9/17 Myth Busting Monday

Heather looks strong and confident in the bottom of her squat. 

You Can't Out Run 
​(or Out Exercise) What You Eat. 

If I had a dollar every time someone said to me they need to do more "cardio" to loose weight, I could sell the gym and retire. The myth of being able to out-exercise, out-run or out-lift your diet is so frustrating. It's not true, and there is plenty of scientific research debunking this ridiculous myth. Read this, this, or this, to learn why you can't outrun your diet.  
The CrossFit nutrition protocol is to "Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat." While this protocol is simple, it's surprisingly difficult for most folks to follow. What about alcohol? What about french fries, pizza, burgers, cakes, brownies, cookies, and potato chips? While I love those foods, too, and in absolutely no nutrition program do these tasty treats classify as high quality nutritious food. They are treats, foods that we love and don't eat on a regular basis.
What you'll notice in the CrossFit nutrition program is an emphasis on whole foods. Meat, vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, and little starch do not come in a bags, boxes, envelopes, or any other containers. It comes from the farmers hand to yours via the farmers' market, CSA, or local grocery store. It's whole unprocessed foods that you can eat raw or cook. It's not a powder or pill; it's real, whole food. 
The hard, tough love truth is this: you have to change what you're eating and how much you're eating if you want to change how you look. If you change what you're eating and do constantly varied high intensity functional movement exercise (AKA CrossFit) you're going to change how you look even faster. Read this, this and watch this to see how others have done it. ​
Nutrition is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle. It doesn't matter of you do yoga, Pure Barre, or CrossFit, what you eat (quality) and how much you eat (quantity) matters. That is why we are offering 2 nutrition challenges this fall. 
The Whole Life Challenge is a 6 week challenge that focuses on food quality in addition to hydration, exercise, mobility, sleep, daily reflection and a rotating weekly lifetsyle challenge. The WLC starts Sep 29 and runs for 6 weeks. The WLC coasts $49 and if we get 10 participants 30% of the fees are returned to the gym to be given to the winner. Sign up for the WLC through our teams page. 
The Macrostax challenge focuses on food quantity by weighing and measuring your food. The Macrostax challenge starts October 1st, and participants have access to the app starting Sep 24 to get used to the program. The Macrostax challenge also lasts for 6 weeks. The Macrostax challenge costs $55. Sign up for the Macrostax challenge by emailing Coach Leslie. 
Check out the videos below to learn more about each challenge. 

Sign up for Macrostax challenge

Sign Up for Whole Life Challenge

Click Here for The WOD