Whole30 approved pecan and coconut cookies (yes I know you shouldn’t be paleo-fying normal food but these are keepers…)
Friday 10.8.12
A: 3×5 strict press
B: 3x ME HSPU // rest 90 sec between attempts.
C: FGB style circuit (3x 5 min rounds, working 1 min per station // rest 1 min between rounds):
- hang power cleans
- box jumps (24/20″)
- wall ball
- KB swings (24/16kg)
- double unders
How’s your Whole30 going? What are you loving? What are you hating? What have you learnt and what tips would you share with others thinking about doing it? Post your thoughts to comments and let us know…
Yum I want the recipes for those!
A: 3×5 @ 22kg plus 1×5 @ 22.5kg, am thrilled with that! In the past I’ve only ever been able to get 2×5 @ 21kg and 1×5 @ 22kg so yay!!
B: 3×8 Assisted pushups with yellow band, am feeling it get easier so will move onto the pink band next week and see how I go
C: Can I just say this circuit killed me but I loved it!!!! Wall balls caused my chest condition to set off a bit but besides that I loved it!!! Double unders are starting to get there too woo hoo!!!
First goal reached: Finished whole30 on Tuesday 7th of August Woo hoo!!!
Hey Pru. Great job on getting thru W30! So what r u gonna pig out on?
she murdered a piece of chocolate cake the other night, it was like she was possessed
A. 50, 50, 40 – Managed a 3×5 set of 60, 50 50 last night at strength session
B. Pushup from box
C. Great session, didn’t go as hard as I should have on wallball, trying to work up to full depth squats again.
Should also mention I started whole 30 on Monday the 6th of Aug.
Finding it pretty easy as grains, sugar and alcohol were basically 0 anyway.
My favourite Paleo meal is some turkey burger patties –
Turkey Mince, Red Onion, Coriander, Garlic, Egg and Almond meal to bind.
A: 3×5@40. Gotta work on these hard
B: HS hold on the wall ~30sec followed by 5 PU x 3
C: Good circuit, struggled to hang onto the bar by the end of the cleans @40kg
A: 3 x 5 @ 70kg
B 5, 5, 4
Just did the FGB style circuit after today’s 10am session. This circuit has a big mental side to it – was fun, although glad it was just the 3 rounds!
Whole30 Day 10: yesterday i thought the world was going to end – life is good again today.
If you’re doing Whole30 I highly recommend you read It Starts With Food, by Dallas & Melissa Hartwig – Creators of Whole30. This covers WHY you do it! Check out this link for more info and heaps of great stuff free to download: http://whole9life.com/itstartswithfood/
Yep I totally recommend this book also! I am reading it at the moment and it feels like every page I have an epiphany or a new light bulb goes off in my head. I think this Whole30 for me is going to overcome a lot of the mental barriers that I have with food.
Day 10 for me also and everything is ok at the moment, however I feel like this was a bad month for me to be doing it as I am in week 1 of 4 of the pretty much the busiest weeks in my professional career to date and Tim is about to go away with work, so who is going to cook for me???! I know there is “no time like the present”, I just wish I waited for the present time in about a month
When Pip has an epiphany ” a light bulb goes off”. haha- Poor Timmy…
A: 4/5 @ 35kg, then 3/5 @ 35kg. Dropped back to 30 and got 5/5.
B: Box push ups 6,8,7. Attempted to get into HS position, but a bit wobbly.
C: This was a really good workout. Hard.
A: 20kg
B: normal push ups 7, 5, 5
C: very hard, enjoyed it though. afterwards.
Having a rest day today but still keen to put my two cents in for great paleo eats..
Paleo Brownies have been my go to dessert when required: http://www.paleobrownies.com/ (We added dates in place of honey during the whole 30).
Paleo Banana pancakes: http://crossfittameside.com/2012/02/01/paleo-banana-pancakes/ (We added almond meal as well to the mix)
Enjoy.
A- 40kg. Last set only 3 out though… My shoulder gave up. On the last rep of first set i tightened up too much and ground my left shoulder on the way down pinching a nerve so it’s still sore right now… Painful reminder to drop elbows first
B- pike version. 9 – 7 – 5. I’ll work on doing them onto the bumper against the wall.
C – Ouch but good fun! Counting of reps ended after first set and I was just happy to finish!
A) -60kg. Will up to 65kg next time if I can maintain strict form
B) 3, 2, 2 Second attempt at HSPU. Got better depth this time. Good advice on where to look and head position Coach B. Thanks. (Probably reduces neck strain as well.)
A: 3×5 @25kg – not happy, dropped 7.5kg but my shoulder wasn’t coping
B: working on proper push up technique, managed to keep everything from touching the floor!.
C: Hell of a circuit! Though I was going to make it onto the spew wall but felt awesome after i’d cooled down!
So I piked on the Whole30 for August….my excuses are birthday and wineries holiday……after Ben’s post though no more excuses….next month!
A. 3 x 5 @ 40kg.
B. 5, 5, 5 to a 20kg bumper
C. Just worked through it.
As for whole 30 tips. Getting a cooler bag for work was the greatest thing I did for my diet. Having food you have prepared available in the car when you’re hungry makes it easy to avoid the junk. And always carry a water bottle.