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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Health Reports \• January 10, 2010

Program Review

A quick review of my “May 22nd Program” plan. Things are going fine.

Health Reports \• September 27, 2009

Retrospect: Five Weeks on the School Plan

I examine my training and nutrition over the past five weeks in the light of my “never on a school night” plan, which I established on August 23rd. The results are mixed, but I seem to be healthy and on track for good things as I move forward with the plan.

Rest Days \• August 27, 2009

Preschool

A rest day. Taking Lena to preschool in a few minutes. Myself, working on class prep for tomorrow. Fitness I’m in good shape. Actually, at 40+ years old, I’m now in the best shape of my life. I weigh about 180 lbs, at 13% body fat, and am stronger and faster than I’ve ever been. [...]

Health Reports \• August 23, 2009

Never on a School Night

I take stock of my present situation, as I get ready to begin Fall Semester of the 2009-2010 school year, and present a plan for achieving my fitness goals going forward.

Cheat Days \• August 22, 2009

Hot August Night 5k

Race day becomes Cheat Day. Oh well, it’s Jody Kuhne’s Birthday party! Rock on everybody.

Cheat Days \• August 3, 2009

A Week of (Ch)eating

On a rest day I take the time to notice that I can’t claim to be eating Paleo OR Zone these days. I’m flexible but I’m not that flexible.

Health Reports \• June 14, 2009

The Reset Button

I think it’s interesting that people still use the phrase “hit the reset button” (I find around a hundred thousand hits for this phrase on google) when it has been decades since electronic devices actually included an official “reset button.” The “reset button” is a powerful concept. One switch allows the whole program or system [...]

Nutrition \• May 28, 2009

Contemplating Intentionality and the Divided Subject

I’m not feeling great this morning. Yesterday I was feeling over-tired and deflated. Then — this may be related — I lapsed in my self-control, and overdid it with food and drink. Around 5:00 pm, I began a binge. I ate way too many calories in too short a period at the end of the [...]

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