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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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Conditioning \• March 14, 2012

yes I deadlift

Wednesday AM workout, it’s still Spring Break, and yet, I still show up early. Warm-Up. Got that heart rate up, mobilized some tissues, and then got after it. Deadlift: 5 x 135 / 5 x 225 / 3 x 280/ 1 x 330 / 5 x 340 (PR). These were not crisp like they should [...]

Strength Day \• March 12, 2012

simple dimple

Monday AM first day of “Spring Break,” but I still showed up early to lift. Warm up Airdyne floor wrk mobility SSB Squat 5 x 70 / 5 x 150 / 3 x 180 / 1 x 200 / 3 x 5 x 205. This was +20 lbs over last week. Felt solid. Probably do [...]

Strength Day \• March 9, 2012

lonely wolf

Friday just plugging away now. Warm Up SSB Squat: 5 x 70 / 5 x 120 / 3 x 160 / 3 x 5 x 175. Wrist Curls, pro- and sup-: 3 x 25 x 8 lbs DBs Shoulder Rehab: hanging rotations, both directions, and reverse flyes, 3 x 10 x 8 lbs DBs; Press [...]

Conditioning \• February 27, 2012

monday blue

Week eight got off to a difficult start on Monday. Continuing shoulder pain on the right side severely limited the effort I could put into my squat, and prevented anything heavy in the upper body “push” category of lifting. Also it was a bad night Sun-Mon, with kids sick, kids up, kids in the bed; [...]

Strength Day \• February 24, 2012

work work work

Friday, I was not motivated at all. Pain in my right shoulder is getting me down. I considered changing up my plan, but decided against it. I would push through shoulder discomfort for at least one more training day and decide later whether the efforts were worth it. I was also pleasantly sore and worn [...]

Strength Day \• February 22, 2012

slow grind

Wednesday, early morning at ASC. Making slow, steady, even grinding progress. Warm-Up: 5 minutes on rower, floor work, mobility. Deadlift: 5 x 135 / 3 x 275 / 1 x 315 / 5 x 330 (PR). These felt awesome. Lying Triceps Extension / DB Pullover: 20 x 20 lbs / 15 x 40 lbs (two [...]

Conditioning \• February 20, 2012

monday full of rage

Shoulder pain is not going to keep me out of the game. I was in on Monday morning early of course. Did the usual. Setting PRs and slowing down old man death. Warm-Up. Yes. Mobility too. Squat: 5 x 45 / 5 x 160 / 3 x 215 / 1 x 255 / 5 x [...]

Strength Day \• February 15, 2012

working it on wednesday (deadlift PR)

Wednesday morning, pretty early, but feeling dead to the world this week. Plus: my right shoulder is KILLING ME. Mentally throwing me for a loop. Shoulder Pain is NOT COOL. Did not stop me from getting a PR in my deadlift or going heavy on the press today. Did stop me from just about everything [...]

Outdoor Recreation \• February 13, 2012

monday after monday

Got up early arrived early did a bunch of stuff that on paper doesn’t read like much. Warmed up for a few minutes on the airdyne, did just a bit of additional stretching, and then proceeded to try to go heavy. Didn’t go entirely as planned. Most of these sets were done interspersed with one [...]

Strength Day \• February 11, 2012

Rippetoe squat and press workshop

I spent the whole afternoon on Saturday in the company of Mark Rippetoe of Wichita Falls Athletic Club and Starting Strength fame, thanks to a great seminar by Asheville Strength and Conditioning!. Starting Strength, 3rd edition Buy Starting Strength, y’all! Besides hours of coaching advice and demonstration, we got a workout in. The basics are [...]

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