Anyone who wants the full benefit and results of CrossFit must understand--and then act on the information--that nutrition is the foundation for all the other work you do in the name of athletic development and elite health. The key, of course, is hormones, which regulate how the body stores and releases energy and repairs itself. And, as far as hormones are concerned, food is a drug--a very powerful drug. It is the regulator for your body's internal teeter-totter, where the interdependent levels of "good" and "bad" hormones pivot on the food you take in. The simple CrossFit nutrition prescription--"Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar"--will deliver you from metabolic derangement (i.e., hyperinsulinemia, Syndrome X, and their relatives) and keep you generally well. For maximal fitness and output, however, you need to be more precise than that. In this lecture excerpt, Nicole Carroll makes a compelling case for why.
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8 Comments on “Nutrition: The Teeter-Totter”
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This lecture and CFJ #21 have saved me tons of cash and lots of wasted time. Thanks Coach and Nicole.
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Adam Kayce replied to comment from Kevin Kett…
I agree — after many conversations of trying to explain it all to my wife, I showed her this video, and she totally got it.
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how do I figure out my block numbers?
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i think u can figure out block numbers by looking at cfj 21.
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Hey Nicole,
Thanks, my wife and I are on day 4 of getting off the crack. We've always worked out but never really controlled the portions. Between your video, and your own experience it's really helped us to push through the cravings. You do "have to f@#* with your diet before you die."
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Nicole,
That was an incredibly informative lecture -- simple to grasp yet detailed enough to apply. I liked the occasional 'F-bombs' for emphasis, and the whole thread of the message flowed logically.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, and thanks for presenting it in a professional manner. I'll be watching this a few more times ~
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I agree that this was very telling, and it broke it down to make it real. Simple, but not easy and when we can live with that, we will do better with our diets-and be rewarded in the workouts!
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Sven Meyer replied to comment from Shane Bonham…
you need to determine your lean body mass (LBM) first... then multiplying this number (POUNDS) by a factor between 0.5 - 1.0 according to your activity level:
0.5 - Sedantary (no sports or activity)
0.6 - Light (daily activity like walking)
0.7 - Moderate (fitness training or sports activity, 3 times a week)
0.8 - Active (daily aerobic exercise or weight training)
0.9 - Very Active (daily heavy weights)
1.0 - Elite Athlete (heavy daily weights and intense sports training)
This will give you your Protein requirements in grams. This number divided by 7 (1 Block Protein = 7g) will give you your required block count.
Then simply add the same number of blocks for Fat and Carbs.
CHECK zonediet.com for further details...
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