24.3 Nutrition Strategy From Our Performance Team

This is a fun workout to finish the ‘24 Open with, even though the pain is going to BE THERE. Grip management is going to be huge, and not coming out too hot.

24.2 Nutrition Strategy From Our Performance Team

Just like that, we are rolling into week 2 of the 2024 CrossFit open. The nerves are still in the mix, but we have gotten our toes in the water and know that the training we have been putting in will shine through. It’s time to put our heads down and WORK, let’s have some fun with this twenty-minute grind.

2024 Crossfit Games Open Nutrition Strategy

It’s our favorite time of the year - the start of a new CrossFit Games season!! All of the excitement and nerves mean that you care, that this is important, and we’re FIRED UP to give you some suggestions on how to structure your eating the day before, and day of the Open workout.

23.3 Nutrition Strategies from our Performance Team

A SPRINT! This one is fast - and we need to make sure your shoulders are ready to rumble. For many, this is a 6 minute sprint. For some others, it’s still a quick one, but we want to make sure to be ready to handle the heavier barbell loads.

Nutrition, FitnessAshley BeaverMarch 2, 2023crossfit games, crossfit open, 23.3, nutrition, Performance, macrosComment

The best time of day to eat for maximizing performance & fat loss

Nutrient timing is generally discussed in relation to two things: the circadian rhythm, which are your natural internal processes that ebb and flow, and repeat every 24 hours or so; and timing around training sessions. In this article, I will discuss how each of those can affect weight/fat loss, and then separately discuss performance implications.

Nutrition, FitnessAshley BeaverJanuary 23, 2023Chris, fat loss, macros, nutrient timing, micronutrients, Performance, nutrition, dietComment

Should You Gain Mass

It’s all too common to see clients believe they can ONLY improve their health and/or sports performance by LOWERING their weight - that a lower body fat percentage and improving sports performance and/or health markers are directly connected. Heck, I used to be one of these people!

Fitness, NutritionAshley BeaverMarch 13, 2020muscle gain, bulk, Black Iron Nutrition, weight, muscle, gain mass, improve health, strength, fat, Lifestyle, PerformanceComment

3 Things Essential For Gaining Muscle

3 things will optimize your muscle gain: Resistance training, A calorie surplus, Adequate protein intake.

Each of these things plays off of one another. You can gain muscle in a calorie surplus without resistance training, but you’ll likely put on more fat than you will lean body mass if you don’t lift. If you don’t eat enough protein, you won’t put on as much muscle as you could.