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Five rounds for load and time of:
Deadlift, 5 reps
5 Ring handstand push-ups
Rob Orlando 7:40 at 455lbs (plus a 20lb vest), Tommy Hackenbruck11:35 at 405lbs, James Hobart 15:21 at 355lbs, Becca Voigt 18:18 at 225lbs, Kristan Clever 19:26 at 255lbs, Dave Lipson 8:02 at 507lbs (parallette HSPU), Eric Magee 8:03 at 455lbs (parallette HSPU). Post time and load to comments.
Travis Janeway, CrossFit X, Bellingham, WA.
"Beating the Streets With Steve's Club" by CrossFit Again Faster,CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
The Affiliate competition at the Southeast Regional - video [wmv] [mov]
Rob Orlando and Dave Lipson on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]
Tommy Hackenbrook on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]
"When we see ourselves in a situation which must be endured and gone through, it is best to make up our minds to it, meet it with firmness, and accommodate everything to it in the best way practicable. This lessens the evil; while fretting and fuming only serves to increase your own torments."
- Thomas Jefferson
Five rounds for time of:
40 Double-unders
30 Box jumps, 24 inch box
20 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 pood
Chris Spealler 9:33, Graham Holmberg 9:42, Eric O'Connor 9:50, Laurie Galassi 10:03 (20" box, 1pood KB), Lauren Plumey 10:10 (1pood KB), Ben Bergeron 10:52, Rob Orlando 11:08, Danielle Mulford 11:18 (20" box, 1pood KB), Dave Lipson 12:15 (2pood KB). Post time to comments.
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Kate Rawlings, Julie Foucher and Christy Phillips (3rd, 2nd and 1st place overall at the Central East Regionals), District CrossFit
"Real Science" with Greg Glassman, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
"All Over the Map: Phillips and Hendel" by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Cleaning with Lindsey Smith, Kristan Clever and Miranda Oldroyd - video [wmv] [mov]
Interview with Lindsey Smith - video [wmv] [mov]
2010 Games Women's Epic Matchups: 1. Carey and Kristan, 2. Annie and Lindsey, and 3. Christy and Heather.
WOD Demo at CrossFit Santa Cruz - video [wmv] [mov]
"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while......you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing."
- Vince Lombardi
Let trailing knee gently kiss the ground on each lunge.
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21-15-9 reps of:
Clean 135 pounds
Ring dips
Kristan Clever 5:49, Becca Voigt 8:45. Post time to comments.
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Patricia Conrad, CrossFit Kinetics, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
"Spirit of the Community: CrossFit Ethos", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
"All Over the Map 1: Orlando and Hobart " by CrossFit Again Faster,CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Highlights from the 2010 CrossFit Games sectional competitions - video [wmv] [mov]
Greg Amundson 8:20 on Friday's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]
"If your work is work to you and you don't see beyond that work and see the pleasure in work and the pleasure in service, look out; you are in danger of standing in your present station for a long, long time."
- Milan R. Bump
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Tom Dodds completes his first muscle up at BU CrossFit.
Heather Bergeron, Spencer Hendel, Jimi Letchford, Rob Orlando, Jason Khalipa, Under Armour/IMG training facility, Bradenton, FL.
"Mikko Salo Prepares for the Games", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
"Questions" with Jason Khalipa - video [wmv] [mov]
2010 Games Epic Matchup 1: Jason and Mikko
The Women's competition at the Northeast Regional, by CrossFit Again Faster, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
"The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense."
- Thomas A. Edison
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2010 Games Northwest Regionals Team Clean and Jerk
"Arm Wrestling 101: Rising Strength Part 1" with Devon Larratt,CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
The Master's competition at the Northwest Regional, CrossFit Journalpreview video [wmv] [mov]
Joel Snape of Men's Fitness UK takes on the UK/Ireland Sectional - [pdf] [video]
"CrossFit: Not Your Average Gym" - CNN Video. if you can't find it, search CrossFit in top right corner of CNN website.
Complete as many rounds in 12 minutes as you can of:
185 pound Front squat, 5 reps
10 Chest to bar Pull-ups
20 Double-unders
Mike Burke 8.0 rounds. Post rounds and fractions of rounds to comments.
CrossFit Camp Pendleton's new home!
"A Violent Agreement" Part 7 with Greg Glassman, Dr. Nicolas Romanov, and Louie Simmons, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
The Women's competition at the South Central Regional, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
The 2010 CrossFit Games, "Are You Ready?" - video [wmv] [mov]
"When people ask me now if I miss coaching UCLA basketball games, the national championships, the attention, the trophies, and everything that goes with them, I tell them this: I miss the practices."
- John Wooden
Deric Maruquin 4:54, Candice Ruiz 10:41 (105lb clean). Post time to comments.
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Northeast Regional Event 1
Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:
135 pound Overhead squat
Chest to bar pull-ups
Rob Orlando 3:44 (4:00 at the Regional but did it again), Stacey Kroon 5:56 (95lb OH squat). Post time to comments.
Henry Rosario
"Benching With Louie: Part 1" by Louie Simmons, CrossFit Journalpreview video [wmv] [mov]
"Camaraderie" with Steve Liberati and Zach Even-Esh by CrossFit Again Faster - video [wmv] [mov]
"There is a serious disinclination among most of our people to take that amount of physical exercise which is necessary to the full enjoyment of all the faculties and the promotion of health....It is sad to think that so many people are overlooking the vitally important fact that physical culture is equally as essential as mental training."
- Boston Globe Editorial, September 19, 1881
"Randy"
75 pound Power snatch, 75 reps for time.
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Blair Morrison, 1st Overall, European Regionals, Gullfoss Falls, Iceland
"Executive Stretching Series Part 1" with Kelly Starrett, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
Highlights from the South Central Regionals - video [wmv] [mov]
"Snatch Strategies for CrossFit Workouts and Competitions" by Dave Castro, CrossFit Journal article.
"We cannot advance without new experiments in living, but no wise man tries every day what he has proved wrong the day before."
- James Truslow Adams
Shoulder Press 5-5-5-5-5 reps
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Volleyball will be in the gym 9am-11am, June 1st-3rd.
"Old Country, New Sport: The Europe Regional", CrossFit Journalpreview video [wmv] [mov]
Garth Prouse, second place at the Canada Regional, "Filthy Fifty" - video [wmv] [mov]
"Magic Exercise Pill Ahead?" by Emily Sohn, Discovery News.
"If I'd asked my customers what they wanted, they'd have said a faster horse."
- Henry Ford