Rest Day
Proper nutrition and CrossFit? It will make the difference when it comes to human performance. In the May, ’04 issue of the CrossFit journal, Coach Glassman states, “Our clinical experience proves the Zone Diet, by Dr. Barry Sears is the best nutritional model for optimal performance.” The Zone Diet, when properly followed, can accelerate an athletes performance. I've included a few articles on nutrition during the past few months. Many of you have the same questions regarding proper nutrition and CrossFit performance.
Here is an exerpt from the May 11th, '09 CrossFit journal:
Robb Wolf is the co-owner and founder of CrossFit NorCal. He has also been studying nutrition for a long time and offers nutrition seminars all over North America. In this video, which is a basic introduction to the Zone, Robb explains that the most acute benefit of the Zone approach to food is the accuracy and precision with which food is consumed. There are three macronutrients that greatly affect the workings of the body: Protein, carbohydrate, and fat. With the Zone block system, you can know exactly the ratio of each at all times throughout the day. Zone blocks normalize the various differences in macronutrient effect, such that one block of sugar affects insulin to the same degree that one block of zucchini does. No matter which approach to managing your blocks you follow, following a precise system of managing food is essential to understanding the effects of food on all levels of performance, fitness, and health.
Check out the video in the May 11th, '09 CrossFit journal:
http://library.crossfit.com/premium/video/CFJ_Wolf_ZoneIntro.wmv?e=1252298635&h=126a6a2970af2a033c9f3accb2132b3b
If you couldn't access this video, you may have to subscribe to the CrossFit journal. The journal is a great resource on every aspect of CrossFit. I highly recommend it. If you have any questions, please let me know.
http://journal.crossfit.com/nutrition/
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