WOD
For time:
1 Round
800 Meter run,
80 Double-unders,
21 Hang cleans 155/105,
2 Rounds for time
400 Meter run,
40 Double-unders,
15 Hang cleans 155/105,
3 Rounds for time,
200 Meter run,
20 Double-unders,
9 Hang cleans.
21 Minute cap.
CFE Wod.
Tuesday Night Musings – By Coach Jess.
A Spotlight on Intermittent Fasting.
For my first post I wanted to shine some light on an eating pattern I have adopted over the past few years called Intermittent Fasting (“IF”). I decided this is a great forum to give a quick version of what IF is, why it is a great tool, and why I specifically love it.
In laymen’s terms, while there are a variety of ways to implement IF, in general it can be used as a guide or method to tell you the specific times to eat and get your nutrients, versus dictating what types of food you should be eating. We can call this a “window” of time. The most common window is a split of 8/16, meaning you eat during 8 hours of the day, and fast during the other 16 hours.
Here is the good news: If you start eating at 11:00 am, and finish eating around 7:00 pm – you really only have to worry about two healthy meals. So for me – it is a way of eating that is much simpler to follow then some of the other methods out there. Also, of some benefit – if you are eating those meals, and aiming for weight loss, this probably means you will have less calories as you are fasting during one of your normal meals. If you are looking to gain muscle or size, the “window” stays the same, you will just need to get your calories in during that window of time. If you want some additional information on IF in regards to gaining muscle, feel free to do some research on Hugh Jackman and how he used intermittent fasting to get his “Wolverine” body.
Another online article or blog that shows some of the pros and cons to IF can be found from earlier this year on Stacey Mattinson’s online site. In her summary, she quotes to one research article which states that: “Intermittent fasting is proposed to improve metabolic health and longevity by leveraging circadian rhythms (limiting food intake to daytime), influencing the gut microbiome (potentially limiting inflammation and influencing energy absorption, expenditure and storage), and modifying lifestyle factors in beneficial ways.”
Intermittent fasting isn’t for everyone and there are always critics of any nutritional lifestyle. So in conclusion, do some research, ask questions, and maybe it’s a pathway that will help you achieve your goals, or at least give you another option to try in finding what nutrition method is best for you!
Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
Coach Jess
