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World-Class Fitness in 100 Words:

An excerpt from CrossFit Journal

■ Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat.

■ Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstand, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds.
Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast.

■ Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense.

■ Regularly learn and play new sports.

Excercise induced nausea

So it happened again on Saturday, pukie joined the party. I hooked up with my new friends at CrossFit Des Moines for a workout, Event #3 from the games.  It was a team WOD and round 1 went 14:53. Second round two was a mix of the top finishers from the 4 round 1 . . . → Read More: Excercise induced nausea

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Paleo – from Buttons

Paleo 101

Hey Athletes! Steve asked me to write up a little piece about my recent lifestyle change. About 8 weeks ago (shortly after I started Crossfit) my wife and I began the “Paleolithic Diet” commonly referred to as eating / being “Paleo”. The background for the change was that I have a . . . → Read More: Paleo – from Buttons

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Nutrition

I generally leave you guys and gals alone when it comes to eating.  However, eating is very important not only in regards to performance but also your health in general.

I’m personally a big fan of the Zone diet….however, I’m not a nut about it.  Generally, I try to eat 20-25g of protein, 35 . . . → Read More: Nutrition

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