Just as Erwan LeCorre predicted, I have mixed emotions about returning home. After spending five days at his MovNat Expansion course in West Virginia last week, I’m gratified to take a few rest days, heal my wounds and sleep in my own bed. Nevertheless, there’s another part of me that’s longing to be back at Sumersville Lake, with its unpredictable weather and rough terrain, facing more MovNat combo and course challenges. What an adventure.
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One of the most frequent questions I hear is “how long before I can see results”? The answer is usually not so crystal clear — people define results differently, and have far different expectations about what they can achieve. Most people focus on their physical appearance when they talk about success:
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At the StrengthBox, the Eat REAL Challenge is well underway and all paleo-eating participants have been busy logging meals, charting progress and anticipating results. For many, part of the experience has involved a switch to higher-quality foods. Grass-fed beef, free-range eggs and organic vegetables are all encouraged over conventional counterparts.
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out over the Easter long weekend to the StrengthBox Open House. It was great to see some good friends, meet some new ones, and get a chance to socialize in the gym over some paleo snacks and organic wine!
Prime rib is truly fit for feasts and special occasions, and the marbling of the better cuts (white sections of fat that run through the meat) doesn’t have to lead to artery-clogging consequences. While beef fat is saturated, good quality grass-fed beef will have a superior balance of fatty acids over traditional beef products. Grass-fed beef is high in CLA – which our bodies use to convert fats to muscle and energy. Factory animals, on the other hand, are fed cereal and grain concentrates (like processed GMO corn) that have a high concentration of omega-6s — something that most of us have too much of in the first place. Since there have been huge changes in animal husbandry since the industrial revolution (over 99% of beef consumed today is produced from grain-fed feedlot cattle, although almost no animals were raised in that way as little as 200 years ago), grass-fed beef is a cornerstone of the paleo diet.
It’s no secret that our caveman ancestors must have done a few things right. After all, they allowed more than 99% of their genes to be successfully passed along to modern man. Their lifestyle formed the basis for our current genetic blueprint; one that was adapted for diet, activities and environmental conditions that existed for hundreds of thousands of years. If you find yourself pondering all things paleo, it’s because we are perfectly adapted for life as a hunter-gatherer.
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