Paleo

Back to it… 2011-11-07 WOD – Back Squats, then row/pullup/wallball

Posted by bronick on November 8, 2011
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Ok, so I haven’t been so good with this stuff as of recently. Its been quite a while since I’ve been into the gym consistently for various legit and not so legit reason, I made it in ONCE over the prior two weeks. But worse than that, I’ve also been eating like crap, and by crap I mean lots of pizza… go figue, isn’t that always my downfall.

Anyway, as of Sunday I started trying to eat cleaner again (i.e. Paleo/Primal) and did good yesterday (Monday) as well. This included hitting up Costco to stock up on a few things so I don’t continue to order pizza. I really really need find some motivation to strict with eating clean.

It was also the first day back to gym… so needless to say, my legs are a little (aka ALOT) sore today.

I went kind of light on the back squats since my back started bothering me during the warm up (ugh). For the metcon, the jumping pull-ups where surprisingly hard… the legs just didn’t want to function. But it felt good to be back.

WOD:

Back Squats: 10 reps, add weight, 8 reps, add weight, 6 reps, add weight, 4 reps, add weight, max reps.

For Time:

  • Row 750 meters
  • 50 Jumping pull ups
  • 50 Wall Ball Shots

RESULTS:

Back Squats – 10@135,  8@155, 6@165,  4@185, 8@205

Metcon –  10:33

Back to Paleo first week… B-

Posted by bronick on April 12, 2011
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So my first week of trying to get back on Paleo went… ok. I give myself a B-, as I was probably about 80% paleo for the week overall. I was good at the start of the week, up until Thursday with the co-workers. We all went out for dinner at Roux (http://www.rouxkitchen.com/) and I couldn’t resist the jambalaya or a few cocktails. I will say, it was the best jambalaya I’ve gotten from a restaurant yet. Sat dinner and Sun breakfast were also not so Paleo.

One of my other sticking points is coffee. I’ve been doing Americanos with half & half  and Splenda.

So, let us see how this week goes… I did pickup some stuff over the weekend to cook, but haven’t made it yet. That is what is on the agenda for tonight is… so steak or Paleo Butter Chicken? Decisions…

O Paleo, Paleo! wherefore art thou Paleo?

Posted by bronick on April 5, 2011
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Once again I’ve let my eating get the better (or more accurately, the worst) of me. Since the Paleo Challenge ended, I haven’t been very good with my eating. Its been a mix paleo, pizza, almost paleo, pizza, burgers, pizza, beer, etc… ugh. Yes, its really that bad. If I don’t have anything ready, I usually end up ordering pizza.

“Eat like crap, feel like crap”… kinda. One of my problems is that when I do eat bad, even after eating clean I don’t really feel like crap. However, I think its finally caught up with me. While I might not feel like crap initially, as of recently I have been lacking energy. So…

With a new month and the start of the week, I’ve decided to get back on Paleo for at least 30 days. After coming home to some slow cooked dry rubbed spare ribs (w/ broccoli), it was shopping and then cooking:

I need to make sure I stay on top of my meals and have stuff ready to go so there is no temptation to order pizza. Hence all the prep last night to keep me going for most the week. Now I just need to keep up with it. Here I go…

Confession time…

Posted by bronick on June 7, 2010
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So my eating last week was great! … until the weekend hit :-(

Pizza, Mexican, beer, wine, and ice cream aren’t very Paleo.  I fell pray to the “well I’ve already messed up once for the day, might as well indulge for the rest of the day” thinking again. I was reading in some magazine which said “each meal stands alone” and I really need to start looking at stuff that way. Just because 1 meal is off, doesn’t mean the entire day needs to be. But I have to say… having a beer out in my newly re-setup patio the other night was really nice.

On the upside, I was back on track today,  aside from the coffee still). And I did have a glass of red wine with dinner since I still have some of the bottle from the weekend left. Tomorrow will be a test my will power since I’m working swing shift. Funky work schedules always tend throw me off…

Back to the cave… caveman diet that is…

Posted by bronick on June 2, 2010
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Paleo Lunch Kit

So after about month of eating like crap, feeling like crap, and only making to the gym twice a week (if I was lucky) only to suck at the workout… I’m finally getting my act back together and starting up Paleo again.

Starting this week/month I’m going Paleo again. No challenge this time, just something I need to do. I stocked up on some stuff last week, but didn’t get around to starting it. But I did this week its a GO!

Dinner: Roasted Chicken, Veggies, and Avacado

Dinner: Roasted Chicken, Veggies, and Avocado

I’m not going to be strict Paleo, mainly because I want to keep my post workout shake going… and the whey protein isn’t Paleo. However, I do feel that I benefit from it. And There are some convenience factors that factored in… like the roasted chicken from Costco, its fairly Paleo aside from the seasoning on it. And things like chicken sausage. But all of this is much better than the pizza I’ve been eating a bit of the past few weeks.

So far my meal have been some sort of scramble/omelet for breakfast, turkey/veggies/nuts for lunch, and chicken with some veggies for dinner. The non-Paleo stuff has been coffee… my energy levels have not recovered from the bad eating and wacked out sleep schedule last month.

I’ve got my Paleo lunch kit ready to go for tomorrow again: turkey, cherry tomatoes, baby carrots, mini bell peppers, and raw almonds. And breakfast is in the oven… egg, chicken sausage, onion, and spinach quiche… no crust of course!