For years now we have used a home class system and a three-workout-a-week program at CrossFit Works. This is not common in CrossFit gyms. This is something we began doing way-back-when. As CrossFit becomes more and more well known and people have more and more exposure to the concept of CrossFit, I receive more [...]
“What is gluten-free?”
“Why does everyone want to be gluten-free now?”
I hear these questions quite often. My usual answer is an abbreviated explanation [...]
Yes. Of course. Snake.
If you didn’t check the comments from yesterday’s blog post you will see that our own desert wiseman, Bryon L., has weighed in from his present location on an Oregon farm, on the Sonoran Desert equivalent of salmon and blueberries. Snake and wolfberries. Shockingly, I didn’t find any of [...]
What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than watching Nic’s MMA conditioning crew do some rope pullups and then talk a little nutrition?
Here are a few reminders about how to approach your Paleo transition. Remember that if you are a performance athlete you might do some of this a little [...]
Green Fish salad: shredded napa cabbage, diced zucchini, grilled fish with lime and cumin, avocado, tomatillo salsa and cilantro.
This Sunday, June 12 at 2:00pm will be the CrossFit Works Introduction to Excellent Eating lecture. Otherwise known as Paleo Basics. During this lecture we cover some of the reasons why a hunter-gatherer [...]
This is what the rest of the world of fitness is reminding you about these days. Even many CrossFit Affiliates are urging their clients to get their nutrition dialed in because swim suit season is right around the corner. I am urging you to get your nutrition dialed in so you can live [...]
Sincerest congratulations to all of you who have stuck with the focus on your food. You are all doing different things, prioritizing different changes, struggling with different challenges but many of you are persevering impressively.
So far, I’m guessing I have only touched the tip of the iceberg in terms of your food and [...]
Many people are concerned about the fiber content of a grain-free diet. We have been so convinced that wheat germ and oat bran are important health foods it worries many people to contemplate a diet without whole grains. It is certainly true that many Americans are plagued with bad digestion and GI tract/colon problems [...]