Wow! 2 whole weeks down!
How did you all go on Melbourne Cup Day? We started out so well with that fantastic morning run at Mt Ainslie- hope you all continued along the same healthy path throughout the day…
I hear some of you wavered in your commitment to the challenge? (*ahem* Slug… capping your day conservatively at 100 points tells me you might just have been on of those to leave the racecourse stumbling with your skirt around your waist and shoes in hand… hmm??) Let’s get back on the horse this week hey? (No pun intended…)
K-Train nailing an emergency meat delivery on the night of Melbourne Cup Day- see there are always ways to avoid eating trashy booze and festival food!!!
This past weekend I had the opportunity to compete at the CF Newcastle Games Day- massive props to Darren and all the organisers, judges and competitors at the event- another great gathering!
The 4 WODs in one day really demonstrated to me just how important nutrition is for both performance and recovery. We could see first hand so many of the big firebreathers flagging out as they collected WODs throughout the event. Yes, 4 WODs in one day is tough- but even tougher if you haven’t sorted out some adequate post WOD nutrition plans. This requires prior preparation (especially at an all day event away from close sources of good food)!
Most of the success or failure we have with keeping up great nutrition practices (when we want to) comes down to preparation. Failure to prepare is to prepare for failure (someone smart said that- can’t remember who!)
So this week… get yourself together, think about what you are going to eat, and when, and nail your nutrition.
Post your total points for this past week, major struggles/triumphs, rad recipe ideas and three things you want to improve with your nutrition habits in the coming week to comments.
Don’t forget to send me your diary!
x J.
“It’s a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.” — Robert Strauss
What?! No dairy?! But where are you getting your calcium from?!
Matt: Working hard at becoming the worlds fittest golfer. Double unders are a great place to start!!
What’s going on with The Crew:
JP: Mid flight during an epic battle with "Kelly"
OPT: “Get comfortable with uncomfortable” Recovery is the key to consistency
Dane aka "D-Man" has lost over 10kg since he got back from holidays and starting CrossFitting with us! Well done mate!!
So we are a week in. How are you all feeling?
I was so excited to see everyone getting into the challenge wholeheartedly this past week… some notable mentions-
Anyway, I digress… I am happy to see that everyone seems to be on track. This was a hard week that is now over- the week about turfing your bad habits and beginning to ingrain some new ones.
A few of you would have come across a common species known as the “office scoffer” this week. *cue best David Attenborough voice… ahem…*- a creature widespread in all workplaces that has a tendency to fire daggers from the pupils when threatened by others’ steadfast ability to refuse the office birthday cake doing the rounds that day.
The office scoffer is also known to voice every intention to eat an ounce of processed carbohydrate to said colleague in a confessional manner, overlaid with a tone of slight defiance (“You know what?! Its 3pm and I am GOING to have a mars bar…”).
In case they dare ask what it is you are up to- I wanted to make sure you know the rationale behind our guidelines.
The FFF was developed based on a combination of Zone and Paleo principles. The intention of the points system is to make you more aware of what you put into your body and the effect it has on you- on a relative scale from the pretty bad (processed carbs, grains) through to nutritious goodness (vegetables, meat, nuts and seeds).
You should be aiming to have a portion of protein, fat and favourable carbohydrate in each meal to balance the way your body deals with the fuel you give it.
This is not a fad diet. This is about significantly improving your wellbeing and enhancing your performance as an athlete by changing the way you think about food.
Tell them that and watch them rethink that mars bar.
(picture courtesy of Living Paleo)
I realise tomorrow is Melbourne Cup Day (a personal favourite of mine), so I thought it aptly timed to repost some guidance about choosing your beverages wisely.
Post your past week’s triumphs, blow outs, trash talk and total weekly accumulated points to comments.
Note: No bonus points awarded this week for banter- what a lame-ass effort… I want to see some high quality sledging! Double points up for grabs next Monday.
J.
“Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have- and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up” – James Belasco/Ralph Stayer
So we are a week in. How are you all feeling?
I was so excited to see everyone getting into the challenge whole heartedly this past week… some notable mentions-
Brendan "Mr Consistent"
