Friday was Front Squat day in the 5-3-1. Good news. I came away with underwear intact.
Friday 26 March
- 3x Warm Up Barbell Circuit @ 65#, 95#, 115#
- 8x Bent Over Row
- 8x Power Clean
- 8x Front Squat
- 8x Jerk
- 8x Back Squat
- Front Squats
- 5x Squat @ 130#
- 3x Squat @ 185#
- 3x Squat @ 210#
- 7x Squat @ 235#
- Assistance Work & High Rep Back Squat
- 15x Incline Press @ 125#
- 5x Back Squat @ 135#
- 15x (ea. arm) DB 3-point Row @ 55#
- 5x Back Squat @ 185#
- 12x Incline Press @ 125#
- 20x Back Squat @ 225#
- 15x (ea. arm) DB 3-point Row @ 55#
- 15x Back Squat @ 225#
- 11x Incline Press @ 125#
- 10x Back Squat @ 225#
- 15x (ea. arm) DB 3-point Row @ 55#
- 10x Back Squat @ 225#
Extracting Wheat Germ DNA at the St. Louis Science Center
A couple weeks ago, my wife, children and I went to the St. Louis Science Center to see their Dinosaurs Unearthed (pdf) exhibit. My wife won some free tickets and my son, being a normal 4 year old boy, loves dinosaurs. So we went.
The whole thing was really enjoyable. I did overhear one woman complaining to her husband that the Science Center wasn’t “…telling both sides of the story.” Her main complaint seemed to be:
- The exhibit is about dinosaurs…
- …which walked the earth between 200 and about 50 million years ago…
- …and the Bible doesn’t make any mention of dinosaurs…
- …nor an earth that is more than 50 million years old…
- …and that the Science Center did not go out of its way to provide alternate (read: more Bible-friendly) “theories” for the existence of such evidence.
…but this is Missouri and I’m used to hearing such nonsense.
The exhibit is very well done. If you get a chance, go see it. All four of us enjoyed it immensely.
Anyway, after we left the exhibit, I took our 6-yr-old daughter up to a hands-on lab. There are all sorts of computer-guided projects - the one we choose was to extract DNA from wheat germ. We donned our lab coats and goggles and played lab chemist. All the steps are easy enough my 6-year-old could easily accomplish on her own.
As we had to wait for the solution to settle at various points, a computer slideshow played, explaining what is DNA and how it exists and defines all living things - including humans - all in a way easily understood by my daughter. In fact, that evening we saw my parents and she explained to them both what she had done, described the process, and also gave them a good lesson on DNA, what it does, and where it comes from (in her case, at least indirectly, them!). Very cool thing they have going on there.
To sum: The Saint Louis Science Center is awesome. If you have kids, take them there. Often. If you don’t have kids, take yourself there. Go on a date there. If you don’t live in St. Louis, come to St. Louis and visit the Science Center. And the best part of the whole deal is that MOST of the exhibits are free. The movies cost and some special exhibits cost, but most of the building is simply free. Walk in the door and explore.
Monday
- 3x Warm Up Barbell Circuit @ 65#, 95#, 115#
- 8x Bent Over Row
- 8x Power Clean
- 8x Front Squat
- 8x Jerk
- 8x Back Squat
- Bench Press
- 5x Press @ 120#
- 3x Press @ 170#
- 3x Press @ 195#
- 7x Press @ 220#
- Assistance Work & Heavy Back Squat
- 15x Weighted Dips @ BW+25#
- 10x Back Squat @ 135#
- 15x BW Row @ BW
- 10x Back Squat @ 185#
- 15x Weighted Dips @ BW+25#
- 10x Back Squat @ 225#
- 12x BW Row @ BW
- 10x Back Squat @ 225#
- 15x Weighted Dips @ BW+25#
- 5x Back Squat @ 275#
- 9x BW Row @ BW
- 5x Back Squat @ 275#
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