Laura D. Touches Her Elbow

Also: Deadlifts tomorrow.

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WOD

press 5x1
push press 5x3
jerk 5x1

then

as many reps as possible in 7 minutes:
max strict pullups
burpees w/ elbow touch

Score = amount of pullups completed. Compare overheads to 28DEC2011. Post results to comments.

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Obesity Epidemic May Have Peaked in US - NPR

Is this surprising? There was a pretty good discussion the other night at Foundation Athletics about what I called the "Fitness & Health Renaissance" happening right now. What we preach in the gym is a step forward in preventative medicine- it's not just exercise.

With things like the new Reebok/CrossFit partnership, I think more people will become educated in taking measures into their own hands.

What do you think?

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Team (USA)

Karina, Andrew, Jeremiah, Laura

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WOD

in teams of 4, for time:
600 double unders
200 burpees
100 overhead squats, 50/35kg
100 deadlifts, 50/35kg
400m all-team barbell carry, 100kg

Post results to comments!

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Q&A With Gary Taubes - The CrossFit Journal

from the CFJ:

In this video, Tony Budding of CrossFit Media sits down with investigative journalist Gary Taubes, author of Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories. Through publications and lectures, Taubes tackles scientific controversies and debunks bad science. In this interview, Taubes shares some of his insights with the nutrition-conscious CrossFit community.

“Science is about trying to prove that you’re wrong,” Taubes says, “and then sort of grudgingly accepting that you haven’t been able to prove yourself wrong.”

According to Taubes, the health, nutrition and medicine sciences lack consensus and are pseudoscientific. He says he’s working to change the system and help educate the public.

The advice he gives to help someone get healthier is to read his books and think critically about the issues he presents. He says there is so much misinformation and conflicting information available that it makes it hard for people to choose their nutrition path.

Preview here: [wmv] [mov]

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