CrossFit boxes across the world are communities where people seek to help each other attain fitness goals. As they evolve, fitness goals tend to become reliant upon more than just training. We flourish partly due to relationships with members as a form of motivation and fun. If you’re progressing, you’re flourishing more also thanks to [...]
Athlete Spotlight: Shira Shira won CFSB’s 2nd annual Paleo Challenge and cash prize by an impressive margin, thanks largely to her approach to the Challenge, to CrossFit and perhaps to life in general. I had to Google Shira’s favorite motivational WOD phrase “By the power of Grayskull!” (post your favorite to comments, please). I found that it’s the activation phrase required [...]
As I described last week, over the next few weeks I’ll cover each macronutrient that our bodies can get energy from, their role in our lives, and the best ones to suit our goals. This week: CHO a.k.a. carbohydrates a.k.a. sugars. Carbohydrate Catastrophe What do the most deadly and common modern diseases –heart disease, type-2 [...]
I get all kinds of nutrition-related questions and requests. I am 100% happy to answer them as it gives me joy (and hope for the future of our species) when people show interest in their health. I think the most important questions are the simple ones that get the gears turning in your head and [...]
To master your personal chemistry set (your metabolism) is a long road. Some of you are just starting now, realizing what you’ve been throwing down the hatch all these years is working against you. The switch to the diet your body evolved to best process isn’t easy. By many measures, the standard American diet is [...]
The first Paleo Challenge this winter was, to say the least, challenging for most. Participation was high at first, and those left still filling out the food log found it difficult to adhere to the 80% rule (70% for firefighters) of meals being Paleo primarily due to alcohol consumption for the non-firefighters. All but one [...]
Four announcements and then a post! Pull out your calendars… 1. April Fools WOD As you might have seen in the comments a couple days ago, I would like to see a slip ‘n’ slide involved for our April 3 Saturday team WOD. If we do it in our parking lot or not, we will [...]
CFSB is growing by leaps and bounds every month with new family members, new equipment, impressive team showing at social and CF Games events, and good participation in the Paleo Challenge, seminars and clinics. With all this growth, it may be time to start considering our longer term goals, particularly the most important one: coolness. [...]
Every now and then I enjoy reading the paleo and nutrition blogosphere’s version of tabloids and op-ed to read various perspectives on and incarnations of ‘paleo’ nutrition. Often the nickname “Grok” is used in this community to refer to our quintessential Paleolithic ancestor. I found a recent post with a quote I liked: “…do you enjoy Christmas [...]
Vitamin D is extremely important, and unfortunately it’s estimated that at least three quarters of Americans are deficient. You might be thinking: “Oh that’s a big surprise Remy. When are you going to write a post on something the SAD (Standard American Diet) has done right?” The answer to your question is probably never, but [...]
