Tuesday, November 3, 2009

WOD 4Nov 09

Warm up: pigeon pose, samson stretch, leg swings, 3x15 air squats

Back Squat 5x5
Coach’s notes: Go as heavy as you can. May substitute barbell with dumbbells. Post load for each set to comments.

Monday, November 2, 2009

WOD 3Nov 09

21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3 rep rounds for time:
Knees to Elbows
Box Jump
Back Extension
Wallball
Coach’s notes: Guys use 24 inches for box jumps, gals 18 inches and 20 lbs and 14 lbs for wallballs. Post time to complete to comments.

The When and Why of Static Stretching

Sunday, November 1, 2009

WOD 2 Nov 09

100 DB Clean and Jerk for time

Coach’s notes: Guys use 40 lbs and gals 20 lbs for the C&J, or scale as needed. Post time to complete to comments.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009

10 sets for distance:
1:00 Row
1:00 Rest
Coach’s notes: Post distance per row and total distance to comments. Use these sets to play with different damper settings, look at average power output in watts and use the graph function to see how efficient your strokes are.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Nutrition 101

1-99% of your shopping can be done on the outskirts of the grocery store. Meat & veggies, nuts & seeds…that’s all you need on hand at home.

2-If it was created by nature eat it, if it is processed, don’t.

3-Animal protein foods, milk and eggs always come with fat and this is how we should eat them. Animal fat supplies vitamins A&D and are needed for the assimilation of protein. Consumption of low fat milk products, egg whites and lean meats can lead to serious deficiencies of these vital fat soluble nutrients. Moreover, animal fats and gelatin rich bone broth spare protein which means that meat goes further.

4- While some lucky people are genetically equipped to digest milk in all its forms, the milk sold in your supermarket is bad for EVERYBODY.

5-You DO NOT NEED CARBS-carbs are not used as structural components in the body; they are only used as a form of fuel. Glucose in the blood stream is toxic to humans unless it is being burned immediately as a fuel. Moreover, humans can exist quite easily without ever eating carbs since the body has several mechanisms for generating glucose from fat and protein consumed.

6-Ideally we should be able to get all necessary nutrients from the food we eat, but with pollution on the rise and the diminishing quality of the food purchased in the supermarkets a good multi-vitamin is becoming essential (as is magnesium, fishoil and glutamine supplementation).

7-Give yourself a break. Can’t be perfect all the time. Allow 1 cheat meal a week where you can eat what ever you want. This also eliminates the potential danger that if you completely eliminate a food group your body will lose the ability to process it. However the rule is once you get up from the table the cheat meal is over. No cheat days allowed ☺

8- Changing your eating patterns is not easy and it takes your body time to adjust. You are asking your body to produce energy from new sources so it is completely normal to feel a bit lethargic at the beginning. Give your digestive system the same consideration you would give your muscles when undertaking a new exercise program. When you start replacing starchy carbs with fat it can take up to 3 weeks for your body to learn how to use fat as a source of energy after which point in time it can become a much more effective source than the short burst starchy carbs.

9-All nutrients in some way or another affect insulin resistance or insulin sensitivity and insulin sensitivity is the route of all hormonal imbalances. Without first controlling insulin, all other efforts will be wasted.

10-Persistent cortisol release (which happens when you are under low levels of stress-such as over exercise, constant lack of sleep...) requires other vital mechanisms to effectively shut down-immunity, digestion, healthy endocrine function...among other stress-health associations, the link between elevated cortisol and weight gain
has already been established. So REDUCE YOUR STRESS!

http://www.fit4younutrition.com/article2.html

WOD 28 Oct 09

4 rounds for time(s):
10 Deadlift
20 DB Swings
30 GHD Sit Ups
Rest 3:00
Coach’s notes: Guys use 200 lbs for deadlift, gals use 100 lbs and 55lb and 30lb for DB swings. Post time for each set and total to comments.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Fat disguised as meat!



Fatty meats: Year Round Staples in Western Diets that show fats disguised as meats in western society:

• Salami-74% fat, 22% protein
• Bacon-77% fat, 21%protein
• Ground Beef-64% Fat, 33%protein
• Hot Dogs-82% fat, 14% protein
• Pork Ribs-72% fat, 26% protein
• T-bone steak-68% fat, 30% protein


WOD 27 Oct 09

“Cindy”
As many rounds in 20 minutes of:
5 Pull Ups
10 Push Ups
15 Squats
Coach’s notes: Post number of rounds completed to comments.



Food Pyramid

http://www.fit4younutrition.com/index.html

WOD 26 Oct 09

(Behind the neck) Jerk 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Coach’s notes: Catch in a power or split stance. Post load for each set to comments.