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CrossFit, nutrition, the Paleo-Zone diet, weight loss, my workouts, and reflections and reviews of various related topics that interest me.

I train with the crew at CrossFit Asheville here in Asheville, NC.

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August 29, 2010

Weigh In

Weight Measurements Sunday Aug. 29th Weight Observed Body Fat % Implied Fat Mass Implied Lean Mass Comment 180 lbs 17% 30.6 lbs 149.4 lbs Post run and breakfast. No way this is accurate. 181 lbs 16% 29 lbs 152 lbs Also an unlikely reading 179.5 lbs 15% 27 lbs 152.5 lbs This is closer to [...]

August 22, 2010

Weigh In

Strict paleo for 30 days begins today. No alcohol, limited caffeine, no forbidden foods AT ALL, until Sep. 21st, which is a Tuesday, so, really, I won’t be drinking alcohol until the 24th, which is 33 days. The numbers today suggest I am pretty much flat for the week, although, I did not see the [...]

August 15, 2010

Body Metrics

Sunday, Aug. 15th, 2010. New Training Cycle week I, day I. I realized today that I have not updated my weight chart in three months, since mid May. In other words, I didn’t really keep track of my weight over the summer. I did weigh myself now and then. And what I observed was that [...]

July 20, 2010

Cold Small Funky Fun

Surfing 20: With Sean at Indian Beach Tuesday morning Sean McEnroe and I headed out to Indian Beach for a nice little session. Sean had been down at the beach and surfing, since Friday, and I hadn’t been able to go with him at all (on that, see below). But Tuesday morning there was no [...]

July 14, 2010

Second Cycle

Feeling weak and feeble after a full week (!) of being under the weather, with aches and fever, unable to surf or work out, I started the second cycle of my summer 5/3/1 today. Phase I is 5 x 65%, 5 x 75%, 5 x 85% (of 90% of 1 RM +10 lbs for lower [...]

June 19, 2010

Giardiasis

My mother was the first one to suggest that I might have Giardia. Yael was describing my illness to her on Wednesday and she just immediately spat out, “Giardia. He has Giardia.” She is an intuitive, armchair doctor, and always thinks she can diagnose things over the phone. So, initially, I refused to even consider [...]

May 29, 2010

Kimberly Lakeshore Elk Mountain Riverside (17k ride)

A bike ride. A discussion of some health problems that have hit hard this week.

May 18, 2010

My Year in Body Fat

Thinking about my body composition goals for the 2009-2010 school year, and how I failed to meet them, and what it means for my dietary practice, going forward.

March 25, 2010

Waiting… Waiting…

Announcing a reorganization of my training plan: the new groove.

March 21, 2010

Epic Excess

Another cheat day leads me out of the Paleo-Zone and into the land of excessive sugar consumption.

hi mom!