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CrossFit, nutrition, the Paleo-Zone diet, weight loss, my workouts, and reflections and reviews of various related topics that interest me.

I train with the crew at CrossFit Asheville here in Asheville, NC.

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January 30, 2010

Cycle’s End

The last WOD of the latest cycle, and it was a doozy. Weighted ring dips. And a Tabata protocol Mash-Up of Wall Ball shots (12 lbs) with box step-ups (20″), rest 3 min, then Kettlebell Swings (1.5 pood / 53 lbs) and

January 29, 2010

Heavy Daze, Again

Power Cleans (set new 1 RM at 155 and new 3 RM at 145), and Heavy Daze, Again, with 175 lbs, again, finishing in 4:49, a 26 second improvement over my last time, Aug. 31st, 2009.

January 27, 2010

Fall of Troy (Get Up, Turkey)

A buttload of Turkish Get-Ups. A Paleo Cheat Day.

January 25, 2010

Our Lady (Po Mo Fran Again)

A mixed result on “Our Lady Micah,” but I did use Rx’d weights for Fran (95 lbs, no assistance bands). 3×75 on the Snatch Balance.

January 23, 2010

The “Paleo” Cheat Day (Coco-Cocoa-Banana Pudding Recipe)

An experimental recipe for a pretty tasty Paleo “Coco-Cocoa-Banana-Pudding” creates a great opportunity for overeating and storing a few extra calories as fat.

January 23, 2010

Vitality (“Running Elbell”)

An exhausting and difficult WOD, involving Rowing on the Erg, KB swings, and K2Es. Skill work: skin the cats.

January 22, 2010

Foiled by a Sleepless Night

A night without sleep foils a planned workout.

January 20, 2010

Heavy KBs and Clean Rowing

Kettlebell swings, 10 x 45 / 10x 53 / 5 x 10 x 2 pood. Then: 4 rounds of Clean and Jerks and Rowing for Watts, max reps (used 120 lbs): 24 reps and 1276 watts.

January 19, 2010

Deadlifts Muscle Ups Handstand Pushups

Deadlift work-sets at 250 lbs (5 x 5), plus red band assisted handstand push-ups (total of 16) and (mostly) blue-band assisted muscle-ups (total of 20). Didn’t get in all the sets I wanted but it was better than nothing.

January 18, 2010

Back Squat and Rando

Back Squat 5 Rep Max Effort: 160 lbs. “Rando” (200/150/100 m Farmer’s Walk, 21/15/9 OHS, and 10/10/10 Burpee-Pull-Ups) at 17:45. 45# and 65# on the Walk and OHS, respectively. A nice morning.

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