Category Archives: Fitness
Time to Get My Core Rhythm Back
It seems like every few months I need to be reminded about healthy rhythms and routines. Fortunately I do have a few things built into my life that remind me. One is subscribing to various blogs — one of which is The Energy Project. It was The Energy Project author, Tony Schwartz, that inspired me [...]
Half Marathon Complete
Kelly and I finished the Denver Rock n Roll 1/2 Marathon this weekend along with several friends. It was great running with friends and seeing them on the course. Kelly finished 94th out of 1211 in her division. She ran it in 1:49:24. Very impressive considering she said she ‘struggled’ through the last 7 miles. [...]
Bit Off a Little Too Much
At the beginning of the month I had all the intention of running 3x a week and working out 2x a week (see post). However, after my previous 2 months of working out two times a week, this was too big of a jump. I failed miserably the first few weeks. I’ve toned down [...]
4 Hour Body Phase 2 Over – Half Marathon Time
After my first 40 day experiment where I gained 17 pounds I decided to continue with a modified version of Occam’s Protocol. I added a couple lifts to each workout and I stretched my rest time to 3 days. The result after another 40 days was I maintained a weight of 175 lbs. This is [...]
How I Gained 17 Pounds in 40 Days #4HB
I like experimenting with my body – especially my diet. Whether its trying a no-preservative diet for a month or eating vegetarian for 40 days, I like to see how my body is effected by different diets and exercises. Some experiments over the years include: No coffee starting in the spring of 2009 and I [...]
CrossFit WOD 12-16 and over 170 lbs!
Yesterday I weighed in at 171. It was the first time I’ve ever seen anything above 170 on the scale. Of course, it was at night, and I’m not sure if I’ve ever weighed myself at night. And I did have my shoes on but I always weigh myself with my shoes. I wasn’t convinced [...]
CrossFit 10 and 11 — including new “Friday Dead Man” workout
On Wednesday I completed CrossFit workout #10 Skinny man CrossFit WO #10: 40 Jump and touch, 30 Squats, 20 Sit-ups, 10-Push-ups, 5 Pull-ups (3 rounds). http://twitter.com/McFads/status/22114003484 Today I’m attempting to complete what I call “Friday Dead Man” Rounds of 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Split Snatch (20 lbs) Dead Lift (135 lbs) Suicides (running the lines in the basketball [...]
