August 2012
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oh kelly
“Kelly” - 5 rounds for time
400m run
30 box jumps 24/20”
30 wall balls 20/14 (10)
Time: DNF, finished 4 rounds + 400m run
good thing i came back from california just in time to do this workout :P the 95 degree heat + humidity made the runs absolutely miserable, and then wall balls… blah. i felt like puking after the 2nd round but kept going, even if it was super slow,...
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we...”
– John Lennon
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CrossFit: Dr. Mike's Story →
The reality is that I think CrossFit has done a lot for me. It has made me more tolerant of my fears. The anxiety of utter exhaustion and shortness of breath in the face of countless reps is now manageable. I am better at living in the moment. CrossFit has demanded this of me. Coach Dustin’s wisdom is played over and over again in my head: “You can do anything after three breaths....
“As I say the words, I realize how true they are. And maybe that’s the trick to...”
– Lisa Ann Sandell, A Map of the Known World
“Sometimes you just have to be brave. You have to be strong. Sometimes you just...”
– James Marsden
When I find whoever named/numbered the coagulation...
whatshouldwecallmedschool:
hahaha
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“I hated labels anyway. People didn’t fit in slots—prostitute, housewife,...”
– Janet Fitch, White Oleander
one of my favorite novels.
“People always know the truth. They may not like it or want to know it, but they...”
– The Last Kiss, 2006
The resident, the attending, me.
whatshouldwecallmedschool:
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guest WOD at anaheim crossfit west
Five sets of: Shoulder Press @ 20X1 tempo Rest 3 minutes between sets (use this time effectively to work on hip mobility or glute activation exercises – your coaches can help give you some suggestions) For the shoulder press, perform the following reps and percentages: * Set 1 – 50% of possible 1-RM x 3 reps (55) * Set 2 – 75% of possible 1-RM x 2 reps (75) * Set 3 – 85% of possible 1-RM x 1 rep...
When it's nice outside but I have to study
whatshouldwecallmedschool:
“You will fall in love with someone who’s cold and always seemingly pushing you...”
– The types of people you will fall in love with in your 20s (via creatingaquietmind)
When I go home to study
whatshouldwecallmedschool:
so true. hahaha
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This youthful heart can love you and give you what...
“Girls always wait for the world to give them things. To see what sweet, smart,...”
– The Flamenco Academy by Sarah Bird
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“The (500) Days of Summer attitude of “He wants you so bad” seems attractive to...”
– Joseph Gordon-Levitt (x)
“We can love someone so deeply, but they may not be the place to invest our...”
– Jada Pinkett-Smith
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deadlifts and skills
Warm-up
1000m row
20 inchworm hand release pushups
50 banded good mornings
hip mobility exercises
Dynamic deadlifts
10 sets of 2 reps of sumo deadlifts with bands, for speed (115 lbs with green bands)
Heavy deadlifts
10 sets of 2 reps as heavy as possible
for each failed rep/set you must do 20 burpees
Skillwork - in between sets of deadlifts, work on DUs or HSPUs
Score: Rx, 195lbs (2...
“You know how every now and then, you have a moment where our whole life...”
– My Sister’s Keeper | Jodi Picoult
“Stop worrying about all that could occur tomorrow. You are getting agitated...”
– Neale Donald Walsch
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treaty of guadalupe...
“Hidalgo” - for time, perform with 20lb weighted vest if possible (i did not use a vest lol)
2 mile run
2 min rest
20 squat cleans 135/95 (65lbs)
20 box jumps 24/20
20 overhead lunges with 45/25lb plate
20 box jumps
20 squat cleans
2 min rest
2 mile run
Time: 56:45
i couldn’t believe that i finished this in under an hour! i totally just wanted to FINISH this thing...
Handling medical school, a social life, a personal...
whatshouldwecallmedschool:
When a patient denies having a symptom when I ask
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But then tells my attending that they’ve had it for years
YES. ihatedat
