RawCode

From Stonetable:

The Washington Post is running an article about how the TSA is training agents on how to detect “stress, fear and deception” among travelers waiting in line.

If you are traveling I really hope you are not having a bad day, feeling sick, worried about something, or have a medical condition that affects motor functions as you might be detained and searched.

From the article:

The teams have referred more than 40,000 people for extra screening since January 2006. Of those passengers, nearly 300 were arrested on charges including carrying concealed weapons and drug trafficking. TSA officials will not say whether the screeners have helped nab potential terrorists, but they say terrorists and other lawbreakers exhibit the same behavioral clues.

This new training doesn’t make me feel any safer when it has a success rate of only 0.0075%.

Filed by RawCode at 2:08 am under Commentary
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I have been busy running in some Solo II action (autocrossing) for the past two days so my time with crossfit has been low. However I can say with full authority that two days of spirited driving are enough to really work your shoulders and hands.

Today’s WoD is:
“Diane”

21-15-9 reps of:
225 pound Deadlift
Handstand push-ups

I LOL’d when I saw what it was. There is *NO WAY* I can do handstand pushups or 225 lbs of deadlift. So I did the following:

21-15-9 reps of:
50 pound Deadlift (pretty easy actually, but it is my first time doing a deadlift so I focused on form)

50 pound shoulder press (OMG difficult. Did 21/9-fail/9. Tried to focus on form)

So far my girlfriend has noticed a difference in the tone of my muscles. I assume it is because I am actually using them instead of letting them sit around all day. Great stuff so far.

Filed by RawCode at 11:54 am under Crossfit
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And this time I following the Crossfit program. It focuses on real world power, not strength or how much weight you can sling around.

Todays Workout of the Day(WoD) was:
Three rounds for time of:
50 Pull-ups
185 pound Deadlift, 21 reps

My personal goals however are this:
Three rounds (untimed) of:
5 pullups
20 Tabata squats / box jumps

Reality:
Round one:
2 full pullups, 3 jumped with slow negative
20 Tabata squats

Round two:
1 full pullup, 4 jumped with slow negative
20 18″ box jumps (there was a bench nearby)

Round three:
1 full pullup, 4 jumped with slow negative
20 Tabata squats

Results: My shoulders/arms are killing me and I can hardly walk. It’s Crossfit baby!

Filed by RawCode at 8:37 pm under Crossfit
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I swear it is! On my robot dollar!

Filed by RawCode at 6:05 am under Banter
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