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.
March 12, 2010

Training Envy

This week has been lazy. But my will is in the right place. This post concerns my healing process, struggles I’ve been dealing with, and a plan for increasing my ability to perform pull-ups.

February 19, 2010

Pairs

A fun partner WOD with body weight only exercises. Later in the day: my scar opens up and my knee starts to bleed.

February 12, 2010

At the Seams

Today was all about being there, while everything else seemed to be falling apart at the seams, I made it to the gym and worked out. My time didn’t matter. What mattered was that I was doing 42 pull-ups, 100 sit-ups, and 45 push-ups as fast as I could.

November 28, 2009

Grumpy Old Men

A nice little Saturday WOD in the Park with Mike P., M3, and Troy (Mike’s Sister’s friend). Sprinting and calisthenics.

November 27, 2009

Home Stretch

A difficult WOD from the Mothership: 400 meter walking lunges.

November 24, 2009

Squat and Press

A quick note about my second Tuesday strength day.

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 10, 2009

Thrusters and Siete

A new 5 rep PR in Thrusters and a decent time in the Met-Con WOD “Siete,” consisting of thrusters and ring dips, make for a great workout this morning. I was feeling well rested from two days in a row of rest, and I worked hard. Today is also the beginning of a 28 hour fast.

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.

November 4, 2009

Total Tee Time

Today’s WOD: Hang Power Snatches and a killer 5 rounds for time of 50 meter Suicide Drills and 20 kg Kettlebell Swings.

hi mom!