July 29, 2010
AM Crossfit Bear Complex (5 rounds of 7 reps – increasing weight each round) 1 rep= Dead lift, clean, front squat, push press, back squat, push press Weights – 65#, 85#, 100#, 115#, 135# PM Moto at Windrock with Doug. Blew my front brake master cylinder after taking out a small tree five minutes into [...]
July 27, 2010
Crossfit Nasty Girls 3 rounds 50 air squats 7 muscle ups 10 hanging power cleans (135#) Time: 9:12 Later that night I went out to Doug’s to set the suspension on my dirt bike and ride his pump track. We got rained on for a bit, but the track dried just enough to ride. I [...]
July 26, 2010
Crossfit Went to a packed 4:30 Crossfit class. We did a circuit of all different types of lifts and exercises for 45 minutes. At first it didn’t seem like much of a workout, but by my third round I was drenched in sweat and starting to feel it. then Headed to the skate park with [...]
Snowshoe 2010 Race Series #2
My boy Doug Ferguson finished fourth today during round 2 of the 2010 Snowshoe Race Series. I just happened to be around and grabbed some photos during his run.
Billie’s First Downhill
For our one year anniversary, my wife and I rented a condo at Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia. 70 degree weather and blue skies made for a perfect day of downhilling. Billie rented a Kona freeride bike and I rode my Specialized P3. Not only was it her first time riding a bike of that [...]
July 21, 2010
AM Crossfit Clean and Jerk 155# 3×3 then WOD 12 min AMRAP 1 Turkish Get-up 2 1 arm KB swings 3 Clean and Press 4 overhead squats Go back down and switch arms 9 Rounds each arm PM Went for my first trails ride with Doug on some single track at Windrock. I was really [...]
July 20, 2010
AM Crossfit Front Squat 205# 5×4 then WOD 3 rounds for time 400m run 15 kb swings 53# 21 box jumps Time: 9:06 PM Road ride with Billie. We started working on her draft skills then went for some hill climbs. She quickly realized the reward of flying downhill is far greater than the punishing [...]
July 19, 2010
PM Crossfit Work to 1 rep max on Snatch..got 185# but it was dirty. Pretty pumped though. I’ve never done an overhead squat with that weight. WOD 3 rounds 3 minutes each..rest 1 minute between rounds Do as many rounds as possible of: 3 power cleans (135#) 6 push-ups 9 sit-ups Round 1: 5-2/3 Round [...]
Pump Track July 18, 2010
AM Sat around watching the Crossfit games all morning and decided to rep out on some handstand pushups. Did 3 sets and got 16,11, and 8. The individual finals at the games were rediculous. I don’t know how they managed to get that much work done after two previous days of hell. PM Had a [...]
July 17, 2010
AM Crossfit Headed to the gym this morning for a special gymnastics session. Had a ton of fun. Worked on press handstands, did some forward and back rolls to handstand, and worked on dip swings to handstand on the p-bars. Afternoon Headed back up to Bigfoot and met a guy named Travis who figured out [...]
July 16, 2010
AM Crossfit Squat 5X1 285# then WOD 21-15-9 Hang Snatch 95# KB Swing 44# Run 200m This one was tough. 45 unbroken 95# snatches are not quite in my repertoire yet. PM Made a solo trip to Bigfoot for some dirt jumping. Had some mechanical issues but fought through them and worked on whips.
Behind the Scenes: Eric Berry 4 Heisman
The 2009 Tennessee football season was full of excitement, drama, and lots of late nights staring at computer monitors. One of the highlights for me was working on the Eric Berry for Heisman campaign. Because Eric was a defensive back, he didn’t have a the best chance of winning the Heisman (typically given to a [...]
July 15, 2010
AM Crossfit Rack Jerk 170# 3×3 then worked on gymnastics skills…press handstands and L-sits PM Went for a ride at the blvd. with Billie. Only did about 12 miles, but pushed it pretty hard. There were a lot of riders out tonight and it was fun trying to catch all of them.
July 14, 2010
Crossfit Deadlift 270# 5×3 WOD 3 rounds 400m run 25 sit-ups 25 supermans
July 12, 2010
Crossfit Front Squat max 275# (PR) -previous PR was 255# on May 14, 2010. WOD AMRAP 15 minutes 5 pull-ups 10 push-ups 15 sit-ups Lost count but did 10-13 rounds. PM Road ride with Billie. Her second ride and she was averaging about 3mph faster than her first time. Doing work. Road about 12 miles [...]
July 9, 2010
AM Crossfit Worked on Snatch technique. I was the only person to show up for class today so I got a lot on 1 on 1 coaching from Johnny. Apparently my hamstrings are not flexible enough to get in the proper starting position. It might have something to do with all the riding + crossfit [...]
Saliva Music Video
A few years ago I worked for Horizon Entertainment (a small production company out of Atlanta) on a show called Varsity Inc.. The eight episodes featured a football team from West Monroe high school in Louisiana. We had to cut a music video for the show featuring the band Saliva. Their music was already being [...]
July 8, 2010
AM Crossfit Back Squat 270# 3×3 then WOD Interval Helen 3 Rounds rest 2 minutes in between Run 400m 21 kb swings American style 53# 12 pull-ups Times: 2:25, 2:29, 2:46 PM Haw Ridge xc ride with Doug for a little over an hour. We started just after 8 so we ended up finishing the [...]
Mpora Featured Video
Yesterday I received an email from the guys at Mpora, Europe’s largest action sports community and video platform, asking me to upload my Windrock video to their site. Lo and behold it makes the featured content on the site today. Pretty cool place to be seen and show off the quality downhill of East Tennessee.
Brent Bookwalter Tour Ride
Back in my hay day when I was racing mountain bikes at ETSU, this guy was racing in our conference for Lees-Mcrae University. Brent Bookwalter is a beast. The guy completely dominated xc, short track, and road. He wasn’t too bad at slalom and downhill either…the only two events I was able to beat him [...]
Wayne Chism Rides BMX
So I’m sitting at work doing a bit of editing when I receive an email linking to a blog called dixibmx. When I opened the page my jaw dropped. I see 6’9 246 pound Tennessee power forward Wayne Chism riding a bmx bike in a skatepark! Check out dixibmx to see what those guys thought [...]
July 7, 2010
AM Crossfit WOD: 15-12-9-6-3 95# Thrusters Ring Dips Box Jumps Time – around 8:00..feeling a little slow today. Still struggling with the thrusters. then Bench 185# 5×3 PM 21 mile road ride in South Knoxville with the Smokey Mountain Wheelmen. Pace was a little slow tonight. Broke away from the group for the last 8 [...]
Bigfoot Week 2 Dirt Jumping
Week 2 of Mark and Doug’s Bigfoot dirt jumping 10 week program. Right set…Check. Two sets to go and we have accomplished our goal.
ESPN Varsity Inc. Episode 1
For roughly the last 6 months of 2007 I packed up my bags and moved to Atlanta, GA to work as an assistant editor on a show called Varsity Inc.
