Diane

Warm-up:

3 x laps around FCC, pushing the pace to ~10mph or so.  Need to time these.
Active Stretching
20 Burpees

"Diane"
21-15-9 for time:

185lb Deadlifts
Handstand Push-ups
Total time: 10.54

10 Dead-hang Pull-ups

7:00 Exercise Bike

Gone Fishing

Jesse and I headed up towards Mount Vision, NY to scope out a new spot on the Otego Creek.  Despite fishing our way up and down the creek for 5 hours, we came away empty handed.  Still, nothing beats spending a day hiking a mountain stream.  Really, the fishing is more of an excuse to get out there.  After that, we stopped by Gilbert Lake to try our luck on the rainbows, but the brutal wind made our stay pretty brief.

The highlight of my day was that I took my first step towards my summer goal of learning to fly fish.  Jesse let me mess around with his fly rod for a while to try and get a feel for it.  The gusty wind and my lack of experience made it a little tricky, but it wasn't as hard as I thought.  Don't get me wrong, actually being a skilled and accurate caster with a knowledge of what flies to use and how and when to use them is an art form in and of itself, but just getting a fly out there on the water in the basic vicinity of where you were aiming wasn't too difficult, as long as you're not aiming more than 15 feet away.

Jesse lent me one of his dad's old rods and I found an old Pfluegger Medalist reel at the house, so my next step will be to clean up the reel, get some line and a leader on there, and start practicing!

30-Yard Dumpster

I spent 5 hours loading a 30 cubic yard dumpster with construction debris.  Filled the thing to the brink, with a little help from my pops-in-law.  Best guess is that it was over 3 tons of debris, but we'll see once they haul it away.

Construction debris to be moved.

The main pile.

The dumpster, mostly empty except for some contractor bags I hauled off the front porch.

All filled up.

No more pile.

A look into the dumpster.

KB Swings, OH Squats, Deadlifts

Warm-up:

30 Burpees
Active Stretching
10 Pull-ups (switching grips between 5+6 while on the bar)

WoD:
21-15-9 for time:

Kettlebell Swings, 25lbs
Over Head Squats, 20lb dumbbells
Deadlifts, 155lbs
Total Time: 12:28

5:00 Exercise Bike

5 x Suicides

That was short-lived...

Figures.  24 hours after deciding this blog had no point, and I need to search it to come up with a workout that involved deadlifts.  That, and apparently there are a few individuals crazy enough to actually read this thing (thanks for the encouraging words, guys).  Maybe it's not what it once was but maybe that's OK.

Indefinite suspension

This blog has become pretty sad in recent months and so I think it's beyond time to shut it down.  I originally started it to inspire my teammates and to hold myself accountable to them.  Many of them asked how I trained and this was the easiest way to show them.  And to those few who say that only those lucky few talented individuals excel through no effort of their own, this is my refutation.  Not to say I am or was exceptional in any way, though I did have some small success playing a game that once only mattered to a few.  Who knows?  With the AUDL and ultimate on Sports Center it looks like that's all changing for the better.

At this point, I'm nobody's teammate and I'm accountable only to myself; not to mention that who the hell really wants to read about home remodeling, ping pong, and fishing trips (and perhaps the occasional workout cribbed from Crossfit.com).  And so I am indefinitely suspending my blogging campaign to pursue other interests.

Burpee Challenge, Day 100

For the final day of the Burpee Challenge, I figured it warranted more than a few rounds of burpees on the bedroom floor.  So, to mark the occasion, I headed to Healthlinks to use their floor.  After a warm-up of jumping rope and active stretching, I set the stop watch and began.  My goal was 7 minutes and I came in just under.

100 x Burpees in 6:59.6 seconds

And for the record, all 5,050 burpees in this challenge were chest to the floor up to hands clapping over head.

Burpee Challenge, Day 99

99 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 98

98 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 97

97 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 96

96 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 95

95 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 94

94 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Toddler Joggin'

I strapped Jamie into our jogging stroller and went for a 1/2 hour run around the neighborhood and down to the old Soccer HoF and back.

Burpee Challenge, Day 93

93 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2

I returned to the scene Sunday afternoon to finish what I started. Namely, to remove a crap-ton of stone, mortar, and cinder blocks and to move around several wheelbarrow-fulls of soil. Step one was to remove all of the soil from the side planter and move it to the front planter; a task made much more annoying by the dead tree stumps and roots throughout.

Thankfully, removing the soil from within the planter actually made it a lot easier to tear down what was left of the wall. As I mentioned previously, they used a lot of cement though it was nothing judicious use of a sledge hammer and 4-foot long steel spike couldn't take care. Once the wall was down, I just had to pile up the stones I wanted to keep, haul out the broken up cement, and smooth out the soil with a rake.

Side planter, Day 2.

Front planter, day 2.

Stones to be saved.

Cement to be tossed.

Burpee Challenge, Day 92

92 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Another Brick in the Wall

Today I started in on the outside of our new home. Just like the interior, the property needs a lot of work. It would be bad enough if it had just been neglected, but unfortunately, the previous owner decided to use parts of it as a garbage dump. Let's just say, I'm not going to want for things to do on my weekends and evenings any time soon.

To begin, I fired up the lawn tractor and spent a couple of hours mowing. Best guess: it's been about a year since the last time anyone cut the grass. Thank god for the tractor. It powered through like a champ.

The lower field, freshly shorn.

After that, I set about tackling two stone and mortar planters that were starting to collapse. The first, near the front entrance, had one wall that was beginning to fall outwards. The second planter ran along the side of the house. It too was falling outward, and it was built such that the soil level was up above the level of the stone siding of the house. This sort of thing is NG as it leads to water and insect damage on your siding.

First, I tore out the damaged wall of the front planter to convert the planter into more of a retaining wall. Next, I began tearing down the side planter. Holy crap, did they use a lot of cement! I made sure to save the stones and slate caps for later user and hauled the broken up cement and cinder blocks to the drive, where at some point in the near future, I'll need to throw them in a dumpster.

The front planter, day 1.

The side planter, day 1.

Burpee Challenge, Day 91

91 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 90

90 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 89

89 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 88

88 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 87

87 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Bench Press & Pull-ups

Warm-up:

Running, 1 mile @ 8.5 mph
Active Stretching

WoD:
5 rounds for time of:

Max Reps Bodyweight Bench Press (165 lbs)
Max Reps Pull-ups
Totals:
1: 9 bench, 11 pull-ups
2: 6 bench, 8 pull-ups
3: 4 bench, 10 pull-ups
4: 4 bench, 10 pull-ups
5: 4 bench, 7 pull-ups

5:00 Exercise Bike

Burpee Challenge, Day 86

86 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 85

85 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 84

84 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 83

83 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 82

82 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

KB Swings, Pull-ups, Toes-to-bar

Warm-up:

Running, 1 mile @ 8.5 mph

Active Stretching

AMRAP 20:

16 Kettlebell Swings, 35lbs

8 Pull-ups

12 Toes-to-Bar

Total: 4 rounds + 16 KB Swings

5:00 Exercise Bike

Burpee Challenge, Day 81

81 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Burpee Challenge, Day 80

80 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Bar Complex & Suicides

Warm-up:

Running, 1 mile @ 8.5mph

The remainder of today's burpees (29)

Bar Complex:

3 rounds of:

5 x Deadlifts, 95lbs

5 x Hang Cleans, 95lbs

5 x Push Press, 95lbs

5 x Split Snatch, 95lbs

The goal is to work on form throughout, breaking the snatch into parts and then performing the full motion. Despite the barbell involved, this is definitely more of a cardio workout than a weight workout.

5:00 Exercise Bike

5 x Suicides

Burpee Challenge, Day 79

79 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf

Washing Minnows

Today marked the opening day of trout season and so I awoke early to begin my quest to finally catch my elusive first trout. Armed with salted minnows, a bait needle, and an ingenious fishing rig learned from a family of seasoned local anglers, I set out in my new hip waders and fishing vest for a day walking the streams. My partner and guide on this quest, famous O-Town local, Jesse Phillips, picked me up just after dawn and together we braved the icy Catskill streams.

Alas, the wiley fish evaded my hook once again, though Jesse got his hooks into a 15" brown trout early that afternoon. Despite remaining on the schnide, it was an awesome day spent hiking some beautiful upstate waterways.

Burpee Challenge, Day 78

78 x Burpees.

Here's the deal: http://crossfitpeachtree.com/PDFs/burpeechallenge.pdf