Rest Day
Andrew Wright, Red River Gorge, Kentucky
“And Now a Word from Our Trainers” a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
The Top 3 Men from the Alabama Sectionals by CrossFit Again Faster – video [wmv] [mov]
Ida Heandel performs Violin Sonata 1 Op.78 (1) Vivace ma non troppo by Johannes Brahms.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – The Student’s Tale: The Falcon of Ser Federigo
“Hold Your Breath for a Really Long Time” – Wired How-To.
Post thoughts to comments.
Five rounds for load and time of:
Back Squat, 3 reps
20 Ring dips
Rob Orlando 405lbs/5:57, Jason Khalipa 335lbs/11:49, Miranda Oldroyd 195lbs/17:42. Post load and time to comments.
In the snatch and clean, there is a counterproductive tendency, particularly among strong athletes, to pull the barbell up with the arms instead of relying on the force of the much more powerful hips.
“Running a (One Car) Garage Gym” with Joe Venuti by CrossFit Again Faster, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
The Men’s CrossFit Football Total at the BC Sectionals – video [wmv] [mov]
Rob Orlando 405lbs on today’s WOD – video [wmv] [mov]
From the Vault: Ring Dip Standards video [wmv] [mov]
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?”
- George Eliot
Three rounds for time of:
135 pound Hang power cleans, 15 reps
15 Burpees
David Lipson 2:57, Jason Khalipa 3:20, Todd Widman 3:36. Post time to comments.
Kimo Kockelman, CrossFit Hawaii, 2010 CrossFit Games Hawaii Sectionals
“The Finer Points of Tire-Flipping” with Kurtis Bowler, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Beyond the Body by Louis Hayes
Melissa Kiel prepares for the Southeast Regional by CrossFit Again Faster – video [wmv] [mov]
Dave Lipson – 2:57 on today’s WOD – video [wmv] [mov]
Air squats too hard? Try Guided Assistance Technology!
“Paul“
Five rounds for time of:
50 Double unders
35 Knees to elbows
185 pound Overhead walk, 20 yards
Pat Barber 18:49, Taz Venter 29:31 (135lbs). Post time to comments.
Pittsburgh Police Officer Paul John Rizzo Domenic Sciullo II, 36, was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance call on April 4, 2009. He was engaged to be married with Lisa Esposito.
Rest Day
Steve Flemming, NHB CrossFit, Charlie Co. 4th Recon Marines Sniper Training.
“Running Men?” by CrossFit Again Faster, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Chase Ingraham prepares for the South Central Regionals – video [wmv] [mov]
Sergei Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No.2 – YouTube
Edgar Allan Poe – The Pit and the Pendulum
Up from Slavery by David Boaz, Reason Magazine.
Post thoughts to comments.
Rest Day
Jevon Ikner, CrossFit Westlake, at the Central and South Texas Sectionals
“Just Squat:” At the Chalkboard with Greg Glassman, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
“Derek vs Eric” at the New England Sectionals by CrossFit Again Faster – video [wmv] [mov]
Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Romeo and Juliet Overture
William Stafford (1914 – 1993, Kansas, United States), Traveling Through The Dark
Read “Science and Pseudo-Science” in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Post thoughts to comments.
Five rounds for time of:
40 Double-unders
30 Box jumps, 24 inch box
20 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 pood
Post time to comments.
CrossFit Level 1 Seminars: Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, ADF Brisbane, CrossFit Twente, CrossFit OKC, CrossFit Refinery
“The One that Got Away” Part 2 with Zach Even-Esh from FilFest 2010, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Highlights from the Oklahoma Sectionals – video [wmv] [mov]
“Pain is not evil, unless it conquers us.”
- Charles Kingsley
Seven rounds for time of:
185 pound Front squat, 3 reps
7 L-pull-ups
Post time to comments.
Mark Calder, AIC CrossFit, Thailand.
“CrossFit for Congress” with Representative John Sullivan at the Oklahoma Sectionals, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
The Women’s Final Heat from the Carolina Sectionals by CrossFit Again Faster – video [wmv] [mov]
Boz on why he loves the Reverse Hyper – video [wmv] [mov]
Split Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Post loads to comments.
Compare to 091207.
To set the false grip, place the outside edge of your wrist on the ring and curl your hand and fingers down, leaving your thumb on the opposite side. At first uncomfortable, it becomes strong with practice, and is essential for optimal performance on the rings.
“Components of a Great Class” with Adrian Bozman and EC Synkowski from the Coaches Prep Course, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Workout 3 Highlights from the Central and South Texas Sectional – video [wmv] [mov]
“US geneticist wins $1.5 million religion prize” by Brett Zongker, The Associated Press.
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”
- Albert Einstein (German-born American Physicist, 1879-1955)
Rest Day
Becky Conzelman, 3rd Overall, VA, WV, DC Sectionals
“A Violent Agreement” Part 2 with Greg Glassman, Dr. Nicolas Romanov, and Louie Simmons, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Day 1 Highlights from the San Diego – Arizona Sectionals – video [wmv] [mov]
Becky Conzelman, Outlaw CrossFit, 2:08 Diane – video [wmv] [mov]
Igor Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite – Listen
Walt Whitman (1819-1892, American), Had I the Choice
“Among Weathercasters, Doubt on Warming” by Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times
What’s in your Go-Bag?
Post items to comments.