Primal Nutrition Challenge

AMRAP 20 Minutes:
5 Power Cleans 115/75
10 Toes to Bar/GHD Situps/Knees to Elbows
15 Box Jump 20/18″

ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE, FOLKS.  WHO’s COMING WITH ME?

Who: Anyone and Everyone, couples especially are encouraged to do it together, ( yes, yes that’s what she said.) and families especially.  (hopefully she did NOT say that.)
What: A primal style nutrition and exercise lifestyle challenge. This challenge will encourage healthy lifestyles by starting with good quality food, continue to build good and hopefully more frequent exercise (high and low intensity) habits and hopefully build community here at CFES in in the process through an avenue that’s different than just firebreathing performance.
When:  First Lecture is Saturday May 10, 2014, to breakdown all the quasi sciency stuff that ill probably stumble over; then weekly meetings to follow for 4 weeks after, including Q/A about nutrition, support or whatever.  after that’s done some short sprinty type workouts, maybe lifting heavy non barbell type stuff and hopefully fun field trips that will trick you into exercising.
Where: Here at CFES in front of the good old whiteboard.
Cost: 1 time fee of 75$ for unlimited members, and 100$ for 3 time a week members.  For couples the prices are 100/150 respectively.  (yes, its almost like Im trying to encourage you to exercise more frequently by giving you some incentive to save money in the long run… i studied psychology after all you know.)  For that price you get 24hr phone access to me for questions, and for the price of a PT session we can meet to discuss goals that go beyond normal nutrition.
Etc  The main pertinent info is that i will be giving a basic overview of Mark Sissons (marksdailyapple.com) The Primal Blueprint.  Its a 21 day pretty intensive primal living challenge, that im going to do my best to make fun, realistic and most importantly effective at reaching your goals.

The main points are 1) Get grains and (most) dairy out of your life.  Our ancestors had no way to process foods, therefore there was no way to crush, bleach and eat grains.  Also, while there were cows and goats to milk they were scarce and you probably didnt see too many primal humans sucking the teats of other mammals, when they could just kill and eat them for food value.  Supposedly our digestive system has not evolved far enough YET to accommodate them (grains and dairy) without some very nasty consequences. (think auto immune diseases, such as celiacs disease rheumatoid arthritis, gastrointestinal disorders like acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, crones etc,)   We’re going to eliminate these SAD (standard American Diet) for at least for a month to see how much better your life is without them. The last part of 1, this is quite a long winded point that should have sub points but i was stoned during that part of english, is that americans eat far too little protein, and far too many carbs.  in order to gain lean mass and lose adipose tissue we need to eat like our ancestors.  the didnt have the benefit of eating so many carbs because there just werent that many, or they were working so damn hard just staying alive they burned them right off.  2) Lift, sprint, throw, run and jump 5 times a week. (coincidentally 5/7 days is 80% and for anything to be effective you must do it at least 80% of the time).  We (crossfitters, members of CFES) pretty much have #2 covered, some of us could use more… again, just TRY it and see how much it makes a difference.  3)  Forage.  WTF.  really?  what does that mean in a modern society?  it means GET OFF YOUR ASS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.  cave folks spent most of their time looking for food, shelter, things to make fire with, climbing, walking, chasing down young-ins, and then OCCASIONALLY running for their lives, or lifting a rock off of grandma (see #2)  The moral here is that even though we work out real hard a few times a week, say you work out 3x a week thats 3 hours out of the remaining 112 hours weekly that you’re awake.  Think about it.  That’s a very small amount of time, our ancestors would be MOVING most of those 112 waking hours, low heart rate, low intensity, not doing FRAN all day.  Think like what a construction worker (save a meth addiction) would be doing all day, which is why they usually look lean and sinewy.  So… to quantify #3 we are going to require daily walks of minimum 20 mins.  This is the mainstay of the program, its not all about crazy CF wods that take 3 hours a day, this challenge is about real people that want to live long, be fit, and look good naked.  Honestly, thats not that hard to accomplish, given you’re consistent and do the right basic things.  Start here, with my basic steps, and try to put more time in being active here and there… be creative, garden, do chores, take the damn steps, realize that even here in ‘merica a couple of miles is WALKING DISTANCE.  lets try to get out of our instant gratification tech lifestyle where everything is instant and if results dont happen the minute after we begin we throw in the towel.  do this challenge with me for 30 days…. 7 days 80% attrition, a “warm up” and then 21 days of no cheats (ill go over what you can and cant eat you dont have to be a robot… dairy to “taste” a glass of wine, and DARK (70%) or more cacao) are all fine to eat… any time… as long as youve eaten your meat and veggies.  The chat goes down this SAT, be kind to me this is the first time ive done a nutrition challenge since 2008 with the gym, so we’ll be learning together.  but i do know a thing or two about a thing or two and id love to share it with all of you people.  Ive got the best job in the workd i get to make my friends stronger, more fit and live longer.

Angela Felsted will be giving a lecture about making this realistic, sustainable (a habit people, we want to keep this shit up long term) and possible for moms and heads of families to do without spending all day in the grocery store, cooking or pulling your hair out.  She’ll be available weekly for questions, as will I if you have a performance oriented goal, while on this program.

Paige Mailin will be providing a couple different weekly meal plan options that will help you get your protein needs and keep the unnecessary extra carbs down.  she is also available to do ALL of your meals to take out all of the guesswork and make it as user-friendly as any good ‘merican would expect.  think of them as the most badass, nutrient packet, fresh, healthy TV dinner you can get your hands on.

Hope to see you soon,

Trav

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