October 27, 2009
091028 Wednesday "Max Effort Test Day"
"100 mile Suzie" and "Rooney" hammering out some reps on the boxes during the Combat Conditioning class.
Workout: After a liberal warm up, perform as many of the following tests as desired -
400m run
500m row
Max push ups in a minute
Max sit ups in a minute (abmat, feet anchored if desired)
Tabata Squats
Max consecutive pull ups
Max weight from the floor to overhead
200m farmer carry (October Challenge)
Use a partner to count reps and keep time. DO NOT TRY AND DO ALL IN ONE DAY. Try to complete at least 2 - 3 within the hour.
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Specialty Skills Clinic: Rowing - Thursday Evening!
October 29th at 7:00 - 8:00 PM at The Shed
Proper rowing technique can improve your efficiency on the C2 Rower and dramatically reduce your rowing times. At this skills clinic, we'll show you:
> The proper position for "the catch"
> Correct back angle for the pull
> "Fast hands"
> How to read the C2 Monitor for improved performance
> How to manage Stroke Per Minute pacing
> Drills and tips for improving your stroke and speed
If you've already purchased your Skills Clinic Series, you can reserve your space here.
If you haven't purchased your Skills Clinic Series, just click here.
Space is limited to the number of C2 Rowers (8).
Future Skills Clinics:
Nov. 5: Double Unders
Nov. 12: Kettle Bells
Nov. 19: The Snatch
Dec. 3: Rings
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Article from Timothy Ferris: Gout - The missing chapter from the book 'Good Calories, Bad Calories'
". . .Moreover, the prevalence of gout seems to have doubled over the last quarter century, coincident (perhaps not coincidentally) with the reported increase in obesity, and it may have increased five- or even six-fold since the 1950s, although a large portion of that increase may be due to the aging of the population.(2) . . .
. . .This is another potentially harmful effect of fructose that post-dates the official reports exonerating sugar in the diet. And it is yet another mechanism by which sugar and high fructose corn syrup could be a particularly unhealthy combination. The glucose in these sugars would raise insulin levels, which in turn would raise blood pressure by inhibiting the kidney’s secretion of sodium and by stimulating the sympathetic nervous system, as we discussed in an earlier chapter, and the fructose would do it independently by raising uric acid levels and so damaging the kidney directly. If this were the case, which has never been tested, it would potentially explain the common association of gout and hypertension and even of diabetes and hypertension. . . "
Click here for complete article.
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September 21, 2009
090922 Tuesday
Amy comes down hard off the obstacle and looses at least one balloon. Mountain is hot on her heels.
Workout: Five rounds for time of:
95 pound Hang Power Snatch, 15 reps,
Run 400 meters.
Scaling: Scale down the weight (65lbs for women), or even better, scale down the reps. Go heavier and only do 10 reps (or even 8).
Record total time.
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Article: Supplementation of DHA (like fish oil) boosts cognitive development in infants.
. . . "However, our results clearly suggest that feeding infants formula supplemented with high concentrations of DHA provides beneficial effects on cognitive development. Furthermore, because infants who display superior performance on the means-end problem-solving task tend to have superior IQ and vocabulary later in childhood, it's possible that the beneficial effects of DHA extend well beyond infancy." . . .
Click here for complete article.
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September 17, 2009
090918 Friday "Game Day"
+++Softball Tonight in Danville. Don't miss this epic battle between DCF and Diablo CrossFit!+++
Meg R doing Box Jumps while 3(?) months pregnant! Congratulations Darren and Meg (aka "Strong Mommy Meg")!
What might Meg be doing incorrectly in this photo? (trainers keep it to yourselves)
Olympic Weightlifting Warm Up: Snatch Balance 3 sets of 10. Stay light, go deep. Add weight if you can handle the load with good form.
Workout:As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes.
Run 400m
20 Virtual Shoveling Reps* (men use empty bar plus 45lbs on one side, women use empty bar plus 25lbs on one side).
Record total rounds.
*A virtual shoveling rep is moving the bumper plate on the one end of the olympic bar over a parallette and back to the starting position. Switch sides (which hand is in front) as often as you'd like.
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Article: "7 Reasons to Eat More Fat" from Timothy Ferris (Dr. Eades x 2 actually)
Some of the highlights:
- Lower abdominal fat.
- Improved Cardiovascular Health
- Research has shown that when women diet, those eating the greatest percentage of the total fat in their diets as saturated fat lose the most weight.
- Stronger bones (Saturated fat is required for calcium to be effectively incorporated into bone).
- Adding saturated fat to the diet has been shown in medical research to encourage the liver cells to dump their fat content.
- Improved lung function (and lower asthma problems)
- Stronger immune system.
Click here for complete article.
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September 13, 2009
090914 Monday
Diablo CrossFit not only has enough motivated people for one softball team . . . It has enough people for TWO! ("Diablo CrossFit"(top) beat "DCF" (bottom) 12 - 10 last Friday at the first game of the season! Only time will tell which team will come out on top).
Workout: Back Squat
3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Record loads used for each round.
Metabolic Conditioning Workout: Surprise mini metcon brought to you by your trainer.
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Article: Scientists report adulthood body size and cancer risk.
". . .Their results suggested that being overweight in older adulthood was associated with increased prostate cancer risk among white and Native Hawaiian men, but a decreased risk among Japanese men. While excessive weight gain between younger and older adulthood was observed to increase the risk of advanced and high-grade prostate cancers in white men and increase the risk of localized and low-grade disease in black men, it appeared to decrease the risk of localized prostate cancer in Japanese men. . ."
Click here for complete article.
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August 17, 2009
090818 TUESDAY
Kristine B. wearing her "Don't blow your WOD ('Workout of the day') on the first Jerk. . . Blowing your WOD is never a good thing. Shirt from American River CrossFit - Nice one guys!
Workout: NorCal Games Qualifier workout A
500m Row
30 Burpees
10 Shoulder-to-Overhead (165 lbs men, 95 lbs women)*
Post total time.
*Must be picked up from the ground -no racks- but cleaning the bar each rep is not necessary. Jerks from behind the neck okay.
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Article: "Carnitine for insulin resistance and diabetes"
". . .We can make carnitine but it is estimated that about 75% of our carnitine reserve comes from our diet. Carnitine is mostly stored in muscle tissue (meat) which means that vegetarians do not take in dietary carnitine. However, a healthy vegetarian diet is low fat and therefore vegetarians require much less carnitine. . . "
Click here for complete article.
My question is that how much carnitine is in what meats, and if you eat enough meat (as all good "Primal" eaters should), is there still a benefit to supplementing? -jj
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Upcoming Events
"Pure Pankration" fights Thursday, August 20th
"48oz Mile" competition and Barbecue Monday, September 7th (Labor Day)
"Fight Gone Bad" Fundraiser for Prostate Cancer Research and the Wounded Warrior Project. Saturday, September 26th. (Fight Gone Bad official site, FGB NorCal Site)
- Should we host the Fundraiser at DCF or should we bring a team to CrossFit Oakland? Post to comments.
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August 16, 2009
090817 MONDAY
Nick and Paula visit CrossFit Las Vegas for a workout.
Workout: Thruster
5, 5, 5, 5. 5
Record Loads used.
Conditioning Workout:
Surprise workout that will probably include: box jumps, clapping push ups (on knees if you have to), knees to elbows, and double unders.
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Article: "No evidence that consumption of dairy or animal products increases breast cancer risk"
". . . "These studies highlight two very important points," said American Society for Nutrition Spokesperson Shelley McGuire, PhD. "First we all need to remember that there are really no such things as 'bad' foods. Second, observational studies that show associations between diet and health need to be considered with a proverbial grain of salt. These studies clearly provide additional and strong evidence that consumption of meat and dairy products by women does not, by itself, increase breast cancer risk. Further, moderate and mindful consumption of these foods can be very important in attaining optimal nutrition for most women who often do not consume sufficient iron and calcium." . . ."
Click here for complete article.
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We still have tickets for the Pure Pankration fights this Thursday night! (8pm in San Francisco) Email jeremy@diablocrossfit.com if you are interested in going.
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August 13, 2009
090814 FRIDAY
Shelby Tancredi (age 9?) Robert and Carrie's daughter rowed 4000meters for a $1 one night at the gym while her parents worked out. She rowed for almost 30 minutes while her parents were in class. She wanted to do something, so Craig put her on the rower thinking she'd last a minute or two - (Like Craig!) He gave her a couple pointers and she was off, with awesome form. Mark walked over 15 minutes later and she was at 2000m - so he offered her a $1 to get to 4000m. She ended up with blisters on her heels because she had no socks. She also didn't want to stop at 4k.
The Tancredi's moved here from Sacramento - they lived in a tough neighborhood and Shelby stayed indoors all the time. Her weight ballooned to over 100 pounds and was considered obese by her doctor. They moved to WC and she started going outdoors - losing 20lbs in 3 months. She probably lost 5 more during that row!
Workout: As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes:
25 Wall ball (men 20lb/10ft, women 14lb/10 ft)
25m Weighted lunges (men 25lbs in each hand, women 15lbs in each hand) Use Dumbbells or bumper plates.
Row 250m
Rest 1 minute
Post number of rounds completed (if you get to the end of the row by the end of the time, count it as a full round).
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Video from Jon Gilson at Again Faster: Wall Balls
Wall Ball Shots from Patrick Cummings on Vimeo.
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Article: Fatty foods affect memory and exercise
". . . Then half the rats were switched to high-fat rat chow (comprised of 55 percent fat), while the remaining rats stayed on their regular chow (which had 7.5 percent fat). After four days, the rats eating the fatty chow began to falter on the maze test — all of them did worse than when they were on their regular chow. On average, the rats on the fatty diet found only five treats before making a mistake. The rats who stayed with their regular food continued the same high level of performance on the maze, finding six or more treats before making a mistake.
Half of the rats had also been trained to run on a treadmill. After only a few days on the high-fat diet, the rats performed 30 percent worse on the treadmill. After five days of testing, the treadmill performance of the rats eating fatty foods had declined by half. . ."
Click here for complete article.
The problem with headlines and studies like this is that people jump to conclusions! Here is some of the fine print. . . The information on the rat food:
"Low-fat rat chow (a standard formula for lab rats)
7.5% fat, 17.5% protein, 75% carb
The fatty acid composition was 19% saturated fatty acids, 18% monounsaturated fatty acids, 62% polyunsaturated fatty acids, and 6% omega-3.
The high-fat rat chow
55% fat, 29% protein, 16% carb
The fatty acid composition was 27% saturated fatty acid, 48% monounsaturated fatty acid and 25% polyunsaturated fatty acid."
Zero omega-3s and not even close to enough carbohydrates to support endurance efforts (the only efforts they tested). This is less "high fat diet" and more "complete crap diet". This also doesn't take into account the human body's ability to shift to a "fat burning" mode versus a carbohydrate based energy system.
Bottom line, we know that in order to excel in health and fitness you must eat copious amounts of fat (the healthier the better) while still eating enough carbohydrates and protein. The performance numbers don't lie (no matter how the rats feel). -jj
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August 7, 2009
090808 SATURDAY "Filthy Fifty"
+++Kickball Tournament Today!+++
+++"Fran for Cash" Today!+++
+++UFC Fight Night at the Gym Tonight at 7pm!+++
Hector knows how to get to full extension with his shoulders (and so should you)!
Workout:
For time:
50 Box jumps 24 (inch box),
50 Jumping pull-ups,
50 Kettlebell swings (1 pood, 35lbs),
Walking Lunge 50 steps,
50 Knees to elbows,
50 Push press (45 pounds),
50 Back extensions,
50 Wall ball shots (20 pound ball),
50 Burpees,
50 Double unders.
Post time to comments and Beyond the Whiteboard.
BEGINNERS - if you have never done this workout before you are required to do the "Dirty Thirty" first (30 repetitions of every exercise). Once you have completed the 30 rep version, you can then complete the full version at a later date.
Modifying for a large class - For this workout to be considered "Rx'ed" it must be completed in order, but the next best thing is to do all the movements in the order at which equipment becomes available up to the last two (burpees and D.U.s). Those must be completed last.
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Website - Our own Judy Phillips has created a great resource for locals looking for smarter food choices:
Weston A. Price East Bay Area: http://wapfeastbay.ning.com/
"Welcome to the Tri-Valley Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation, which encompasses Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore and beyond. We are a non-profit organization connecting like-minded individuals to farmers and other sources dedicated to supplying nutrient-dense foods for our tables by educating, learning and community activism. Our goal is to provide you with accurate nutrition instruction, support a number of movements that contribute to this objective including organic and biodynamic farming, pasture-feeding of livestock, community-supported farms, honest and informative labeling, and prepared and nurturing therapies. As the Tri-Valley Chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation, we promote the work of the Foundation at the local level. . ."
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July 15, 2009
090716 THURSDAY "Goodbye Prashant and Shilpa!"
Shilpa (and Prashant practicing bar levitation in the background) will be leaving us. Today is their last day!
Olympic weightlifting warm up: 30 medicine ball cleans. Take your time (use a few sets if needed) and really practice dropping quickly.
Workout (We came up with this workout for them):
2 rounds of:
10 Pull ups
20 lunges (alternating R, L for 10 each leg)
1 Rope climb
30 Double unders
Rest 1 minute
2 rounds of:
10 Pull ups
20 lunges
1 Rope climb
30 Double unders
Rest 1 minute
2 rounds of:
10 Pull ups
20 lunges
1 Rope climb
30 Double unders
Post total time to comments (include minute rests).
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Article: Chef Alan from Chevy's tells us how to eat Paleo at Chevy's:
(Here is a video of Alan talking about the fresh foods and dishes at Chevy's. For what it's worth, Alan is also over 20lbs lighter than when this video was made because of of his Paleo food choices - Nice Job Alan!)
Now on to the Paleo Stuff, From Alan:
"Ok, so for eating at Chevys paleo, I'll start by telling you what I eat religiously. Almost every day I eat at lunch at Chevys and I cross between three main items. . .
(click continue reading below for complete article.)
Fajita Salad, it's tossed table side, you get a choice of chicken, steak, carnitas, or shrimp. I usually go with anything but carnitas and usually double the protein. Must be ordered without cheese (jack and cotija), and no tortilla strips. It comes with 3oz chipotle apple vinaigrette and that is made with olive/canola oil blend or you can go with fat free salsa vinaigrette (salsa, vinegar, honey)
Santa Fe Chopped salad with salsa vinaigrette, must be ordered with no blue cheese, no bacon and no roasted corn salsa. So, basically you are getting romaine, avocado, chicken and roasted peppers. Pretty good actually. I usually order extra chicken and avo.
Fajitas.....any type, chicken, beef, shrimp, salmon, or carnitas. Always order...no beans, no rice, no tortillas, no sour cream (ask for extra pico and guac, it's free), NO CORN STUFF (tamalito), everyone loves it but it is Baaaad for you, shortening, butter, margarine, whole milk, sugar, corn, corn meal, flour. All the enemy.
We also have a vegetable medley that we serve as a veg fajita. green beans, broccoli, roasted garlic, zucchini, yellow squash, mushrooms, red bell peppers and carrots. Ok, so pick out the carrots and order this as a side veg and say "no butter please".
I always order, every day, a side of guacamole no cotija cheese on top please, and tortilla soup, no tortilla strips, cheese, or corn salsa.
NEVER chips but always salsa.
If you know Paleo and aren't afraid to bug your server with a ton of questions, we have found it really easy to eat Paleo out at our favorite places. I know I have an advantage being a chef, but with a few basic cooking principle "know hows" like steaming and grilling (and knowing that most kitchens are happy to create items using menu products) you can eat anywhere."
-Alan Skversky
Thanks a bunch for that input Alan! I know that the coaches at DCF order Chevy's take out all the time. Now maybe we can start a new trend with many other 'paleo diners' out there. And I leave you with Nick repping the "horns" at the Chevy's in Gilroy at the 2009 CrossFit Games. -jj
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June 22, 2009
090623 TUESDAY "Fran"
Russ, Tami, Carry, and Holly get certified at Aromas! (Look for the horns)
Workout: "Fran"
21 - 15 - 9
Thrusters (95/65)
Pull Ups
Post time to comments.
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Article: From Dr. Eades' Blog "Protein Power"
Low-carbohydrate diets increase LDL: debunking the myth
" . . .This week sees the publication of yet another study showing the superiority of the low-carbohydrate diet as compared to the low-fat diet. This study, published in the prestigious American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, demonstrates that subjects following the low-carb diet experience a decrease in triglyceride levels and an increase in HDL-cholesterol (HDL) levels; and that these changes are accompanied by a minor increase in LDL-cholesterol (LDL), which prompts the authors to issue a caveat. . ."
Click here for complete article.
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June 18, 2009
090619 FRIDAY
15 people doing "Cindy". No problem.
Workout:
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
Handstand push-ups 5 reps (full ROM shoulders to hands on Parallettes)
Bench press 135 pounds, 10 reps (sub incline push ups on Parallettes)
Push press 95/65 pounds, 15 reps
Dips 20 reps
Post number of rounds completed to comments.
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Article: From Mark's Daily Apple.
Yet another Primal Primer: Animal Fats
"Animal fats have recently been implicated as the cause of heart disease, obesity and, in a roundabout convoluted stretch of logic, global warming. If you let health officials tell it, they’re pure evil. Reviled, shunned, and lambasted by the general public (thanks to less-then-sterling endorsements by health officials), animal fats have really gotten a bad rap.
It wasn’t always this way.
No, for hundreds of thousands of years, animal fats played a huge role in the human diet – whether it was Grok going straight for the fatty organs and tossing the lean muscle meat to the dogs, Prometheus making a meager sacrifice to the gods more appealing by draping it in swathes of fat, or Mom cooking with real butter instead of margarine. But you already knew that. I don’t have to sell you guys on the beauty of animal fat . . ."
Click here for complete article.
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June 13, 2009
090614 SUNDAY "Congratuation Laci and Andrew" and "Nasty Girls"
Congratulations to Andrew and Laci for graduating on Saturday. And DOUBLE Congrats to Laci because today is her BIRTHDAY!
Workout: "Nasty Girls" (yes "again" we are committed to doing the CrossFit.com workouts for at least a week. And yes, we still expect an improvement from last week).
3 rounds for time of:
50 Squats
7 Muscle-ups (sub 3 sets of 7 chest to bar pull ups and 7 ring dips for each round of M/us).
10 Hang power cleans (135lb men, 95lb women)
Post time to comments. Then compare your results to CrossFit.com or Beyond the Whiteboard.
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Article:
Even moderately restricted carbohydrate diets keep people feel full longer.
". . . In a standard American diet, according to Gower, 55 percent of daily calories consumed come from carbohydrates: sugars, starches and fiber. The control diet used in their study contained 55 percent of daily calories from carbohydrates, in contrast to their "moderate-carb diet" which was 43 percent of calories from carbohydrates. The moderate-carb diet had more fat than their control diet—39 percent versus 27 percent of calories—so that protein intake could be the same percentage. The researchers matched the protein intake of both diets studied (18 percent of calories) because protein may influence both satiety ("fullness") and insulin secretion. . ."
Click here for complete article.
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June 3, 2009
090603 WEDNESDAY
Jesse will be leaving us eventually, he just got his Navy Commission! Congratulations Jesse!
Workout:
5 rounds for time.
10 Deadlifts (225 men, 185 women, or whatever weight can be lifted safely).
Run 400m
Post time to comments.
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Article:
Nutrition and health of agriculturists vs hunter gatherers.
". . .The anthropological record of early man clearly shows health took a nosedive when populations made the switch from hunting and gathering to agriculture. It takes a physical anthropologist about two seconds to look at a skeleton unearthed from an archeological site to tell if the owner of that skeleton was a hunter-gatherer or an agriculturist.
Unlike the Egyptian mummy data, there is usually no soft tissue material left when remains of early man are found. But the skeletal remains of hunter-gatherers show them to be much healthier than agriculturalists. Hunter-gatherers had better bones, had no signs of iron-deficiency anemia, no signs of infection, few (if any) dental cavities, fewer signs of arthritis and were in general larger and more robust than their agriculture-following contemporaries. . ."
Click here for complete article.
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June 1, 2009
090602 TUESDAY "Filthy Fifty"
Julie D will be another one of the ladies on DCF's Affiliate Cup Team.
Workout: "Filthy Fifty"
For time:
50 Box jump, 24 inch box
50 Jumping pull-ups
50 Kettlebell swings, 1 pood
Walking Lunge, 50 steps
50 Knees to elbows
50 Push press, 45 pounds
50 Back extensions
50 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball
50 Burpees
50 Double unders
Post time to comments.
(Scaling option: The "Dirty Thirty" is another option for scaling - instead of just using reduced weights for the different exercises. If you don't think you can finish the full "Fifty" workout in 40 minutes or less, you should think about using this option).
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Article:
Omega Fatty Acid Balance Can Alter Immunity And Gene Expression
". . .Anthropological evidence suggests that human ancestors maintained a 2:1 w6/w3 ratio for much of history, but in Western countries today the ratio has spiked to as high as 10:1. Since these omega fatty acids can be converted into inflammatory molecules, this dietary change is believed to also disrupt the proper balance of pro- and anti- inflammatory agents, resulting in increased systemic inflammation and a higher incidence of problems including asthma, allergies, diabetes, and arthritis.
Floyd Chilton and colleagues wanted to examine whether theses fatty acids might have other effects, and developed a dietary intervention strategy in which 27 healthy humans were fed a controlled diet mimicking the w6/w3 ratios of early humans over 5 weeks. They then looked at the gene levels of immune signals and cytokines (protein immune messengers), that impact autoimmunity and allergy in blood cells and found that many key signaling genes that promote inflammation were markedly reduced compared to a normal diet, including a signaling gene for a protein called PI3K, a critical early step in autoimmune and allergic inflammation responses. . ."
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Our very own Alex Rollin has been doing well playing for the Gary Southshore "Railcats"
It looks like he is currently ranked third in the Northern league! (click here to see his stats)
Great job Alex! We can't wait to have you back.
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May 12, 2009
090513 WEDNESDAY
"Super" Bryan and "Super" Shannon will be leaving us to move to Colorado soon. Make sure you say goodbye. (click here if you want details about their going away party this Saturday).
Workout:
Front Squat
3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Post loads to comments.
Bonus mini-metcon to follow.
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Article:
Eating fish, nuts and olive oil may be associated with reduced risk of age-related blindness.
". . .After adjusting for age, sex and smoking, eating one serving of fish per week was associated with a 31 percent lower risk of developing early AMD. The association was stronger among individuals with a lower intake of linoleic acid, an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid found primarily in vegetable oils. Eating one to two servings of nuts per week was associated with a 35 percent lower risk of early AMD.
"In conclusion, our findings support the hypothesis that increased intake of omega-three polyunsaturated fatty acids and regular consumption of fish and/or nuts in the diet may protect against the development of early AMD," the authors write. These fatty acids may protect the eyes by preventing the buildup of plaque in the arteries or reducing inflammation, blood vessel formation and oxygen-related cell damage in the retina. . ."
Click here for complete article.
Post thoughts to comments (if you can see the keyboard. -jj).
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May 3, 2009
090504 MONDAY "Darren Takes Second Place at the Regionals!"
Darren clearing the last turn of the 3rd workout. (You can see Jorgy cheering in the background).
Find Julie D checking Darren's pull ups in this one.
Congratulations to D-Roe for taking second place at the NorCal Qualifiers!
Workout:
Back Squat
5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Post loads to comments.
Bonus mini metcon to follow.
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Article:
Dietary fat triggers long term memory formation
"UC Irvine researchers have found that eating fat-rich foods triggers the formation of long-term memories of that activity. The study adds to their recent work linking dietary fats to appetite control and may herald new approaches for treating obesity and other eating disorders. . ."
Click here for complete article.
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Gymnastics and Parkour Seminar this weekend. Don't forget to sign up with jeremy@diablocrossfit.com to reserve a spot!
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