About Training Board

My name is Matt Baldwin and in this blog I record my fitness and workout routines, and I discuss diet and weight loss techniques. I also publish reflections or reviews of various fitness and nutrition related topics that interest me.

I am into CrossFit and I work out with the crew at CrossFit Asheville here in Asheville, NC.

If anything I have posted seems useful to you, let me know with a comment.
January 27, 2010

Fall of Troy (Get Up, Turkey)

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

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 9, 2010

WOD Fail!

I tried and failed to work out on Saturday. Briefly, this post explains why.

November 7, 2009

Purposive Cheating

Another planned cheat day reminds me of the purpose of cheating on purpose.

November 7, 2009

Zeno’s Revenge

We meet up outside at UNCA to do “Run for your Legs,” a WOD which, at first glance, looked like it had the potential to be a CrossFit version of Zeno’s paradox. Start a clock, run 1 mile for time, only you have to stop every 2 minutes to do 20 squats. Later during the day, I overindulged quite deliberately in a cheat day that reminded me why I try to eat healthy most of the time.

November 1, 2009

Halloween Weekend Rests and Cheats

Saturday, Halloween, was a rest and a cheat day. Sunday is a rest day and a weigh in day. Time to assess the damage and/or successes of the week.

October 30, 2009

Deadlift and Sit n’ Slam

For strength, the Deadlift, work sets at around 77.1% of 5 rep PR, or 212.2 lbs. For met-con, the “Sit n’ Slam,” which is a fun little AMRAP with a progression through increasing reps of sit-ups and med ball slams, with a 200 meter run. Later, it turns into a Halloween Weekend alcohol cheat night.

October 19, 2009

Folly Beach Surfing Folly

We spend three days in Folly Beach, SC, trying to get some Indian Summer sun, and mostly flailing instead of surfing. Did some excessive eating, too. Best food of the trip: Taco Boy on Center Street. Best souvenir? My new (used) Todd Sutz longboard from McKevlin’s!

October 10, 2009

Tamashii

Fifth WOD of this week. Difficult combo of Kettlebell Swings and Burpees. Also, single support deadlifts. I had a record weigh-in during the day (177 lbs, 12% body fat). But, did this license me to cheat?

October 5, 2009

Worst. Cheat. Day. Ever.

All month long I wait for my “cheat day” to come along. And then I go and blow it eating a bunch of useless, tasteless crap. From which I deduce that the Paleo-Zone pretty much ruins a persons chances of ever enjoying normal (i.e. crappy) food again.

hi mom!