CrossFit Laguna Beach
Jimi and Madeline Letchford are opening their new gym, CrossFit Laguna Beach this Saturday, May 31st! If you live in the Los Angeles area please check their site for details and stop by the new gym to show your support. Congrats on opening the new box guys! Way to stay focused and make it happen!
Workout:
5 rounds of:
15 rep pushjerk
15 24" box jumps
Post weight of push jerk & time to comments
Dinner last night was a really good example of how to eat well and stay in the zone on a day that I might normally go way over the top! This was a 4 block meal between dinner, dessert and wine! It looks like I'm a little over in fats, but after figuring out the fat content of the fish, it actually evens out to exactly the right amount of fats!
Arugula Salad with Pesto Vinaigrette (1/3 block of carbs and 2 blocks of fat)
1 1/4 cup arugula
1/4 cup tomato
1/4 cup artichoke hearts
1/2 tbsp dressing*
*Pesto Dressing: 1 tbsp is counted as 5 fat blocks
1/4 cup pine nuts
1 clove garlic
3 cups lightly packed fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Toast pine nuts until lightly brown. Process pine nuts and garlic in a food processor until minced. Add basil, parmasan, and lemon juice until finely minced. With processor on low, slowly pour oil in at a steady stream until well blended. Add salt and pepper.
(This pesto would be great on eggs or even on steak!)
Salmon marinated in sweet and spicy sauce (4 blocks protein, 2/3 block carb)
6 oz (weight after cooking) of salmon grilled on the BBQ
4 oz of wine (1 block of carbs)
Dessert: Mocha Cake with Mocha Cream Cheese Frosting
Per serving, this cake counts as about 4 blocks of fat and 2 blocks of carbs.
Wow! Look at that! That's beautiful. Sure doesn't look like a diet, huh?
Posted by: Gloria Jean | May 29, 2008 at 09:31 AM
Congrats Crossfit Laguna Beach!! Best of luck to you all.
That cake sure looks good but the dinner looks great too!
And just another reminder for those of you who wanted to sign up for the games but couldn't because it is closed they reopened registration. Make sure and do it fast now before spots go again.
Posted by: Scott A. | May 29, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Hat's off to chef Hannah! That is quite a feast for 4 blocks! Way to give Mallee a special birthday dinner.
Posted by: DebS | May 29, 2008 at 11:53 AM
Nice job Hannah. When are you going to open your business?
Mallee - is 'one tbsp is counted as 5 fat blocks' supposed to be '5 fat grams'? That seems like a lot of fat blocks in a small amount.
Posted by: Heather | May 29, 2008 at 05:08 PM
A little piece of history on the main website today... and our very own Angel Shoemaker was part of it! Angel, your a total studette.
Posted by: Heather | May 29, 2008 at 08:31 PM
Congrats Jim. CFSCC wishes you all the success in the world.
Posted by: annie | May 29, 2008 at 08:43 PM
Heather, there is a lot of fat in pine nuts and the olive oil. It doesn't take much to add up to 5 blocks! But, its really good!
Posted by: Mallee | May 29, 2008 at 09:54 PM
We'll have to have some sort of get together soon where we can all cook yummy meals for each other. One of the things I like about the zone is that it doesn't require you to completely omit any food, you can always find a way to balance it. I can't let a bday go by without cake!
Angel, you are a natural interviewer!
Posted by: hannah | May 29, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Angel, you looked like you'd done that a thousand times before! Great video to end a great era. I'm glad we got to be part of it.
Posted by: DebS | May 29, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Hannah, what about a fresh prep kitchen type setup where we all make zone meals to take home for the week/month whatever? I'd bet you have a lot of takers for something like that.
Posted by: DebS | May 29, 2008 at 11:19 PM
For those not familiar with Fresh Prep Kitchen:
http://freshprepkitchens.com/index.php?page=home
Posted by: DebS | May 29, 2008 at 11:21 PM
thanks for the encouraging feedback guys. =) it was such a HUGE honor and privilege to just be there that day much less participate. andrew and i feel so blessed to be here where we have such an amazing opportunity to soak up crossfit right from the source. we plan on taking it with us back to new mexico and passing it on. and there is always so much more to learn and improve on. i love it! okay, time for bed...
p.s. i'd be all about cooking zone food somewhere with y'all.
Posted by: Angel | May 30, 2008 at 12:19 AM
I've always wondered what that fresh prep kitchen thing was when I drove by. That's a great idea!
Posted by: hannah | May 30, 2008 at 09:55 AM