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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 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). [...]

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 [...]

August 4, 2010

rest day

There’s no real rest for a father (not to mention, a mother) of infants and young children; designate any given tomorrow as a rest day and Murphy’s law will dictate that your seven month old will keep both parents up all night and then get up to play at 4:45 am. Well, anyway, that’s what [...]

June 8, 2010

Sand Everywhere

Surfing 02: Indian Beach Tue AM A little past nine AM I showed up at Indian Beach again… did I mention to my non-Oregonian readers that this was the location for the beach scene in Twilight? It’s a great beach, with a dramatic setting between a rock-island lighthouse on the north end and a beautiful [...]

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 27, 2010

Glorious Saturday

Couch to 5k training run #1, with Yael and the kids. A defense of jogging. It’s just about having fun.

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.

March 14, 2010

On The Horizon

Health on the horizon. Melancholy. Happiness. Work, family, friends, training. The big things in life are on my mind. It’s all part of the cycle, the process, the spiral.

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.

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