Thursday 120126

January 26th, 2012

8 rounds of:
Run 400 meters
Rest 90 seconds

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CrossFit Competitors Course, CrossFit Park City.


Training During Ramadan” with Kulsoom Abdullah, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]


WOD Demo with Brian MacKenzie by Again Faster Equipment - video [wmv] [mov]


“What impresses men is not mind, but the result of mind.”
- Walter Bagehot

Wednesday 120125

January 25th, 2012

Rest Day

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JP Christal’s garage gym, Henley Beach, Australia.


All in the Family” with Brenda Glidden, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]


Showdown for the few remaining tickets for the CrossFit Tour Fort Worth Stop - video [wmv] [mov]


Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 86.


William Wordsworth - A Character.


De Plague, De Plague” by Richard Fernandez, Pajamas Media.

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Tuesday 120124

January 24th, 2012

Seven rounds for time of:
165 pound Front squat, 7 reps
7 Chest-to-bar pull-ups

Jason Khalipa 3:23, Neal Maddox 3:48. Post time to comments.

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CrossFit Virginia Beach.


Be Your Own Bodyguard Part 4: Trojan Horse Concept” with Tony Blauer, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]


WOD Demo at NorCal CrossFit - video [wmv] [mov]


“No man is able to make progress when he is wavering between opposite things.”
- Epictetus

Monday 120123

January 23rd, 2012

Resting 60 seconds between sets:
Press 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2

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CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Courses: CrossFit Centrum, Wasatch CrossFit, CrossFit Tuluka, CrossFit RevX, CrossFit Charlotte, CrossFit X Factor.
CrossFit Coach’s Prep Course: CrossFit Miami Beach.


Fight for Christchurch” with Charlotte Bellis, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]


“History of the CrossFit Games” - video [wmv] [mov] [HD mov]


WOD Demo with Potomac CrossFit - video [wmv] [mov]


Why Are Men So Angry?” by Kay Hymowitz, Book Beast.

Sunday 120122

January 22nd, 2012

Seven rounds for time of:
225 pound Deadlift, 7 reps
7 L-pull-ups

Graham Holmberg 7:48. Post time to comments.

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Eric and Erica, CrossFit Parker.


Inside England’s CrossFit HG3” with Peter Davis and Andy Ruddick, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]


“Striking and CrossFit” with George Ryan - video [wmv] [mov]


WOD Demo with CrossFit 101 - video [wmv] [mov]


“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”
- J. P. Morgan

Saturday 120121

January 21st, 2012

Rest Day

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Rachael Adair.


CrossFit Inspires Singer’s ‘Fight‘” with Kate Moran, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]


The Home Gym with Tim Bishop - video [wmv] [mov]


Dmitri Shostakovich, Two Pieces for Octet, Op.11.


W. W. Jacobs - The Test.


Weight Watchers Revamps Its Magic Formula” by Jeffrey M. O’Brien, Wired.

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Friday 120120

January 20th, 2012

Three rounds for time of:
Row 1000 meters
45 pound Thruster, 50 reps
30 Pull-ups

Neal Maddox 21:04, Jason Khalipa 21:45, Kevin Montoya 21:51, John Zvejnieks 23:18.
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Karl Eagleman, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin.


An Interview With John Schneider“, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]


Event details of the CrossFit Tour Fort Worth stop - video [wmv] [mov]


WOD Demo with CrossFit Wilmington - video [wmv] [mov]


“You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think.”
- Elbert Hubbard

Police Captain

January 20th, 2012

Department/Company: City of Eugene
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Position Type: Law Enforcement - Executive (Chief / Dep Chief)
Career Level: Management (Manager/Supervisor)
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s
Job Status: Full Time

Thursday 120119

January 19th, 2012

Elizabeth

21-15-9 reps of:
Clean 135 pounds
Ring dips

Zach Forrest 5:36, Candice Ruiz 6:34 (95lbs), Miranda Oldroyd 7:53 (95lbs), Nadia Shatila 8:23 (95lbs).
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“It is rewarding to watch my kids willingness to sweat and bleed to finish a workout. A family that WODs together stays together.”
- Amy Kline-Rodriguez


Netball Training at Reebok CrossFit Canterbury” with Maree Bowden and Denise Leggat, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]


WOD Demo from the Level 1 Course at CrossFit Oahu - video [wmv] [mov]

CrossFit EST on today’s WOD - video [wmv] [mov]


Starting Over with Regulation” by Philip K Howard, The Wall Street Journal.

City of Elmhurst Police Officer Test

January 19th, 2012

Department/Company: City of Elmhurst
Location: Elmhurst, Illinois
Position Type: Law Enforcement - Police Officer / Deputy Sheriff
Career Level: Entry Level (less than 2 yrs experience)
Minimum Education: Some College Completed
Job Status: Full Time