CrossFit 864
"Does your workout make you nervous? It should"
Today's schedule: 5:15a.m./9:00a.m.
Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves. Care about them as much as you care about yourselves and think the same way that Christ Jesus thought: Christ was truly God. But he did not try to remain equal with God. Instead he gave up everything and became a slave, when he became like one of us. Christ was humble. He obeyed God and even died on a cross.
-Philippians 2:3-8
"Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated."
-Lou Holtz
How are your nutritional habits looking? Are you fooling yourself?
Are you getting the results that you hoped for? Do you still have whole grains in your diet? Get rid of them if you are serious about your overall health.
Why The World Is Turning to Grain Free Recipes?
Grains are perhaps the biggest thorn in the side of the modern day diet, and with 1 in 133 Americans suffering from celiac disease it is no wonder an increasing number of people are turning away from all things grain. Celiac disease affects more people in the US than Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn’s Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, and Parkinson’s combined. With 2.5 babies born every minute equipped with the genetic makeup to develop the condition, the need for easy healthy kids recipes free from grains is a rapidly expanding market.
Although the food industry would have you think differently, it is no mystery why so many men, women, and children suffer from CD. The human digestive system wasn’t designed to process grains and their consumption is a Neolithic trend, something our Paleolithic ancestors took no part in. Grains were actually considered a starvation food by our ancestors, a food that was difficult to prepare, difficult to digest, and only to be eaten as a last resort during a famine. Then along came the agricultural revolution and here we are, eating grains like they are going out of fashion. It is difficult to think of a mealtime where most people don’t consume grains, yet if you are unlucky enough to be diagnosed with CD over the age of 20, your chance of developing an additional autoimmune disease spirals to a worrying 34%. So how can we avoid grains and maximize our health?
For those deeply affected by grains and gluten and those simply concerned about their health, the paleo diet has become the most suitable choice for avoiding the wrath of grains and naturally promoting overall well being. Paleo eating avoids grains and other allergy, disease promoting foods such as dairy products, HFCS and other processed foods high in sugar and salt content. Some people think that eating gluten-free foods is enough, but this still includes the consumption of spelt and other grains – resulting in inflammation, bloating, and potentially an autoimmune disease.
The Paleo diet focuses on eating a diet that compliments the human body, finely tuning it with all the protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals it requires to perform at optimum level. Where paleo is concerned, grain free recipes are in abundance, forming the basis of all paleo mealtimes. This might sound impossible to a serial grain eater, but check out the Paleo Cookbook series with over 300+ grainless recipes for evidence.
The fact is, there is no reason to eat grains. Fiber is easily obtained from fruits and vegetables, as is all the carbohydrate we need. Seeds and nuts also provide great protein, carb, and essential fat intake.
The food industry has got everyone going wholegrain crazy for vitamin B1 and B2, magnesium and iron and zinc and potassium, yet these essential vitamins and minerals are readily available in any well-prepared salad, without needing to spike your insulin to dangerous levels and make yourself feel lethargic and bloated all the time. Eating grains might seem like logical evolution, but in terms of the human body this is devolution and something the human body is yet to adapt to.
Don't fool yourself into thinking that it's ok because it's thin bread or 100 calories, whatever the case may be it is still grains. Want to reduce body fat, have more energy and recover faster between workouts? Do the research and make some adjustments in your diet if you are serious about your health.
This is the angle of the back that we are looking for on back squats. If you are trying to stay straight up and down, you need to adjust your back angle. If anyone tells you that you need to be straight up and down during your squat ...tell them to go away!
Warm-up as a group.
Today's WOD
18-12-9-6-3 reps of:
DB Hang Clean
Back Extensions (GHD)
Hollow Rock
Mountain Climbers (4 count)
Train Hard - Train Smart
Hiding from your weaknesses is a recipe for incapacity and error."
-CrossFit
Do you only post the WOD scores that you want everyone to see or do you post them all?
Hope that your week is going well!
BE STRONG!
Jay and Janice
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