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March 29, 2010 / Matt Baldwin / 0 Comments

A great first WOD back in the new training cycle: snatch balance, and “singled out” (3 rounds, kettlebell swings and one arm dumbbell push presses).

Up Up

March 17, 2010 / Matt Baldwin / 1 Comment

On about three hours of sleep, and no breakfast, with only coffee to fuel me, I showed up at the 5:00 am workout this morning to do my recovery and rehabilitation thing. Instead of Push-Press and a dynamic WOD of double-unders, deadlifts, and front squats, I did my measly calisthenics (push-ups 20; cross-chops 10xside w/ 35; pull-ups, blue band, 1 set of 15; kipping swings, big, 1 set of 12?; GHD sit-ups, 12; GHD hip-extensions, 100. Then I did a little WOD of my own device, 15 min As Many Rounds as Possible: 1 set of max reps muscle ups (red band assist) followed by 1 set of 10 sit-ups. I completed 12 rounds, with 28 muscle ups total and 120 sit ups.

I’d write more but I got stuff to do this morning.

Training Cycle: Suspended (6/6)
Surgery Recovery Week 7/10
Wound Healing Week 4/5?
No Alcohol Month 3/5
Diet: Flexible-Paleo-Zone

Active Rest and Recovery


Knee Update

The good news is that my knee wound is almost healed. I estimate about 10-12 days to completion of the healing, in other words, by one week from this coming Monday I’ll be good to go. I’ve been learning to love the wound: if only because it demonstrates the incredible resilience and healing power of the body.

Morning, Day 23 (Wed)
Morning, Day 23 (Wed). The wound is much smaller, and takes only 1/4″ of packing strips now.

The Physiology of Fasting

March 16, 2010 / Matt Baldwin / 8 Comments

A look at Peter R. Kerndt, MD, James L. Naughton, MD, Charles E. Driscoll, MD, and David A. Loxterkamp, MD “Fasting: The History, Pathophysiology and Complications,” Western Journal of Medicine 137:5 (1982) 379–399. PMCID: PMC1274154.

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