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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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May 26, 2010

Overhead Squat and Normandy D-Day

Another solid strength day at CFA brought me a new 3 rep PR in overhead squat and a chance to “try out” one of the individual WODs from the upcoming CrossFit Games Southeast Regionals. And then, after that, I went and had minor outpatient surgery to remove a big-ole mole on my back. A lovely [...]

May 7, 2010

Turkish Jeremy

6:07 on Jeremy (w/ 45# bar) and revisiting my 1 RM of 53 lbs on the Turkish Get Up. And the first day of a 30 hour fast.

February 15, 2010

A Little Jeremy

Two weeks out from major surgery on my leg, I do some ring dips and pull-ups, and then a modified “little Jeremy.” The focus for me right now is on rehab, not aggressive progress in training. But I was feeling the aggression today anyway! Nice.

January 9, 2010

WOD Fail!

I tried and failed to work out on Saturday. Briefly, this post explains why.

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.

November 20, 2009

Push and Cindyesque

Something like Cindy, and Push Press for Strength (new PR, 150 lbs).

November 18, 2009

The Staycation

Front squats, in which I got a new 3 rep max PR, followed by the WOD “Trip,” involving 21-15-9 Power Cleans and Box Jumps, in which I stumbled slowly through.

November 17, 2009

Clean, Jerk, Deadlift

First of my new program of Tuesday Strength Days. I set a new PR in Clean and Jerk at 140 lbs, and did work sets in Deadlift at 225 lbs.

November 16, 2009

Nancy Boy

My first workout into a new training & eating cycle. We work on single support hang power cleans, which are comically difficult, and do the CrossFit benchmark WOD “Nancy;” my result: 15:18 w/ 65 lbs.

November 13, 2009

Synergism

I barely squeeze out a new five rep PR in Back Squat, and miss a new three rep PR by a mile, then a fast jumprope / burpee 10 minutes AMRAP. Finally a 1.3 mile warm-down barefoot run at the YMCA.

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