Let me tell you CFSB family, this post wasn't easy to write. After reviewing food logs and talking with quite a few of you, it was clear that this was major feedback point #2 (#1 was vegetables). I read many affiliates' alcohol-related posts and comments to get a feel for what others have written …
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While reading many of your food logs these last couple weeks, I have pondered which of your nutrition gaps to make the biggest deal out of, and it was a really easy choice (alcohol came in a close 2nd): Vitamins & Minerals. And when I say "vitamins and minerals" I do not mean a daily …
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The time has come: the holidays are over, the new year is still fresh, fitness resolutions and goals are posted in the gym, and bathing suit weather is a not-too-distant few months from now. Some of you may already be fully aboard USS CrossFit, ready and willing to make some change, while others may …
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Do you remember what you were thinking about 2010 a decade ago? Did you think you'd own your own zero-emission hovercraft by now, that there'd be peace in the Middle East, that there'd be a cure for cancer, or at least a way to healthily be able to eat unlimited quantities of Ben & …
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Yeah, no joke. I spent all that time on food when, all this time, sleep was more important. Actually, sleep is more important than food from a survival perspective, but it's relatively less complicated and you probably face fewer challenges than in eating right, so that explains the emphasis …
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Wikipedia describes the Excalibur as "the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain." The Excalibur is also an excellent brand of food dehydrator that will make post-workout food to which we will soon …
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Dear CFSB: we're well on our way to being lean mean, paleo-eating-in-Zone-portion-WOD-crushing machines. Not because the holidays are almost over, but because you've started the process! By reading the posts and hopefully the links and sites, the nutrition ball is rolling for you. There's been …
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Before I start this post I want to say that the point of this (and all future nutrition posts) is to give you an overview of diet recommendations based on research and experience (with respect to inflammation control in this case) has progressed as well as how doctors and fitness practitioners have …
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