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This update is a bit overdue, I’ve been pretty busy finishing up things before I left my job and planning a backpacking trip before I start my new one. Still been training though!

Friday 2010-02-05
Rest day.
Saturday 2010-02-06
WOD: 5 rounds of: 10 burpees, 5 deadlift @ 275. My time: 3:55. Deads start feeling pretty heavy!
Also went [...]

This week was a bit stressful and intense due to resigning from my job (a move I feel good about though – onto new and different things!), so it was great to have some solid training to help deal with that. I’m definitely pretty tired after all this!
Tuesday 2010-01-26
WOD: Filthy 50s
50 Box jump, 24 [...]

This week wasn’t quite as intense as previous weeks, I took more of a break between workouts than usual because I was busy hanging out with my girlfriend Frances Wang before she left for China for a few months to work for UNIFEM. So I took a few nights off – but I still got [...]

Another week, another bunch of training. After last week’s CrossFit Sectionals NorCal Training Log 2010 #1, this one was a bit better. Mainly because I got over my cold. However, some stuff was really tough.
Here’s what I did:
Monday 2010-01-11
WOD: 30 muscle-ups for time. I could only manage to do eight – which [...]

I’ve signed up as an athlete in the CrossFit Games 2010 Sectionals NorCal. I’d consider myself an intermediate level CrossFitter at this point – able to complete all the WODs in a reasonable time – but certainly nothing compared to the guys at the top.
Why I’m doing the Sectionals
Great Team
Mostly, I’m going to compete [...]