Crossfit Athletes

[kurite]

Just thought i'd show this video I found. I just found it funny that almost all of the worlds most athletic people eat a diet thats pretty close to a paleo diet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY9ceulkVzs&NR=1

[pc701]

I have doubts about your claim kurite that most top athletes eat a somewhat paleo diet.

[van]

almost all said that they eat lean meats with fats from avos,nuts, and seeds, olive oil....    makes you think

[kurite]

pc701 did you not watch the video? Almost all said they eat meat, fruit, veges, nuts, fish, and eggs and no grains

[KD]

I think from what I gather from surfing Mark Sisson's site is that more athletes ARE doing a cooked paleo/primal approach - even endurance athletes to some degree - but I agree I think its untrue that most athletes eat paleo.

but yeah Crossfit -from past research - seems to be very much tied to Cordain-type paleo diet

[pc701]

You mean just the athletes featured in the video or do you mean the majority of the worlds athletes across the globe?I am willing to bet that most top athletes eat a Neolithic diet

[kurite]

No all I meant were all the ones featured on this video. I found it interesting because this isn't a paleo video its just a video about these athletes diet.

[PaleoPhil]

...but yeah Crossfit -from past research - seems to be very much tied to Cordain-type paleo diet

Yes, probably because the most influential CrossFitter on diet was Rob Wolff (he has since left CrossFit), who is a friend of Dr. Cordain's. Ironically, Dr. Cordain's team is gradually evolving away from the lean approach:

"The bottom line is that we do not recommend cutting down saturated fatty acid intake but rather decrease high-glycemic load foods, vegetable oils, refined sugars, grains, legumes and dairy." --Maelán Fontes, Paleo Diet Q & A - Saturated Fat, http://thepaleodiet.blogspot.com/2010/03/paleo-diet-q-saturated-fat.html

[miles]

Harley?

[RawZi]

I am willing to bet that most top athletes eat a Neolithic diet

   She ate a neolithic diet apparently:

    http://www.findadeath.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1891

    Can't dispute she was a top athlete.