I recently attended the Charles Poliquin biosignature seminar (with Scotty Hagnas of CrossFit Portland) in Scottsdale, AZ. With the recent developments of Charles’ thoughts on CrossFit this has left me in an interesting position given my place in CrossFit. This review is my best effort at an objective assessment not only of Charles’ technology, but… Continue Reading
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Mass Gain Experience
I’m a skinny fuck. I’ve wished I was not for sometime and the main reason for this (beyond performance improvements) would be that I am no longer mistaken as a “runner”. Yeesh. I competed in PL’ing in both the 181lb and 198lb classes in my youth but it required gargantuan amounts of food to pull… Continue Reading
Sept. 20th CrossFit Nutrition Certification
A HEYUGE thank you to all the folks who attended this weekends CrossFit Nutrition Certification! I had a great time and I don’t think I put too many people to sleep! A big Thank You goes out to my awesome NorCal staff: Natalie, Katie and of course, my kick-ass-Wife, Nicki. The day would have been… Continue Reading
Paleo vs. Type 1 Diabetes
I received the following email today, pretty cool stuff: Robb, I emailed you about a month or so ago. I just want to give you an update on my situation: I’ve lost about 15-20lbs. I’ve taken no insulin for 5 weeks and I’m type 1 Diabetic!. Because of my strict paleo diet(gluten and dairy free) my… Continue Reading
Exercise: Effective for Fat Gain
I received the following question which is pretty interesting. Check it out: Rob, I would like to start with saying thank you for all of your time and commitment to the crossfit community. I am very frustrated with the zone right now. I am 6?2? 230# with about 19-20% BF. I weigh and measure everything… Continue Reading
Feeding The Machine 2: Optimum Performance
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… Continue Reading
Feeding The Machine 1
Hey y’all. I was asked to put together some information on a few of the top competitors heading into the recent CrossFit Games. Somehow the three articles never made it to the site but I think there are some interesting points so I’m going to throw them up on the blog. Enjoy! Feeding The Machine:… Continue Reading
Weston Price vs. Paleo
I received a great question from Pete that underscores some nuances of paleo/low carb eating. The topic of fat, particularly sat’d fat is an interesting and potentially contraversial one. here is Pete’s question: Pete Kennedy Rob, I am a huge fan. Thanks for the tremendous work. I am a recent convert to the Zone/Paleo/IF and… Continue Reading
Yo-Yo-Dieting
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 dieting merry-go-round is an interesting… Continue Reading
Insulin Resistance
I received a great question a few days ago and wanted to look at some nuances of insulin resistance. Here is the question: Robb: Idea for future post. Can you explain the mechanism of insulin resistance with regard to obesity? I have learned that obesity causes insulin resistance, which leads to NIDDM. It seems counterintuitive… Continue Reading
