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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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Strength Day \• December 9, 2011

friday fry

Friday, Dec. 9th, 2011. Got started early, right around 5:00 am. Probably had about one hour less sleep than I needed. I think that hurt me on the squats (see below). warm-up C2 1250 meters easy pace (about 5:22 total time) mobility Hips, Hams, Quads, Calves, Ankles, Shoulders, Forearms, Wrists training squat 2 x 5 [...]

Conditioning \• November 9, 2011

the second goal

In recent months, it’s always the same. Wednesdays are my deadlifting days. And now, having just yesterday settled some issues with help from Andrew G — who convinced me that I really have only two goals: first squat 300 and second deadlift 400 — it seems that Wednesday deadlift days are a fundamental part of [...]

Strength Day \• October 28, 2011

awesome friday

Week XI, Workout C Friday morning, dark and early at Asheville Strength and Conditioning. The temperatures are falling now, with the leaves, and the world seems more hushed and uncertain. Especially at 5:00 am. I enjoy this time of year with all my senses. But I have a terrible cold — bronchitis symptoms and laryngitis! [...]

Strength Day \• October 24, 2011

monday pushing the envelope

Week XI, Workout A Warm-Up: 1000m row, easy pace, 22 s/m, res 3. About 4:23. I forgot to note exact time. Quad/Ham/Hip/Calf Mobility Shoulder Mobility Wrist and Forearm Mobility Wrist/Forearm Rehab: (a) 5 x 15 x 8 lbs, pronated wrist curls & supinated wrist curls; (b) 3 x 8 x 15 lbs FatGripz DBs: ; [...]

Strength Day \• October 19, 2011

wednesdays are my deadlifting day

Week X, Workout B. After spending weeks without deadlifting because of my damn broken arm, it feels great to be doing them again. I love deadlifts. And I love Wednesdays, because it has become my day for deads. Warm-Up: 5 min on Airdyne cycle, 4 min easy / 1 min hard; power skip, 2 rounds [...]

Strength Day \• October 14, 2011

friday squat PR and three sets of it

Week IX, Workout C Unbelievable. That is, I mean I understand it, I get why it works, but I still find myself unable to believe that linear progression can let you approach an existing PR, and then surpass it so easily. Yet it works. It really works. Warm-Up: Riding the Schwinn Airdyne Bike: 3:00 min. [...]

CrossFit Asheville WODS \• May 23, 2011

monday: hang power cleans and much more

Monday, what a full day. AM at CFA At 6:00 am I went to the CFA workout. Which was as follows: A. Hang power snatch 8 sets of 2-4 reps w/2 minutes rest b/w sets for emphasis on mobility B. Complete 4 rounds of B1/B2: B1. Barbell Reverse lunge @ 20×1; 6-8/leg No rest b/w [...]

Outdoor Recreation \• May 14, 2011

saturday snatches again

Actually Saturday was a great day, full of activity. Fun. Here’s a summary of it. Woke up, worked on shoulder and forearm mobility. Boxing/Karate shadow boxing. Hamstring flexibility. Shoulder work with 5 & 10 lb plates: high-pulls, rotations, presses, T3s, all x12-20. Push-Ups (10). Then: working out with my Jump Rope in the back yard, [...]

Strength Day \• May 13, 2011

friday folderol

Stayed up so late, being bad, on Thursday, that I missed my customary 6:00 am CFA workout. Instead I did several short workouts over the course of the day. Am warm-up: one mile run 80% RPE Hamstring flexibility/mobility Shoulder rotates Shadow boxing Later at the YMCA: 500 meter row (8 resistance, 26 spm, 1:56 time) [...]

Active Rest \• May 10, 2011

tuesday active rest

AM early: mobility work! on shoulder and forearms; shadow karate/boxing punches. Afternoon: 10 minutes of playing around with jumprope; pushups (10); weighted +5 pull ups (2); weighted +5 ring dip (1). Later: Watched two mobility WOD videos. Evening: hamstring stretches; foam rolling; wooden ball rolling on shoulder and arms; ring dips (2); squat mobility. Purpose [...]

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