Hey folks.
A big thank-you to the many people who have sent messages of support. You REALLY have no idea how much that means to me.
I want to let the folks who were signed up to attend a CFNC know that I am offering a FREE 1 day seminar on Sunday January 31 at NorCal Strength & Conditioning. The folks who are eligible to attend this event are those who have signed up for any of the currently scheduled CF Nutrition gigs. What you need to do is forward your registration conformation from crossfit using my contact form. We will then confirm your registration at our event. I know there were people coming from as far away as the UK and Denmark for the original combo of Kelly Starrett and myself. Hopefully this helps things a little. The serious stuff will likely run from 9am to 5pm with libations and shenanigans to follow.
The Courtyard Chico and the Residence Inn Chico are both within a mile of the gym.
The material will be a significant departure from what I covered in my CFNC. I have a ton of material I could not crack into previously due to time and political constraints.
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Hi Robb,
Everyone here is talking about your seminars etc in the states, but dont forget, you have a following here in Australia!!!
Hi Robb,
Just wondered if you’d done any research on triglyceride vs ethyl ester (EE) or even phospholipid (found in Krill) forms of fish oil omega 3, seems to be debate as to which one should take. Which absorbs best, which is more natural etc…
http://www.ascentahealth.com/health-science/science-articles/fish-oil-triglycerides-vs-ethyl-esters-as-nature-intended
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Marine+phospholipids:+new+food+supplements+from+the+sea.-a0205270087
Most clinical studies I believe have used the EE form.
Any thoughts?
Both Tg and EE seem to work just fine for people in my experience.
That video is priceless.
Another vote for the DVD if you can make it happen. BTW, thanks for all the outstanding, free info you share. You’ve made a big difference for me, my training, and my family.
I think I got CFHQ pissed off at me. I am being told all my replies and post need to be approve by moderate from now on. I kept make new threads and posting replies about the Black Box thingie. I think this is the post I made that finally got me in trouble:
“BTW I have no problem with CFHQ hiring Barry Sears to be the Nutrition Guru, but I do think they need to make a public announcement and publicly offer money back w/o any questions to those who do not want to pay to see Sears. That would be the honest and fair thing to do. It is the pretending nothing happen last weekend by CFHQ that troubles many of us in this community. It is the firing of Robb Wolf with no justification that troubles many of us in this community. It is the reported unprofessional behavior of Dave Castro that troubles many of us in this community. If CFHQ would make a public statement with the offer of refunds w/o question that would help many understand CFHQ cares about this community and not just about profits.”
Oh well if they end up banning me I am in good company.
I can’t wait for the book and maybe some advance lectures/seminars?
Steve-
Yea, it;s usually the innovative thinkers who have been kicked to the curb. Often this was over label claims that never really panned out (500-700lb DL’s) and when people asked about this they were shut down instead of the issue being addressed head-on. That tends to piss people off. I;ve been wrong about some stuff on here. If someone proves you wrong you just need to take your lumps, evolve your position and suddenly you are “right”. Easy process if ego is not an overwhelming factor.
Julianne-
I have not seen convincing evidence of one varieties superiority. if there is a difference is it 10%? 50%? Enough to justify a price difference?
Dan-
We will hit Australia and NZ, no worries. Can;t wait to do it!
Shut the F*%k up!… is Sears going to be teaching the nutrition certs now? Is the hearsay, speculation, or documented fact? I think that things have gone wrong here, but I don’t think that is the way to go.
Is there video anywhere of what happened that weekend? I am so sad that I never went to your nutrition cert while I could. Well, do you plan on being in Colorado any time???
Katie-
video exists…not sure that it will ever see airplay…
Will-
Yep, and no one let Sears in on the fact that my 42 Ways to skin the Zone dramatically improves the results. Barry, when questioned about the practice of deleting carbs and adding fat said “It would not work”. Apparently no one told him about Pat Sherwood (comment 29) or the other couple thousand people who have done this? Oh well.
I started digging through your old posts in the process of putting together a nutrition seminar for my gym and just reread the one from August 12 of this year.
Yep, it’s clear you hate the Zone, Sears, and anyone else who supports it.
I guess it’s just more convenient for HQ to ignore your previous words and actions and overreact to opinions such as “You know, the Zone would be more effective if you did it with good food rather than Big Macs.”
Eric-
Yea…there was a ton of spin up-to and prior to that date. the initail deal was that Glassman, when asked about the paleo concept: Paleo is pseudo science and those who pro-port it;s methods are pseudo-scientists…” They felt like they were losing “market share” to Welbourn and I. The spin has been that that whole Barry Sears post was a “media” grab on my part to promote Paleo Brands! Hmm…do I get more “Market Share” being “in” the fitness Juggernaut or out? Doesn’t really make sense.
So then then wheeled out Barry Sears and Barry was pretty clear that food quality matters, that Paleo concepts are at the heart of the Zone. So, HQ lost that attempt at spinning reality. If people jsut get in and try all this stuff it;s pretty obvious what works, regardless of spin or bullying.
I love 42 ways to skin the zone…and I know that cutting carbs throughout the day and doing 1/2 daily intake post workout works…besides “Eat meat and veggies, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar” sounds more paleo then zone, so is that a continuity issue…i think so.
Hi Robb,
To cheer you up and further show how far paleo is from the Zone, check out the zonediet website (“Official Site of Dr. Barry Sears’ Zone Diet”). It made me want to vomit. This link in particular is both hilarious and infinitely depressing:
http://www.zonediet.com/SuperZoneFood/WhyItWorks/TypicalSuperZoneDay/tabid/249/Default.aspx
The fact that there is NO change to dietary quality, instead just a dependency on this Zone brand junk food is sickening. I guess he is really talking to the people inflammation made stupider. The “next generation of the Zone Diet”? Fail.
Lastly, where are the CF journal videos on Cordain?
Kristy-
We will be looking at Molecular Baking and some other facts&fallacies of Sears. should be a hoot!
The direction the Zone is going with molecular baking etc, I find depressing! I can see the rationale in getting people who may never have tried the zone on board. But so many people get such great results with the original zone diet, I believe because they inadvertantly cut out or at least cut down on grains (as per the Zone Pyramid) I think there will be many who will go backwards if they swap their fruit and veggie carbs for Molecular baking not realising its the reduction in grains that have benefitted them enourmously.
In my experience I have seen a number of clients who over the years who I am sure in retrospect were gluten sensitive, and their results were classic in terms of coming off gluten / grains. (gut issues, foggy brain, fatigue etc) And not just as a result of the Zone ratio / portion control.
The Zone diet has been my life in terms of work for the last 10 years. I am always looking for ways to make it more effective for people, and have experimented with a number of things myself before trying it out on clients, like changing carb / fat amounts and restricting types of foods – especially gluten grains, maybe starches, maybe fruit for a number of years. When I added paleo into the mix and took the strict zone ratio less seriously – I thought I’d found a great answer for clients. Adding vitamin D too – which Sears seems to place little emphasis on, is critical.
However Zone in the purest sense is very paleo, if too religious on the 30:40:30 (although the ratio food amount does work well for some people).
Julianne-
Well…The Zoen is good when it circles the paleo concept. it tends to fail miserably when it involves Zone bars and now, Molecular Baked foods. It makes BIG money. Margins on that stuff is huge. But you never have credibility after stuff like this.
Hey Robb-
I’m really excited about the Nutrition Seminar. I’m a little concerned, I sent you an email about the time my travel companions sent theirs (I’m coming from Portland, OR) and they have received confirmation emails while I have not. Just wondering when I might expect to see that.
Maggie-
shoot chrissy another email.
Do I — a non XF-nutrition cert registrant — have a snowball’s chance at this seminar in January or are all spots spoken for by erstwhile XF-nutrition cert registrants? I went to your cert in Portland earlier this year and need a refresher and also want to have a gear-head friend of mine attend as well. Many thanks!
PMT-
contact chrissy. We are looking VERY full.