The DailyBurn Fitness Challenge has been going for about 1 week, so I am starting to get into a rhythm, especially with my nutrition. I thought I would share with everyone more specific plans on what I am doing over the next 90-days. I am happy to hear what you think of my plan and get some suggestions. I also want to hear your full plan for how you will get fit over the next few months in the comments!
My Diet Plan
I am sticking very close to the food measurements and macronutrient breakdowns as outlined in Barry Sears’s Zone Diet. I have read a lot of diet and nutrition books over the years and the Zone seems to be very solid. I closely follow the Crossfit community, which has an obsession with the Zone/Paleo diets. So, the Zone is it for me.
I am pretty tall (6’3″) and I plan to be very active over the 90-day period, so I am opting for 17-19 blocks a day. I won’t go through the whole explanation of blocks or the Zone diet. If you want a quick overview of Zone nutrition, I highly recommend this PDF put together by Crossfit Journal. If you are serious about it, buy the book. I’ll be watching my weight and athletic performance and adjust my blocks as appropriate after the first few weeks.
My Exercise Plan
My workout plan is pretty simple. I plan to do the Crossfit WOD 5-6 times a week. I do Crossfit with some friends during the week, and I will probably do some cycling over the weekend. I’ll be tracking my Crossfit using DailyBurn’s new WOD site: http://dailyburn.com/wod
A Sample Day
Here is what a sample day of nutrition/supplementation/exercise looks like for me during the challenge (items marked with * were provided to me by sponsors of the challenge):
Breakfast (6:30 am)
- 1 cup Almond Milk
- 1 scoop of Syntrax Matrix 5.0 – Sustained Release Protein*
- 1/2 cup blueberries
Workout (7:30am)
Mid-morning Meal (10 am)
- 1 Syntrax Fyre* (30 minutes before meal)
- 4 oz. Grilled Chicken Breast
- 1 cup of Lentils
- 12 almonds
Lunch (1pm)
- Multivitamin
- 3-4 eggs
- 1 apple
- 1 cup grapes
- 12 olives
- Function: Light Weight Drink*
Dinner (5:30pm)
- Wife’s choice (typically a 4-block Zone meal recipe)
- B-12 supplement
- L-Lysine supplement
- Fish oil supplement
Night Snack (8:00pm)
- Glass of red wine
- 2 oz cheese
- 6 almonds
What are you doing for the challenge?
I would love to hear your full plans for the challenge in the comments!
