Posts from ‘December, 2009’

Obviously, I am not posting as often during the holiday.  A quick update. Food: it has sucked. WODs: I did 5 days on, 3 days off, and about to do the second of the a 2 day on, 2 day off.  I don’t mind mixing it up like this, it is probably good for me.  [...]

I admitted a few days ago that routine is essential for me to get in good workouts.  If I am on a strange schedule or traveling I have a very hard time exercising.  And it shouldn’t be that hard.  If I can convince myself to do ungodly things at Potomac CrossFit at my usual time [...]

I wish I could say that I am on the top of my game all year long.  The truth is that certain times of year I tend to hang on by my fingernails.  December is one of those.  My motivation goes down because it is dark and I never want to go anywhere or do [...]

This touches on a subject I have written about before, but a few recent posts and workouts brought it back to mind.  The key takeaway is this: THERE IS NOTHING MAGICAL ABOUT THE REP AND WEIGHT SCHEME WE USE IN ANY PARTICULAR CROSSFIT WORKOUT!!!!!!!!!!!! What do I mean by that?  I mean that the same [...]

And some of our folks made the affiliate blog! Awesome! I feel like I used to be really good at air squats for high reps and good speed.  Not so much any more.  My body got very used to the low bar back squat and it is having trouble adjusting.  But as much as I [...]

Yesterday was a strength day, which for me is an opportunity to test whether I have lost a great deal of strength after losing weight, lifting less often, and not drinking a gallon of milk. I am actually pretty happy. Squat: 5×225, 3×275, 5×315, 5×325. Press: 5×115, 5×135, 5×135. My best press at my biggest [...]

It was an interesting weekend with the Ft. Hood Fundraiser requiring 7 runs of 400m after it started snowing.  Glad no one slipped and hurt themselves and almost no one bailed because of weather.  Well done. Weekends are always a bit of a wash for me.  It’s not that I eat like total crap.  I [...]

Not enough sleep lately and no amount of fish oil can make up for that.  I need a massage or something.  I would basically pay half of my lifetime earning to anyone who could guarantee that I would not feel these aches and pains all the time and could utilize a good full range of [...]

95lbs just isn’t a lot of weight.  The problem is when I have to pick it up from the ground and put it over my head 70 times WITHOUT PUTTING IT DOWN.  This last part is key as I discovered my limiting factor in this was grip endurance.  After that it was lower back.  Despite [...]

Today begins my new daily posts.  A few baselines first. Weighed in at 206lbs. I am eating a good amount of healthy food, a small amount of less healthy food (which often consists of a small piece of flat bread with dinner), splurge a little with a few meals on the weekend and drinks on [...]