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Introducing Daphne

On February 1, 2012 By

Hi!  My name is Daphne.  Most of you don’t know me but I attend the 12:30 class on Mondays, Wednesdays, and I do my best to come in on Fridays too.

I’m currently 20 weeks pregnant with my second child though I don’t know yet if [...]

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As you all probably know by now our Nutrition Challenge is starting today! You must have your pictures to us today (we can wait on the money ’til Wednesday)! Most importantly, you have to start eating “clean” today. If you feel anything like I do right now after a travel weekend, you can’t wait.

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We are clarifying the following RX division rule:

Whole30 for 30 Days, if you don’t know what that is, check out your Whole9 Nutrition Guide. If you don’t have one, ask for one from Susan or Saul.

It should read as follows (and will be changed on the original post):

We think your best chance [...]

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2012 Nutrition Challenge

On January 2, 2012 By

We hope everyone had a great holiday! We always have a nutrition challenge at the start of every year and this year is no different.

Our intentions for the 2012 Nutrition Challenge:

All MDSoF athletes participate at the appropriate level for each participant. All participants understand and practice “eating is training.” All participants understand health [...]

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MDTV is Back!

On November 29, 2011 By

I spent a long time to say this: Successful athletes have a foundation of proper nutrition. Being prepared makes for the fastest cooking. Use your rest days to prepare the components of good meals, then you can focus on doing the things that make life worth living.

See you next time for episode 11! [...]

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Drinking The Kaveman Koolaid

On November 2, 2011 By

As you know, we have a number of resources for you here at the gym to help you with your nutrition. For members, we have the Whole9 Nutrition Guide. For your friends and family, we have the copies of Mark Sisson’s The Primal Blueprint 21-Day Total Body Transformation or you can buy Continue Reading

Join us!

On September 22, 2011 By

October 3 – November 3, we’re starting a Whole30 days of healthy habits. This is your opportunity to take an honest inventory of your diet, your sleep, your recovery, and your life in general.  To do this, we suggest you review or renew your goals, and then choose what you want to change or add [...]

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That’s what my mom asked me after one of her visits to the gym. Where are many reasons, but here is one success story.

But this article doesn’t really answer the question “why?”

Since we at MDSoF are mostly interested in General Physical Preparedness (GPP) and, in general, better health, I’ll [...]

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Weight Lost

On August 25, 2011 By

I know of trainers who “don’t do” weight loss. There have been times that I have thought, MDSoF isn’t going to do “weight loss” any more. OK, sure, we often re-phrase it to “fat loss” but the reality is for many people, losing weight whether fat or muscle is the first step towards health.

But [...]

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The Silence Is Deafening

On July 22, 2011 By

Many people want to know what went on at Boys Night Out last week. I wish we did something crazy but it was a rather tame. We ended up talking about food for a long time (it seemed) and one of the things Jason mentioned was a great site, Stella Culinary. I [...]

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