The best one yet. Enjoy.

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So, if you are part of the Crossfit community you’ve probably already heard of Progenex and refer to it lovingly as The Sauce (btw, you can use the hashtag #TheSauce to look it up on Twitter). I’ve been aware of it for awhile but it wasn’t until I saw their recent blog post pertaining to Crossfitter Rich Froning, “2011 CrossFit Games Winner Rich Froning Jr on a Shockingly Simple Diet”, that I decided to give it a try.

Enter Progenex Recovery. Belgian Chocolate. A 30-day supply. To be fair, I’ve only been using it for a few days so you’ll only get my initial reactions. First: It’s delicious. I’ve had it by itself with water and stirred with a spoon and I’ve had it blended in my Blendtec with a banana & peanut butter (love this combination). I should add that Progenex recovery does contain a few extra carbs than most protein shakes but not by much.

The biggest drawback is the price. $59.95 for 30 servings which is roughly $2.00 a serving which can add up on a monthly basis if you are drinking more than one a day. But, like they say, you get what you pay for.

Also, I really like the folks who run the company. They have a great social media presence on Twitter and Facebook and are always happy to answer a question and join in the community of fitness enthusiasts.

This will definitely be my goto protein drink from now on.

You can find them on Twitter: “here”

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So Kurt over at his Archevore blog is selling his Porsche so he can have more time to ride his Ducati. I feel for him. Can someone help a brotha out?

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But you already knew that.

So here’s a funny anecdote that just happened on my Facebook.

I had posted a link to Facebook about a recent epidemiological study linking consumption of red meat to type 2 diabetes. The first comment was made by my (then) Facebook friend Lyle McDonald, author of such nutrition books as the Rapid Fat Loss Handbook & Ultimate Diet 2.0, the Stubborn Fat Solution, etc, who tends to be the first commenter on these types of articles.

He made a funny, pithy comment about epidemiology being shit, which for the most part it is.

I replied, jokingly: “I knew you’d be the first comment, lol.”

About a half hour later, he quickly commented: “Go fuck yourself, Christopher” and unfriended me.
Which was followed by a private message saying, “Go fuck yourself, you whiny little bitch.”

Now you decide who the whiny bitch is.

My money is on Lyle.

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Came across this recent article on a study known as The Longevity Project. Researchers followed over 1500 kids from 1921 until death to figure out what contributes to longevity. Some of the results are surprising such as the happiest kids ended up dying the youngest. This is the money quote:

“Some of the minutiae of what people think will help us lead long, healthy lives, such as worrying about the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in the foods we eat, actually are red herrings, distracting us from the major pathways,”

Anyway, you can read the rest here.

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Captain Beefheart perhaps?

How about Dinosaur Jr.?

Was Not Was “Walk the Dinosaur” for sure?

Nope. It’s Screamin’ Jay Hawkins “I Put a Spell On You”

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Making the rounds has been this wonderful long study on the paleo diet from the likes of Cordain and my favorite researcher Staffan Lindeberg which I implore everyone to take time to read:

The western diet and lifestyle and diseases of civilization.

Read it here.

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A nice study came out recently on magnesium’s effect on metabolic & inflammatory markers. A reason I always recommend taking magnesium supplements. The study used 500mg of magnesium citrate daily. CONCLUSION: Magnesium supplementation for 4 wk in overweight individuals led to distinct changes in gene expression and proteomic profiling consistent with favorable effects on several metabolic pathways.

You can read the study here.

As for olive oil a study recently came out showing more evidence of it’s protective role in atherosclerosis and seems to be dose dependent.

Study can be found here.

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First: Beneficial metabolic adaptations due to endurance exercise training in the fasted state HERE

From first: “In conclusion, F is more effective than CHO to increase muscular oxidative capacity, and at the same time enhances exercise-induced net IMCL degradation. In addition, F but not CHO prevented drop of blood glucose concentration during fasting exercise.”

Second: Muscle Physiology Changes Induced by Every Other Day Feeding and Endurance Exercise in Mice: Effects on Physical Performance HERE

From second:

“EOD protected muscle fibers against oxidative stress even in animals that suffered endurance activity. This higher protection may be related to lower muscle damage after extenuating activity in non-trained EOD animals determined by the levels of creatine kinase in plasma. Our results agree with several other reports that suggest that EOD protects muscle against oxidative stress and even avoids muscle loss during aging [59], [60]. This protection is based on lower ROS production by mitochondria probably by the metabolic changes based on the catabolism of lipids [61], by more balanced activity of mitochondria [36] and higher level of Q-dependent antioxidant protection of membranes [55].

In summary, our work indicate that a nutritional stress induced by the EOD model of CR together with a moderate increase of energy expenditure through physical exercise produces metabolic changes that increase the efficiency of mitochondrial activity in muscle, reduces oxidative damage and improves physical performance. Subtle modifications at the cellular and biochemical levels in response to dietary stress seem to be the basis for a higher mitochondrial efficiency. Taking into consideration that the decline in physical activity during age is a common factor in many species, the results shown here suggest that the combination of the reduction of calorie intake and the practice of aerobic exercise would also increase physical performance in humans and then, improve their quality of life.”

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Starting today, October 1st, and for the next 60 days, Chris Voight, head of the Washington state Potato Commission, will be on a strict diet of 20 potatoes a day in order to prove the spunky spud is is not junk food. You can visit his site & follow along at 20 potatoes a day.

Well, we already know it can be done and for a year even as these two posts over at Matt Metzgar’s site show:

The All Potato Diet II

The All Potato Diet

Personally, I would’ve liked to seen someone eat an all sweet potato diet. Maybe one day I’ll attempt it for the benefit of my readers.

Also, if interested, Stephan Guyenet has started writing a series of posts on his Whole Health Source website about potatoes and human health: here and here

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