Sunday, 8 February 2015
February 9, 2015 – Performance
Nick’s Zone: Greek Freak Salad With Halibut
For a Zone-friendly way to “fuel your fitness in fine fashion,” try Nick Massie’s latest: Greek freak salad with halibut.
To get started, gather these fresh ingredients: onions, green peppers, cucumbers, roma tomatoes, carrots, halibut, olives, capers, spring mix, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Start by searing the halibut. While it sears, mix your salad—and don’t forget one special ingredient: “It’s always good to salt your salads,” says Massie, of PaleoNick.com. “A lot of people put the pepper on there, but don’t forget the salt.”
A short time later, Massie is left with a beautiful, colorful salad. Not to mention, it looks like it could feed a family.
“To me this salad is huge,” he says, “but I like it because it demonstrates that if you’re gonna fuel your fitness with raw vegetables, then you’re gonna get a lot of them.”
To download the recipe for the Greek salad with halibut, click here.
Video by Nick Massie and Jesse Kahle.
2min 25sec
Additional reading: Celebration Salad by Shirley Brown and Alyssa Dazet, published Nov. 28, 2012.
Thursday, 5 February 2015
The End of Tolerance
CrossFit questions the leadership of the fitness and exercise-science communities.
“Consume the maximal amount that can be tolerated.”
The line seems innocuous at first, just a recommendation in a 1996 position stand on hydration published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). But if you read it a few times, the words don’t sit well. Their imprecision alone seems enough to disqualify them from a publication titled Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the ACSM’s “flagship monthly journal.”
Consider this farcical, tragic and extreme application of drinking to tolerance: On Jan. 12, 2007, a radio station in California asked listeners to consume the maximum amount of water they could tolerate without urinating as part of a contest. Later in the day, participant Jennifer Strange, 28, died of water intoxication, also known as hyponatremia.
Prior to the 1970s, hyponatremia was almost unheard of. And while not common today, it is not nearly as rare as it should be. It occurs when a person consumes so much fluid that the body’s sodium becomes diluted, causing swelling of the cells and intercranial pressure. It’s a painful condition that can result in everything from seizures to death.
You can perhaps blame Strange’s death on a foolish contest, but athletes have also died following questionable hydration guidelines. At least 12 people have died from exercise-associated hyponatremic encephalopathy between 1993 and 2008. Updated by the ACSM in 2007, the guidelines are still woefully inadequate. Misinformation and bad science persist, and people still suffer.
Last August, Zyrees Oliver, 17, died in Georgia after consuming 2 gallons of water and an equal amount of Gatorade after cramping up in football practice. Also in August 2014, football player Walker Wilbanks, 17, died of hyponatremia in Mississippi. And there are others.
So why do people drink too much? Stupid contests are one answer. But another answer is that authorities in the medicine and exercise-science communities have told people to drink “the maximal amount that can be tolerated” in the interests of safety and athletic performance. Athletes have also been told to drink before they’re thirsty, and to consume sports drinks to maintain sodium levels. Interestingly, the authorities producing these guidelines are sponsored by Gatorade and the Gatorade Sports Science Institute.
It doesn’t take a genius to see an obvious question: If “Waterlogged” author Dr. Tim Noakes says EAHE can be prevented “simply by always drinking to thirst,” shouldn’t we be concerned when athletes still follow other guidelines based on questionable science?
If the answer is yes, shouldn’t we be horrified when athletes die?
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
My internet connection keeps going on and off so it's been difficult trying to do any work online …
My internet connection keeps going on and off so it's been difficult trying to do any work online :-( I guess it's days like this that make me realize how much time I normally spend online and I really do miss it when it doesn't work correctly.
My motivational image for today is unforgiving! hope you have all had a more productive Monday than me I think I am just going to go do a WOD and call it a day.
Awesome super bowl ending yesterday for all the neutral supporters, I feel the seahalks had their chances to win it but didn't take them, congratulations to the patriots.
I go snowboarding again on Wednesday, heading into Canada for 4 days of fun I will probably have some photos and maybe some video footage to share when I get back. :-)
#crossfit #workouts #wod
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Monday 150202
Rest Day
CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Courses: Reebok CrossFit LifeSpark, CrossFit Petworth, CrossFit High Performance, This Is CrossFit, CrossFit Columbus, CrossFit Hampton Roads, CrossFit Chickasaw, CrossFit SAC, Reebok CrossFit Louvre, Reebok CrossFit Brussels, CrossFit Getafe Capital Sur, CrossFit 2725, Southern CrossFit, CrossFit Chiwoo, Cape CrossFit, CrossFit 1810, CrossFit 506.
CrossFit Level 2 Certificate Courses: CrossFit Del Mar, CrossFit SS (South Side), CrossFit Morristown, CrossFit Strong, CrossFit Colosseum, CrossFit FRA, CrossFit Cidade Jardim.
CrossFit Kids Course: CrossFit Auckland.
"Virtuosity 4: Reclamation" - CrossFit Journal [article]
"Uber Wars: How D.C.Tried to Kill a Great New Ride Technology," Reason TV.
Virtuosity 4: Reclamation
Responding to our call for submissions, hosts of athletes have told us CrossFit is a fantastic rehabilitation program, and this month’s article is a perfect example of how the fitness program helps athletes reclaim athleticism they thought was a thing of the past.
And what a beautiful thing that is. Just as older athletes rejoice to find they can preserve and even reclaim function as they age, injured athletes are thrilled when fitness helps them repair their bodies and do the things they enjoy.
This month, Michael Clift explains how CrossFit helped his wife recover from a fall-related hip injury, allowing them to once again share activities they love. For telling his story, Clift will receive US$500, as well as a $500 Rogue Fitness gift card to help him outfit his basement gym.
We’re looking for more stories about why you love CrossFit and those who bring it to you. We’ll publish eight more over the next months. Tell us why your trainer or affiliate has earned your trust and your business, or tell us why your training partners make the garage your favorite place in the world.
To increase the chances of publication, read the submission guidelines at the end of the article, and review the previous articles in this series. You can find them all by entering “virtuosity” in the search box above.
Write with skill, and send your story to virtuosity@crossfit.com. We cannot respond to each submission due to the volume, but we read and appreciate them all.