Hey guys,

The not so trusty furnace finally gave up the ghost.  Luckily it got us through winter, and it is going to be in the 60's next couple days.  The new furnace should be installed this Friday.  Until then bring an extra layer to wear as you are warming, especially for those coming early in the day.

​-C-

1 Rep Max
Find your 1 Rep Max Jerk
at least 7 reps over 90%

​Compare to Sept 17th, 2018

Recovery:
10-1
Kettle Bell Swings
1-10 
Ring Rows

Back when SNL was the  . . .

Gaza
5 rounds for time of:
35 Kettlebell Swing, 1.5 pood / 45lbs
30 Pushups
25 Pullups
20 Box Jumps, 30 / 24-inch box
1-mile Run

Men's: 72:57Chris P
Men's Trainer: 71:54 (trainer)
Women's: Uncontested

Recovery:
5 Minutes of Burpees (Easy Pace)

20 Min AMRAP
100’ Farmer Walks @ 25% C & J in each
20 Land Mines Twist
2x Ladder Icky Shuffle (Down forward, return backward = 1)

​Recovery:
10-1
GHD Raise
1-10
Back Extensions

Just starting to feel like there is a lot of overlap between these guys and some of the guys we have in DC currently . . .

15 min AMRAP
5 Squat cleans at 135# / 100#.
20 Double Unders 

Recovery:
2 Rounds
500 Meter Row
25 Sit Ups

Check this cat pull a sliding guard

CrossFit Open 19.4
For total time:
3 rounds of:
  10 snatches
  12 bar-facing burpees
Rest 3 minutes
Then, 3 rounds of:
  10 bar muscle-ups
  12 bar-facing burpees
M 95 lb.
W 65 lb.
Time cap: 12 minutes

​Recovery:
40-10
Air Squats
Superman

7 all-time great science books 
​
A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking jokingly said that his book the Brief History of Time, is the least-read and most bought book ever.


On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin

For such a massive book and game changing scientific tome, it was actually written to be read by the general public.


Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space, by Carl Sagan

Sagan suggests that the human species and all of its biosphere's survival may depend on us spreading to the stars.


The Selfish Gene, by Richard Dawkins

Before Richard Dawkins was known as an dogmatic atheist, he wrote The Selfish Gene, an incredibly poetic take on the subjects of genetics and evolution.


Infinite in All Directions, by Freeman J. Dyson

Originally presented as a sequence of lectures given in Scotland in 1985, Dyson's inquiries spread from biological diversity on Earth to the cosmic scheme of things.


Chaos: Making a New Science, by James Gleick

An introduction to the actual science of chaos (!) and the many scientists who laid the foundation for this science.


The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas Kuhn

Kuhn challenges the concept of scientific process and considers it rather to be a shift of paradigms in which we radically change our view of the world.