Tuesday 080325

I remember being a kid and asking my dad some inane question. While I do not remember the question I remember his response. "Son, that's why they have so many different flavors of ice cream".

I'm sure he could see from my expression that I still did not understand so he went on to say, "there are a lot of people in the world and they do not all like the same things".

I tell you that little folksy tale to introduce the following article (link attached). It appeared in last Sunday's New York times. The author is not enamored with CrossFit.

An excerpt of the article reads:
The spare site is the foundation of the CrossFit ministry. It resembles not so much a gym as a system of alleys, a rough-hewn underground network designed to train a super-race that wouldn’t be out of place in Marvel Comics. On a typical day, some 200 people post responses to the workout. (This looks fun, if by fun I mean painful and heinous . . . cry from pain . . . my hands are toast . . . lightheaded and dizzy . . . whoop, whoop!) It’s an exercise phenomenon custom-made for this moment in Web history: CrossFit couldn’t exist without lots of speedy, uploadable video; social networking; and an expansive platform for international, demographically varied community interaction. Many of the official demo videos feature women, and even among the rank and file, women are everywhere. A scan of members’ posted ages shows that participants are between 20 and 60, with many in their 30s. (There’s also a kids’ program.)

Read and enjoy.

God's Workout
By Virginia Heffernan
Published March 23, 2008
A grueling online exercise regime requires near-devotional commitment.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/magazine/23wwln-medium-t.html?ex=1363838400&en=d1ad279566704431&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Workout

Clean and Jerk:
Work up to 80% x1, 70% x1, 83% x1, 73% x1, 85% x1, 75% x1, 88% x1, 75% x1 notice the wave?

When complete, do FS (you are already warmed up) @ 80%-85% of your 1RM x1, x2, x3.

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