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Split Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
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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)
Tuesday 100330
Seven rounds for time of:
185 pound Front squat, 3 reps
7 L-pull-ups
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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]
Monday 100329
Five rounds for time of:
40 Double-unders
30 Box jumps, 24 inch box
20 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 pood
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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
Sunday 100328
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.
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Saturday 100327
Thruster 3-3-3-3-3-3-3
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Maxston Leppored, CrossFit Heights, Dayton OH.
“Strongman Equipment” with Kurtis Bowler, by CrossFit Again Faster, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Day 2 Highlights from the 2010 CrossFit Games Mountain Regionals – video [wmv] [mov]
Why I Am Excited About the iPad
and
Eye-Tracking Tablets and the Promise of Text 2.0
“It is work, work that one delights in, that is the surest guarantor of happiness. But even here it is a work that has to be earned by labor in one’s earlier years. One should labor so hard in youth that everything one does subsequently is easy by comparison.”
- Ashley Montagu
Friday 100326
30 Muscle-ups for time
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If you cannot do the muscle-ups do 120 pull-ups and 120 dips.
Compare to 091005.
Bands can assist in the development of more challenging movements.
“Rebuilding Khalipa” Part 4 with Kelly Starrett, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
“The Serious 7″ from the 2010 CrossFit Games New England Sectionals by CrossFit Again Faster – video [wmv] [mov]
“Moved to Mate” by Dr. Steven Platek, the CrossFit Journal.
Thursday 100325
Snatch 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
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Compare to 091228.
US Marines / NHB CrossFit
“The Women’s Workout,” Part 3 of the SLC Ding series, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Day 1 Highlights from the 2010 CrossFit Games Mountain Sectionals – video [wmv] [mov]
“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving individuals.”
- Marie Curie, Polish-French physicist (1867-1934)
Wednesday 100324
Rest Day
Worldwide Handstands.
“High Hang Snatch 1:” Owen Franks from the New Zealand All Blacks trains with Mike Burgener, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Day 2 Highlights from the 2010 CrossFit Games Hawaii Sectionals – video [wmv] [mov]
David Morgan breaks a “World CrossFit Record” [sic] – YouTube
Read “Strong Circulation” by Geoffrey Norman, the Wall Street Journal.
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Tuesday 100323
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps of the triplet:
Chest-to-bar pull-up
Box jump, 30 inch box
GHD sit-up
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Even with heavy thrusters, the hips can generate so much momentum on the barbell that the press becomes a follow-through movement.
“A Violent Agreement” Part 1 with Greg Glassman, Dr. Nicolas Romanov, and Louie Simmons, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
“The Triplet” from the 2010 CrossFit Games Carolina Sectionals – video [wmv] [mov]
EOD Technician Owen Duff (who trains at CrossFit Spokane) broke the Bombsuit Mile world record, finishing in 9:22, as a fundraiser for the EOD Warrior Foundation – video [wmv] [mov]
“Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome.”
- Samuel Johnson
Monday 100322
Three rounds for time of:
275 pound Deadlift, 10 reps
50 Double-unders
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CrossFit Level 1 Seminars: University of San Diego, Elite CrossFit, CrossFit BGI.
CrossFit Coaches Prep Course: CrossFit Santa Cruz.
“Speal v. Khalipa” a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Workout 2 Highlights from the 2010 CrossFit Games Central and South Texas Sectional – video [wmv] [mov]
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