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Why Hydrostatic?

THE GOLD STANDARD OF BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS IS HYDROSTATIC OR HYDRODENSITOMETRY. Hydrostatic weighing is the most accurate way to measure body fat and is the method by which all other means of measurement compare their degree of error.

Body Composition: What does it mean, and how do I fit in?

Body Composition is the technical term used to describe the different components that, when taken together, makes up a person’s body weight. Keep in mind that body composition and body weight are two entirely different concepts and they are not interchangeable. To get a better understanding of the difference between the two, you need to understand a bit about anatomy and physiology.

Body Tissues

The human body is composed of a variety of different tissue types. The so-called ‘lean’ tissues, such as muscle, bone and organs are metabolically active, while adipose (fat tissue) is not. Adipose tissue can be classified into three different categories:

1. Essential fat - supports life and is extremely important to normal bodily function.
2. Storage fat - protects internal organs and supplies some energy requirements.
3. Non-essential fat - serves no real purpose and may in fact be detrimental to health.

The difference in these tissues is not readily distinguishable by stepping on a scale. A scale simply takes the sum of everything (fat, muscle, water, hair - you name it), and gives an absolute weight measurement. Scales can’t determine the lean-to-fat ratio of that weight. An inividual can be “over-weight” and not “over-fat.” A bodybuilder, for example, may be 8% body fat, yet at two hundred and fifty pounds may be considered “over-weight” by a typical height-weight chart. Therefore, these charts are not a good indication of a person’s ideal body weight for optimal health, much less for athletic performance.

Also, a shout-out to Amy, who is doing Survivor Mud Run today.

Join Nathan for a seminar that discusses performance lifestyle and nutrition. Learn the small changes you can make today to improve your energy and feeling of well-being. Within days of implementing just a few of the strategies, you’ll find yourself ready to take on Murph . . . twice!!

Seminar Dates and Times: Sat. Apr. 14 at 1:30pm and Mon. Apr. 16 at 7pm. You only need to attend one seminar. Location is at CrossFit Adventure.

Below you’ll find experiences from those that have taken their performance nutrition to the next level:

“Being someone that followed a Paleo style diet, I thought my nutrition was fairly good. Getting my nutrition dialed in, I was no longer going into workouts feeling good on some days and bad on others. I now feel great going into all my workouts. Within the first week, I could feel my overall mood and sense of wellbeing change.”

“I must admit that I was very skeptical at first…having battled with clinical insomnia since my mid-teens. However, after just one month into his program, I was sleeping through the night for the first time in decades! I was also feeling happier, less anxious, less bloated, had better energy and even less joint pain.”

“After a month or so I began to realize I was not tired during the day any longer. Overall I felt more energized and steady throughout the day.”

“I thought I was eating right, consuming a large amount of protein and little grain. I knew it wasn’t the perfect diet, but I thought it worked for me. I’m now 3 solid months into his lifestyle change and have had amazing results. Sure I’ve lost a few pounds, but my energy level is never ending. I have no off switch anymore and recovery is almost instant…”

Just a reminder that there is no Olympic Lifting class today at 11a. Regular schedule the week of the 16th, with a few coaching subs during Spring Break.

APRIL CHALLENGE:
During warm-ups this week, we will be setting up a Sit-Up Challenge. Get with a coach or partner-up with someone to help you score AMRAP of sit-ups in 2 mins. After 1 month, you will be re-scored (hopefully with the same coach & judge to keep your standards the same), and see your results improve!

Join us on Saturday, March 17 to raise money for the Police Unity Tour. We will be hosting a 16 minute interval training workout. Heats available from 8am – 10:20am.

Two of Concord Police Department’s finest as well as CrossFit Adventure members, Sergeant Kristin Coupar and Officer Kenny Trimble, are participating in the 4 Day, 360 Mile bike ride starting on May 9th. Their journey starts in New Jersey, through Delaware and to their destination in Maryland. CrossFit Adventure is hosting 8 Tabata Heats to help them raise $2,500 toward their cause.

We’ll also have Aaron from Hiroshi’s Catering (and brethren from CF SweatShop) providing breakfast: corned beef, sweet potatoes and eggs scrambled w/ onions, mushrooms & celery, served w/ fruit. Only $8 a plate AND everything is organic, sustainable from CA including pasture raised eggs & beef!!!

The primary purpose of the Police Unity Tour is to raise awareness of Law Enforcement Officers who have died in the line of duty. The secondary purpose is to raise funds for the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial and Museum. More info at: unitytournorcal.com.

Details of the our FUNdraiser workout (this Saturday, March 17) can be found by clicking the picture below or in the sidebar. Please consider making a donation whether or not you’ll be able to attend the event or participate in the workout. Thank you!!

I first saw Fresh at a holistic conference in Napa several years ago. Since then, I have been itching to visit the urban farm in Milwaukee to check out how they do things. I got my opportunity when I visited Wisconsin last year for my nephew’s baptism. It’s amazing what people can do starting with next to nothing. Very inspiring.

PLEASE WATCH THIS FREE SHOWING OF FRESH THROUGH MARCH 3 ONLY.

The trailer is below:

From Radiant Life Catalog:

So, what’s so bad about carbs?

Basically, all nonfibrous forms of carbohydrates are sugar once they are metabolized by the body. For many health reasons, we don’t want sugar to be our primary source of fuel! We need our fuel source to be fat, not sugar.

Consider a “fire as a source of heat” analogy.

Sugar is an incredibly volatile source of fuel. It burns quickly, much like paper and kindling when you are trying to start a fire. If you were going to heat your home with the fire in your fireplace, you would not want to keep the fire going with just paper and kindling. You would want to add some slow burning logs, so you could enjoy a steady source of heat, without constantly tending to the fire. Needing to add kindling every few minutes to keep the fire going is time consuming! It leaves time for little else if you want to stay warm.

When carbohydrates are your major source of fuel, you become pre-occupied with keeping the fire burning, as your source of fuel is being burned so quickly. Utilizing sugar as your body’s primary source of fuel requires a constant supply of carbohydrates. (Does the term “grazing” come to mind? Grazing is a continual search for nourishment. It can also manifest itself as a constant craving for carbohydrates.) You are constantly experiencing blood sugar spikes and dips. Your body becomes obsessed with trying to maintain a balanced blood sugar level. True endocrine balance can never occur if sugar is out of balance!

Using fat as your primary source of fuel on the other hand, allows you to adopt a ketone based metabolism (more on this in a future post). Dietary fat burns in a prolonged and sustained manner. This allows for more time to do other things besides think about how you are going to stave off hunger, feel satiated, become less anxious, etc. A steady, long-burning, efficient fuel, it’s like adding a large log to the fire before going to bed.

Switching from carbohydrates to fats as your major source of fuel frees you up to do other things besides think of what you need to eat in the next hour or so, when you are once again starving and/or anxious!

Consume healthy fats helps to ensure that your are getting the necessary essential fatty acids: EPA, DHA, and GLA, as well as the correct ratio of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Eat foods from a variety of natural sources.

It is important to use an optimized macronutrient ratio of the following:

• grass-fed meat
• pastured poultry and their eggs
• wild-caught seafood
• coconut oil
• avacado
• grass-fed butter or ghee
• heavy cream (raw)
• olive oil
• sesame oil
• tallow
• organic lard
• nuts
• seeds
• evening primrose oil, black currant seed oil and organ meats
• high quality cod liver oil and krill oil

Consuming a higher percentage of healthy fat- eating only as much as you really need to satisfy hunger- can play a significant role in your health and vitality. The more that dietary fat serves as your primary source of fuel, and not carbohydrates, the better you will become at fat burning!

From TrueActivist.com:

Hungary has taken a bold stand against biotech giant Monsanto and genetic modification by destroying 1000 acres of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds, according to Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar. Unlike many European Union countries, Hungary is a nation where genetically modified (GM) seeds are banned. In a similar stance against GM ingredients, Peru has also passed a 10 year ban on GM foods.

From Care2.com: