Nutrition Lecture Part 2: Optimizing Performance

Originally published November 1, 2007 in
The CrossFit Journal -- (journal.crossfit.com)
Part 2 of Coach Glassman's discussion of nutrition addresses the refined dietary needs of athletes and what's required to optimize your performance. If you want elite physical output, you must be precise about your intake. "Close enough" won't cut it--or as Coach Glassman more colorfully puts it, "If you want top-fuel- type performance, you need top fuel; you can't just piss into the gas tank."
Most of us are familiar with CrossFit's nutrition prescription: Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar. But to achieve top performance, you have to be specific about the balances of those things and accurate in your macronutrient consumption. You can get far on the workouts alone, but you will not--cannot--reach your true potential without getting particular about your fuel. There's a 1:1 correspondence between elite CrossFit performance and accuracy and precision in your consumption. For more information on getting specific about your intake, see the following resources:
CrossFit Journal # 15 is an annotated reference list of books on nutrition that could keep you reading as long as your heart desires.
CrossFit Journal #21 goes into detail about how to determine how much of what you should be eating to optimize your performance.
In her journal article "Getting Off the Crack," Nicole Carroll, CrossFitter extraordinaire, tells the inspiring story of her dietary conversion and the results it had for her.
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[@brentdaugherty5560]

2-3 fish oil capsules per meal? But how many EPA/DHA?

[@Isoviaergatis]

Holy shit if they don't seem like a NutritionChurch™®

[@thomasconner9237]

Where do I go to get these numbers for my self to be a better athlete? Sounds good to say these things but every BODY is different. How do I determine my TRUE calories, My true Food weights per meat,veg,fruit? this info is not reliable online. is there a special doctor I need to consult to say hey. your 295lbs 6'1" - your exact cal needed- protein-carbs-fats? The variables go on. but where can I find me true nutrition. to become a leaner, healthier me? Not a Joke but on the real. Where do I find this info?

[@theadventureagency531]

+Thomas Conner Check out Flexible Dieting or The Zone Diet

[@mckohtz]

Read the book: Mastering The Zone by Dr. Barry Sears

[@elainerice7331]

It's a shame that the editing loses content!

[@evansaber7642]

I just don’t understand how Froning got away with terrible nutrition and won 4x in a row. Where if I eat like that, I can’t perform nearly as well. Like not even close lol

[@Mfos2435]

genetics and work ethic

[@klintwitha-k]

He's watching his food now via RP which makes him perform even better

[@anthonyspencer766]

HyperinsulinEMIA. They can't even get the terminology correct.

[@spencergsmith]

Hyperinsulinism is also a medical condition though. It depends on which one they’re talking about.