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081115 SATURDAY "Nate's Last WOD"
+++Workday Tomorrow after the 10am class. Come help make the Shed nice, clean and organized before the weather changes+++
+++Interested in a Thanksgiving Turkey Trot at Acalanes Park? Post it in comments. If enough people are interested you can expect a resurrection of our old tradition.+++
Meg shows hubby Darren how to do air squats correctly.
Workout: "Nate's Last WOD"
4 Rounds for Time
400m run
15 Pull Ups
15 SDHP (115, 95, or 65lbs)
15 Burpees
15 GHD Sit Ups
Post time to comments.
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Articles:
Just How Important is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. Because the body can create its own vitamin D, it is technically not a vitamin, but a pro-hormone, a precursor to the hormones the body needs to function. Vitamin D has no active role in the body other than to be converted to usable hormones by the liver and kidneys.This vitamin (we’ll stick with vitamin since that’s how it’s known commonly) is responsible for maintaining blood levels of calcium and phosphorus, growing bone, and shoring up the immune system. Let’s have a look at a few of the issues that are caused by a vitamin D deficiency.
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Posted by Jeremy Jones at November 14, 2008 8:49 PM
Comments
Can't make it in today for "Nates last WOD", we are taking the family to Marine World!
I did a 5k this morning;
21:37 on a slightly hilly road course
Improved from my time a couple weeks ago by about a minute, but still far away from the ~20min mark. I'll get there.
Posted by: Stavros @ Diablo CrossFit at November 15, 2008 8:18 AM
Lots of news lately on Vit D. Docs recommending supplementation for kids (!) because they are indoors so much now.
Get your kids outside!
Posted by: Craig at November 15, 2008 8:30 AM
Craig... so sad we have to prescribe supplements for our kids because their bodies aren't being properly taken care of. By the way... what kind of doctor doesn't prescribe the correct prescription (exercise and sunlight)?
I hope the doctors are making it clear to parents that the Vit D is to correct a "lifestyle deficiency" and not a nutritional one.
Posted by: Mark L. at November 15, 2008 11:40 AM
Speaking of exercise & sunlight, I am very interested in reviving the Turkey Trot at Acalanes Park, burpees included. Maybe, since Thanksgiving is on the 27th this year, we could do 27 burpees at the start, 27 at the top, and 27 to finish.
Posted by: Mountain at November 15, 2008 12:25 PM
I've been thinking about the Turkey Trot a lot. I've got some crazy ideas. Acalanes Ridge is awesome. Burpees are insane. I'm in for a 9AM start?
Great pic by the way: although no one does the J-Lo squat better than D.
Posted by: CraigH at November 15, 2008 1:24 PM
Nate/ Craig. Ouch. Enough said....
Posted by: Shannon Stornetta at November 15, 2008 2:55 PM
D and I both work on Thanksgiving. I know I would love to do the Trot. I vote for the day before or day after at 0930, just so I can be there. Otherwise, Have fun.
Posted by: Stavros @ Diablo CrossFit at November 15, 2008 3:27 PM
I vote for the Sunday after Thanksgiving- then Bryan and I will be there :-)
Posted by: Shannon Stornetta at November 15, 2008 4:11 PM
I vote for whenever Bryan and Stav can be there, since I think they can beat me.
Posted by: Mountain at November 15, 2008 4:25 PM
The whole reason for having a "TURKEY TROT" is to have it on Thanksgiving before everyone goes out and eats a ton of food.
Unless Craig and I are the only ones doing it that day, it needs to happen on Thanksgiving. Sorry folks.
-jj
Posted by: J Jones at November 15, 2008 5:49 PM
How long is this run?
Posted by: Rodil at November 15, 2008 6:20 PM
JJ -- I'm so glad you posted this!! You know I'm really into vitamin D since I was assessed last summer with deficiency (and my husband had rickets as a kid). Last summer, I was out with my daughters everyday at the pool. SPF, sunscreen, makeup (guys exempt *ha*), dark tan skin, winter sun (which lacks UVB which is the only wavelength to activate vit D), staying indoors, trying to be good parents who don't let their children run around outside unsupervised, etc are all factors that are leading to rampant deficiency. At where I work, 99% of young and old tested have deficient levels of 25(OH)D < 60 ng/ml.
Vit D deficiency even keeps testosterone from being normal (and nl sperm counts), did ya know...? (and ladies, estrogen! so deficiency can lead to infertility)
On 4000 IU daily, my level went from 20 to 70. I'm sick much less often now, asthma gone and I feel great! And Crossfit makes me feel even better!!! (even Robb Wolf takes vit D +cod liver!)
Posted by: grace at November 15, 2008 6:55 PM