Third Week of Paleo Challenge Starting!

Almost Half way home! The first two hard weeks are out of the way. The picture above was the white board the first day of the Paleo Challenge! It is a showing of the commitment that you the athletes are willing to take the next step to improve your fitness.

Have you stuck to your orginal goals you made to yourself that first day? Are you making it into the box at least 3 times a week and giving your all to each WOD? Improvement and change will only come if you are committed.

Remember that nutrition is 80% of your fitness. Good fuel in (food) equals good fuel out. When eating remember meat, vegetables, some fruit, nuts, and seeds.

The following are some websites that have ideas for Paleo friendly recipes

http://www.paleo-recipes.com/?gclid=CPW1sMmPiacCFQ9M2godQiPufQ

http://paleodietlifestyle.com/paleo-diet-recipes/

http://www.paleofood.com/

It’s time to up your game and improve yourself and your performance, so CrossFit Cypress is announcing a PALEO CHALLENGE. Beginning on Monday, January 31st and running for 6 weeks, the challenge is to be the best you can be, and it all begins with NUTRITION! Good fuel in your body will produce the best results.

Nutrition is the basis of all healthy living, and for 6 weeks you will be challenged to live the Paleo lifestyle.

3 Criteria of the Challenge

1. Weight

2. Inches

3. WOD Performance

Cost

The cost to enter the challenge is $30.00. Each participant in the challenge will receive a t-shirt. You can register HERE.

Requirements

Each athlete in the challenge will be required to weigh in and have measurements taken with a CrossFit Cypress trainer at the beginning of the challenge. This must be completed no later than Wednesday, February 2nd, and it should be completed before your scheduled WOD time. (Don’t  worry all the numbers will be kept confidential!) Weight and measurements will then be taken again at the end of the 6 weeks, and percentage of decrease will be determined.

Each athlete will also be required to complete two mandatory WODS. The first will be on Monday, January 31st and the second will be on Wednesday, February 2nd. These WODS will then be repeated, under the same conditions, at the end of the challenge.

Winners

 First, second, and third place winners will be determined at the end of the 6 weeks in two different catagories,  Body Change and Performance Improvement. Percentage of change will be used to detemine the winners. Prizes will be awarded to the top three athletes in each catagory.

Questions

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask one of the trainers, and make plans to attend to kick-off luncheon on Saturday, January 29th at 11:00 where we will have samples of paleo foods. We will also provide you with a list of what you can eat and where you can find these foods, as well as handouts with resources to use daily in your venture into Paleo eating!