September 8, 2009

For time:
Run 800 meters
95 pound barbell Thruster, 21 reps
21 Pull-ups
Run 800 meters
95 pound barbell Thruster, 15 reps
15 Pull-ups
Run 400 meters
95 pound barbell Thruster, 9 reps
9 Pull-ups
65# is the rx'd weight for women.
Good times- this is like Fran-i-licious.
One week left on the Zone Challenge! In a recent article from Scientific American Mind, the summary of a study on chronic inflammation (what fish oil and eating within the Zone help combat) and its relationship to depression was published. Mice within whom chronic inflammation was caused by exposure to a tuberculosis vaccine showed signs of depression even after recovering from the physical illness induced by the vaccine. The research seems to support the link between the immune system and the nervous system, and this link's effect on depression. Primary care psychologists typically study the link between physical ailments and mental illnesses- for example, did you know that you are much more likely to be depressed after a heart attack?- and this is even when taking into account the major life changes/events and existential questions that arise within people post-heart attacks. So eat right and Crossfit- and take your fish oil- and you're doing something good for your body and your mind ;)
By the way- I know we aren't doing rope climbs today, but this picture was too cute not to be stolen from the main site...