muscle-ups
10 Strict handstand push-ups
15 One legged squats, each leg
Post time to comments.
"Constantly Varied Kitchen: Deep-Dish Breakfast Pizza" with Nick Massie, CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [720 HD] [1080 HD] and recipe [pdf]
Rest Day
"Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Eleanor Brown, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
"Me vs. ..." - [video]
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
135 pound Bench press, 21 reps
21 L-Pull-ups
Post rounds completed to comments.
"Developing the Handstand" with Camille Leblanc-Bazinet - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
Danny Broflex: Episode 3 - The Offline Show - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
"At Gunpoint: Cooperate, Comply, Capitalize" with Tony Blauer, CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
Seven rounds for time of:
15 GHD Sit-ups
15 Back extensions
135 pound Thruster, 10 reps
135 pound Clean & Jerk, 10 reps
Post time to comments.
The Overhead Squat with Chris Spealler - video [ipod] [mov] [720 HD] [1080 HD]
Rest Day
"Harvelicious" Gets Ambitious - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
For time:
30 Muscle-ups
135 pound Clean & Jerk, 21 reps
Row 2,000 meters
Post time to comments.
"Teach a Kid to Teach Deadlifts" with Laura Bruner - CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
"Constantly Varied Kitchen: Massie Mayo" with Nick Massie, CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [720 HD] [1080 HD] and recipe [pdf]
Open For Fitness - [video]
Registration for the 2014 Reebok CrossFit Games Open is live.
"Marguerita"
50 reps for time of:
Burpee/Push-up/Jumping-Jack/Sit-up/Handstand
Post time to comments.
"Torpedo School" by Adam Palmer, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
Registration for the 2014 Reebok CrossFit Games Open is live.
21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps for time of:
Back extension
GHD Sit-up
135 pound Overhead Squat
Post time to comments and then practice handstands for 20 minutes, focusing on controlled descents.
The Jerk Dip with Kendrick Farris and Cara Heads Slaughter - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
Four rounds of:
Row 1,000 meters
Rest 90 seconds
Post splits times to comments and give ten minutes to hamstring stretching with an extended lumbar spine.
"From Spin Classes to Snatches" with Gijs Spaans - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
Behind the Games: 2013 - Video Series
Part Five Snippet - [video]
"Cindy XXX"
Complete as much as possible in 20 minutes of:
10 Pull-ups
20 Push-ups
30 Squats
15 Pull-ups
30 Push-ups
45 Squats
20 Pull-ups
40 Push-ups
60 Squats
25 Pull-ups
50 Push-ups
75 Squats
30 Pull-ups
60 Push-ups
90 Squats
Post reps completed to comments and practice L-sits from the floor for ten minutes. How much of ten minutes can you spend in the "L"?
Athlete with the fastest time to complete Cindy XXX in unbroken sets and under 20 minutes will receive $500. Upload video to YouTube and post link to comments by 5 p.m. PT, Sunday.
"Constantly Varied Kitchen: Cinnamon-Infused Short Ribs" with Nick Massie - video [ipod] [mov] [720 HD] [1080 HD] and recipe [pdf]
Behind the Games: 2013 - Video Series
Part Four Snippet [video]
Rest Day
"Tending Bar" by Andrea Maria Cecil, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
"Bartendaz: 'Mind Up'" - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
Behind the Games: 2013 - Video Series
Part Three Snippet - [video]
Five rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
50 pound Dumbbell Clean & Jerk, 21 reps
Post time to comments.
"No Time for Patty-Cake" by Andrea Maria Cecil, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
Behind the Games: 2013 - Video Series
Part Two Snippet - [video]
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
15 GHD Sit-ups
135 pound Deadlift, 21 reps
Post rounds completed to comments.
Behind the Games: 2013 - Video Series
Part One Snippet - [video]
Rest Day
"Life Under the Big Top" by Emily Beers, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
For time:
95 pound Back squat, 50 reps
50 GHD Sit-ups
75 pound Back squat, 50 reps
50 Back extensions
55 pound Back squat, 50 reps
50 GHD Sit-ups
Post time to comments.
"Kettlebell Shoulder Press" with Jeff Martone - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
For time:
155 pound Snatch, 9 reps
Row 2,000 meters
155 pound Snatch, 15 reps
Row 1,000 meters
155 pound Snatch, 21 reps
Row 500 meters
Post time to comments.
Josh Wrede: Creating Art on Skin - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
"Body of Work" by Josh Wrede and Dave Re, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
"Hard Cindy"
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 Weighted pull-ups, 35 pounds
10 Push-ups with feet on 30" box
15 Squats holding a 45 pound plate
Post rounds completed to comments.
"Constantly Varied Kitchen: Pastel de Papa" with Nick Massie CrossFit Journal, video [ipod] [mov] [720 HD] [1080 HD] and recipe [pdf]
"Data and Your Diet" with E.C. Synkowski - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
Five rounds for time of:
20 Strict ring dips
135 pound Thruster, 14 reps
There should be no bend of the leg or hip in the strict ring dip.
Post time to comments.
Dan Bailey, 12:49 - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
Learning the Backward Roll to Support, with Greg Glassman - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]
First 500 athletes to complete a backward roll to support will receive a commemorative t-shirt. Upload video to YouTube and post link to comments.
*Prior to attempting, athletes should be able to complete 5 strict muscle-ups and a back lever.