How’s your trainer? part 3
Be cautious of trainers that sell any sort of vitamins, supplements, protein powders, or fruit juices. Be ESPECIALLY cautious if these items can only be purchased through your trainer or by becoming a member of a particular group/organization. Although your trainer may encourage you to take such supplements to help you reach goals, the fact is, you can get all the nutrients your body needs by eating a healthy and diverse selection of real foods. It would be nice if we could just pop a pill to supplement any of the vitamins, minerals or nutrients we may lack in our diet, unfortunately the process of putting these items in a pill or powder form often alters them in a way that our body is not able to absorb and utilize as it would if we ingested it in food.
To add insult to injury, most trainers, especially those that are “licensed distributors” of supplements, are obviously getting a handsome kick-back from the company that produces them.
You are already paying your trainer plenty, don’t waste your cash on worthless supplements. Save yourself some money. Eat a wide variety of real foods including plenty of fresh produce, lean, organic meats (beef should be grass-fed), as well as a variety of nuts and seeds.
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Sports Performance WOD:
1 Modified “T” Drill
10 Thrusters
2 Modified “T” Drills
8 Thrusters
3 Modified “T” Drills
6 Thrusters
REST 2 minutes, REPEAT 4 times
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Tuesday’s WOD:
compare to 5/26/09
Row 500m
then 4 Rounds of:
8 Hang Power Clean and Jerks
10 Pullups
15 Wall Balls
20 Situps
finish with (1) 200m run
