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Food?

I haven’t been on a food rant in a while, and since I can’t talk about the games anymore I figured now would be a good time. As most of you know, I prescribe to a paleolithic diet. Simply put, it’s a diet based on the notion that food has evolved, but the human digestive tract has not. The science behind the “Caveman Diet”, is that all neolithic foods (Grains, dairy, beans) contain a certain “obstacle” within digestion that “can” cause problems. The quotations every where is because there are alot of scenarios that aren’t ideal, but if you are curious you should google the paleo diet. The reason I didn’t link anything so it’s not bias. You can decide.

The paleo diet is really all about quality food choices. But, it doesn’t at all discuss quantity. After all, how many calories you consume determines weight gain, weight loss or maintenance. The paleo diet is neat because the food choices, and certain guide lines usually keep your calories in check. If the staple of your diet is vegetables and wild meats, with some starch, fruit, nuts and seeds then it is hard to tip the scale. However, if you do not eat a paleo diet, then you might need to have a better sense of how many calories you consume. French fries, pizza, pastas, rice, sweet drinks sure can pile up calories fast.

In the end, quality foods, with enough calories, but not too many, which includes enough proteins and fats will give you the best results. The bottom line is that all the hard work you put in these 4 walls needs a little help for you to flourish. You don’t have to be fanatical about it, but you should have an idea of what’s good for you. What will help you recover from your workouts (who was tired thursday? friday?), what will make you feel good, what will make you perform well, and of course what makes you look good! If you’d like a push in the right direction, start a food log (Like a food journal) with a couple of days of data, and I’d be glad to help!

Saturday 1/16/10

Strength:
Deadlifts
3×5
finisher
12-9-6

WOD:
K-A-R-E-N
AFRAP
150 Wall Ball
1:00 minute work
1:00 minute rest
maximum 10 sets.

Things to note, many of you went too heavy on the deadlift finisher last week. Unable to finish 15 reps. Today’s protocol is a little different, with the first go around a set of 12. When choosing the weight, you must get all the reps in without failure! So, if you need to back off a hair to do so, then go ahead.

Jordan