Thursday June 2nd
Workout of the day
Complete 7 rounds for time:
4 Handstand push ups
5 Squat clean (135/105lbs)
6 C2B Pull ups
7 KB Swings (70/53lbs)
Many times we are asked about peanuts and peanut butter and why they are not "Paleo approved". Well here you go...
What’s wrong with my Legumes?
Posted by Mr Paleo
Most Paleo eaters avoid eating legumes and many people new to the diet wonder why legumes – which seem to have such great nutritional content – aren’t desirable.
Let’s start with what Legumes are – Legumes include peanuts, dried beans, clover, alfalfa, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, peas, peanuts, cashews, soybeans, and seeds such as navy, broad, butter, northern, pinto, red, and black beans.
The Paleolithic diet is based on the Stone Age period of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. The pre-agricultural diet of our ancestors consists of meats, insects, vegetables, fruits, and nuts.
The introduction of agriculture brought us potatoes, legumes (i.e. peanuts, beans, and soy), grains (i.e. corn, wheat, rice, barley, and oats), and processed foods (i.e. sugar, bread, pastries, alcohol, etc.).
This transition made for a chaotic period for our bodies to adjust to these foreign foods – resulting in a massive decrease in average height and health and a rapid increase in disease and obesity.
Foods that were introduced in the post-agricultural era are, by definition, foreign to our bodies. Many people think of beans as being the healthy protein alternative to meat. But, they can cause gastrointestinal distress and increase our vulnerability to certain auto-immune diseases!
We should remember that most legumes are poisonous if eaten raw. They are high in lectins, protease inhibitors, and phytates. Lectins are proteins that bind carbohydrates. Many studies have identified lectins as being inflammatory and toxic. Lectins have a causal link with auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Type I diabetes, and lupus.
Moreover, phytates or phytic acids, have been discovered to inhibit the absorption of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc in the digestive tract. The presence of protease inhibitors interferes with the breakdown of proteins into amino acids.
These are the reasons why legumes are not an ideal food for Paleo eaters (or perhaps for anyone concerned about their health)!
I remember this from the first time we did it, and i still dont like it just at much!
Posted by: Tom Schultz | June 01, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Happy 30th bday to Anthony!!
Posted by: Tara | June 02, 2011 at 08:27 AM
Happy birthday anthony!!! Welcome to the 30's ;}
Posted by: Danielle Reuter | June 02, 2011 at 08:36 AM
Happy birthday bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: richr | June 02, 2011 at 09:37 AM
Happy Birthday Anthony!!! Have an awesome day :)
Posted by: Keri Lanz | June 02, 2011 at 10:23 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTHONY....
Posted by: danny | June 02, 2011 at 10:43 AM
Happy Birthday stud. You are a lucky man to have found CrossFit in your 20's. Keep up the amazing effort and hard work and there is no reason you can't hit your goal of making it into the top 10.
I wish I internalized this when I was a kid and I tell my son this all the time; It doesn't take talent to be the hardest working man in the room.
Apply that to your strength and stamina and we will all be making a trip to LA next year to watch you in the finals, buddy. Believe...
Posted by: Steve Marshall | June 02, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Thanks Everybody!
Posted by: Anthony | June 02, 2011 at 06:36 PM