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Water Wars

Great movie on fresh water and how it is controlled and distributed, mainly by multinationals, around the world.

Some good stories and ideas on development.

Link: Blue Gold:World Water Wars

 

Exercise Journal
Exercise Entries

Weight moved
(Just from barbells – squats, cleans dead lifts, etc.)

Total (Oct 31)- 293,190 lbs
  • October. - 19,750 lbs
  • September - 7,875 lbs
  • August - 12,950 lbs
  • July - 26,430 lbs
  • June - 42,755 lbs
  • May - 18,835 lbs
  • April - 30,075 lbs
  • March - 58,230 lbs
  • February - 36,540 lbs
  • January - 39,750 lbs
Thursday
Jun242010

June 24 - CrossFit

Basic exercise day - Deadlift.  Mainly focused on getting in the right position for the lift.

Warm up

  • 10 push ups
  • fanny wackers
  • shoulder stretches

Workout - part 1

3 max rep deadlift

  • 1st round - 3 reps of 185lbs
  • 2nd round - 3 reps of 235lbs
  • 3rd round - 3 reps of 275lbs
  • 4th round - 3 reps of 287lbs
  • Total lifted: 2,940lbs

Workout - part 2

Tabata push ups

  • 8 rounds of 20 seconds of push ups and 10 seconds rest
  • Total push ups: 87

Cashout

  • Work on double unders

 

Tuesday
Jun222010

June 22 - CrossFit

Shorter class today - just one workout.

Warm up

  • Shoulder stretches
  • 10 push ups
  • 10 knees to elbows
  • 10 front squats
  • 10 med ball push press

Workout

  • 30 single arm snatches (15 per arm)
  • 30 push ups
  • 30 squats
  • 30 muslce up progressions
  • 30 squats
  • 30 push ups
  • 30 single arm snatches (15 per arm)

Total:

  • 60 single arm snatches (30 per arm)
  • 60 squats
  • 60 push ups
  • 30 muscle up progressions
  • Time: 11:05

Cash out

  • Work together on snatch/overhead squat progression.
Tuesday
Jun222010

June 19 - CrossFit

Running clinic today; mainly getting people to run lighter and on the balls of their feet.

Workout - part 1

  • 400 metre run
  • 200 metre sprints
  • 100 metre sprints

Workout - part 2

7 rounds of

  • 5 power snatch (barbell from the floor to overhead - 45lbs)
  • 5 overhead squat (hold a barbell overhead and squat - 45lbs)
  • 5 ring dips

Total

  • 35 power snatch (1,575 lbs moved)
  • 35 overhead squat (1,575 lbs moved)
  • 35 ring dips
  • Time: 8:40
Tuesday
Jun222010

June 18 - CrossFit

Another very tough one.  Half way through the kettle bells and everyone just died.  A lot of sweating, sitting people after this was over.

Workout - part 1

  • 800 metre run
  • 30 pull ups (all done without a band!!!)
  • 30 push ups
  • 30 air squats
  • 30 kettle bell swings
  • 30 knees to elbows
  • Time: 12:44

Workout - part 2

12 x 2 reps on the minute of sumo deadlifts (Deadlift 135lbs in a sumo stance)

  • 24 reps @ 135lbs = 3,240 lbs moved

 

 

Thursday
Jun172010

June 17 - Cross Fit

Basic exercise class today - focused on the push jerk.  Great class and great training.  I hit a PB on the push jerk with Heather's help.

Warm up

  • Shoulder stretches
  • 10 push ups
  • 10 pull ups
  • 10 med ball cleans

Workout

Lost of exercises on the push jerk and breaking the exercise down.

10 minutes to set a 3 rep max

  • 95lbs
  • 105 lbs
  • 115 lbs
  • 125 lbs
  • 135 lbs
  • 145 lbs (new max for 3 rep and 1 rep)
  • Total weight moved: 2,160

Good workout, but my shoulders are sore.