Food = Religion

Warmup: Jump Rope 5 min

Strength: Front Squat 5x5

WOD:             4 Rounds for Time:

                         7 Hand Stand Push Ups (Do these with your stomach facing the wall)
                       14 Deadlift @ 185/155 lbs

Tabata: Wall Ball 20/14 lbs

I should have started all of my food posts with this one. If you've never talked to someone about changing their diet then I suggest doing it at least once - it'll be quite an experience. Just like religion and politics the food people eat is deeply important to them. And it's understandable, food connects us to our past. We eat the food our grandparents taught us to make because even after their gone it makes us feel close to them. So when someone comes along and suggests we shouldn't eat grandma's famous bread, or spaghetti, or cake we get angry.

Let's try and put this in perspective. Did your grandparents stay physically active into their 70s, 80s, 90s? Did they eat lots of grain based products? Did they have any diseases like osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease? Well, chances are the two main reasons they had (or have) those types of problems is due to diet (first), and lack of exercise second. What's my point? Try to view food as fuel for one month. Food as fuel means it's not entertainment when you're bored, it's not a social activity, it's fuel. If you think this way you will start to make better choices and eat for performance - because the whole point of this blog is to play better tennis right?