Categorized Under “ Intermittent Fasting”

To Eat or Not To Eat, That Is The Question.

Posted March 8th, 2012 by

A hot topic in nutrition groups for a while now has been how many times a day should one eat, and intermittent fasting (IF).  Are more meals better, or fewer meals?  Should I try IF, or is it bad for me?  The problem with these questions is that it all depends on the individual.  In a study done by Holmstrup in 2010, he showed that eating fewer meals had better results on insulin production.  In normal weight individuals the group consuming six meals had higher glucose and insulin levels than the group that ate 3 meals (Holmstrup, 2010).  I took this study a little bit further.

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New Year = New You!

Posted January 4th, 2012 by

Bulky sweaters, sweat pants, sweat shirts, elastic waistbands – it’s winter.  Not only is this the season for comfort foods – but it’s also the season for ‘comfort clothes’.  Unfortunately, when spring rolls around and it’s time to shed those layers of cloth we don’t always like the ‘permanent layers’ Read more…

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Paleo and Ultra-Endurance

Posted May 31st, 2010 by

I received the following comment from Jay Jack on the topic of Paleo/Primal fueling for a 50K run: I know this doesn’t really belong on this thread, but, I don’t know where else to put it, and I thought someone might like it. Well, this was a my experiment. I Read more…

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Living la Vida Low Carb and Intermittent Fasting Resources

Posted May 16th, 2010 by

Hey folks, I have an internet connection so I wanted to let you know my interview with Jimmy More of Living La Vida Low Carb will go up May 24th. A huge thank you to Jimmy for the great interview, it was a huge honor to be a guest on Read more…

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CrossFit and Performance Menu Message Board Docs.

Posted April 7th, 2009 by

Hey there! In an effort to get more information out to folks I paid someone to mine the CrossFit Message board and the Performance Mneu message board for old threads I’ve participated in. It’s a boat load of information and I think will help to answer a lot of the Read more…

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Crossfit Nutrition Cert: Austin TX!!

Posted March 22nd, 2009 by

Thank you to everyone who came out for all the fun yesterday!! Thanks in particular to Jeremy Thiel and his crew for having us out. Crossfit Central is a great facility and we are looking forward to coming back! Next stop: Catalyst Athletics in Sunnyvale CA!!

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Paleo+Intermittent Fasting+CrossFit works.

Posted February 15th, 2009 by

I Just received this email, thought I’d pass it along. A key feature I;d like to point out is that Mike got his food quality squared away, made sleep a priority and used intermittent fasting in measured, smart doses. The result? Better performance and health. This is BTW, the order 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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Sleep+Intermittent Fasting

Posted January 2nd, 2008 by

Well…today is the first day back in the gym training folks in almost 2 weeks. We took the past 11 days off due to the holidays and upwards of 50% of my time off was spent sleeping! Left to my own devices I will sleep for 9hrs per night and Read more…

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Intermittent Fasting-Update

Posted December 28th, 2007 by

Apologies for the spotty posting the past month. The gym has been very busy which is great but it has really cut into my writing time. Add some CrossFit related travel, the holidays and some other fun and things have thoroughly ground to a halt! I want to thank Shaf Read more…

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