Here is part 2 of the 3 part series. Sorry for the spotty posting. Weddings, moving the gym and a death in the family have kept us BUSY.
Feeding the Machine 2:
Optimum Performance Time!
There are a lot of acronyms, obscure lingo and odd terminology in CrossFit. KTE, HSPU, pistols, thrusters…burpees, snatch, jerk. Is it porn? An [...]
A gargantuan thank you goes out to Craig Zielinski who updated the blog to the latest WordPress version and is generally helping me to get my act together with the blog. Check out his site Fast & Light and show the Scottsman some LOVE!
I’ve had a slew of questions regarding elevated Liver enzymes, the Zone, Paleo, CrossFit etc. We have two clients, both pharmacists, who had stunningly high liver enzymes, particularly ALK (alkaline phosphatase). Frequently AST and ALT are also elevated, occasionally even bilirubin. Both clients have seen a dramatic reduction in liver enzyme levels with the adoption [...]
I had a great question that involves Katherine Miltons rebuttal to much of Cordain’s work. Here is the question and my response:
Robb,
I’d love to talk to you about elite level athletes diets (olympian diets), and their high reliance on carbs and not so healthy food, sometime.. but too long to do here.
But on a different [...]
I received this message from Bian of Potomac CrossFit. Many, many people find the carb levels of the base zone to be too many carbs too often. This may be heresy in some circles, but it’s the facts. In Mastering the Zone Sears presents a flow chart for dealing with the too many carbs situation. [...]
