Eat Meat

WOD

AMRAP in 20 minutes

15 double unders
15 situps
15 back extensions
15 squats

for time

Tribute to Fallen Heroes

The Fort Hood shooting was a mass shooting that took place on November 5, 2009 killing 13 people and wounding 30 others. Our extended community lost 4 of its own, members of Lumberjack CrossFit at Ft. Hood. Tomorrow is a special day...CrossFit is launching a hero WOD fundraiser for our 4 fallen Soldiers. On December 5th, they are asking affiliates and individuals to do two things: participate in the workout (as a display of solidarity with Lumberjack CrossFit) and to reach out to family, friends, and strangers to donate whatever you can.

Lumberjack 20

20 Deadlifts (275lbs) /Run 400m
20 KB swings (2pood) /Run 400m
20 Overhead Squats (115lbs) /Run 400m
20 Burpees /Run 400m
20 Pullups (Chest to Bar) /Run 400m
20 Box jumps (24") /Run 400m
20 DB Squat Cleans (45lbs each) /Run 400m

For more information or to make a donation click HERE.

If you are interested in going to Ft. Hood with CFCP meet us here at 8:00am. Bundle up...


Also, NO OPEN GYM ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 5TH.

WOD
Row 5k
Then:
5-5-5-5-5 Back Squats

Going to Lumberjack

I know Kelley isn't rooting for Nebraska.

Don't forget there is NO open gym this Saturday. Feel free to come with us

to Fort Hood for the Lumberjack 20(weather permitting). You can do the wod or just cheer people on.

If you are driving with us up to Fort Hood meet here at the box at 8am. To contribute on behalf of one of our competitors GO HERE. For more information about Lumberjack CrossFit GO HERE.

WOD

21-15-9-6-3

push press

ring push ups

box jumps

for time

Who Needs Cows?

This Can't be good...

For those of us who understand the concept of paleo, who really wants some Frankenstein Beef?

Scientists 'grow' meat in laboratory

The move towards artificially engineered foods has taken a step forward after scientists grew a form of meat in a laboratory for the first time. Read More

1000m row

21 pull ups

100 sit ups

3 rounds for time

Fight the Winter Blues With Diet

I’m looking out my window this first day of December and the sky is solid gray. So’s my mood. I’m no fan of winter, especially here in the gym.  All I want to do is eat comfort food and curl up for a long nap just to wake up and eat again. Where is the motivation to get up and workout? Below is a collection of interesting angles on how diet can fight the winter funk.
The Influence of Diet
Foods greatly influence the brain's behavior. A poor diet, especially one with excessive junk foods, is a common cause of depression. What we eat controls the levels of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, which regulate our behavior--and neurotransmitters are closely linked to mood.

The neurotransmitters most commonly associated with mood are dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine. When the brain produces serotonin, tension is eased. When it produces dopamine or norepinephrine, we are more alert and tend to think and act more quickly. Consuming fruits and vegetables (complex carbohydrates) raises the level of trytophan in the brain thereby increasing serotonin production which has a calming effect. High protein foods, on the other hand, promote the production of dopamine and norepineprine, which promote alertness.

On the other hand, eating junk food reduces the levels of these hormones in our brain--increasing our stress and tension, and reducing our joy and alertness.

A recent wide body of research is showing that some pathways may link the Paleo Diet to mood improvement. Recent research has demonstrated that the mechanisms underlying depression and anxiety are:

a) Disrupted neurotransmitters metabolism
b) Disrupted neuroendocrine function
c) Disrupted neural plasticity

Continue reading more about paleo


Raw Almond Milk - Funny blooper videos are here
A cheese cloth purchased at HEB can be used instead of a nut milk cloth they recommend in the video.

WOD
800m Run
10 Kettle Bell Swings (35kg/16kg)
10 down to 1 Push ups
alternating
1 up to 10 deadlifts (#225/185)
10 Kettle Bell Swings (35kg/16kg)
800m Run