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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Is It Paleo? \• September 22, 2010

Beyond 30 days of “100% Paleo”

I’ve been eating an 80/20 (or even 90/10) “Primal” diet for a long time; well over a year, in fact. I began eating what I termed a “flexible-Paleo-Zone” diet in August, 2009. And I’ve read and studied “paleo” ideas of nutrition during all of that time, becoming something of a nutrition nerd. In the time [...]

Reflections \• September 5, 2010

Mid-Cycle Thoughts

According to my current training and life-stress management plan, I will keep a 7 week training cycle (6 weeks on and 1 week off). Today I begin the 4th week of my current cycle, which started on Aug. 15th, so here, at mid-point, it seems like a good time to examine the “rules” I have [...]

Reflections \• August 15, 2010

New Cycle

I am really sore. My traps in particular. Sore in that good way, of course, that lets you know you worked hard, but still, really sore. Today, Sunday, is a rest day, a weigh-in and measurement day, and also the first day of my new seven week training cycle (as described in a recent post). [...]

Reflections \• August 4, 2010

sleep train work rest play eat

It’s near the beginning of August (the 4th), a rest day, and my health is near 95% (which is as much as I ever expect of myself, accident prone as I am). The summer is almost over, and quite soon (within the next 12 days, in fact) school and work are returning, I’ll be going [...]

Health Reports \• 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.

Health Reports \• March 25, 2010

Waiting… Waiting…

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

Cheat Days \• March 21, 2010

Epic Excess

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

Health Reports \• March 16, 2010

The Physiology of Fasting

A look at Peter R. Kerndt, MD, James L. Naughton, MD, Charles E. Driscoll, MD, and David A. Loxterkamp, MD “Fasting: The History, Pathophysiology and Complications,” Western Journal of Medicine 137:5 (1982) 379–399. PMCID: PMC1274154.

Health Reports \• February 24, 2010

Setback and Setbacks

An account of my surgery, and the subsequent complications, and reflection on my recovery and its impact on my training routine.

Health Reports \• February 6, 2010

Fasting Again

A list of questions emerge for me after my most recent fast.

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