Weeks 15-17, Paleolithic Food...

   

New workouts for the next part of Stage 3.  I took a week off for my sister's wedding, which coincided with the end of the previous workouts (11-13).  I typically go 6 weeks between breaks, but it's perfectly acceptable to take one after only 3 weeks, according to the program.  I rather like having the rep goal in the actual box I write in.  Makes it easier to follow.

I listened to about 14 hours of Robb Wolf's Paleo Solution podcast on my roadtrip from Wisconsin to Georgia and back for my sister's wedding.  He's convincing enough that I'm gonna give the diet a try for 60 days and see what happens.  I'm a little nervous because even though I've already sworn off gluten and grains for the past 5 weeks, I'm going to knock off the fruit and dairy for the next 30 days and increase my fat intake to a degree I'm not entirely comfortable with, at least with regards to the information I've seen in the media and in health news for the past 20 years.  But it's "good" fats, right?  That is, nuts, avocado, sardines, olive/coconut oil, etc.  Also, the meat will be lean (unlike what I mentioned previously).  Still eating as many veggies as I can and knocking back at least two cups of raw spinach per meal (man, I love that stuff).  At the end of 30 days, I'm going to bring dairy back into it as part of my post workout fueling.  Supposedly, milk is great for mass building and has some kind of synergistic properties that gives it benefits beyond it's caloric content.

Anyway, the science is a little over my head, but I keep hearing of lots and lots of elite athletes in all sports who are doing this Paleo thing so I'm going to give it a shot. 

At least I can say I tried it, right?

The above is me this morning after rolling out of bed.  I'll post another one after 30 days of caveman food and see if that makes a difference. 

Just keep going.

Comments

[Dominick]

Great blog man! I'm also a P90X'er with a site, and have added a link to yours on mine. Would you like to add mine? my site: http://wwww.90dayprogress.com

[Prophet]

Your link doesn't work.