March 2011
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Paleo challenge day 59
Breakfast: eggs, sausage
Snack: larabar
Lunch: beef stew, plantains, nuts, clementine, dark chocolate
Dinner: meatballs, spinach, pastrami, vegetable soup
Winding down on the 60 day challenge, still feel good but with I could get to the gym more frequently.
Weigh-in: 182lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
February 2011
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Paleo challenge day 58
Breakfast: eggs, sausage, avocado, clementine
Lunch: steak taco salad, sweet potato, apple w/almond butter
Dinner: meatballs, beef, broccoli
Ordered the famous steak plato from Oaxaca on seamless FROM the gym and picked it up on the way home. A new Sunday tradition?
Weigh-in: 185lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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CFSB Day 54
Quick warmup with the foam roller on the lats and tspine, then some other basic squat prep.
Rack Pulls
3 x 3 x 375lb
This was supposed to be around 90% of your deadlift 1RM, but since I don’t know what my current 1RM is, I just worked in with a couple of guys and this is the weight we ended up with. Not very tough, but glad to finally add this movement to my repertoire.
WOD:
20 KB...
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Paleo challenge day 57
Breakfast: omelet with peppers, sausage, onions, avocado, and a side of bacon
Snack: apple w/almond butter, dark chocolate
Lunch: metloaf, meatball, salad
Dinner: rotisserie chicken, vegetable soup, sweet potato
Home stretch baby - next weekend I’ll be sharing a bagel with my daughter!
Weigh-in: 180lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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CFSB Day 53
Went through today’s warmup, which was geared for the front squat but I made up the push press exposure from earlier in the week.
Push Press
3 x 165lb
3 x 175lb
3 x 180lb
11 x 135lb
Working to find a heavy triple. Good tip from Laurel about keeping my midsection rigid and ribs down while I press up, but I still need lots of work here. Last set was a rep-out at 75% of my max triple.
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Paleo challenge day 56
Breakfast: eggs, sausage, clementine
Snack: larabar
Lunch: beef, broccoli
Snack: larabar
Dinner: turkey burger, avocado, brussels sprouts, dark chocolate, apple w/almond butter
Pleased as punch to find a good chinese delivery option in DUMBO and place my first seamless order. Too many larabars, but I had the hunger today.
Weigh-in: 182lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo...
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Paleo challenge day 55
Breakfast: eggs, sausage, avocado
Lunch: borcht, mixed nuts
Dinner: steak taco salad, pork taco (no tortilla), macadamia nuts, dark chocolate
Borcht is really good stuff. I highly recommend it (Zach). The steak salad from Oaxaca (really a platter, but I had them add more lettuce and hold the rice and beans) is a revelation. An amazing amount of awesome grub for pretty cheap.
Weigh-in:...
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“Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it...”
– Paracelsus
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Paleo challenge day 54
Snack: larabar, clementine
Lunch: pulled pork tacos (no tortillas), cabbage, and stuff
Dinner: salad with grilled chicken, bacon
Snack: apple w/almond butter
Ate out twice today, both times rather successfully, though it rankles me when restaurants refuse to give a little lettuce in exchange for tortillas. I’m not asking for a huge bowl of salad, just something to make me feel like...
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CFSB Day 52
Started with the awful knee-on-the-abmat/foot-against-the-wall version of the samson stretch, some fire hydrants, some third world squat, and some shoulder rolling to prep for today’s front squats.
Front Squat:
2 x 225lb
2 x 245lb
2 x 250lb
Totally forgot to use the very helpful cue of externally rotating my femurs until that last set. I was planning on pushing it to 265 for the last...
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Paleo challenge day 53
Snack: larabar, clementine
Lunch: chicken taco salad, avocado, cashews
Dinner: turkey burger, guac, kale, red cabbage, blueberries
Feh. So bored with logging everything I eat, but I’m still feeling good. Probably eating too many nuts and too much fruit though.
Weigh-in: 181lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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Paleo challenge day 52
Breakfast: eggs, sausage
Snack: apple w/almond butter
Snack II: chicken soup, macadamia nuts, dark chocolate
Dinner: plantain-crusted chicken, tostones, guac, kale, red cabbage
Normal appetite today. Even got a workout in the evening.
Weigh-in: 180lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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CFSB Day 51
Snatches and snatch balances this fine evening. Warmup to open and prep the shoulders/lats.
Hang Snatch, every minute on the minute:
6 x 2 x 105lb
6 x 2 x 115lb
I failed on the 3rd set of 115, but made up for it after the clock stopped. This is really light weight, but I need a lot of practice on the hang snatch. The fact that it was OTM made it tougher too. Either way, it’s tough for me...
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Paleo challenge day 51
Breakfast: clementine, avocado
Lunch: chicken souvlaki, salad
Snack: cashews, chicken soup
Dinner: brussels sprouts
Got a bit of my appetite back today, but mainly forced myself to eat a few meals.
Weigh-in: 178lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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Paleo challenge day 50
Today was sort of a blur, I think I had some sort of a stomach bug and had no real appetite. Felt really weak and tired all day. Tried to snack a few times to keep my energy up to no avail:
Snack: cashews, pear, chicken soup
Weigh-in: 183lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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Paleo challenge day 49
Lunch: thai beef salad, larabar
Snack: larabar, cashews
Dinner: turkey burger, avocado, brussels sprouts, apple w/almond butter
Eating paleo sorta feels like autopilot now. I don’t really find it restrictive or have to work too hard to find good stuff to eat. Still, I’m looking forward to then end of the challenge just so my eating habits don’t have to be the topic of...
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Kung Fu class
Got in late, so jumped right into some technique work with the crew. We drilled some hand techniques and then paired off and worked em with partners. Didn’t have time to stick around afterwards. Alors.
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Paleo challenge day 48
Breakfast: eggs, turkey
Second Breakfast: eggs, asparagus, avocado
Snack: larabar, mixed nuts
Lunch: pulled pork, cabbage salad, avocado
Dinner: rotisserie chicken, avocado, curry chicken, cashews, pear
Today shall henceforth be known as the day I ate avocados with every meal. Well, every meal except first breakfast, but we all know second breakfast trumps first breakfast.
Weigh-in:...
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CFSB Day 50
Quick warmup of 12 long pulls on the rower, 7 pushups, 5 strict pullups 3x through. Then we did some calf stretching and movement prep for the push press.
Push Press
3 x 5 x 145lb
I got this weight by using 85% of my estimated 1RM (170). This lift just feels awkward to me and I can’t seem to get my body firing as a unit. Also not pushing my head all the way through on lockout, which I...
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Paleo challenge day 47
Breakfast: eggs, turkey, salsa
Snack: larabar, mixed nuts
Lunch: chicken, avocado, a whole bunch of vegetables
Dinner: leftover pot roast, leftover beef and broccoli, chicken and string beans, macadamia nuts
I’m stupid and didn’t have my huge jug of BCAAs at home so I ate a breakfast after my morning workout. I should have the bulk of my powder at home and a little bit in the...
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CFSB Day 49
Really good warmup of inchworms, mountain climber stretch, and third world squats to practice maintaining a good back position and opening up the hamstrings. Then some band work to prep the wrists/shoulders/lats for the front squats.
Front Squats (2-2-1 tempo)
3 x 3 x 185lb
I went with 70% of my 1RM (265) for the weight, which felt pretty manageable. Got some great coaching from Nick that...
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Paleo challenge day 46
Snack: larabar
Lunch: chicken taco salad, mixed nuts
Dinner: leftover pot roast, leftover chicken and broccoli, leftover string beans with eggplant, apple w/almond butter
Back to the grind today. Supplemented with BCAAs before and after my morning workout, feeding window was noon - 9pm.
Weigh-in: 185lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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CFSB Day 48
Starting the new movement cycle with the first snatch exposure today. Warmed up with the foam roller and pvc pipe to get the shoulders ready and to practice the form. Then, to work:
3-Position Snatch (Complex of High Hang Snatch/Hang Snatch/Snatch):
1 x 75lb
1 x 95lb
1 x 115lb
1 x 125lb *FAIL * (HHS)
1 x 125lb
1 x 125lb *FAIL * (HS)
Snatch Balance:
1 x 125lb
1 x 135lb
1 x 145lb
1 x...
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Paleo challenge day 45
Snack: larabar
Lunch: frittata* with peppers, onions, side salad, mixed nuts
Snack: turkey, apple
Dinner: chicken and broccoli, string beans with eggplant
Dessert**: all manners of Valentines chocolates
My lunch-time frittata definitely had some cheese in it. The waitress neglected to mention it and I wasn’t feeling petulant enough to send it back. I ate lots of chocolates tonight for...
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Paleo challenge day 44
Lunch: eggs, sausage, rotisserie chicken, leftover burger (no bun!), sweet potato fries
Snack: apple w/almond butter
Dinner: pot roast, broccoli, carrots
Ate my face off after the noon crossfit workout. Made a pot roast in the pressure cooker and it came out alright. It really cooked down though so I won’t have leftovers for the week like I planned.
Weigh-in: 185lb
I’m doing this as...
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CFSB Day 47
Good to be back for the advanced/competition class after back off week. Instead of focusing on a team workout this time, the challenge was to perform two WODs right after each other with a short rest. After Jeremy’s super-quick warmup:
Isabel:
30 Snatches (135lb)
Time: 3:06. This was the heaviest I’ve ever gone on a barbell snatch. Apparently that’s a decent time for someone...
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Paleo challenge day 43
Breakfast: omelet with peppers, onion, and sausage
Lunch: turkey, sweet potato stew, blueberries
Snack: sweet potato chips, apple w/almond butter
Dinner**: tortilla chips with guacamole, chorizo/corn cake gorditas, burger WITH a bun, sweet potato fries
Dessert**: coconut milk ice cream, dark chocolate, chocolate chip cookie
Hey, do you guys like sweet potatoes? Today was a planned...
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Paleo challenge day 42
Snack: larabar
Lunch: salad with chicken, walnuts, pears
Snack: larabar, cashews
Dinner: rotisserie chicken, brussels sprouts, apple w/almond butter
Got creative with the salad bar at lunch and made use of the full kitchen in the office to incorporate pears and walnuts to an otherwise boring salad.
Weigh-in: 180lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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Paleo challenge day 41
Breakfast: eggs, mexican beef, avocado, sweet potato, cashews
Lunch: chicken taco salad, larabar
Snack: macadamia nuts, dark chocolate
Dinner: chicken teriyaki, mixed vegetables, apple w/almond butter
Ate breakfast after my morning workout. Built a helluva salad for lunch today at Bridge Fresh. Borrowed from the taco bar and the salad bar. There were jalapenos, salsa, and lots of good stuff.
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Kung fu class
Got in late, so I warmed myself up and then jumped in with the guys for a sweep technique. Stuck around afterwards to run through Tiet Sien Kuen, which felt great. I need to make more time for this. Got to.
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CFSB Day 46
Quick jump rope warmup and then a not-for-time circuit to get moving:
8 Overhead walking lunges on each side
16 Hand to hand swings
8 Bent over rows on each arm
Repeat 3x. I used a 16kg bell, which was too light, but unless a coach tells me which bell to grab, I’m pretty clueless.
Today’s WOD was a 15 minute row for max distance. I went 3834m, which averages out to a 1:57/500m...
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Paleo challenge day 40
Snack: larabar
Lunch: thai beef salad, mixed nuts
Snack: pastrami, macadamia nuts
Dinner: bunless burger, sweet potato fries, dark chocolate
Some pretty lackluster meals today. Need to get something better in my body tomorrow. In other news, two thirds of the way through the challenge.
Weigh-in: 182lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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Paleo challenge day 39
Breakfast: eggs, mexican beef, sweet potato, cashews
Lunch: vegetable coconut green curry (carrots, onions, cauliflower), salad of cabbage, lime and watermelon radish with torn mint, mixed nuts, larabar
Snack: pastrami, sweet potato, vegetable soup, pear
Dinner: mexican beef, salad, avocado, brussels sprouts, clementine
Ran out of BCAA sample packs, so I had a breakfast after this...
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CFSB Day 45
Warmed up with 3 minutes of jump rope and some light DROMS. Today was odd object walk/hold day, kicking off back-off week.
Waiters walk w/DB (80lb) x 50ft/hand
Rack walk w/two KBs (2 pood) x 100ft
Farmer’s walk w/two DBs (80lb+) x 100ft
Zercher hold w/keg
95lb x 60 sec
116lb (slosh) x 2 x 30 sec
Bear hug w/keg (116lb) x 2 x 60 sec
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Paleo challenge day 38
Snack: larabar, mixed nuts, nose carrots, guac
Lunch: salad with chicken, avocado, broccoli, etc
Dinner: chicken, mexican beef, eggs, asparagus, guac, sweet potato chips, pear
Back to the 12 noon - 8pm feeding window today. Gotta get my ass into the gym.
Weigh-in: 183lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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Paleo challenge day 37
Breakfast: eggs, sausage, guac
Snack: macadamia nuts, cashews, pear
Lunch: chicken with broccoli, eggplant, string beans
Snack: sweet potato chips, homemade tostones, guac
Dinner: chicken, steak, asparagus
Dessert: coconut milk ice cream, dark chocolate
Total borderline-paleo/junk food day in honor of the super bowl. I’m very proud that I made my own tostones (they came out really...
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100 Burpee Pullups
The gym was closed this weekend for a cert so I was all on my own. I’d never done “G.I. Jane” before, so I gave it a shot in the hot, stuffy basement. Finished in 13:10. I partitioned them into sets of 15, 10, 15, 10, 15, 10, 15, 10 and hit the ‘lap’ button on my timer after every 25 reps (just to get a sense of my pace). First 25 were done in 2:04, second 25 took...
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Paleo challenge day 36
Breakfast: omelet with peppers, onions, sausage
Snack: pastrami, nose carrots
Lunch: 5 Guys burger with no bun, pear
Dinner: chicken with broccoli, eggplant, string beans
I decided that I’d toss the 12 - 8 feeding window for the weekend so I can actually eat a few meals with my family.
Weigh-in: 183lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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Paleo challenge day 35
Lunch: salad with chicken, bacon, avocado, egg
Snack: larabar, mixed nuts
Dinner: plantain-crusted chicken, kale, spinach, tostones, guac, red cabbage, clementine
My lunches just aren’t cutting it, forcing me to snack heavily in the afternoon. If I’m fasting from 9pm - noon, I need to make sure that first meal really sticks to my ribs. Maybe I should just keep some avocados in...
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Paleo challenge day 34
Lunch: roasted chicken, salad, blood orange
Snack: larabar x 2, mixed nuts
Dinner: beef, chinese broccoli, chicken, vegetable soup, clementine
Another tasty lunch provided by work. Another day where the hunger was on me again. Just couldn’t get full until my huge, huge dinner tonight.
Weigh-in: 181lb
I’m doing this as part of CFSB’s 60 Day Paleo Challenge. Read all about it.
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CFSB Day 44
Warmed up with 3 min on the rower, 20 s/m. Then lots of foam rolling on the legs. Then onto my first hero workout since Murph (a long, long time ago).
Danny:
30 Box jumps (24”)
20 Push presses (115lb)
30 Pullups
AMRAP 20 min
Total rounds completed: 3 + 6 push presses. Box jumps were the hardest part until I ripped another callus in my second round of pullups. Then those pullups...
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Paleo challenge day 33
Lunch: chicken, broccoli, asparagus, avocado
Snack: larabar, clementine
Dinner: mexican beef, chicken, pastrami, vegetable soup
Dessert: coconut milk/frozen berry smoothie
Lunch was provided by work today and it was really tasty, but it was also meant to be plopped atop a pile of polenta (which I skipped). So I was still really hungry afterwards and had to go grab a second lunch.
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Paleo challenge day 32
Lunch: pork, beef and pancetta bolognese, celery salad with toasted hazelnuts, mixed nuts
Snack: salad, eggs, broccoli, clementine, larabar x 2
Dinner: mexican beef, broccoli, short ribs
Lunch was provided by work today and it was really tasty, but it was also meant to be plopped atop a pile of polenta (which I skipped). So I was still really hungry afterwards and had to go grab a second...