Most CF athletes adapt sooner or later to a better form of nutrition in order to improve performance. The journey takes some to the Zone and others to Paleo while some attempt to hold to the tough standard of Paleo Zone. I had no problem with Paleo, easy to keep in mind the five ingredients: meat, vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds. When I tried Paleo Zone, I did find it challenging the complexities of zone blocks and the constant conversion of ounces and cups to blocks. (If you forgot your ideal zone blocks, the best online calculator I found is here).
On my last trip to Europe, I was impressed by one of the coaches eye-balling zone blocks. He could tell a 1 block food from a 2 just by looking at it. And he could deadlift over 500 and clean in the mid-200s… That inspired me to simplify the Zone enough to make it easier to follow and yes, make it all visual. My simplified method of tracking the Zone is below. It works for most Paleo foods but doesn’t apply to grains, legumes and starch that we wouldn’t eat anyway, right?
Skills
– Double Unders, Strict Handstand Pushups
Strength
– Wendler Squat Clean 3x3x3 – 135+
Conditioning
5 rounds every minute on the minute.
Score: # of seconds less than 30 seconds to complete for each round. No score for over 30 second rounds.
– 10 kettlebell swings
– 5 burpees
[SCORE: 13 seconds]
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