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Benefits of Grass Fed Beef

15 Mar 2010 12:00:00 pm GMT -5

Grass Fed vs. Grain Fed Beef Some Excerpts taken from [url=http://www.marksdailyapple.com]Mark's Daily Apple[/url] You have recently walked into Whole Foods or some other specialty store, only to see the signs that say 100% vegetarian diet, hormone free beef. You look at the price premium and ask yourself, "What's the big deal with Grass Fed Beef?" The first big deal is the conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content. As seen in [url=http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=3633011]some studies[/url], CLA is believed to offer anti-cancer properties. It can also help decrease the risk of [url=http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/133/10/3041]insulin resistance[/url]. The key difference? A pastured diet results in a nearly 1:1 ratio of omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids. This is the ratio believed to characterize our hunter-gatherer ancestors (Dr. Courdain and Mark Sisson explore this often in their literature). What does a grain-fed ratio look like? Try 6:1. This ratio has been demonstrated to inflammation and precursors for chronic conditions (click on the link of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids above). There�s also the E-Coli issue. With all the concern about food safety in the last decade or so (thank you Jack in the Box), one fact has been seriously overlooked: grass fed (and finished) beef is considerably less likely to be infected with E-Coli (abstract), particularly [url=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/281/5383/1666]acid resistant E-Coli[/url] that cannot be effectively �disarmed� by our digestive systems. Love that marbleized rib-eye and wonder how they go so much fat into that cut...It�s worth noting that many cattle start off grass-fed early on in their lives but are nearly always switched to grain in the months before slaughter to fatten up to deliver that rib eye to your kitchen table. Most of the initial omega-3 stores and other nutritional benefits are lost during that time. Grass-fed and �finished are not synonymous....

3/12/2010

12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 am GMT -5

[img]http://www.crossfithoboken.com/files/crossfit6.jpg[/img] WOD "Helen" 3 Rounds for time 400m run 21 KB Swings (53/35) 12 Pull Ups [u][b]LINKS[/b][/u]...

3/11/2010

11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 am GMT -5

[film]RqyIuFIdgRk[/film] WOD Back Squat 3 x 3 Snatch grip Deadlift 3 x 3 Push Press 3 x 5 Bent Row 3 x 6 then... 30 Turkish Get Ups for time (alternate arm for each rep) [u][b]LINKS[/b][/u] [url=http://journal.crossfit.com/2002/10/what-is-fitness-by-greg-glassm.tpl]What is Fitness?[/url] [url=http://www.marksdailyapple.com/crock-pot-pork-stuffed-peppers/]Crock Pot Pork Stuffed Peppers[/url] [url=http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_interviews/sucker_punch_paul_chek]Sucker Punch: Paul Chek[/url]...

3/10/2010

10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 am GMT -5

[film]79UtXPtwS6s[/film] Skill Work: Front Levers WOD Row 200 Meters Rest as needed but no more than 3 minutes x8 Warm Up: 400m Run, Pass Throughs, Good Mornings, Romanian Deadlifts, Squats, Sit ups, Supermen [b]LINKS[/b] [url=http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_interviews/sucker_punch_paul_chek]Sucker Punch[/url] [url=http://www.grasslandbeef.com/Page.bok?template=beef.html]It's beef and it's good for you[/url] [url=http://www.grasslandbeef.com/Page.bok?template=grocery.html]The truth about supermarket meat[/url]...

3/9/2010

09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 am GMT -5

WOD Press 3-3-3-3 then... 21-15-9 Handstand Push Ups Pull Ups (Chest to Bar) Substitutions: For Handstand Push Ups, you may scale for your strength with regular push ups or knee push ups. More advance athletes, can you use parallettes to elevate for higher ROM. Full range of motion includes hitting your nose to the floor for each rep. Pull ups should be Chest to Bar, but you may substitute you using bands. Warm Up: Jump Rope, Arm Circles, Clapping, Twists, Push Ups, Sit Ups, Superman, Kips [u][b]LINKS[/b][/u] [url=http://runtrails.blogspot.com/2010/02/long-run-revelations-part-ii-want.html]If you want a Fulfilled Life? Embrace Death[/url] [url=http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2010/02/25/break-bad-eating-habits/]Breaking Bad Eating Habits[/url] [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/magazine/07Teachers-t.html?em]Building a Better Teacher[/url]