tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16733191708891878502024-03-13T22:05:39.210-04:00Eat...Sleep...WODTripphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239320851937889653noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673319170889187850.post-88540251804199505362011-03-05T13:01:00.001-05:002011-03-05T13:04:21.063-05:00Progress Update: Post 2011 Lean into Spring<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Long Time No Post...</span><br />
So I know it has been a LONG time since I last posted here. For those of you that were hoping for more frequent blog posts my apologies... Honestly though I feel like Quality is much more important than Quantity... ( and yes, I promise I will finish writing my review of Lights Out )... Now on to the good stuff...<br />
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Last time I posted <a href="http://eatsleepwod.blogspot.com/2011/01/final-garage-games-mock-competition.html">here</a> that I had 4 goals. They were:<br />
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2) Cutting out Sweet Potatoes / Squash / Blueberries ( I already don't eat much fruit )<br />
3) No more Whey Protein post WOD... Going to EAT all my protein instead of drinking it<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I kept my daily kcals to around 3100, 210 grams of protein ( I don't trust the protein calculation from fitday (above) , and generally 50g or less of carb's a day. Now I did do a little experiment with a cyclical ketogenic diet, but honestly I didn't give it enough time to have an honest assessment of how well it works.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">While the calipers say that I am at 6% Body Fat I think 8% is more accurate. That being said I still have some work to do. So what are my goals? Where do I want to go from here?</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">You all know that I love to be a human laboratory of n=1... So here are the goals for the next few months.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">1) 8 Hour Feeding window... Fast from 9pm till 1pm every day.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">So as per (1) I am going to try a little experiment with <a href="http://leangains.com/">Intermitting Fasting (IF)</a> and see how well it works. I am also looking into different supplements to take in order to incorporate IF with CFE.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Honestly, I am happy when I wake up every morning and look in the mirror, and while I know I still have more work to do I'm quite satisfied with how far I've come :-)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">If any of you have suggestions regarding IF and CFE with CF please let me know if the comments. I'll update you all as soon as I have an opinion :-)</span></span>Tripphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239320851937889653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673319170889187850.post-46722035242830580112011-01-19T01:00:00.003-05:002011-01-19T09:58:22.785-05:00Food for Thought: The First 50 Days of CrossFit<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What about Your First 50 Days?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span>As I was completely unable to be productive yesterday (probably because I never saw the sunshine and am still recovering from Fran) and instead spent almost all of my day reading different <a href="http://crossfit.com/">CrossFit</a> websites, I was able to find some neat resources. I stole this one from <a href="http://www.crossfitchron.com/">The CrossFit Chronicles</a>, and felt that with the influx of new members into our gym, it was too good not to share.<br />
Let us know what you think about it, and if you have any websites that you check on a daily basis. I know that <a href="http://www.crossfitchron.com/">The CrossFit Chronicles</a> is going to be one that I start to check on the daily.<br />
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As I try and finish <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-Sleep-Sugar-Survival/dp/0671038680/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2AH56FWIUMW02&colid=2CEEGC5UYUOIU">Lights Out</a>, as well as write a brief review of the book and what to take away from it, I want to go back to basics when it comes to our actual fitness. Why is it that we here in "CrossFit Land" do what we do? From the way the workouts are programmed, to the range of motion that we teach, is there a method to all this madness?<br />
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Over the next few weeks I am going to be breaking down the standards of fitness that CrossFit uses to measure an athletes ability, and discussing WHY they are utilized as well as how we can improve our performance in these regimes. From the physical, to the physiological, to the psychological aspects, We are going to take a look at it all.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span>Cardiovascular / Respiratory Endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, Accuracy. These are the 10 general physical skills that have been adopted by CrossFit. Although they were originally laid out by Jim Crawley and Bruce Evans of <a href="http://www.medicineballs.com/">Dynamax</a> ( awesome medicine balls ), they have since become a cornerstone of the CrossFit model. The saying goes "You are as fit as you are competent in each of these ten skills." Any little bit of stamina or flexibility that you lack is just another chink in your armor of fitness, and it is my goal to break these 10 skills down and analyze how we can improve upon each of them individually, as well as a whole.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span>You can start by spending some time meditating about where your strengths and weaknesses lie. Write down a list of the exercises or combination of exercises that you really struggle with. Try and separate your list into two categories. 1) Training, and 2) Practice. Can you completely separate your problem areas into these categories? Cardiovascular / Respiratory Endurance, Stamina, Strength, and Flexibility must all be trained. You cannot "Practice" your stamina, instead you must "Train" it. Where as the latter six skills in the group ( Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, and Accuracy ) must be practiced... Really spend some time thinking about these skills as well as where you really feel you could use improvement. Because as much as we would all love to just be Elite Athletes, we must know where we are, before we can figure out where to go.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">For Technorati: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">2B7K4S9GTH6N</span></span>Tripphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239320851937889653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673319170889187850.post-38825708228548797832011-01-14T21:29:00.008-05:002011-01-14T23:32:10.197-05:00Goals... They're More than Just Words<div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="197" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J2wZmPOdELI/TTEf22kYLMI/AAAAAAAAAC8/LcZZQE5X7jk/s200/300-movie-angry.jpg" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span>Where am I? Where do I want to go? How do I get there? How long will this take?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All of these are questions that every serious athlete has asked themselves. And the crazy part is that it is not about what the answer to these questions is that sets us apart. Instead, it's HOW we answer the question that matters.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Are you super skinny or a "Hardgainer" and you want to bulk up? Are you overweight or not satisfied with your bikini body ( sorry guys )? Or... do you have a really good health base, you are fit and at a comfortable body fat percentage, but you just want to make some tweaks regardless of whether those are to slim down just a little, or to get better at pullups. Regardless of who you are and where you want to get to...getting to that magical place is all in your goals...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span>Let's think back to the year 2000. What woman who watched "Pretty Woman" didn't say to themselves "I want to have a transformation like that one?" Or for another example lets jump forward to '06. What guy that watched the movie "300" didn't say to himself "I want to look like that guy?" Seriously... I know I said it. And that is okay. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that (except for maybe a little vanity). But lets be real... These are not goals. These are DREAMS. This is no different than a six year old who tells his mommy "When I grow up I want to be a fighter pilot!" or the 14 year old girls who fantasizes about the perfect wedding. DREAMS ARE NOT GOALS.<br />
You know the old saying "Shoot for the moon, that way if you miss you at least land among the stars"? Well, while this may have been nice in middle school, whoever said this was not looking out for the best interest of the listener. Now before you get all hot and bothered because your granny said this to you, take a step back and hear me out.<br />
What is a goal? A goal is a measurable, quantifiable, attainable, realistic, and time dependent desire. "I want to look like Brad Pitt does not qualify, and neither does I want to back squat 800 lbs. The first is neither measurable, quantifiable, or time dependent, and the latter is most likely not realistic, and definitely not time dependent.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span>Goal Setting is actually pretty easy, and it is something that every self-respecting athlete should be doing. But instead of forming dreams and waiting for the tooth fairy to come at night and inject <a href="http://www.steroid.com/Anadrol-50.php">Androl</a> into your quads, lets look at a few simple ways to do it right the first time.<br />
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<b>1) Use your dreams as starting points, then back the hell up! </b><br />
<b></b> "I want to have abs like Brad Pitt"is a great dream (as I'm sure most of you ladies would agree), but what most of you are really saying is that you want to have a low body fat percentage. Plus realistically, can you REALLY ever look like Brad Pitt? I mean seriously, this is completely qualitative and therefore immeasurable.<br />
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<b>2) Develop a clear and concise method to achieve you goal</b><br />
<b> </b>So you want to have a low body fat percentage... What are you going to do to accomplish this? Are you going to (A) cut all fat from your diet and start training for a marathon, or are you (B) going to cut out all gluten, lectin, sugar, tubers, and processed food, develop a smart training program, and get plenty of sleep? Regardless of anyones views on whether (A) or (B) is the better method, you have to develop a plan or choose someone else's one. If you have no idea how reach your goal you need to go find someone smarter than you on the subject and start over.<br />
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<b>3) Set specific measurable variables to associate with your goal. </b><br />
<b> </b>You've decided to go the (B) route. (Good Choice) How long are you going to do it for? Are you going to go 30 days without a treat meal, are you going to work out 5 days a week for 3 months? It doesn't matter as long as you set a time variable. This will not only allow you to shoot for a specific date at which you can reassess your goals and methods, but it can help give you motivation to keep pushing forwards. " Only 10 days left... I can do it!"<br />
What is a "low body fat percentage" does that mean less that 15%? Less than 12? 10? 6?... The answer doesn't matter, as long as you specify exactly what you are shooting for. Make it measurable<br />
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<b> </b>You are a human laboratory of population size n=1. Write down your goal....EXPLICITILY. This does not mean that you are going to develop it in your head... Go get some paper and write it down. Write the start date, the end date, and exactly what method you are going to take to get there. By putting it on paper you are in essence signing a contract with yourself. You can no longer renege on yourself. You write it down, and you do it!<br />
You have now signed your own engagement. But there is one more step before you begin... Does your goal meet the requirements to actually be a goal? is it measurable, quantifiable, attainable, realistic, and time dependent? Do you have a plan? If not you need to stop... Pull out the prenuptials, and try again. Otherwise you are just setting yourself up for failure.<br />
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<b>5) Take Notes</b><br />
<b> </b>This little study that you are performing needs to be documented. If you mess up and whip out the ice cream before your end date it's okay, not everything works out exactly the way that you planned it, and no one is perfect... Just make a note of it. Keep a notebook with your goals, how you are achieving them, and if you mess up. That way when you finish you can look back and give an honest assessment of how well you kept to your plan, and what tweaks you need to make for next time.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span>Here is an example of a goal I recently heard: "I want to have 16" biceps by 2012". Measurable? Yep... Quantifiable? Yes sir...Time Dependent? Yep again... Realistic? Honestly I have no idea... Is it possible to have a 16" bicep? For this persons physique I seriously have no idea, so while they went into this with the right thought and intentions, they didn't quite make it.<br />
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Okay, Okay... So this time a GOOD example. This is one that I am specifically working on. "I want to do 50 unbroken pushups before 2012." And yes, this is attainable, realistic, has a time dependence, is measurable and quantifiable. How will I do it? Every day that I work out (generally 5 days a week) I am going to do 100 pushups. Week 1 is 100 sets of 1. Week 2 is 50 sets of 2... Week 10 is 10x10. And so on until week 50 is 2 sets of 50. Now realistically will I be able to do this every day that I work out for the next year? No... I'm gonna miss a few days, but that is okay, as long as I write it down. That way if I can't progress to the next weeks numbers I at least can look back and see why I failed, and how I should change it.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span> What are your goals? How are you going to achieve them? How long will they take? Are they really goals? or are they dreams? Spend some time really thinking about these things and developing your own goals. Share them below and we can all help assess each other.Tripphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239320851937889653noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673319170889187850.post-51566562457739949682011-01-11T18:36:00.001-05:002011-01-11T18:56:00.341-05:00The Purpose of Eat...Sleep...WOD While talking with my friend David Csonka, from over at <a href="http://www.naturallyengineered.com/">Naturally Engineered</a>, he mentioned that I needed to make sure that if I was going to make this blog a success, it needed to have a purpose.<br />
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Now given that I have been formulating a future blog post in my head about goals and goal setting, I realized that Dave was right on the money. What is Eat...Sleep...WOD all about? If I was going to do this, I was going to do it right!<br />
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So what is it that I truly want Eat...Sleep...WOD to become? What do I have to give the community and world? (Besides of course my amazing sense of sarcasm and humor) But probably most importantly, what can I do, that I haven't seen done before?<br />
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Now all of that crazy mumbo jumbo rambling around got me thinking... What would I want if I was on the outside? What is it that could not only help anyone and everyone interested in fitness, health, longevity, ect. but could also help me?<br />
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<a href="http://www.robbwolf.com/">Robb Wolf</a> has an amazing website devoted to helping people eat cleaner, and therefore live better. Martin over at <a href="http://www.leangains.com/">Lean Gains</a> has splurged huge amounts of knowledge about intermittent fasting that flies in the face of preconceived notions. <a href="http://www.crossfit.com/">CrossFit</a> and <a href="http://www.optimumperformancetraining.blogspot.com/">OPT</a> share endless amounts of wisdom every day regarding GPP and the practical applications of it. And on top of all of that you have people like <a href="http://talktomejohnnie.com/">John Welbourne</a> from <a href="http://crossfitfootball.com/">CrossFit Football</a> and my aforementioned friend Dave who are experts in their respective fields.<br />
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But what does all of this mean for you and the future of Eat...Sleep...WOD? It means that Eat...Sleep...WOD now has a purpose, it has a goal.<br />
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Eat...Sleep...WOD will become a place to refresh your memory on the basic do's and dont's, a place to catch up on the issues that you might have missed. A place that brings together the vast resources that are available and makes them easily accessible in a concise fashion. Yet at the same time, Eat...Sleep...WOD will evaluate analytically (both qualitatively and quantitatively) the arguments, methods, and prescriptions that are presented by others, in order to make informed and intelligent decisions regarding your health, performance, happiness, and longevity.<br />
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Eat...Sleep...WOD finally has a purpose. And while the path may still be slightly uncertain, the high beams are on and the fog is lifting. So please, let me know what you think. What is it that you feel Eat...Sleep...WOD could bring you that you can't get elsewhere? What is it that YOU need?Tripphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239320851937889653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673319170889187850.post-31995969749632327392011-01-10T14:03:00.003-05:002011-01-11T05:28:49.845-05:00Final Garage Games Mock CompetitionThis past weekend was the final Mock Competition before we head to the Garage Games next Month. Overall I did alright. My 5K trail run time was the same as last month, and needs work, but overall I was satisfied. Hit a new Deadlift PR of 410!<br />
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Then I looked at some of the pictures from this weekend:<br />
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And I noticed that I am not nearly as lean as what I though I was...<br />
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Granted this past week I have been experimenting with 1/2 GOMAD ( all of which was raw), and I weighed myself at 211 this morning ( up 3-4 # from last week ).<br />
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So here is my solution:<br />
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1) Switching out all my fatty protein sources for lean sources ( i.e. Chicken instead of Beef )<br />
2) Cutting out Sweet Potatoes / Squash / Blueberries ( I already don't eat much fruit )<br />
3) No more Whey Protein post WOD... Going to EAT all my protein instead of drinking it<br />
4) I'm 211#'s... I'll be eating 210 grams of protein a day ( That's 30 Blocks for you Zone Folks)<br />
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So there it is, my first post...Some good, Some bad, and Some resolution.Tripphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239320851937889653noreply@blogger.com2