Monthly Archives: April 2010

For time:
70 Burpees
60 Sit-ups
50 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 poods
40 Pull-ups
30 Handstand push-ups

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For wallball shots, the hips generate the primary upward momentum on the medicine ball; the arms are follow-through.

"Implementing the WOD" with Tanya Wagner, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The top Mountain Sectionals athletes prepare for the North Central Regionals this weekend - video [wmv] [mov]

Athletes to Watch at this weekend's North Central Regionals!

"Progress in industry depends very largely on the enterprise of deep-thinking men, who are ahead of the times in their ideas."
- Sir William Ellis

Rest Day

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Simon Abelein, CrossFit Ansbach, Wicklesgreuth, Bavaria, Germany

"Motivating Tommy: The Ding SLC Series Part 5" a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Announcing the free Two-Day Live Webcast of the Southwest Regionals!

Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, organ

Mending Wall by Robert Frost

Read "The Collapse of Complex Business Models" by Clay Shirky.

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Front squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps

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Dave Lipson 330, 350, 375, 405, 416. Compare to 091130.

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In the muscle-up, your thumbs should contact the upper pec, and then stay in contact above the nipple line until you're over the rings.

"No Snow? No Problem!" with Concept2 by CrossFit Again Faster, a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Neal Maddox, first overall at the Northern California Sectionals - video [wmv] [mov]

Dave Lipson does today's WOD at Hybrid (and dedicates the effort to Amanda Miller) - video [wmv] [mov]

"We will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away."
- William Barclay

For time:
30 Handstand push-ups
40 Pull-ups
50 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 poods
60 Sit-ups
70 Burpees

James Hobart 10:02, Ben Bergeron 11:03, Graham Holmberg 11:13, Matt Chan 12:20, Mat Frankel 13:05, Heather Keenan Bergeron 13:15, Miranda Oldroyd 15:00. Post time to comments.

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Amanda Miller July 16, 1985 - April 23, 2010

"Specialization: Travis Bagent vs. Devon Larratt" a CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Amanda Miller at the 2009 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

James Hobart and the CrossFit New England crew do today's WOD by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

For time:
50 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
10 Muscle-ups
40 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
8 Muscle-ups
30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
6 Muscle-ups
20 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
4 Muscle-ups
10 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
2 Muscle-ups

Graham Holmberg 10:27. Post time to comments.

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CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Courses: CrossFit SAP, Seoul, Republic of Korea, University of San Diego, CrossFit Strong, CrossFit St. Paul, Colorado State Police.

Announcing the 2010 CrossFit Games! - video [wmv] [mov]

"A Violent Agreement" Part 4 with Greg Glassman, Dr. Nicolas Romanov, and Louie Simmons, a CrossFit Journal preview video ... [wmv] [mov]

"The Cause of the Earth's Climate Change is the Sun" by Dr. Jeffrey A. Glassman.

"Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority."
- Francis Bacon

Rest Day

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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.

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"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.

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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.

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.

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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!

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.

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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

Rest Day

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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.

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