Workout of the Day:
“Fran”
21-15-9
Thrusters, 45Kg
Pull Ups
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Previous attempts at Fran:
During a power failure, Kyle provided the light so others could work out 
The Not So Thrifty Gene – Robb Wolf
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Pulled a switcheroo and did tomorrow’s workout (Diane) today, so that I can do Fran tomorrow in the gym where there’s pull-up bars.
“Diane”
21-15-9
100kg deadlifts
handstand push-ups
10:12 (Not getting head to ground on the HSPUs, so limited ROM)
Kyle – the beacon of push presses.
Really interesting article because I actually read this months ago. At the time I remember it made sense, but I just had a hard time ‘buying it’. I’d heard the thrifty gene hypotheses and it made perfect sense and to say the HG faced LESS starvation than post-agriculture didn’t (and to be honest still really doesn’t) make sense. However, reading this same article again after having read GCBC I have no problem buying into it and if fits neatly with Taube’s hypotheses.
Incidentally first WOD I can remember actually looking forward to. I hope I don’t embarrass myself.
Oh, and here is the link for the tabata experiment we were talking about last night. Take from it what you will.
http://www.board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=20405
Finally, what were the Swiss thinking?
Hey all,
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Colm-do you have the results from the tabata last night?
Shane-good point. As blindingly obvious as this sounds, I didn’t think about the nomadic nature of HG’s. My logic was that anything affecting aggies (drought, blight, flooding) would also affect either the animals directly or food supply of animals hunted by HG’s and since aggies were more likely to have a surplus, they would suffer equally or less than HG’s. But you’re right of course, depending on how wide-spread the drought was, the nomadic folks could out run it.
Of course the aggies are mobile too, given severe enough conditions. I wonder if the collapse of the Mayan empire would have resulted in an ending of the gene pool in a Darwinian sense, barring the conquistadors. Either way, Mel Gibson’s movie sucked.
The other obvious point of course might be the bodyfat percentages of known hunters (cheetah, lion, wolf) which would have benefitted just as much or more from a ‘thrifty gene’ than humans. Of course there are also bears and other tubby hunters but their bodyfat serves another purpose. Now I’m no zoologist so I’m basing this logic on my high school life sciences class…
So are you going to sneak a Cindy in as a benchmark for your tabata?
Kyle – the Tabatas
Big Shane: 18-12-6-5-3-? (as rx’d
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The Kyle: 22-19-12-7-9-8
Pancakes: 8-7-7-6-4-7 (box jumpes)
Robbie: 25-17-15-16-16-15 (squats)
Scott: 15-15-10-9-9-9 (squats)
Fran Scores:
James – 16:09 (30Kg, 1/2 Jumping)
Joanne – 12:29 (10Kg, Jumping/Ring Rows)
The Kyle – 7:52 as rx’d
Lisa – 8:08 (15Kg, Ring Rows)
Martin – 15:14 (30Kg, Jumping)
Shane H – 12:29 (20Kg) Welcome back man!
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