Stuff

Maybe I'll write something later. I feel like I should, but I don't really have anything to write about.

Coaching the (loosely formed but rapidly growing) weightlifting team at CrossFit Monterey is the best and worst thing I do all day. I am go...

It was a rough couple of days, but I've been listening to HOV all day, and my Swag is on high. This is what I'm going to be doing as...

Slept 3 hours last night. Didn't have time to mobilize today. Too tired to ice or write a poem. Got an adjustment. Shutting down now...

One of the most important aspects of training is that it is one of the few things in life where absolutes exist. In most things you do, ther...

Hey there tattoo girl Innocence and ink I like the way you sink Into my skin Fill me with color And sound The blues and belief Fire and cool...

Fuck. I am tired. Mobility Rolled TFL, quads, glutes for 3 minutes each, gastrocs for 2 minutes each, back + thoracic extensions for 3 minu...

When your spirit sings My ears perk up Straining to catch Every note Of your ringing laughter A song to remind me To never settle For less T...

There are nights When my heart howls And my soul catches fire Licked by flames The sun left behind And nothing can quiet me Save water offer...

Alright, it's time to admit it: my body fucking hurts. Every time I press my left shoulder flares up, and it's gotten to the point w...

You have two choices: you can hope, or you can know. I knew the weight was going up, and I wasn't letting the universe tell me otherwis...

Some things are worth spending money on. Like these Rehband sleeves. SERIOUSLY, they are, to quote my friend, "amazeballs." I ...

I have the words "No Guts, No Glory" tattooed on my right forearm. Cheesy, I know. But cliches are only cliche because they'...

My friend Ben recently put up a post in which he talked about lifting with Swag. Swag is important in lifting and in life, so I want to t...

I'm angry and I like it. Today I failed my last deadlift set, 475x2. I missed the lockout on the second rep by about 2 inches. And I g...

I'm stuck. It's driving me crazy. Over the last few months, I haven't been training. I've been working out. I've been...

I am tremendously good at ignoring this blog for upwards of a year at a time. This time, I have been told to put it to use, by my friend Ben...

Power Clean 45x5x3 95x3x2 135x2 185x1 215x1x5 Soft back, and an early arm pull causing an early jump. My whole set up is too far forward an...

Squat 45x5x3 135x5 185x3 205x1 225x5x3 Low bar squatted for the first time in a long time, and it felt good for the first time ever. I'...

Ace bandages are my friend. I wrapped up to hold my rib in and it seems to have worked. Power snatch 45x5x3 95x2x2 115x1 125x1 135x1x5 Spee...