In my last post I mentioned cutting out grains.

Am I going low carb?  No.

Am I going true paleo or primal.  Not exactly.

Over the last few months I’ve been reading a lot about paleo and primal eating.  I do not claim to be a nutrition expert by any stretch.  Nutrition is such a tough subject because there is so much information and misinformation out there for the matter on the the subject.  Like I said, I’ve been reading so much about paleo and primal eating that I figured to better understand it and see if it’s for me, because let’s face nutrition is different everyone, I should give it a trial run.

So over the next 30 days, I’m gradually moving toward primal eating.  So far, I must say I like where this is going.  I’ve upped the fats and protein and cut almost all grains as a carbohydrate source.  Now, most of my carbs come from fruits and veggies.  After a particularly tough training session I’ll through in some beans or sweet potato but other than that, that’s it!

I will say in the beginning it was tough.  I wasn’t adding in enough good fats.  I was a little scared to be honest but overcame that pretty quickly.  Training has been a tad sluggish but I suspected as much as my body begins to learn to use the good fats as the main source of fuel instead of grains.  Overall, I feel great and eating this way isn’t as hard as I thought it would be.  I’ll keep you posted.

Although my training has felt a little sluggish, I’m still going after it to get strong and “jacked!”  Take a look at my training sessions from days two and three from this week.

Get Strong(er) Wk 1 – Day 2

1 – Squat 5×5

2a – RDL 3×8,5,5

2b – GHD Situps 3×15

3 – Sled Drag Forward/Backward 5×150′

Short sweet and explosive baby.

Wk 1 – Day 3

1 – BB Hang Snatch 5×5,5,5,5,3

2 – Bench Press 5×5

3a – Pullups 3xsubmax

3b – Dips 3xsubmax

Conditioning 5rds for time:

1 – Sandbag Thruster – 10

2 – Thick Rope Slams – 20

3 – Box Jumps – 10

4 – Sledge Swings – 10 L/R

This was a tough finisher as it was already 90+ by the time I started.   Don’t let the heat stop you from reaching your goals.  Gladiators didn’t have AC and I’d say the turned out just fine!