CrossFit 2014-10-24
5x3 one arm dumbell snatch climbing
* 25, 30, 35, 40, 45#
Karabel
AMRAP 15
* 3 power snatches [85#]
* 15 wallballs [20#]
Rounds 7+1 rep
Benjamin Espen
CrossFit 2014-10-22
Deadlift 1 RM
* 275# PR!
Front squat and sled drag
Front squat
* 10-8-6-4-2
* 115-125-135-145-155#
Sled drag 400m
* 150#
The Long View: Hitler's Thirty Days to Power
More Nazi Germany alternative history from John. The occasion for his speculations this time is a sober historical analysis of the political fecklessness that brought Hitler to the Chancellorship of Germany in 1933. In short, the responsible adults in Germany felt that a dictatorship was a good idea, and they
The Long View: Erik Jan Hanussen: Hitler's Jewish Clarivoyant
This is exactly the kind of story everyone loves. Nazis. Magic. Glimpses of an alternative future that might have been. But there are hints of something more. A secret Jew who was prominent in Nazi Germany. A stage magician and entertainer who seemed to make uncannily accurate predictions, at least
The Long View 2002-06-10: Moral Hazards
I used to make a habit of spending my monthly book budget on Amazon through John's affiliate links. I suspect John never truly made a lot of money this way, but he was an early adopter, so the field was less crowded back then. He made a couple
The Long View: World War III
Vault Boy checking the size of a mushroom cloudIn the 1950s, there really wasn't any reason to be terrified of nuclear weapons. The Soviets had them, but they didn't have very many, and it took a long time for a bomber to fly across the Arctic
CrossFit 2014-10-20
Strength Focus
Shoulder press 1 RM
* 105#
* 107#F
Shea
5 rounds
* 8 strict toes to bar
* 8 dumbbell thrusters [25#]
* 14 walking lunges single count [25#]
Time 13:12