"ADAMBROWN"

Two rounds for time of:
295 pound Deadlift, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
195 pound Bench press, 24 reps
24 Box jumps, 24 inch box
24 Wallball shots, 20 pound ball
145 pound Clean, 24 reps

* Scale appropriately. Scale deadlift to 60% of 1RM, benchpress 65% of 1RM, and clean 55% of 1RM*

Compare to August 10, 2010. Better beat your last PR!

Almost two months ago I decided to say goodbye to my beloved alomds, cashews, walnuts, pecans, and the rest of the delicious nut family. I did this to see if I would notice a change in energy, performance, bodyfat, and weight. To my own surprise, my conclusions were not what I had hypothesized. Since I ate several servings (anywhere from 2-4) of nuts everyday I was sure that if I had cut them out, I would lose a little bit of fat over the month. Taking 400-800 calories per day away seems like a pretty solid way to lose weight right? I thought so, at least. After nearly two months of being away from grains I have noticed NO decrease in energy, NO weight loss, and NO decrease in performance. The thing that shocked me most was the zero change in weight and bodyfat. I was certain that eliminating the calories that I got from mixed nuts would lead to a decrease in bodyfat for sure. My diet has stayed relatively the same since removing nuts from my diet. Now why haven't I lost any weight? Trying to answer my own question is a pretty difficult task. I do remember seeing the reminisce of nuts in my poop just about every time I pooped. The only thing I can think of is that my body was not absorbing any nutrients from the mixed nuts. I guess it came in and just came right back out. Nuts and seeds are believed to have gut irritation properties, but there is no data proving it. From my own experience it appears so. Anyhow, I am done with the Paleo On-Ramp and I am just looking for a way to post it.