Categorized Under “ 2008 January”

Yo-Yo-Dieting

Posted January 28th, 2008 by

Sue left the following question which I think is important and offers some interesting insights: Thanks for the great post. It made me think and stop acting like such a victim because of my weight gain. What do you say to the yo-yo dieters out there like me? Sue The Read more…

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36

Posted January 24th, 2008 by

It is a wacky thing when you reach an age that you remember your parents being…I guess because they were always “old”. Well, today I turned 36 and I remember my mom when she was this age. Really an interesting feeling. I thought about doing the shirtless Devany photo but Read more…

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Zone And Other Resources

Posted January 22nd, 2008 by

Sorry for the late posting on this as I promised to get this up for the folks who attended the GSX seminar. The documents below are what we usually provide new clients at CrossFit NorCal. One is a 30 day food log that includes time, day, measures and how the Read more…

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Sweet Potato-Apple Compote With Pork Loin!

Posted January 15th, 2008 by

So this one is NOT low-carb but it does work for paleo-diet/gluten free cooking. I absolutely LOVE this meal and it is the perfect answer to the endurance athlete (or anyone) who asks “how do I get carbs on Paleo?” Gee-whizz, lets think here…fruit, tubers such as yams, sweet potatoes, Read more…

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Good Grub!

Posted January 11th, 2008 by

Continuing with my little to no cooking-cooking theme I came up with the following, again mainly from Trader Joes: 1/2lb ground beef. Brown this in a skillet with loads of olive oil, break it up as much as you can. Add garlic powder and hot pepper powder if desired. To Read more…

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Refined Food Bad! Caveman Diet Good!

Posted January 11th, 2008 by

Word MIGHT be getting out. Decent little article but full of the typical debris of paleo diet objections. Too bad the author skimped on his homework and missed Loren Cordain’s site and the common misconceptions/lame counter points of the Paleo-clueless

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Hand Balancing…and more!

Posted January 11th, 2008 by

Ido Portal sent me the following email and link: My friend, Yuval Ayalon has just released his demo clip for 2007. He is a generalist in a modern circus act by Franco Dragone (from Cirque du Soleil) called ‘Le Reve’, and he has a strong interest in the ‘Equilibre’ dicipline. Read more…

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Blood Lipid Improvements With Intermittent Fasting+Paleo Diet.

Posted January 9th, 2008 by

Sarena sent me some interesting numbers from some old and current blood work. They beautifully illustrate what happens when we control insulin levels and emulate our ancestral diet. Here is what Sarena sent me: This was from about a month before starting IFing. Just thought this may be of use Read more…

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Roy Dean Brazilian Jiu-jitsu DVD

Posted January 3rd, 2008 by

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to let folks know about Roy Dean’s latest BJJ DVD. Roy is a fantastic instructor with a sharp eye for details. If you love Jits, you will LOVE this DVD. If you ever get to train with Roy in person I can not recommend him Read more…

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HITCHED!!!

Posted January 2nd, 2008 by

Well…Nicki and I could waffle no more! This whole “gett’n married” thing has been a moving target for almost 3 years! It’s not that we have commitment avoidance…we are just clueless on the whole “planning” thing. Our cat stays alive mainly because he reminds us to feed him if that Read more…

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