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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 \• September 22, 2010

TGUs and a 15 min AMRAP

6:00 am crew looking beautiful this morning at CFA. Day 4 of Half Marathon recovery and my knees are back to 90% while my right big toe still has a sprained knuckle. But I got 8 hours of shut eye and had about 10 oz of iced Joe before class so I was feeling zippy [...]

Strength Day \• September 21, 2010

Day Three

For me, the third day of Half Marathon recovery. I still have pain in both knees, and in my right foot (big toe base knuckle). And also: first day in the new CFA space! Very nice. I opted for a light warm up, chats with Corey and Shanna and various buddies, a brief strength session, [...]

Rest Days \• September 20, 2010

Sleep and Recovery

It’s not just about diet and exercise. It’s diet, exercise and sleep. Last night my wife and I watched a 2008 episode of CBS’ 60 minutes called “The Science of Sleep” (here’s a link), that emphasized this point as clearly and succinctly as it can be stated. You can eat and work out in an [...]

CrossFit Asheville WODS \• September 19, 2010

Race Week Weigh-In

Weight Measurements Sunday Sep. 19th Weight Observed Body Fat % Implied Fat Mass Implied Lean Mass Comment 180.5 lbs 14% 25 lbs 155.5 lbs 182.0 lbs 14% 25.5 lbs 156.5 lbs highest lean mass

Outdoor Recreation \• September 18, 2010

The Fog of War (ACT Half Marathon)

It was grey, misty, and relatively warm at 7:30 am on Saturday, Sep. 18th, as more than twelve hundred runners lined up on O’Henry street in downtown Asheville. And then we set off down onto Battery, and Patton, and through the streets of downtown. Andi Lahti took this photo of me arriving at Beaver Lake, [...]

Strength Day \• September 16, 2010

Front Squat Max Rep Quad

Quick note.   Front Squat: 4 x Max Reps w/ 115 lbs @ 180s intervals: 12, 11, 10, 10 (as Rx’d by Corey).

Strength Day \• September 14, 2010

KBs and BSs

Kettlebell Swings and Back Squats today in a strength only session. No more WODs this week for me; I’m tapering before the Half Marathon on Saturday. Kettlebell Swings 35 x 10 x 3 @ 45s / 72 x 7 x 3 @ 60s / 53 x 30 x 2 @ 120s. I.E. I warmed up [...]

CrossFit Asheville WODS \• September 13, 2010

Squat Cleans / Burpee Box Jumps

The Asheville Citizen Times Half Marathon is coming up… this Saturday! Accordingly, I have a bit of a different plan for this week, the fifth week of my training cycle. The plan is: full WOD on Monday, strength only (two lifts) on Tuesday, rest on Wednesday, rehab strength on Thursday, Friday rest, Saturday: RUN. A [...]

Health Reports \• September 12, 2010

Weight and Comp Check-in

Time for another weigh-in. Looks like I lost a little bit of weight this week, but it will be impossible to tell how much of it was fat for another couple of weeks. Today’s measurements vary wildly because I started out the day with at least 48 oz. of water and a lot of coffee, [...]

Is It Paleo? \• September 10, 2010

“100% Paleo” (My Food Day in Pictures)

Here’s a look at my eating today. I ate three meals, at about 8:00 am, about 1:00 pm, and about 8:00 pm. Besides these foods, between and after meals I ate almost no snacks. Before breakfast I think I ate a few pieces of apple, and after work, I had a few more slices of [...]

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