To Grain or Not to Grain? My Intro to Primal Eating
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!
Filed under: Training Log, conditioning, nutrition, training
Nice job, brother.
In some primal/paleo circles it\’s ok to eat tubers (potatoes).
I\’ve actually gone opposite of you. I used to be 95% paleo/primal all the time. I agreet that it\’s not hard, I had no problems sticking to it. But I\’ve started doing Intermittent Fasting, and it has been awesome. Not only do I get to eat grains again, but I also get to eat a fair amount of \"junk food\". Works for me, I guess.
Keep rockin!
Thanks for the props Dave. I figured I’d try something new. LIke I said, it’s going well so far. I’ve read some good stuff on IF. Keep me posted.