October 7, 2007
Zone Meal Plans - CrossFit Journal 21
Our recommendation to "eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar" is adequate to the task of preventing the scourges of diet-induced disease, but more accurate and precise prescription is necessary to optimize physical performance.
Finely tuned, a good diet will increase energy, sense of well being and acumen, while simultaneously flensing fat and packing on muscles. When properly composed the right dieet can nudge every important quantifiable marker for health in the right direction.
Diet is critical to optimizing human functin and our clinical experience leads us to believe that Barry Sears' "Zone Diet" closely models optimal nutrition.
CrossFit's best performers are Zone eaters. When our second tier athletes commit to "strict" adherence to the Zone parameters, they generaly become top tier performers quickly. It seems that the Zone diet accelerates and amplifies the effects of the CrossFit regimen.
How do you determine what body type you are? I am interested in giving this a try; however I do not want to eat too little and not get the benefits or eat more than needed and gain unneeded weight.
I am a 35yo male 6'1" 220ish and looking to loose the ish from my gut.
Any input would be appreciated,
Mike
I too would like some more specific parameters. Currently I am 5'10 and 205lbs, and I would consider myself in the medium or large category. Where I want to end up at is 5'10 and 185lbs. Should you eat for the goal you are shooting for, or what you are currently?
If you're interested in more information to fine tune your Zone requirements try zoneliving.com.
That should answer both questions for #1 and #2
i have the same question, and 20 minutes searching zoneliving.com didn't help me find the answer...is there a lean bodyweight range for each of these size categories?
