In less than one year CJ has made quite a transformation, and although the training has played a primary role in improving his strength and overall fitness, CJ’s drastic reduction in body fat is a result of his change in dietary habits. Ask him about it the next time you see him in the gym.
Here is an excellent article published in the CrossFit Journal that explains how controlling hormone levels is the key to modifying and/or maintaining a healthy body composition.
Many researchers have promoted numerous health benefits for low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets, despite a disturbing lack of evidence to support their view. In 1960, the American Heart Association jumped on board and decided low-fat diets are a healthy option. The result is that, four decades later, the majority of the North American public believe the purported benefits of this diet are absolute fact.
The fact is that the food we eat elicits hormonal responses that determine how energy is stored in the body (i.e., in the form of body fat). Basically, energy intake is not independent of energy expenditure, and the type of calories you eat does affect your energy output. Energy intake and energy expenditure are dependent variables. Sugar, high-fructose corn syrup and easily digestible carbohydrates drive an insulin response and insulin drives fat storage. Dietary fat, or even calorie quantity, is not the main culprit at all.
Read full article here.
**REMINDER** This Saturday, May 22nd there will ONLY be ONE CLASS held at 8:30am due to the Co-Ed Run Event.
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Tuesday’s WOD:
2 1/2 minutes to complete:
15 Overhead Squats, then one of the following exercises for REPS:
Burpees
Box Jumps
Double Unders
Row (calories x 3)
Toes to Bar
-15 Overhead Squats will be performed each round, however, the exercise that is being performed for reps will change each time until all 5 rounds are complete.
REST 2 1/2 minutes between rounds
results:
