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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 30, 2010

Monday Squat PR and Sprinting MetCon

Sore and tired from my Sunday run, but not so sleep deprived as most days last week, still 100% paleo, and consistent in my eating plan, I made it to CFA at 6:00 am today feeling pretty good. A shout out to Keith Roberts for joining up with us today! I have no time for [...]

August 6, 2010

phase three part A

5/3/1 Cycle II Phase iii Part A: Clean & Jerks and Back Squat Phase iii is 5 x 75% / 3 x 85% / max reps x 95% Warm-Up: some infant-in-arms dancing and thrusters; a few minutes of jump rope / double under practice; 10 burpees; 10 sit ups; 10 squats; 10 push-ups; 2 kipping [...]

August 1, 2010

phase two

Been too busy to write down sessions and such but I lifted today and it seemed like I should make a record. Since I last lifted (last Sunday) I have been on five good surfing sessions (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat) and on Thursday I did an approximately 5 mile run / 500 foot climb [...]

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 [...]

July 9, 2010

Deloading Day

5/3/1, Phase IV (deload), 5×40%, 5×50%, 5×60% I combined all my phase IV lifts into one day’s work. I did a quick warm-up and then did the various lifts in the sequence of weights, which meant that I did some shoulder press sets, then alternated press, clean and jerk, and squats, and finished up with [...]

June 28, 2010

Back (Squats) at the Beach

Workout today: moving rocks, kipping pull ups and power clean and jerks (up to 140 x 5) and back squats (up to 160 x 8). Warm-Up Moved 10 large rocks (45-75 lbs each), mostly in overhead position, and shoveled sand (working on the path to the beach) Walking on the beach, wading in the creek. [...]

June 19, 2010

South End

A perfect day,

June 12, 2010

Seven Foot Junk; Squats and Clean and Jerks (i/iv of 5-3-1)

Surfing 04: Indian Beach I got in a nice little session from 9:30 to 11:00 am today at Indian Beach. Conditions were definitely better than yesterday, although NOAA was reporting 3 foot wind waves and 7 foot NW swell, at 8 seconds, with 10-15 knot winds. The result should have been junky, and junky it [...]

June 7, 2010

Indian Beach and Back Squats

Training Cycle: Week 5/6 (Vacation Work Week) Diet: Ad Libitum QuantitiesWhole/Clean/Paleo Zone w/ 2x-4x fat First workout of the Week Summer Surf Session: 1 Surfing 01 Wildlife I’ve seen here since arriving on Sunday: a bald eagle (eating something on the beach), seagulls and pelicans, a hummingbird, bunnies, and today, while surfing, a whole bunch [...]

June 4, 2010

The Cred and Various Squats

A second workout this week (not including the three days of fishing), this time at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, OR. I did 5 x 5 of dumbbell one arm power snatches, followed by some quick and dirty work with a 40 kg bar, on back squats, front squats, and overhead squats. Training Cycle: [...]

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