Crossfit Nutrition

[604josh]

Fat makes you fat... LOLOLOLOL.

[chanjhf]

im sorry.. but that girl has horrible handwriting

[elgilicious]

@chanjhf She draws shitty teeter-totters, too. That fulcrum wasn't even close to centered.

[sprice676]

Can someone clarify the nutrition guidelines, as stated on the Cross Fit website, for me? It says your diet should be based on the Zone Diet, with 30% protein, 40% carbs and 30% fat. Easy enough. Then it says your protein intake should be 0.7 to 1 gram per lb of lean body mass. I weigh 125 lbs and around 25% body fat. This would come out to 65.6 to 94 gms protein & 875-1250 calories a day. This seems awfully low, given that I'm maintaining my weight now on 1700-1900 with no exercise.

[waloriza]

@sprice676 nope, not low at all. Don't go by ratio's as that won't accurately account for an individual's age/gender/weight/height. Workout your calorie target based on your goal (gain/lose/maintain weight). Then use g/lb (or g/kg) for fat and protein macros. That is 0.7-1.5g protein per kg and 0.6-1.2g fat per kg. You can fill out the remainder of your calories how you choose as after you meet your protein and fat requirements there will be no significant effect on body composition

[Sporty28]

@xXBARDMANXx we won't ask how you found out about that...you can stay in the closet...we won't tell!

[wgwagg17]

DRINK THE KOOL AID!!! DRINK THE KOOL AID!!!

[elgilicious]

Plateauing is the result of adaptation by the central nervous system, not poor nutrition. I eat like shit sometimes, but i rotate my exercises every 2 or 3 weeks, so I continue to see gains.

[BaileyLush]

The "theoretical hierarchy of the development of an athlete"? Here it is

(nutrition+sport specific training)

GENETICS

GENETICS

GENETICS

[hjames78]

@BaileyLush 30 percent genes and 70 percent lifestyle would be a simplier way to say it. We are not simply victims of our genes.

[BaileyLush]

@hjames78 True... Some of us are the victims of other people's genes as well.

[hjames78]

@BaileyLush true and it is as claimed. There is an old saying that goes whether you think so or not you are right. If one claims to be a victim of ANYTHING then they will be. No one really has to live a life unhealthy and fat if they choose to take control.

[Floordford]

She reminds me of Meredith Scott Lynn

[tmbeez]

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[MoniWooOOooooOOOOOOW]

Clip clip please link!

[MoniWooOOooooOOOOOOW]

@@xXBARDMANXx aaaahahah Lmao

[fredilin13]

@xXBARDMANXx Dude... you sound like an expert in this diet .....

[ufopiloot]

where is the full clip?? Can't find it

[stormholloway]

I also just read a NY Times article that quoted a scientist who said that brisk walking was the best exercise. It's a recent article. You can search it. In other words: science is not unanimous.

[elgilicious]

@stormholloway Science becomes unanimous after a rigorous process of peer review and testing. If you want unanimity from the get-go, start your own kingdom...or join a church.

[mmamilano]

wtf is this shit? since when was greg fuckin glassman an authority on this?

[eniko1]

Is she a registered dietitian or does she just play one on YouTube. Sorry, what's getting flushed down the toilet here is real science for someone who can pretend really well that she knows what's medically appropriate. Anyone with any training would see through this in a minute, but she's playing to a group that has no clue. I wonder if it's illegal - why would dietitians have to be licensed? Because they could harm people's health?

[swat486]

I am sure what she is saying is important but it is hard to concentrate when she is so hot!

[vinni2O]

eating protein does not release glucagon. i am majoring in nutrition at college. i dont know if she is a registered dietitian or not but she is completely wrong. your body releases insulin from eating carbs AND protein. i love crossfit. i started it not too long ago. it is a great workout but they have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to nutrition.

[gcolemanjav13]

@vinni2O definitely same boat as you. LOL, glucagon is released from the pancreas when there is an absence of sugar in the blood or when the levels are too low and need to be raised. And insulin blocks the release of triglycerides/triacylglycerol from the adipocytes.

[davjan4]

@gcolemanjav13

Ummm... no. It's released from the liver. not the pancreas.

[beautyblind1]

thumbs up cause of her butt alone! amazing! but shes a little off with how she states certain things but then again she had to dumb down the chemistry so some will understand...

[mizzpurpose]

Nice arms lady!

[denisesmeesh]

i think its funny how people come to youtube and blast because they dont agree with what shes saying. can i have pictures of those who are hating? do you look as good as her? no? enough said

[thatoneirishkoreaguy]

@denisesmeesh yeah dude but thats why thier called trolls, not just because thier trolling on the site but because they probubly look like one. ROFL.

[elgilicious]

@denisesmeesh It's funny how in the 5 months since you posted that bullshit, nobody called you out for committing the fallacy of limited choice. "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich/fit/famous?" Because there are other conclusions to draw. A fat person can make valid points re: nutrition provided they're backed by facts. By your "rationale," you would never listen to anything Muhammad Ali has to say about boxing b/c he can't box. The message matters more than the messenger.

[Cornampoo]

@denisesmeesh yeah, because how you look is what it's all about, right Denise?

[dnj86]

@denisesmeesh

She comes across arrogant, that's why. She overvalues the role of nutrition for record breaking performance. Nutrition isn't rocket science, and certainly not worth the seminar these people paid for. Plus, her build isn't anything special, that is not testimony to the effectiveness. There are plenty of women who don't do anything as strenous who look better. Genetic endowement can be easily dismissed for an effective protocol.

[beersweat]

What do you call a "Fat Dietician"; A person that doesn't take their work home with them...

[beersweat]

damn she looks just like my imaginary sister...yum yum!!!

[BlackOpsPowerlifting]

She has no idea what she's talking about.

Insulin is not "a hormone elicited by carbohydrates." It is elicited by protein as well, sometimes even moreso than by carbohydrate.

[DevilMayCry4800]

@BlackOpsPowerlifting your asolutly right this chick has no idea what shes talking about. just trying to get more into their specific fad.

[kasrkin117]

@BlackOpsPowerlifting I think, more specifically, she's saying sugar as a carbohydrate. But for people trying to lose weight by drinking vitamin water, or overdoing gatorade, or just straight up ignoring the common sense mentality that sugar makes people fat, this video is simple and informative. Yes, not all carbs induce hyper-insulinism, but sugar and foods loaded with preservatives do. The pancreas is just straight-up stupid like that.

[Holysitt89]

@BlackOpsPowerlifting too many carbs increase insulin too much, on top of what the protein has increased it. Our bodies are meant to burn fat as fuel, not carbohydrates. Read Good Calories, Bad Calories.

[martinp973]

what a cutie

[scientificallyunstab]

and after this people have gone out thinking: "wow, there's this enzyme, glucagon, it helps me digest protein"

basic biology fail

[FWDORA9]

Man! I like to Bite her on the Ass and get "Lock Jaw" she stinks on her Chalk Board Skills......LOL.

[iliveinvicecity]

her ass is supertight :D

[alexanderblake]

Terrible handwriting lol.

[tenletter]

she's telling these people that if they don't have good nutrition they'll still get about 50% of they results. no way, there's absolutely no way they'll get those results if they don't have good nutrition. trainers often make this mistake with their clients and it's frustrating to me.

[monkeydewt]

@tenletter I think she's trying to say that you'll get fit, but you won't be as fit as you could be if your diet was better..so you'll really be halfway there.

[musclegut13]

The brilliance of crossfit is the open nature of the community. I love the fact that this is open source. So many novelty, hack fitness schemes would charge people for this bit of knowledge, but we hope the world learns from it.

[duskwalker2]

She forgot that alcohols are also an energy source, with more energy density than carbs or protein but less energy density than fats. Although (hopefully) alcohols will account for a low percentage of one's caloric intake (<5%).

[NewVisionPhoto]

Glucagon

[ieatsalad90]

i wish these people were better public speakers.

[sjktss]

This is good and fine and dandy, but eating is not a science. It never should be. It is survival. Eat your meat, fruits, vegetables, rice, drink your water, eat a freaking piece of pizza and ice cream every once in a while. What it comes down to is training hard, with a purpose, and getting enough calories into you so that you can live to do it again.

[tssme]

Huge fan of Nicole here. Love the vid ... best part was at 3:02. W/ that said the physiology he's trying to explain is incorrect when she's talking about Glucagon...at least i wasn't taught that in med school.

[2528997]

It's supposed to be GLYCOGEN, right?

[StylinOut]

She's hot.

[galaxyblade]

This BITCH is soooo FUCKING STUPID. She should not be teaching. She does not have any type of degree to be doing this shit. She might have some faggoty crossfit certificate that she got from blowing some dude but that's it. After the 3:10 mark she made no sense.

[PublickStews]

Exactly. She learned a bunch of bro logic from Crossfit and pretends to be knowledgeable.

[galaxyblade]

Bra, everyone knows that you have to feel tha pump bra. Squeeze that shit out yo, and if your not drinkin waxy maize after ya session ya musklez will fall off bra.

[sjktss]

HAHAHAHA... I agree.

[ecemaml]

She can't pronounce "glucogen" correctly

[sigesmundninja]

she says glucagon.. its not the same thing as glucogen.

[ecemaml]

ah ok. Takk

[2528997]

What IS the difference?

Doesn't she mean GLYCOGEN?

[sigesmundninja]

Glycogen is "sugar" stoored in your lever.

Glucagon is a hormon that makes the lever release glycogen into the blood.

[sinreturns]

lol i saw this in my class.

[cris0963]

nicole,Im yo fan,I love yo,married me.

[KaseyAkira]

A few things I'm not getting...

1) I also routinely see people make gains then regress in my own gym, though I'd hardly blame this on nutrition. Its almost always caused by overtraining...

2) Your pyramid doesn't make any sense at all. You have gymnastics under weightlifting??? I lift weights quite often, but I've never bothered with gymnastics.

3) What about the insulin spike needed during post workout nutrition? How does that pan out with "keeping things balanced"?

[medfreeman]

gymnastics gives you body awareness. your Olympic lifts would improve greatly if you did some gymnastics. Gymnastics is gonna make you better at anything where your body needs to move.

[KaseyAkira]

But the neromuscular activity in gymnastics is not specific to muscle building or strength gains as much as weight lifting would be. I can see how SOME gymnastics might augment the goals of other sports to a limited degree, but her graph presents gymnastics as something weight lifting must build from, which is not true at all.

And if the graph were meant to emphasize a hierarchy of specificity, it doesn't clearly communicate this at all.

[XDSHo]

I'd take a step back before saying overtraining. Unless the majority of people in your gym have been training for YEARS,I'd rethink the overtraining.

[KaseyAkira]

The majority of people train 20 sets for their chest and biceps Monday Wednesday and Friday, and 0 sets for their legs all week.

[axemurderer4hire]

Not in CF they don't.

[sjktss]

bodyweight squats don't count.

[diomedes39]

that insulin spike is not as necessary as you think. muscle cells have an increased ability to absorb insulin for many hours after the last repetition. that means that you do not need that spike of high glycemic carbs after a workout. Gymnastics trains many muscles in the core that are overlooked in conventional strength training programs. In regard to what you said about neuromuscular activity, muscles only have two options: relax and contract. The resistance doesn't matter, weights or body.

[KaseyAkira]

Scientific research proves otherwise.

[diomedes39]

There are conflicting views on the subject and there are many advocates on both sides; however, you saying "scientific research proves otherwise" brings the question on whether or not you know what you are talking about. Other than that haven't you ever heard the saying "nutrition is 90% of bodybuilding"?

[sjktss]

"nutrition is 90% of bodybuilding" is the easy way out. If you don't train, gains will not come. Doesn't matter how good your nutrition is.

[diomedes39]

........ Ok. When did I ever say training doesn't matter? Of course you have to train to gain muscle and endurance. Did you think I didn't know that just because I didn't spell it out. How many people have you met that are willing to have strict nutrition but not won't work out? By the way butterfly pullups are real.

Have fun keyboard warrior

[sjktss]

You take the easy way out and claim that nutrition is holding you back when lack of work ethic and intensity is what is holding you back.

Have fun keyboard warrior.

[diomedes39]

You have no idea what my workouts or work ethic are like.

[sjktss]

I have a pretty good idea. 99% of people have poor work ethic. I highly doubt you fall within that 1%.

[diomedes39]

You pulled those numbers out of your ass. If you're basing that on personal experience then you have lazy friends because I don't see that laziness in mine.

[sjktss]

sjktss: hey you!

diomedes39: yeah?

sjktss: are you retarded?

diomedes39: i sure am!!!

[diomedes39]

@eniko1 I don't know what you think that you know about me, but I do not need the scientific method spelled out for me. About the diet question, I haven't kept up with the research lately, but the last time I had checked there were some studies that contradict that opinion. I don't care to argue about this, but I will discuss it.

[valgez1]

@eniko1 Well, science IS an opinion, - i can't believe you are so naive. Science is based on 1) Commercial interest (many researches are business-sponsored) . 2) Wrong assumptions (EACH research is based on assumptions). 3) WRONG results interpretation. 4) Scientists' EGO - people go with a scientific mainstream in order to get published and get a good job position. Scientists ARE PEOPLE. Paleo is what humans ate 99% of their history!!! Tell me, why does this need to be proven?

[5tonyvvvv]

@valgez1 Gluten a dairy are the real killers! people have been brainwashed to think the cattle dairy grain industries are good, there not! There POISON! The Ignorant public has no idea fast food is bad, most people think Mcdonalds is good food..... Vitamins prevent illness! but people are to stubborn and stupid to understand!

[5tonyvvvv]

@valgez1 Evolution is a lie! 

[nyclear]

Great video. Thank you. I am wondering why crossfit nutrition videos on youtube gloss over micronutrients. Is it not such a big factor in fitness from a crossfit standpoint?