What's for breakfast?

Grilled Grasshoppers (try adding salsa)

For those participating, how's The EAT Better to LIVE Better Challenge going?

Think about this: How often do you eat during your day? Every 3-4 hours, every 5-6 hours? What is the longest span that you typically wait between meals? Now consider this: How long is it between your last meal of the night and the first meal the next day? 

There is a reason our first meal of the day is called breakfast. Literally speaking, you are breaking the fast since your previous meal the night before. For some, this can be 12 hours or more (unless you’re a sleepwalker that loves to have healthy midnight snacks). 

Your body is still hard at work while you are sleeping. It’s busy repairing muscle fibers, replenishing nutrients, and strengthening your immune system. It does this while the body is at rest, with very little movement or strenuous activity. By the time you wake up, your body is literally out of fuel. How can you exercise, let alone think, when you’re hungry? Sure, coffee/caffeine gives you that little boost of energy, but the useful fuel your body needs comes from a healthy breakfast.

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WOD

CFG Regionals Individual Event 6

for time:

3 rounds of
7 deadlifts, 157/100kg
7 muscle-ups

then

3 rounds
21 wall ball, 20/14# to 10'
21 toes-to-bar

then

100m farmers carry, 200/140#
28 burpee box jumps, 24/20"
100m farmers carry, 200/140#
3 muscle-ups




Post time to whiteboard.

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Watch the highlights of this WOD from this past weekend's Northwest Regional:

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