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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 13, 2010

my lucky day

Friday the 13th was my lucky day as I found myself up at 5:25 am, sleep deprived of course (not that I didn’t give myself every advantage, i.e. no alcohol, limited caffeine, 8+ hours in bed), and back at CrossFit Asheville! The WOD today was “Freaky Friday” with push-press as the strength work and a [...]

May 25, 2010

Deadlift and Chieftain

In the first WOD of my last week at CFA before summer break begins in earnest, I managed to get a pretty solid new 1 rep max deadlift PR, and then pushed my way through a few humbling rounds of “The Chieftain,” a metcon involving ring push ups, hang power cleans and push presses. New [...]

April 26, 2010

Push Press PR and Hangman

A new PR in Push Press (130 lbs x 5) and a rough little HPC and Burpees WOD called “Hangman.”

January 13, 2010

Squat Snatch Chieftain

Full snatch at 75 lbs; 127 reps of the Chieftain (ring push ups, hang power cleans, and push press) with 95 lbs.

November 20, 2009

Push and Cindyesque

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

November 6, 2009

A Higher Power

strength work on Turkish Get Ups and metabolic conditioning with the workout “Overhead Power,” a brutal workout last performed on September 26th, 2009, involving six different weighlifting moves (Hang Power Snatch, Overhead Squats, Hang Power Cleans, Push Presses, Hang Squat Cleans, and Push Jerks), in a patterned and progressive cycle that totals ninety reps.

October 21, 2009

Fear of Burpees

Training Cycle: Week 3/6 (Work Week)Dietary Cycle: Week 3/3 (Cutting)Daily Calorie Target: 2800 (Zone “blocks:” approx 24, 2.5x fat)Second WOD of this Week Struggling to get out of bed today, I said to myself, concerning the WOD: “please, please, at least, let there be no burpees.” There were burpees. Why do I hate them so? [...]

October 14, 2009

Pistol Packin’ Franzilla

Pistols. And a fascinating, heavy Met-Con WOD, called Franzilla, involving 21 Front-squats, 15 push-presses, and 9 thrusters, alternating with pull-ups.

October 6, 2009

Surrender, My Foot!

Training Cycle: Week 1/6 (Work Week)Dietary Cycle: Week 1/3 (Building)Daily Calorie Target: 3100 (Zone “blocks:” approx 24, 2.5x fat)Second Workout this Week A lousy night’s sleep, following my “worst cheat day ever” left me feeling dissipated and dissolute, absolutely spaced out and ugly this morning. Not a great WOD. Strength/Skill: Push Jerk Result: 5 x [...]

September 29, 2009

Bear Country

The WOD known as “Bear Country” comes back around. 3 rounds of 5 bear complex cycles and max rep pull-ups. Also, Kip-Swings.

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