Training Board is about…

Weightlifting, nutrition, paleolithic and "Zone" dieting, weight loss, my workouts, and reflections and reviews of various related topics that interest me. But mostly, I just use this blog to track my workouts.

If anything I have posted seems useful to you, let me know with a comment.

About Me

I'm a level I "sports performance certified" USAW coach, and I train, and work as an assistant coach at Asheville Strength and Conditioning, a great little gym here in Asheville, N.C.

I work with clients who want to get strong and fit, and specialize in helping older, detrained individuals reclaim their fitness and youthful athleticism.

Also, it should be said that I used to train with, and still love many of the folks down at CrossFit Asheville. A lot of the older portions of this blog deals with CrossFit and reflects my earlier fascination with CrossFit's "fitness as sport" model of training. I've learned a lot from CrossFit since I first discovered it, back in late 2008, even though my own training is now more focused on developing pure strength and capacity in the basic strength lifts.

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Active Rest \• March 14, 2010

On The Horizon

Health on the horizon. Melancholy. Happiness. Work, family, friends, training. The big things in life are on my mind. It’s all part of the cycle, the process, the spiral.

Health Reports \• March 12, 2010

Training Envy

This week has been lazy. But my will is in the right place. This post concerns my healing process, struggles I’ve been dealing with, and a plan for increasing my ability to perform pull-ups.

Workouts \• March 6, 2010

rubber rings

Just some band assisted ring dips.

Workouts \• March 5, 2010

Resistance Rainbow

Shout out to Matt Melton for this pull-up training idea: perform multiple sets of max reps pull-ups, first with no bands, then the little purple band, then the blue band, etc., and then back down to no bands. It seemed like a good idea to me, so I decided to try it today. Results: no [...]

Workouts \• March 3, 2010

Small Potatoes

Workout: just a few ring-dips at home.

Health Reports \• March 2, 2010

regreasing and regrooving

Working on pull-ups during my recovery.

hi mom!