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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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CrossFit Asheville WODS \• May 12, 2010

Snatch and Squat Cleans

One rep max Snatch this morning, and 30 Squat Cleans for time. I was feeling physically drained (3rd training day in a row) and psychologically cowed by the challenging lifts. Both of these dynamic movements require explosive power and deep drops under the bar… this is my least competent movement due to issues of flexibility [...]

CrossFit Asheville WODS \• May 11, 2010

Two Days of WODs: Deadlift, Push Jerk, Helen, Etc.

Lots of fun these past two mornings, but super taxing! On Monday: Deadlifts and Helen. On Tuesday: Push Jerks and 5 rounds of 12 shoulder press 12 toes to bar. Post-WOD on Tuesday: I’m spent. New Program Training Cycle: Week 1/6 (Work Week) No Alcohol Month 5/5 Diet: Hi-Fat Zone balanced Clean / Whole Foods [...]

CrossFit Asheville WODS \• May 7, 2010

Turkish Jeremy

6:07 on Jeremy (w/ 45# bar) and revisiting my 1 RM of 53 lbs on the Turkish Get Up. And the first day of a 30 hour fast.

CrossFit Asheville WODS \• May 5, 2010

Clean and Jerk and One Mile Time Trial

New PR in Power Clean (170#), new PR in Clean and Jerk (165#), new PR in the mile run (6:35). A banner day, and an eloquent testimony to the power of rest and recovery, at least for the older athlete.

Recipes \• May 4, 2010

Primal Strawberry Ice Cream

Primal ice cream is a tasty way to get your fat.

CrossFit Asheville WODS \• May 1, 2010

Saturday Workout

On this beautiful morning I put on my famous “Tough Guys Wear Pink” shirt, went downtown, and did some kipping pull ups and a few “Dumbbell Renegade Manmakers” with the crew at CrossFit Asheville. What a mellow way to start the weekend, and a fitting end to a strong week in the gym. I got [...]

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