About Training Board

My name is Matt Baldwin and in this blog I record my fitness and workout routines, and I discuss diet and weight loss techniques. I also publish reflections or reviews of various fitness and nutrition related topics that interest me.

I am into CrossFit and I work out with the crew at CrossFit Asheville here in Asheville, NC.

If anything I have posted seems useful to you, let me know with a comment.
November 9, 2009

Rest Week Reflections

As I enter the last week of my second cycle through the “new plan” (aka the “Never on a School Night” plan), I pause to reflect on, to analyze, and to assess the measurements I have made in the process of my training.

October 25, 2009

My Experiment with Calorie Cycling

On a rest day, I do a quick examination of my attempt, over the past 9 weeks, to use calorie cycling to meet my body composition goals.

October 11, 2009

Progress in Spite of Shortcomings

In spite of my many shortcomings, and difficulties with self-discipline and just getting through my days, I am making progress.

October 5, 2009

Worst. Cheat. Day. Ever.

All month long I wait for my “cheat day” to come along. And then I go and blow it eating a bunch of useless, tasteless crap. From which I deduce that the Paleo-Zone pretty much ruins a persons chances of ever enjoying normal (i.e. crappy) food again.

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.

September 15, 2009

Yeah, but is it Paleo? Black Beans

Tackling the question: are Black Beans acceptable on the Paleolithic diet? The answer is, it depends on how flexible you are feeling.

August 27, 2009

Preschool

A rest day. Taking Lena to preschool in a few minutes. Myself, working on class prep for tomorrow.
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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 [...]

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.

August 6, 2009

A Spiral of Cheating, and a New Plan

Looking back at the month of July and the first week of August, I discover that I’m in danger of losing my discipline. Time to do something about it!

hi mom!