The first nutrition challenge of 2012 wrapped up on February 7th. Thanks to everyone who participated! This year, we added the requirement of an essay for all participants, and we’ll share parts of those essays in future posts because they were so good. Most of the participants had done some […]
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 this baby (whom I’ve […]
Many people think that lifting heavier weights makes you stronger for the same reason that people think that eating less will allow you to lose weight, because it makes intuitive sense. After all, people who you consider stronger than yourself lift heavier weights than you, so lifting heavier weights must […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
As many of you know, we started using the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) yesterday. A huge thank you to all who participated, it was definitely a little crazy getting everyone through the screen. We screened over 30 people and considering it was our first time, I think it went pretty […]
As some of you may know, Chris, Yariv and I are planning to do The NorthFace Endurance Challenge 50KM this Saturday. Well, Streeter and Yar are going to do the whole 50KM, I think I am going to cut it in half due to some back issues. I thought that […]
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 […]
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 […]