WOD 3 Rounds for Time of:

WOD Warm-Up:

30 minute standard warm-up WOD for mobility. Overhead squat / Snatch Preparation Routine… Mobility man stretches.

WOD Particulars:

3 Rounds for time of:

• 30# Dumbbell Squat Snatch (Right Arm) @ 15 Reps
• 15 GHD Sit-Ups
• 30# Dumbbell Squat Snatch (Left Arm) @ 15 Reps
• 15 Knees to Elbows

Today’s WOD Time was 21:21 and the single arm snatch squats really kick the mid section out of you… GHD situps are no joke and I have a lot of work to do in regards to getting better at them. I started off thinking I was going to smoke this WOD, as usual, it smoked me! Great workout!

WOD Time Out – Teachable Moment:

Have you noticed that fad diets rise and fall in popularity like the latest fashions or current pop songs? We’ve seen (and seen off) the soup diet; the grapefruit diet; the no carbs diet; the only carbs diet and so on. I remember as a teenager eating only hard boiled eggs for a week! I lost a tonne of weight, but I’m never going to do it again! Are you putting your health at risk by following a fad diet?

As a result of experimenting with the latest “food exclusion” diets, many people are actually cutting out entire food groups, leading to nutritional deficiencies, which could be damaging their health! While it may seem that cutting out carbs is great for fast weight loss, there is a very real risk that it will trigger carbohydrate cravings. Have you ever experience carbohydrate deprivation? First you become edgy then start to crave carbs, especially the wrong sort of starchy crabs that are stored as fat. Many people simply give in and become compulsive, but those who hold out can suffer severe side effects. Vitamin B group deficiency is one outcome, leading to fatigue and anxiety.

Did you know the body’s main fuel source for energy comes from carbohydrates? Did you know that carbs also are the brain food used to fuel it’s function? Is it any wonder you carve high-carb, high-sugar snacks when studying hard, problem solving or using a computer? Health professionals advise that eliminating carbs from your diet is counter-productive. A much better strategy is giving your body the right type of carbs it requires.

Others cut out meat when dieting, thinking this is the way to eliminate excess fat from their bodies. By doing so they could be missing out on important vitamins and minerals such as iron, vitamin B12 and zinc. Iron deficiency leads to serious conditions such as anemia.

Protein is an essential building block for the body and is needed for the growth of new cells and tissues. If you don’t eat meat it is vital to get adequate protein from other sources such as fish, eggs and chicken, Bison, and other lean cuts of red meat.