You are what you eat!

Check out the video on CrossFit Zone athletes warming up with tires… One of the topics on almost everyone’s agenda is healthier eating and/or losing weight. For the past 20 years, we have been bombarded with information in the media about how fat is bad. The latest on the bandwagon is the government’s ban on […]

Congratulations to Andrew for getting his first kipping pullup last night followed by doing 7! The Zone Blog Series : Part 3 – Why is Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate required at every meal? Answer: According to the zonediet.com, With the right balance of protein, carbohydrates and fats, you can control three major hormones generated by

Notice what is on the base of the pyramid! The Zone Blog Series:Part 2 – What is a Zone “Block”? The block system is unique to the Zone diet and makes for the difficulty in mathematically calculating your food requirements. A Zone block is made up of a 1:1:1 ratio of protein/carbs/fats, so you can

Perfect 2 block  Zone meal The Zone Blog Series – Part 1: Why is meal timing so important? Ok folks!  Beach season is coming soon, and the coaches are still on a mission to get everybody logging their food and sticking to The Zone diet for performance and results! I figured it was time to

Have you heard of the Paleo diet? Have you heard of the hunters and gatherers diet? “Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar.” – CrossFit.com Paleokits were developed to provide an easy to carry, real food snack to take with you. This is as easy as it gets!

CrossFit Zone wants to wish Coach Krista a Happy Birthday! There are quite a few birthday’s this month…. Erin, Sandy, Krista, Kristina, Deanna, Mike D… sorry if I missed anyone. We went out for sushi on Tuesday night to celebrate the birthday’s and say goodbye to Sarah who is going to Vancouver to article at

Here are some quick tips to help you stay in the Zone from Barry Sears: Top 11 Zone Diet Tips Always eat within one hour of waking…. maybe 2 before CrossFit so you don’t say hi to Uncle Pukie Never let more than five hours go by without having a Zone meal or snack and

As we all know, nutrition is closely linked to performance, weight loss, increased muscle mass and many other health benefits.  Following good nutrition is the process of assimilating food for growth and repair of worn tissue, and we should use it to create proper balance within the body to promote health. The CrossFit dietary prescription