I set a pullup PR today.  16... count 'em 16 pullups!  Hot damn, I love pullup PRs. Funny thing was, other than that, it was sort of a lame workout.  I felt off... But I'll take the PR anyway. My diet has been awesome lately, for a change.  I went through about a two month phase where I was sort of letting myself eat shit.  I pulled it together sort of at the beginning of the year, but in the last week or so I've kicked it up another notch.  It feels good, although... Go to BodyBlog

Okay... I haven't been on here in like... forever... I kind of gave up after a month or so of having trouble using this website.  It just seemed to crash, be slow, or lose my posts.  But today the mood struck me, so I thought I'd give it a try again. So how y'all been? Me?  Well I took it very easy for most of November because my back was bad, but things are a lot better these days.  Still doing my cross-fit like workouts (not exactly cross-fit, but close).  Still... Go to BodyBlog

I repeat my 15 pullup PR today.  God I wanted 16, but I was happy just to have a repeat.  This new pullup plan is WORKING people! Legs have been a little weak these days.  It's hard to not drop one thing when you are focusing so hard on another.  I've been running about 5-10 miles a week, though, and that's taking up some of the slack.

I wasn't even thinking of trying for this PR today, but it just happened!  I am so freaking happy I might burst.  I've had a long-term goal of 15 pullups, since... I guess since the dawn of time.  And today I made it. I had gotten 14 a few weeks ago... and gotten 12-13 since then... but today, I was feeling pretty tired and frazzled from work pressures... and I figured I'd get 12 and be happy.  Nothing too fancy.  But around 10 or so, I thought... jeez... these are... Go to BodyBlog

I don't even know exactly how long ago I set my 13-rep pullup PR.  2 years?  3 years? Well I don't have to remember anymore!  Today I cranked out 14 pullups!  Finally.  I feel almost giddy.

Man, my arms hurt. I am on a mission.  My mission is to break my PR of 13 pullups.  Now, I'm a tall, heavy guy (205-210 lbs) and I have a small build so pullups are a real challenge for me.  I set my PR of 13 two years ago.  In the past year I've been fluctuating between 10-12 pullups depending on how I'm feeling that day, etc.  But the call of the pullup PR is strong.  For some reason, I have always had pullups in my mind as the ultimate measure of... Go to BodyBlog

Is it just me ???  I spend forever each time I want to add an entry here figuring out how to do it.  It has gotten WAY more confusing than it used to be. Today was a quick (45 minutes) chest day at the gym.  Good but quick.  Nothing special to report. I feel weaker but more fit (if that makes any sense) than a year ago.  What I mean is: My lifts are lighter, but my BF, my flexibility, cardo-vascual abilities, and overall fitness balance seem stronger. ... Go to BodyBlog

So yesterday I ditched work a little early to make the CrossFit class by 5.  Actually it's not an "official" CrossFit class, so they can't actually use that name, but for all intents and purposes that is what it is...  I thought I'd share what we did yesterday, to give you an idea of what the workouts are like: After warm up, we started with 5 stations: Kettle bell swings (I did 35 lbs) Push and Press (65 lbs.) - This is like an OH press with a little kip with the legs.... Go to BodyBlog

It's been a long time since I updated.  Workouts have been sporadic since I've been traveling a long for work (can you say Hotel workout?) but I'm still hitting the cross-fit stuff pretty hard.  Frankly I've lost a little strength (by bench, for example, has fallen from 225 x 5 to about 205 x 5-6) which is a bit depressing, but my cariovascular fittness and flexibility have dramatically improved. My diet has been less that ideal since I was traveling so much.  (It is SO... Go to BodyBlog