Rest

Bem aventurados queles que teme o Thruster.


Blessed are those who fear the Thruster.

2mins work 2mins rest
Rotate 
Burpee to Squat Jump
and Med Ball OhSq to Wall Ball 14#
total reps 18-19-19 and 15-16-15

Safety Bar Squats
Sets x reps x weight
3x6x160lb 
3x4x180
3x2x200
3x10x140
3x10x120

10RFT
7 box jumps 20”
7 OHS #30

10:30
UNR Crossfit

10RFT
7 box jumps 30”
7 OHS #85

13:48 
UNR CrossFit 

Made up 19.5 results there

rest day = biceps and triceps ;D

Well, after a charity event at the weekend, I can barely walk, and need to see a doctor to possibly scan my foot for a fracture. I did 19.5 and stopped after 5 reps. Could i have carried on - yes, should i have? No. For me, a score is just an indication of where I was at on the day. I would have loved to have stuck at it for 20 mins, pushed the envelope, got a "respectable" score, but honestly, even then, in my current state, it wouldn't be a fair representation of my fitness. I only get one body, I train so I can use it effectively in life. Risking longer term injuries for the sake of a number on a scoreboard this week isn't worth it for me. Crossfit has enabled me to lose 55lbs, to maintain that (within general fluctuations), and to live a healthier lifestyle - that includes knowing when to sit out on workouts like this for the greater benefit to my overall health. Good luck to everyone else! do your best, stay sensible, trust the process!

The Cardsharps by Caravaggio offers a valuable insight into the Cardinal Sins of Skewed Research by the Eades. 

The Eades’ post concerns scientific misconduct generally and, more specifically, what they term “cloaking:” “the sleight of hand that makes the real money behind a study disappear to the casual observer.”  

Caravaggio’s study also offers a portrait of sleight of hand, with the cardsharp furtively cloaking the extra cards in the rear of his waistcoat – his knife at the ready – and unknown to the young aristocrat. Beware of cardsharps, Caravaggio seems to say, they’re among us, and they’re as dangerous as the dagger on the boy’s hip. 

What Caravaggio illustrates here is the timelessness of the vice, which is no more particular to cardsharping than it is to academic science. The academic who purposefully conceals her funders is similar to the cardsharp who hides his hand from the unsuspecting youth. 

And this, I propose, points to the moral dimension of scientific inquiry. The exercise of science presupposes, like an honest hand of cards, a moral order in which scientists not only seek truth, but also act truthfully. Scientific misconduct is, at root, a moral not a technical problem. I’m afraid that no amount of transparency or oversight boards will weed out immoral acts, including cloaking, in science. 

The very nature of scientific inquiry compels a fidelity to truth-telling perhaps like no other enterprise. The thing that CrossFit calls The Mess betrays at its core a long but sure departure from truth-telling at our research universities, public and governmental institutions, and industry. “Let’s start with the truth,” CrossFit Health says. How could science be conducted otherwise? 

Good day for a early morning hike.