Performance Gains

Great post on W0lfman's blog with a letter from Laura DeMarco who is a legit fire breather from the ATL. If you're still stuffing your face with the outdated, government subsidized food pyramid hailing grains as the holy mother of all nutrition, then you really need to get with the program. I know of no one who's made a whole sale change and dedicated themselves to a true gluten/grain free plan that's not seen improvements immediately. You will literally start seeing improvements within hours (energy, sleep) days (body comp) weeks (performance).

The letter from Laura is a very detailed account of her progress over the years. Impressive and I'm sure her gains will continue at a brisk pace.

Check it out... http://robbwolf.com/?p=710#comments

Sweet Tater Scuffle

Few things compare with fresh from the garden tomato's !! Served on the side with a large helping of GSB Tool Shed speciality... Bacon, Ham and Sweet Tater Scuffle. Throw a couple Hickory Ridge hen eggs from lil cuz on top and you're on the way to an incredible Friday !! Breakfast of Champions !!

Rob and Nicki from NorCal are in town for the CF Nutrition Cert at Stew's box tomorrow. Received word they finally dropped luggage at 0230 hours. Sure they'll be racked out for a while but I feel sorry for that Jura when they roll out. Great folks running a tight operation and spreading the good word of nutrition every weekend across the country. Thanks to them !!

Triple A Field Trip

Nana, Alayna, Alec, Adkin paid an overnight visit to the Tool Shed last week. We fired up some sliders and lit the fire pit for smores later on. Small boy went along with Uncle Bobo to help coach BCF the next morning. Great times !!

True Colors

I had the fortunate pleasure of spending the last 2 weeks with a great guy. Matt Quante joined us for the 0600 Advanced Bootcamp class while home on leave from the desert. He brought it hard straight outta the gate and didn't let up. Inspiring in more ways than one. He's touched us all in a special way and will be in our thoughts as he goes wheels up for another visit overseas. Can't wait to have him back in the fall. -RP

Media Marvels

Grinding out the sandbag carry at CrossFit Games 2009. Think these arse-kickers perform on a low-fat diet?....think again.

Found myself lounging around the Shed licking my wounds last night after Coach and I finished up our date with "Diane". As I laid back in the lounge chair throwing back full dose of Surge, I decided to turn on the dumb box to see what the rest of the world was doing. In an effort to keep my horizons extended to their limits, I reluctantly switched over to the national news and immediately found myself bombarded with the useless jabber they're known for. Every story presented with only the facts to support their biased views. Much happier when I sprinted my way to the Golf Channel and found highlights of the 1977 British Open. "Dual in the Sun" between Jack and Tom.

Happy to see another great post from Dr. Eades this morning with a similar theme about media mis-leadings. http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/saturated-fat/abcs-big-meal-propaganda/#more-3186

Protien Power

Spent the weekend, going back through Dr. Eades book to review some highlights and bullet points. If you've not read Protien Power, I strongly suggest a quick trip over to Amazon so you can pickup a copy. Easy reading but extremely informative approaches to learning, implementing and living the modertate protien, low carb lifestyle. And that's truly what it is... a "lifestyle".

More rain today...the boat's just about finished out back, we'll be loading 2x2 here shortly.

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CrossFit Level 1 Certification

Spent the weekend at CF Level 1 Cert in Ft. Leavenworth with a great group of trainers and athletes. Stew from CrossFit Results and Col. Mark Monroe did a tremendous job of hosting as well.

After completing B2B Tabata Squats, Fran and Fight Gone Bad in a 18 hour period, my stuff was gassed. Still walking a little sideways yet today.