Workout 14.1

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 10 minutes of:
30 double-unders
75-lb. power snatches, 15 reps

Post rounds and reps completed to comments and/or register and submit your results as part of the 2014 Reebok CrossFit Games Open.

Top male and female scores will receive $2014.

Compare to 110316.

Watch Archived Live Footage of Garret Fisher vs. Marcus Hendren on Workout 14.1 on the CrossFit Games site.

Rest Day

CrossFit Games Update: February 26, 2014 - [video]

The Greek and the Games by Jane Drexler, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

Sugar Dangers - Dr. Richard Johnson LecturePart 1, Part 2, Part 3, YouTube.

CrossFit Total

Back squat, 1 rep
Shoulder press, 1 rep
Deadlift, 1 rep

Post total to comments.

Compare to 140213.

CrossFit Games Update: February 25, 2014 - [video]

Lose the Luge? by Emily Beers - CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

Fore!

In front of a clock set for 12 minutes:
4 minutes of clean and jerks, 135 lb.
4 minutes of rowing
4 minutes of burpees

Post sum of clean and jerk reps, rowing calories and burpee reps to comments.

CrossFit Games Update: February 24, 2014 - [video]

Still Open: 2013 - [video]

Row 10,000 meters

Post time to comments.

Danny Broflex: Episode 7 - The PSA: Sign Up Bro! - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Lance Couryat theBig Whip Invitational - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Friday's Push-Up Contest Winners:
1. David Gilbert
2. Alex Chiaradia
3. Amador Porras

Rest Day

Offline, Episode 4: The "Knees Out" Cue - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

2 rounds SLOWLY of:
20 back extensions
15 hip extensions
10 hip-back extensions
50 GHD sit-ups

Greg Glassman on the Open: Part 3 - [video]

50 super-strict push-ups in one set
5,000-m row

Upload video of push-ups to YouTube with your name and "CrossFit Push-up Contest 140221" in title and then post link to comments by 5 p.m. PT Friday. Prizes of $1,000, $750 and $500 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd-place efforts. Technique trumps speed.

1. Low camera perpendicular to athlete's body.
2. No perturbance of midline. No movement in hip, knee or head.
3. Use CFJ The Push-up as reference.

Post row time to comments.

The Test of Fitness - video [ipod] [mov] [720 HD] [1080 HD]

Sub 3 minutes with Chris Spealler - [video]

Special Mary

For time, all strict:
5 handstand push-ups
10 one-legged squats, alternating
15 pull-ups
10 handstand push-ups
20 one-legged squats, alternating
30 pull-ups
15 handstand push-ups
30 one-legged squats, alternating
45 pull-ups
10 handstand push-ups
20 one-legged squats, alternating
30 pull-ups
5 handstand push-ups
10 one-legged squats, alternating
15 pull-ups

Post time to comments.

Greg Glassman on the Open: Part 2 - [video]

Double-Under/Clean & Jerk Workout at The Ranch with Brooke Ence and Jon Pera - video [ipod] [mov] [720 HD] [1080 HD]

Rest Day

CrossFit Tour: Khalipa and His Haka - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Rival Industries Sweet-Talk the Public by Eric Lipton, The New York Times.

Post link of favorite LIVE music recording on the net to comments.

Complete as many rounds as possible in 7 minutes of:
5 box jumps, 30 in.
225-lb. cleans, 3 reps

Post rounds completed to comments. Share scaled WOD that preserves the stimulus where needed and results therein.

$700 prize for the best performance videotaped, uploaded to YouTube and linked in comments by 5 p.m. PT Tuesday. Women use a 24-in. box and clean 155 lb. to be eligible for the prize.

Greg Glassman on the Open: Part 1 - [video]

Free to Fly by Chris Cooper, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

Complete as many rounds as possible in 7 minutes of:
5 triple-unders
185-lb. thrusters, 3 reps

Post rounds completed to comments. Share scaled WOD that preserves the stimulus where needed and results therein.

$700 prize for the best performance videotaped, uploaded to YouTube and linked in comments by 5 p.m. PT Monday. Women thruster 125 lb. to be eligible for the prize.

Rory Zambard on Coaching: Have a Plan - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Complete as many rounds as possible in 7 minutes of:
5 sub-1:30/500-m pace pulls on C2 rower
315-lb. deadlifts, 3 reps

Post rounds completed to comments. Share scaled WOD that preserves the stimulus where needed and results therein.

$700 prize for the best performance videotaped, uploaded to YouTube and linked in comments by 5 p.m. PT Sunday. Women pull sub-1:43/500-m pace and deadlift 215 lb. to be eligible for the prize.

The Need for Speed by Emily Beers, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

Rest Day

Daniel Rodriguez Keeps Winning - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

For the Love of Physics with Walter Lewin, YouTube.

Set rower for 3 intervals of 2 minutes of rowing and 2 minutes of "rest." During the first rest period, perform max reps of 95-lb. thruster; the second rest period, 95-lb. power snatch; the third rest period, 95-lb. squat cleans.

Add all reps to calories for each row and post sum to comments.

Valentine's Day: Decades Vs. Decadence by Emily Beers, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

For the Love of Coffee by E.M. Burton, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]
and video [ipod] [mov] [720 HD] [1080 HD]

CrossFit Total

Back squat, 1 rep
Shoulder press, 1 rep
Deadlift, 1 rep

Post total to comments.

Compare to 140116.

Sub 3 Minutes with Zach Forrest - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Set rower for 3 intervals of 2 minutes of rowing and 2 minutes of "rest." During the first rest period, perform max pull-ups; the second rest period, max burpees; and the third rest period, max GHD sit-ups (hand to floor).

Add all reps to calories for each row and post sum to comments.

The Flash of the Blade by Emily Beers, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

Danny Broflex: Episode 6 - Bro-Reps - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Rest Day

Under Cover by Andrea Maria Cecil, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

Study: Sugar even at moderate levels toxic to mice health, reproduction, The Washington Post.

3 rounds for time of:
115 pound Push press, 21 reps
3 Legless 15-foot rope ascents
27 GHD Sit-ups

Post time to comments.

"Kettlebell Hand Switches" with Jeff Martone - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

3 rounds for time of:
115 pound Power clean, 21 reps
27 Burpees
27 GHD Sit-ups

Post time to comments.

"Mountains Into Moguls" by Emily Beers, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

3 rounds for time of:
115 pound Power snatch, 21 reps
27 L Pull-ups
27 GHD Sit-ups

Post time to comments.

"Crazy-Time Power Cleans" with Jesse Ward - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Rest Day

Rosemary Matossian: One of the Regulars - CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

How Do You CrossFit Without Gravity?

For time:
50 Ring dips
115 pound Squat clean, 50 reps
50 Ring dips

Post time to comments.

"Pose-Running Drills: Lean and Pull" with Brian MacKenzie, CrossFit Journal video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

In front of a clock set for nine minutes:
2 minutes of Burpees
2 minutes of GHD Sit-ups
2 minutes of Inverted Burpees
1 minute of Burpees
1 minute of GHD Sit-ups
1 minute of Inverted Burpees

Post reps for each set to comments.

"The Thin Red Line of Fitness" by Emily Beers, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

For time:
50 L-Pull-ups
115 pound Squat clean, 50 reps
50 L-Pull-ups

Post time to comments.

Danny Broflex: Episode 5 - The Game of Chess - video [ipod] [mov] [HD mov]

Brian Nabeta's 11-13 year-old team practice at Arden Hills Swimming - video [mov]

Rest Day

"Found Money" by Chris Cooper, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

"Sugar: The Bitter Truth" with Dr. Robert Lustig.

Attempt PRs with as much warm-up, ramp-up, and rest between efforts as needed of:
1RM Front squat
1,000 meter Row
Ring Dips

Post load, time, and reps to comments. Annotate PRs.

"Wrangling the Road Warriors" by Emily Beers, CrossFit Journal article [pdf]

Attempt PRs with as much warm-up, ramp-up, and rest between efforts as needed of:
1RM Deadlift
1,000 meter Row
Pull-ups

Post load, time, and reps to comments. Annotate PRs.

Rich Froning's 225 pound Isabel - [video]