I do realize the importance of physical fitness and the unfortunate over-reliance on western medicine as well as the lobbying power of big pharma. As an athlete and having worked in the industry for my entire career, I would like to respond to "Angell on Big Pharma" . I take exception to several inaccuracies and misunderstandings in the section under R&D of big pharma particularly innovation and innovation in comparison to academic labs. Bottom line is that drugs are most definitely NOT found in academia. There is a difference between finding interesting new biological targets and disease pathways (most of which need to still be proven) and the work required to research and develop medicines against those biological targets and diseases. The former is academia and the latter is big pharma, but this view has been distorted by Angell and others and has caught the ear of Congress and, as with many other wonderful stories is simply fake news - period. I refer you to this article which can explain better than I can, the facts of R&D and what it takes to make a drug. And until the general population learns to take better care of themselves, we will need drugs and big pharma, along with academic research, for years to come:
How long do you think is good to retake the same training to compare the results?
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David Smith
July 23rd, 2019 at 8:47 pm
Hey there! It depends what you’re trying to do. During the open some people test the same workout twice or even three times in a week. Sometimes just doing the workout a second time that quickly will yield a better result because you’ve had a chance to try out and adjust your pacing, technique, transitions, etc.
If you have those things down and are just trying to see sheer fitness improvements I personally think it’s reasonable to retest a workout after 3-4 weeks, especially if it was a weakness and you’ve been drilling those skills, points of strength, etc. if it’s something that you’re already good at but want to see improvement; I’d say wait about 6-8 weeks and make sure to work in skills/strength work as a supplement to constantly varied programming.
That’s my two cents.
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Blas Raventos
July 23rd, 2019 at 11:09 am
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The painting provoques some reflections. how wonderful it is to anyone to have a well deserve rest? Last couple of weeks I have found my training rythm back here at mainsite, and in the last two 3x1 cycles I learned more about rowing than in the previous year or so. Or perhaps what I learned is about me? a sub 7 2k in the rower was and maybe still is saved to the "better rowers" but there is a path to get there if one shpuld aim at that. Mine is 7:48. This rowing benchmark came after that 3 x 1k row + 5 x strict cindy rounds. The other benchmak Kelly... right out of the blue. Its been a beautiful week. Handstand holds, legless rope climbs, clean and jerks, L sits and more. Just a quick stop here to appreciate and soak in the scenery, maybe some Slips for thirty min? Just to celebrate and we'll continue our journey
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David Smith
July 23rd, 2019 at 2:36 am
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Made up the clean and jerk workout tonight. Commenting to say I PR’d my best from about 7 years ago, 225lbs. I hit it tonight and felt good so I added 2.5s to get that PR. And I got it. Thanks Crossfit for the programming. It’s working out for me.
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David Smith
July 23rd, 2019 at 2:37 am
Actually that profile picture was my PR. Beat it tonight.
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Jeff Strain
July 23rd, 2019 at 2:13 pm
I have a goal just to clean 225lbs, and crossfit has me closer than I've ever been. Congrats on your PR, it has inspired me to continue working towards mine.
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