Monthly Archives: July 2010

6 rounds for time of:
Run 400 meters
25 Burpees

Set up under a bar that is one foot above your reach for the burpees. Jump and touch the bar for each burpee rep.

Graham Holmberg 21:10, Kristan Clever 22:18, Rebecca Voigt 25:38, Elyse Umeda 27:00, Josh Everett 29:06. Post time to comments.

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Nicholas Del Grande.

"Grilled Fish Pockets" with Heather Bergeron and James Hobart, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The final heats of Individual Event 3, Deadlift/Pistol/Double-under, at the 2010 CrossFit Games:
Womens Heat 5 - video [wmv] [mov]
Mens Heat 5 - video [wmv] [mov]

Interview with Matt Chan at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games commercial by Steve's Club - video [wmv] [mov]

"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how."
- Friedrich Nietzsche

Rest Day

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81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadon team tire flip competition, Djibouti, Africa.

"The Discovery of Pose Running: Part 3" with Dr. Nicolas Romanov, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Calm After the Storm: Part 2" with Kristan Clever, Valerie MacKenzie Voboril and Rebecca Voigt by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Masters Event 1, Run/Overhead Squat, at the 2010 CrossFit Games:
Master Men - video [wmv] [mov]
Masters Women - video [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games "Strong" commercial by Rogue Fitness - video [wmv] [mov]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata for Two Pianos.

Jack London - Just Meat

"What I Know Now: Nibbled to Death" by George McGovern, Inc.

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"Isabel"

For time:
Snatch 135 pounds, 30 reps

Use 95 pounds, 65 pounds or broomstick as needed. Miranda Oldroyd 2:13 (95lbs), Christopher Stowe 2:44, Rebecca Voigt 2:46 (95lbs), Mary Lampas 3:26 (95lbs), Kristan Clever 18:51 (135lbs). Post time and load to comments.

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Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, ninth overall in the 2010 CrossFit Games.

"Before the Muscle-Ups" with Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Heat 5 of Team Event 1, Thruster/Pull-up/Buddy carry, at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

WOD Demo with Miranda, Chris and Mary - video [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games "Awesome" commercial by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

"Crossing Over" by Adela Garcia, Muscle and Fitness Hers, featuring Rebecca Voigt and Kristan Clever.

"You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way."
- John Wooden

Run 5K

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Graham Holmberg, first overall in the 2010 CrossFit Games.

"CrossFit Moxie: Fortitude and Determination" with Chris Michelmore, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Calm After the Storm: Part 1" with Kristan Clever, Valerie MacKenzie Voboril and Rebecca Voigt by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Graham Holmberg interview by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games short Adidas commercials with Chris Spealler - video [wmv] [mov] and Heather Burgeron - video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit Endurance Challenge - video [wmv] [mov]

"Roy"

Five rounds for time of:
225 pound Deadlift, 15 reps
20 Box jumps, 24 inch box
25 Pull-ups

Kristan Clever 16:29 (155lb Deadlift), Rebecca Voigt 22:36 (155lb Deadlift). Post times to comments.

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Marine Corps Sgt. Michael C. Roy, 25, of North Fort Myers, Fla., assigned to the 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Advisor Group, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune, was killed in action on July 8th, 2009 in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. He is survived by his wife Amy and three children, Michael, Landon and Olivia.

Rest Day

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CrossFit Level 1 Seminars: CrossFit Central London, CrossFit Endurance, CrossFit Arlington Heights, CrossFit King of Prussia, CrossFit Charlotte.

"Training With the Pit Master" with John Hackleman, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Mens Heat 3 of Event 2, Run/Kettlebell/Pull-up, at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games CrossFit Journal commercial by High 5 Productions - video [wmv] [mov]

Claudio Monteverdi, L'Orfeo.

Hart Crane - Fear

"Immigration Is U.S." by Joel Kotkin, Forbes.

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"Angie"

For time:
100 Pull-ups
100 Push-ups
100 Sit-ups
100 Squats

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Marshall at CrossFit Evolution, parallette Handstand push-up.

"Perfect Position: Deadlift and Snatch" with Anders Lindsjo, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games "What is CrossFit?" short commercial by CrossFit by Overload - video [wmv] [mov]

Womens Heat 3 of Event 2, Run/Kettlebell/Pull-up, at the 2010 CrossFit Games - video [wmv] [mov]

"Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it."
- John Henry Newman

"CrossFit Total"

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

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CrossFit Balad, Iraq.

"Talking To Yourself" with Trevor Moawad, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

Dave Lipson deadlifts 651lbs - video [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games "Belief" commercial by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]

Part A. Three rounds for time of:
30 Push-ups, release hands from floor at the bottom
12' Wall climb
95 pound Overhead squat, 21 reps
12' Wall climb
Seven minute time cap. Score time of completion or reps completed within the cap.

Rest 30 seconds.

Part B. Three rounds for time of:
30 Toes to bar
95 pound Ground to overhead, 21 reps
Seven minute time cap. Score time of completion or reps completed within the cap.

Rest 30 seconds.

Part C. Three rounds for time of:
6 foot Wall jumps with burpee, 5 reps
20 ft Rope Climb, 3 ascents
Twelve minute time cap. Score time of completion or reps completed within the cap.

Part A: Rich Froning Jr. 6:55, Kristan Clever 2 rounds + 30 push-ups (65lb)
Part B: Ben Smith 1 round + 18 ground to OH, Kristan Clever 2 rounds + 4 knees to elbows (65lb)
Part C: Chris Spealler 8:32, Annie Thorisdottir 7:34 (2 rope climbs).
Post times and/or number of rounds and reps completed for each part to comments.

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Christy Phillips, Event 6a, 2010 CrossFit Games.

"The Discovery of Pose Running: Part 2" with Dr. Nicolas Romanov, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

"The Active Shoulder" with Kelly Starrett - video [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games "What is CrossFit?" commercial by High 5 Productions - video [wmv] [mov]

"Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change."
- Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

Rest Day

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Valerie MacKenzie Voboril, third overall in the 2010 CrossFit Games.

"56 Inches of Fame" world record box jump by Ryan Moody, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]

The final heats of the Muscle-up/Snatch Event at the 2010 CrossFit Games:
Womens Heat 4 - video [wmv] [mov]
Mens Heat 4 - video [wmv] [mov]

The 2010 CrossFit Games CrossFit Journal commercial - video [wmv] [mov]

Giuseppe Verdi, Nabucco Overture.

Joseph Brodsky - I Sit By The Window

"What's Wrong With Music Biz, per Ultimate Insider" by Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired.

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