Monthly Archives: June 2009
“Alex”
About 6 hours sleep. 1 block breakfast. 6:00 am CFA workout. Warm Up Agility drills; shoulder dislocates; Sampsons; hip-mobility; calf and hamstring stretching; push-ups (15); squats (15); knees-to-elbows (15); pull-ups (medium band assisted, 15). WOD: Alex The CFA WOD is … Continue reading
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“The Flash”
Slept in a bit, cause I could… Lena didn’t wake until after 7:00. Even with her two wakings between 12 and 1 I managed to get at least 6 hours of sleep. Cleaning around the house, breakfast was lots of … Continue reading
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“Mini Fran.” PUC Postponed.
Lousy sleep, only from 1:00 am to 6:30 am. I went to bed before 11:00 pm, but couldn’t fall asleep. Thinking about so many things. But I felt ok in the morning and I jetted off to the 7:00 am … Continue reading
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Day of Fathers
Today Yael let me sleep in (I slept until almost 8:00 am!). Then she brought me coffee and the Sunday NYT in bed. According to me, this is the holy trinity. Later, brunch at Jesse and V’s with their baby … Continue reading
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Yoga to the Rescue. Swimming at the YMCA.
Crossfit is great. I love it, and, barring actual physical disability, at this point in my life I plan always to do it, or apply its principles to what I do. Did you sense the “however” approaching? Yes, it’s here. … Continue reading
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Laying Low
Oh my back hurts. I think I will survive and recover fully. I’ve dealt with this combination of stiffness and immobility with aching pain before. It’s muscular and connective tissue related, as far as I know. It’s like I sprained … Continue reading
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“In the Fight.” aka Vicious. Laid low.
Substantial sleep, woke up sore and stiff in the lower obliques of my back. Got a good breakfast and coffee in, took Lena and Orion for a stroller walk round the ‘hood and to GreenLife, and had a small second … Continue reading
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Nutritional Information
The fourth in a series of posts on my Weight Loss Arsenal, the tips and tricks I have used to shed fat and keep it at bay. Before you can fine tune your eating habits, you have to know what … Continue reading
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“The Good Snatch.” PUC Day 32.
I’ve been a little distracted today because I’m trying to help Randy, Shanna and Corey set up a new WordPress blog at CrossFit Asheville. It’s off to a start, so now I’ve got to refocus on my own stuff. In … Continue reading
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Rebuilding Sites (Rest Day)
I’ve been trying to listen to my body lately. And this morning, when I got out of bed, it was telling me it needed 24 more hours to recover and rebuild from yesterday’s WOD (and last week’s fullness). I am … Continue reading
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“Nasty Gals.” PUC Day 31. Unassisted Pull Ups in WOD!
I tried and I tried to sleep last night, but sleep took hours coming. I went to the 6:00 am workout with only 4 hours of sleep under my belt. Inexplicably, today Lena woke up at 5:00 am, BEFORE I … Continue reading
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The Reset Button
I think it’s interesting that people still use the phrase “hit the reset button” (I find around a hundred thousand hits for this phrase on google) when it has been decades since electronic devices actually included an official “reset button.” … Continue reading
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“Partners in Crime.” PUC Day 30.
Woke up rough, after only 5 1/2 hours of sleep. No more. Goal for this upcoming week: eat right, sleep right. Still made it to the 9:00 am CrossFit Asheville class for the great skill work and Saturday partner WOD. … Continue reading
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“The Swinger.” PUC Day 29.
My wake-up was a little hard. I went to bed at 10:30 but some itinerant folks were making loud party sounds in the creek behind my house the first part of the night, keeping Yael and I up. Not sure … Continue reading
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Rest Active: Walk, Run and Eat
Stayed up too late and was driven to bed too early. My legs are sore today from yesterday’s sprinting and box-jumps. I would gladly have laid around all day with no activity at all. But it was not to be. … Continue reading
Filed under Outdoor Recreation, Rest Day
