Friday 140131

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.

Wednesday 140129

"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]

Tuesday 140128

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.

Danny Broflex: Episode 4 - The Booth - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Monday 140127

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.

Saturday 140125

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]

Friday 140124

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]

Thursday 140123

Three rounds for time of:
5 Strict muscle-ups
10 Strict handstand push-ups
15 One legged squats, each leg

Post time to comments.

Tuesday 140121

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]

Sunday 140119

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]

Friday 140117

For time:
30 Muscle-ups
135 pound Clean & Jerk, 21 reps
Row 2,000 meters

Post time to comments.

Thursday 140116

"CrossFit Total"

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

Post total to comments.

Compare to 131113.

Tuesday 140114

Rest Day

Danny Broflex: Episode 2 - Clang 'n' Bang - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Monday 140113

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.

Sunday 140112

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.

Saturday 140111

"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]

Thursday 140109

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]

Wednesday 140108

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
15 GHD Sit-ups
135 pound Deadlift, 21 reps

Post rounds completed to comments.

Tuesday 140107

Three rounds for time of:
10 Strict handstand push-ups
15 Strict ring dips
20 Strict push-ups
45 Strict pull-ups

Post time to comments.

Danny Broflex: Episode 1 - The Interview - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Sunday 140105

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]

Saturday 140104

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]

Friday 140103

"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]

Wednesday 140101

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.

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