If you’ve tuned into previous installments, you may have read Ruth explaining that strength training won’t make women bulky. And hopefully after reading Sean’s post explaining that women can’t reach the same absolute strength as men, you didn’t despair since you women can develop better relative strength. But a recent article in the NY Times brought to light that strength training (hint: if you didn’t figure it out yet, that’s a large part of what we have you doing here at Intrepid) may have yet another benefit for women who choose to partake:

Older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each week had improved cognitive function a year later, scoring higher on tests of the brain processes responsible for planning and executing tasks, a new study has found.

So you heard it here first — keep working out with us and we’ll shape up your mind too! Who needs sudoku?

WOD 2.1.10

Bench Press 3×5

Tabata Squats

AMRAP 7

• 5 Man Makers
• 100m sprint