CrossFit 2014-04-21
1 RM Clean
150#
Benjamin Espen
The Long View 2002-02-07: The Irrelevance of Peace
This entry of John's blog is pretty short, and pretty pithy, so I'm just going to copy the whole thing here.
John Derbyshire, unlike John Reilly, is rather a pessimist; John Reilly described himself as an inveterate optimist, and the mission of his blog was to
The Long View: The Man in the High Castle
Phil Dick was a friend of Tim Powers. Thus this book review is really favorite authors squared. John Reilly reviewed a seminal novel by a man who influenced one of my favorite fiction writers. I think I first read this review before Powers became one of my favorite writers, but
CrossFit 2014-04-16
Nukes
* 8 minutes
* 1000m run
* 165# max deadlifts
* 10 minutes
* 1200m run
* 115# max power cleans
* 12 minutes
* 1200m run
* 65# max OHS
Times and Reps 5:27/10, 7:27/9, 7:18/12
The Long View: If the July 20 Plot had Succeeded.....
More alternative history from John. Often, the main thrust of his thinking was that the world could have been very much worse than it was, even though it was frequently awful. Hitler may have been a bad leader, but Himmler would have probably been worse....
If the July 20 Plot
CrossFit 2014-04-15
Weighted pullups
5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-1
10-15-20-25-30K-35K-40K-45K-50#K
K for kipping
CrossFit 2014-04-14
Rowing and pushups
10 rounds
* 1 minute row for max Calories
* 15 sec transition
* 30 sec max pushups
* 15 sec transition
Total Calories 135
Total pushups 72