The crossfit diet is indicated for athletes who do intense crossfit training because besides helping to lose weight contributes to improve physical conditioning and muscle recovery after training.
In the crossfit diet one should eat foods rich in lean proteins such as chicken, turkey or fish, grains such as peas or beans, as well as fruits and vegetables, with industrialized and refined foods such as sugar, crackers and ready-to-eat meals. consumption, such as risotto or lasagne, are prohibited.
How to Make a Crossfit Diet
The crossfit diet serves to improve the performance of athletes who practice crossfit because it provides nutrients that provide energy for an efficient workout while facilitating post-workout muscle recovery, promoting high muscle growth and loss of body fat.
Therefore, in the crossfit diet you should schedule meals according to the days and times of the training, for example:
- Before crossfit training (1 to 2 hours) - consume mainly carbohydrate-rich foods such as toast and fruit or their juices.
- During crossfit training - ingest carbohydrates in liquid form as a sports drink.
- Immediately after the workout (up to 30 minutes later) - it's important to eat foods rich in protein and carbohydrates, so the vitamins are excellent choices.
- Short term after workout (up to 2 two hours after) - eat foods rich in carbohydrates such as bread, pasta, potatoes, rice along with lean protein such as chicken or turkey meat and fish.
- Long-term after training - follow the principles of the Paleolithic Diet every day.
In order to fulfill this paleolithic diet it is necessary to include foods that come from nature, such as meats, fish, vegetables, leaves, oilseeds, roots and tubers, cooked or grilled because they were the food available in the Paleolithic period of the caves. Learn how to comply with this diet in: Paleolithic Diet.
Crossfit diet menu
An example of the crossfit diet menu can be:
- Breakfast (before training) - eggs boiled with toast and strawberry juice with kiwi.
- After Workout - Banana Vitamin
- Lunch - grilled turkey steak with rice and arugula salad, purple cabbage and tomato, seasoned with olive oil and vinegar. For dessert, melon.
- Snack - Nuts with pear.
- Dinner - Hake cooked with boiled potatoes and cabbage seasoned with lemon drops. Orange for dessert.
The quantities needed to consume at each meal depend on the intensity and hours of training, so the advice of a nutritionist is essential to indicate the specific quantities in each case depending on the individual goal.
The crossfit diet is based on the diet of Loren Cordain, which is called "The Paleo Diet for Athletes", and therefore this diet can also be known as Paleo crossfit diet.
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