Workout of the Day:
Deadlift
3-2-1-1-1
and then,
Three rounds for time of:
400 Meter Run
21 x Bodyweight Deadlifts
12 x Box Jumps
Saturday's beach WOD was a success . . . and free of run-ins with killer amoebas.
Michele’s Plea for the Killer Amoeba
Written by Michele Vieux
In my opinion, the best animal (or creature) may be one of the tiniest known to man. Amoebas are freaky enough, but KILLER amoebas (naegleria fowleria)? Holy smokes!
These tiny creatures lurk in the silt of shallow, warm water. Go ahead and look for them but they cannot be seen with the naked eye. You will never know they are there—waiting to make you their next victim. Disturb their resting spots and they wreak havoc by entering your body through your nose and feeding off your brain until you die. The death is slow and painful. It takes five to fifteen days and infection is often mistaken for meningitis.
According to the Center for Disease Control, since 1965, when the killer amoeba was first discovered in Australia, 200 cases have been reported worldwide. Only two of the 200 have survived to tell the tale! During the period from 1995 to 2004, 23 people in the United States have died from killer amoeba attacks. This number is expected to rise due to global warming.
Again, HOLY SMOKES! Better start wearing a nose plug.
To recap why the killer amoeba is the best/scariest/deadliest animal/creature ever:
- Can’t be seen with the naked eye so you never know you’re in danger
- They swim up your nose and eat your brain
- They disguise themselves as meningitis so doctors can’t do anything about their presence
- They cause severe pain and craziness
- They are getting stronger in force (thanks to humans)
- They frequent places humans enjoy spending time
Tags: Top 5 Animals
oh, hey look, its the team that cheated in the beach WOD. Ben, Army Jon, you know what i am talking about
thanks michele.. im pretty mcuh never swimming again. EVER!!!
Hey doggy owners and doggy lovers!
Anybody up for Coronado dog beach this Sunday at 10 a.m.?
We’ll be there with the little pooches. Come down and play!
WOOHoo! WooHOO! Drai and I are always ready for sun and sand:) See ya there!!
Great class today, Michelle.
Did not PR my DL: Pulled 245 off the ground 3 inches or so…but I didn’t feel right…so I put it back down. Old PR is 275 about 3 years ago. DL needs work.
WOD:
13:24 (155lbs for DL)
My hammies were feelin’ this one. I like it!
Amoeba shmeba…check out the stats on the Irukandji Jellyfish –
http://www.irukandjijellyfish.com/
-only 2.5 centimeters (with bell and tentacles) in diameter
-most venomous creature in the world
-Irukandji has stingers not only on its tentacles but also on its bell
-The initial sting is typically mild and is followed, minutes to hours later, by vomiting, profuse sweating, headache, agitation, rapid heart rate and very high blood pressure.
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Nice work Carla Mac… I should have been training with you since I wasn’t smart enough to put the bar down (405) and strained/sprained an intercostal or something in there! However I did do the WOD 9:30 (185#)
POS out.. hopefully not for too long!
Thanks, POS…you too…9:30 is smokin’!
Hi Doggie Fans!
I am up for dog beach! Rogue the giagantic rukus and I will be there, however, we won’t be able to get to Coronado until probably 10:30am, but I will try to get there earlier if I can.
Actually; I hate to recant, but Franklin & I are taking our ugly butts to Laguna for the weekend to work on our tans… Well, i guess he’s already got a good base tan…
Did this WOD today.
415 Deadlift (PR)
WOD: 10:26 w/185 and 30″ box.