Friday, October 23, 2020 - the 8th installment of the ZOOM WOD (workout of the day). Today, we did only 2 circuits (at my request) because of me being completely wiped out from a heavy squat workout a day earlier. Chitchat recap is here.
Remembering an episode of Fight Science from 2010, I rigged up my own low-tech version of an oxygen-starved fine motor control test using darts.
Sets & Reps
| Exercise | Set #1 | Set #2 | Set #3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks | 40 | 40 | -- |
| Crunches | 30 | 30 | -- |
| Pushups | 20 | 20 | -- |
| KB Swings | 35lbs x 10 | 35lbs x 10 | -- |
| Ring chinups | 5 | 5 | -- |
| Run | 03:07 | 02:57 | -- |
Chit Chat Recap
Let’s waste some time before working out
Ben: Look at my jazz hands. No, wait… spirit fingers.
Eli: Sparkle motion?
Ben: Oh man, my cat has a gallstone.
Eli: Who does?
Ben: My daughter’s cat.
Eli: What’s his name?
Ben: DeSoto – like Hernando deSoto.
Eli: Does he have to get surgery?
Ben: Well, there’s a special kind of food that’s designed to dissolve it. There’s a chance it won’t work. Then there’s surgery.
Eli: Yikes. You ready?
<Workout>
Post Workout Chit Chat
Eli: What’s with the darts?
Ben: I saw this episode of fight science –
Eli: What show?
Ben: It’s an old show on… FX or something… I think it’s called Fight Science. So in the show, there’s a former Army Ranger… he’s in this bariatric chamber that’s simulating 30,000 feet altitude, and then he comes out, and he does a rifle accuracy test. And the point is, that fine motor control as well as concentration goes off a cliff as oxygen levels begin to dip below like… 97%.
Eli: Right
Ben: So right after that last run, I had five darts stashed in my running pouch. And as soon as I got through the door, still being winded, I did 5 consecutive dart throws to simulate the Fight Science episode, and I got a tight little cluster.
Eli: Oh. Does that mean that you weren’t really pushing yourself really hard in terms of oxygen?