I went into the gym today to train one of my mentors clients for him at 11 then stuck around for the group class at 12. I mentioned in yesterdays post that I would be taking a break from Crossfit training until my back was 100%. I decided to make use of this rest time and work on my gymnastic movements. A few current goals of mine include: freestanding handstand hold, 2:00 l-sit, a front and back lever on rings, and ultimately a freestanding handstand push up.
As usual I was on the computer today reading about nutrition and came across something that I wanted to share with you.
Many are aware that 6:3 ratio is important, so they try to compensate by taking fish oil to balance
the 6:3 ratio. This doesn’t really work too well – you can’t realistically eat that much fish, and if you take fish oil supplements, you now exacerbate the second and more important problem with excess n-6, which is your total PUFA intake. High total PUFA, especially including the highly unstable n-3, leads to oxidative damage to your cells. Your arteries, liver and other organs don't appreciate extra oxidative damage.
The way to correct the modern excess of n-6 or linoleic acid is to avoid the modern sources of it. Stop eating all temperate vegetable oils - cooking and frying oils like corn, soy, canola, flax, all of it. And go easy on the nuts and factory chicken. These are big soruces of n-6, especially the nuts and nut oils.
Most of us cook with EVOO or coconut oil, right? I urge you to pick up some clarified ghee next time your in need of some cooking oil. It's very similar to butter without the chance of it burning, tastes amazing with eggs, sweet potatoes, red meat, I use it for most everything now. Just another good fat source to have on deck when cooking.
Cheers,
WipFit
Gymnastics WOD:
10-1 Ladder
- Strict Hand-Stand-Push-Up (No Kipping)
- Strict Pull-Up (No Kipping)
Is ghee considered paleo?
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