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.
February 8, 2010

Heartbeat (Back to the Gym)

One week ago, I had surgery. Dr. Frisch, of Mission Trauma (Blue Ridge Bone and Joint), removed the titanium nail and two distal screws from my right tibia. Today, I returned to the gym. The body is amazing!
Training Cycle: Week 1/6 (Work Week) Surgery Recovery Week 2/10 No Alcohol Month [...]

January 30, 2010

Cycle’s End

The last WOD of the latest cycle, and it was a doozy. Weighted ring dips. And a Tabata protocol Mash-Up of Wall Ball shots (12 lbs) with box step-ups (20″), rest 3 min, then Kettlebell Swings (1.5 pood / 53 lbs) and

January 23, 2010

Vitality (“Running Elbell”)

An exhausting and difficult WOD, involving Rowing on the Erg, KB swings, and K2Es. Skill work: skin the cats.

January 20, 2010

Heavy KBs and Clean Rowing

Kettlebell swings, 10 x 45 / 10x 53 / 5 x 10 x 2 pood. Then: 4 rounds of Clean and Jerks and Rowing for Watts, max reps (used 120 lbs): 24 reps and 1276 watts.

January 11, 2010

Thrusters and Jump Ball

I had a good start to the workout week this morning with a new 1 RM PR in Thrusters (140 lbs) and a decent time in a little kettlebell / box step-up ladder called “Box Jump.” I went lighter than last time, but a lot faster: 6:19. It’s good to be alive.

January 4, 2010

Put up and shut up

Shoulder Press (5 rep max effort, topped out at 105); and a WOD called “singled out” involving kettlebell swings and one arm dumbbell push presses (completed in 10:44).

December 24, 2009

364 Reasons to Love CrossFit

An exceptionally challenging (but fun) endurance WOD with 12 different exercises and a total of 364 reps.

December 14, 2009

Split Jerk and Rowing Helen

Split Jerk 5 Rep Max 125 lbs; Helen with Rowing 400m instead of the 400m run, and 20kg kettlebell: 12:45. Plus my first ever set of 10 kipping pull-ups!

December 9, 2009

Shoulder Press and “Ellbell”

New PR in shoulder press 1 rep max (125 lbs) and a wicked good 5 rounds of 30 kettlebell swings and 15 knees to elbows, in 12:45.

December 5, 2009

My Lumberjack 20

An account of my painful, extended experience with the Lumberjack 20 (time: 34:43).

hi mom!