Here it is……the BIG secret to all of training. 
(Courtesy of Chip Conrad)

Are you ready for this?  It all comes down to:

• Train hard
• Eat well
• Rest hard

That right.  In order to achieve health and fitness you have to train, eat and rest properly.  You cannot separate these elements and expect to have elite fitness.

If we are correctly addressing these three components you should see several things happen:

You will:

1.  Look better
2.  Feel better
3.  Perform better (in all areas of life including CrossFit)

Desert CrossFit fully integrates optimal nutrition with elite training because we believe that doing one without the other only yields 50% of the results possible.  Our goal is clear……we want it all…..100% results!

The Paleo Diet

The Paleo diet (abbreviation for Paleolithic diet)is a way of eating in the modern age that is inspired by diets of our hunter-gatherer ancestors – combinations of lean meats, seafodd, vegetables, fruit and nuts.  By eating the foods that we are genetically designed to eat, followers of the Paleo diet are naturally lean, have acne-free skin, improved athletic performance and are experiencing relief from numerous metabolic-related and autoimmune diseases.

So what do I eat?    

Nutrition Summary
(Courtesy of Robb Wolf)

All of the lean meat, fish, seafood, eggs you can eat
All of the non-starchy vegetables you can eat
Plenty of fruit
Moderate healthy fats
Moderate nuts and seeds
No grains or cereals at all
No legumes
No dairy products (eggs are meat)
No processed foods
No sugars.  Agave, organic honey, molasses, pure spun goldern sunshine…..it doesn’t matter.  They are all equally bad for you.
No artificial sweeteners.  These are not food!  Synthesized laboratory products with questionable safety records, artificial sweeteners, have been shown to produce an insulin response.

Bottom line……we want to stay away from processed food, food that is difficult for our bodies to process (ex. grains and dairy).  Nutrition is the foundation for everything we are…..everything we do.

We want exceptional results, so we keep our standards high.  Eat real food to fuel your body and optimize both your health and performance.

The Robb Wolf Fish Oil Calculator
An easy method for calculating your required daily dose of Omega-3 fish oil.
http://whole9life.com/fish-oil/

Paleo Diet Information:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_diet
www.paleodiet.com
www.robbwolf.com
www.marksdailyapple.com
www.paleonu.com
www.whole9life.com
www.fuelasrx.blogspot.com
www.wholehealthsouce.blogspot.com
www.thehealthyskeptic.org

 
Paleo Diet Recipes:

www.everydaypaleo.com
www.cfscceat.blogspot.com
www.paleofood.com
www.health-bent.com
www.paleo-recipes.com
www.pragmaticpaleo.com
www.marksdailyapple.com/category/recipes/
www.paleodietlifestyle.com/paleo-diet-recipes/#recipes
www.paleoplan.com/recipes
www.livingpaleo.com
www.paleomama.com
www.primal-palate.com
www.jensgonepaleo.posterous.com
www.cavemangourmet.com
www.paleodietlifestyle.com
www.civilizedcavemancooking.com