Training Board is about…

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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Outdoor Recreation \• July 9, 2009

Salmonberries

This morning’s surf conditions: SW WIND 10 KT…BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 FT. SW SWELL 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS…SHIFTING TO THE NW 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS. This description leaves out the part about being alone in the water in Smuggler’s Cove as the sun breaks over the hills at 6:15 [...]

Cheat Days \• July 5, 2009

Aloha Arch Cape!

This is a Rest Day — the first real, low activity rest day since last Sunday — and is another Cheat Day, since I had a massive Dim Sum lunch today that — I swear to God — almost killed me. It tasted delicious, of course, in the process, but afterward, even 8 hours later, [...]

hi mom!