January 9, 2016 – Community WOD

WOD This week my nutrition and water drinking game have been on point (am I too old to say on fleek?) and this was a really good workout to test my breathing. Coach Matt blew me out of the water in the first run and through the first round, made me realize where I...

January 8, 2016 – Partner WOD

Prior to today’s WOD, I tried to get above 200 on the Bench press and failed miserably but got some great tips from a fellow athlete. Then worked on continuing to use those tips using 185lbs.  They included how to arch my back, where my elbows should be...

Year of Cardio – An Overview

In a few past, and many upcoming, posts, the “Year of Cardio” will be discussed quite frequently. But what is this “year of cardio” exactly? Well, it was an idea that my wife (Digital Mustard) and I came up with  to kick our fitness and, to be...

January 7, 2016 – “Rest”

Rest is a very loose term for what I’m doing today. During my lunch break I will go for a nice 15-minute light stationary bike ride at the company gym and will then do some accessory and mobility work. A true rest and do nothing day would not benefit me at all,...

January 6, 2016 – Squat day!

Pre-wendler my Back squat was 265 so anything above that is a win.  My PR is 275.  I think I’m still 1 or 2 wendler cycles away from PR-ing though. Front Squat I am hoping for 215 which would be quite lower than my PR of 236.  We’ll see where it goes! WOD...