Results for “Zone Diet”

Russell Berger says it’s important to assess experts with skepticism and reason. The success of CrossFit depends on it.

CrossFit is an open-source fitness program, meaning the internal workings of our program are exposed for everyone to see, experiment with and change as desired. This gives our methodology a unique advantage: when someone discovers a better method for improving fitness, we can adopt it into the CrossFit program.

Just what qualifies as a… Continue Reading

Running a box is more than just training athletes: it’s about managing them, too.

Skip Chase opened Mt. Baker CrossFit in 2005 with two barbells and about 300 lb. of weight, so he had to learn how to get groups of athletes through a workout quickly, safely and efficiently. Chase has more equipment now, but he still believes it’s important for trainers to work with the equipment and staff they have to give… Continue Reading

Tony Budding of CrossFit HQ joined Justin on Episode 100 of CrossFit Radio, webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009.

2:21 CrossFit’s subject matter experts (SMEs) all bring something valuable to the table in terms of what CrossFitters can learn from them, and Tony Budding has had the privilege of meeting with SMEs from a variety of disciplines. Tony spoke about recently meeting Louie Simmons from Westside… Continue Reading

Before they do your Level 2 evaluation, HQ trainers Pat Sherwood, Adrian (Boz) Bozman and Chuck Carswell have to get in a good meal. On the road, that isn’t always easy unless your hotel room has a kitchenette—and even then it can be sketchy.

In Baltimore, Md., for a Level 2 at CrossFit Fort Meade, Sherwood hits the kitchen for a four-block Zone meal involving eggs, avocados and blueberries. Tailoring… Continue Reading

Four magic words key to the Zone Diet: “I can do that.”

Diets can be difficult, but they can be almost unbearable when they eliminate some of the foods you enjoy most. Dr. Barry Sears explains that the Zone Diet addresses this issue with flexibility that allows people to eat specific portions of their favorite foods so long as they balance protein, fat and carbohydrate intake.

Consistently moderate caloric intake with the appropriate… Continue Reading

Dr. Barry Sears has no problem with the Paleo Diet recommendation to only eat foods that were around 10,000 years ago. The creator of the Zone Diet takes issue only with the idea that you can eat unrestricted quantities of those foods.

“Ancient foods” are more compatible with our genes, but Dr. Sears contends that balancing fat, carbohydrates and protein is still critical to reducing inflammation and improving health. The strict Zone Diet… Continue Reading

Endurance aficionado Brian MacKenzie and motivational mega-star Kyle Maynard joined Justin on Episode 96 of CrossFit Radio, webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.

Justin started the show by reminding listeners about the Lumberjack CrossFit Memorial WOD and fundraiser being held on Saturday, Dec. 5. For more info or to donate to the families of the Fort Hood shooting victims, click here.

2:30 Affiliate owner and motivational speaker… Continue Reading

Pat Sherwood is one of CrossFit HQ’s top trainers and spends a lot of time on the road at CrossFit Level 1 and Level 2 certs. He’s also a great athlete who competed in the 2009 CrossFit Games. Proper nutrition is essential for optimizing performance. But how can that happen with so much time on the road?

This video is the seventh in a series in which we get up close and personal with Pat and his… Continue Reading

Zone creator Dr. Barry Sears had a revelation in the early ʼ80s: “I think I can treat food like a drug to control the inflammation without the side effects induced by other anti-inflammatory drugs ... . That leap was obvious to me but not so obvious to everyone else in the world.”

Sears has spent the last decades proving his theories and getting his message out. He currently spends the majority of his time sifting through mountains of research… Continue Reading

Shortly after his live presentation to the CrossFit community, Dr. Barry Sears led Tony Budding on a tour of the Zone Labs. The cameras caught up them in the “Cone of Silence,” where the famous creator of the Zone Diet sifts through 300 - 500 articles a week seeking common themes related to inflammation. In this first of several parts, Dr. Sears explains how a major change in direction over 25 years ago brought him to the… Continue Reading

Join us for a live webcast of Dr. Sears’ Zone Nutrition lecture on Sunday morning, Nov. 15, at 9 a.m. EST.

In a first-time event for CrossFit, watch a live Internet stream of Dr. Barry Sears, creator of the Zone Diet, presenting his renowned lecture on the anti-inflammatory aspects of the Zone Diet and how it relates to enhancing your physical performance.

With a precisely balanced diet, smart training and the right amount of… Continue Reading

The Zone Diet can help you achieve wellness—freedom from disease and inflammation—but it can also help you smash PRs.

In Part 8 of Dr. Sears’ presentation on Aug. 8, 2009, in Orange County, Calif., the creator of the Zone Diet talks about how proper nutrition has worked for elite athletes. From NFL and NBA players to Olympians, top athletes have found that following the Zone Diet can help them to longer careers, PRs, gold medals and world records.

… Continue Reading

Zone Diet creator Dr. Barry Sears has said people should treat food as a drug, and Dr. Michael Ray agrees.

Speaking at a recent Level 1 Cert at Elite 400/CrossFit Northern Ireland, Dr. Ray addresses macronutrients and their effects on the body. Simply put, your body needs carbohydrates, but different kinds of carbohydrates can produce very different changes in the body.

Low-glycemic carbs will slightly boost insulin and glucose levels… Continue Reading

Many athletes will do almost anything for elite performance, but some of those same athletes don’t realize the quest to gain an advantage over other competitors doesn’t have to include steroids and a giant mountain of supplements.

According to Dr. Barry Sears, diet is the real key to improving athletic performance, winning competitions and setting new PRs.

In Part 7 of Dr. Sears’ presentation held Aug. 8, 2009, in Orange County… Continue Reading

The Zone Diet was developed to treat heart disease and diabetes, but Dr. Barry Sears first tested his program on elite athletes and discovered it had profound effects on performance.

Traditional thinking suggests a simple relationship between calories in and calories out. Dr. Sears suggests a different way to look at things in this presentation held Aug. 8, 2009, in Orange County: in athletic performance, calories aren’t as important as their… Continue Reading

On May 30, 2009, Coach Greg Glassman told participants at a CrossFit 101 seminar at CrossFit By Overload that he has a big problem with the fitness industry in general and even some CrossFitters: there is too much in the way of unsubstantiated claims and too little in the way of evidence. At the heart of the issue is the failure to distinguish between narrative, data and method.

Narrative is a story… Continue Reading

Eat small meals throughout the day. Eat protein at every meal. Consume vegetables primarily. Take fish oils as a dietary supplement.

In Part 5 of this series, Dr. Barry Sears gives out basic instructions that are the keys to wellness—but don’t be fooled by the simplicity of his prescription.

The Zone Diet and supplementation with fish oils actually have profound effects on the human body at a genetic level. The food intake in Western… Continue Reading

“If I want to have an al-Qaida battle plan How to Destroy Health Care of America, the USDA food pyramid there would be exactly that. I can think of nothing that would accelerate the development of silent inflammation faster.”

In Part 4 of this series, Dr. Barry Sears pulls no punches in criticizing USDA nutritional prescriptions that are being adopted by countries around the world. Dr. Sears states that a Western diet that causes silent… Continue Reading

Moe Kelsey, Todd Widman and Jason Khalipa appeared on Episode 81 of CrossFit Radio, webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.

02:41 Moe Kelsey, who placed third at the 2009 CrossFit Games, talked about his how he prepared for the Games and the weaknesses he tried to address before his regional qualifier. Moe talked about his training and why he likes to do two WODs a day. He… Continue Reading

The primary cause of most long term illnesses is inflammation, says Dr. Barry Sears, creator of the Zone Diet. New! Part 3 added.

In the final analysis, it’s all about your genes, especially how an anti-inflammatory diet, like the Zone Diet, can turn off inflammatory genes and simultaneously turn on anti-inflammatory genes that promote cellular rejuvenation, repair and healing. Your ability to control inflammation becomes the molecular definition of… Continue Reading