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The Paleo Challenge is Exploding!!

Friday, October 07, 2011

Lot's of buzz going on around here about the upcoming Paleo Challenge; a lot of people already signed up and ready to get crazy lean and healthy over the next month, I'd love to see you participate too! Anyway, here's some details on it: Mark your calenders, as Saturday December 3rd will be the day when we determine our winners! The party starts at 10am and we're going to have food, prizes and and some cool surprises that I'm in the process of lining up, so you're going to want to be here.

To ensure optimal success, a big part of this process will require everyone keeping a food journal throughout the challenge. It is mandatory, and I must see everyone's each week throughout the challenge or you will be disqualified, so there you have it...you've been warned.

I'd also like to ask everyone to bring a Paleo (or non-paleo if you like) dish to both the kick-off and results parties. I think this will be a good idea because it will get everyone to start going online and looking at paleo recipes which will benefit you directly as you go through this process. It also allows me to keep the cost down and put most of the sign-up fees back into the prize money rather than having to spend it all on catering.

Speaking of sign-up fees, remember, the buy-in is only $25 per person, but after the 12th it goes up to $35, so thank you to everyone who has gotten their money to me already, and remember...the last day to get me the money will be October 25th, after which I will not be accepting anymore challengers...so don't procrastinate...show me the money!!

For those of you who missed the initial blog on this challenge and what it's all about, go back to my September 28th blog for more details!  ; )

 

 

WOD
Cheap Fun
Every Minute On The Minute For 20 Minutes:
2 Back Squats 225/155
4 Pullups
6 Wheels of Death
Warmup
10 Air Squats
10 Pushups
10 Jacks
10 Hypers

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The Saga Continues...

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Well, we're 18 out of 19 reporting in their food journals for the second week of The Paleo Challenge. The only person that dropped off is Lou who gave me some non-CrossFit, lame bullshit about traveling. Apparently, taking 5 minutes to log his food on his computer each day was cutting into his happy hour time flirting with underage girls at the Ramada Inn bar, but I digress.

It's interesting to see what's happening with everyone's nutrition, as some people are really starting to accelerate...eating more organic and grass-fed, eating every 3 hours...real improvements, while others are starting to lose their resolve...either eating too much crap at one sitting or eating crap too frequently. Keep it tight people...limit your cheating to 1/2 day each week, no more. And for those of you sucking down the alcohol and diet sodas every day or so, knock it off. That garbage will stop your fat loss in its tracks, so just decide right now that having amazing energy and a great body that gets you laid more than once a week is actually more important than satisfying a sugar fix or needing to get a buzz on. The following quote sums up this mindset perfectly:

 

WOD
Dipuburpalus
Warmup
30 Rotaters
30 Ring Rows
30 Sec Plank Hold, Front, Left Side and Right Side
Strength
Dips 5x5 Warmup w/ 3 light sets, then chain some weight around your waist, icreasing each set, resulting in a new 5 rep PR!
Work Capacity
For Time:
100 Bodyweight Dips w/ Escalating Burpees each time you stop, starting with 2 reps and adding 2 reps each time you stop. Example: 2-4-6-8-10-12...etc.

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