Paleo Tip: How To Tell If An Avocado Is Good

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Apr 182013
 

A good avocado is awesome. A bad avocado is, well, bad. And it really sucks to split one open and find a discolored brown mess inside. Turns out you can determine if an avocado is ripe by popping of that little nub of a stem and checking the color underneath. I came up with this little rhyme to help you remember.

If it’s brown put it down.
If it’s green there will be dishes to clean.

Going forward I’ll leave the rhyming to Dr. Seuss. Checkout this little photo sequence via courtneyisawesomeatpaleo’s Tumblr:

How do you know if an avocado is ripe? Pluck off the stem and check the color.

Matt Chan Frame By Frame Snatch Sequence

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Apr 172013
 

Here’s a great photo sequence of Matt Chan (last year’s CrossFit Games 2nd place finisher) snatching 205lbs. Two things stood out to me in this sequence:

  1. Check out the hip extension in the 5th frame (counting left to right, top to bottom). His entire torso is extended, from feet to the top of his head. This is a great visual reminder of what you want to look like *before* trying to get under the bar.
  2. Look at the difference between the 6th and 7th frame. The speed with which he drops under the bar is so fast the camera didn’t catch it.

The pic and following caption come from Diane Fu’s tumblr: fubarbell:

Matt Chan (@matt1chan) sequence of a 93kg/205lbs snatch. Still well within Matt’s ability, he’s taken a step back to rebuild his positions as he regains strength and confidence from knee surgery.

 

Matt Chan, 2012 CrossFit Games 2nd Place Finisher, Sntach sequence aka slow motion photos.

CrossFit Games: Noah Ohlsen No-Reps Himself And Eliminates His Team From Regionals

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Apr 162013
 

Among the various scoring controversies during the 2013 CrossFit Games Open, Peak 360 has clearly separated from the pack. And in so doing eliminated themselves from the Regionals.

While reviewing a video of his 13.5 workout Noah Ohlsen, who finished in the top 10 for the southeast region and helped his team to a 30th place finish, noticed his judge mistakenly counted a clearly incomplete rep.

What would have been a minor detail for some led to a gut wrenching realization for Ohlsen. His team Peak 360 had made the regionals cut off by only a single rep. By notifying CrossFit HQ, Peak 360′s team would be eliminated as a regional contender.

Given the issues with the scoring during the open and the wide spread accusations of fraud (see Fraud Watch) it would have been pretty easy to rationalize keeping that missed rep quiet. Especially, when it’s entirely likely a team ahead of you on the leaderboard probably also had a missed rep somewhere over the course of the competition.

I would have felt guilty letting it slide with the proof right in front of me. We wanted to maintain our integrity as a CrossFit gym, and I myself as an individual, so I emailed HQ … Upsetting, but just a driving force to qualify beyond doubt for next year.
-Noah Ohlsen

In a word: Impressive.

Peak 360 Noah Ohlsen Missed Rep Eliminates Peak 360 From CrossFit Games

“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” – Frederick Douglass

 

You can find additional details at CrossFit Games: Peak 360 CrossFit Brings Attention to Miscount

Pic via Noah’s Tumblr

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