CROSSFIT PALEO CHALLENGE
CROSSFIT & PALEO CHALLENGE – TEAM ADDITION
WHAT
CrossFit and Paleo - 28 Day Challenge.
This is an in-club challenge for CrossFit Auckland Members.
The February 2013 Paleo Challenge is a team challenge where your daily points will be accumulated with those of your team members and the overall highest scoring team at the end of the challenge will win a financial reward to spend on a group activity. That’s right, you’ll have a team leader and a whole bunch of team mates supporting you and backing you up! …the shared challenge just makes it all the easier to stay the path.
Don’t know allot about the Paleo Diet? Read these Paleo Diet FAQs
WHY
To show how sensible nutrition and consistent CrossFit can make a huge difference in your life. To your energy levels, your sleep, your overall health and your mental and physical performance, not to mention that fat loss and looking great is an awesome side effect!
WHEN
Friday 1st February to Thursday 28th February.
HOW
Your success will be measured over the 28-days by using a points system which you will complete “online” on a daily basis. The points are allocated based on your adherence to a CrossFit & Paleo Lifestyle.
In the days immediately proceeding the challenge – Monday 28th to Thursday 31st of January – you’ll take body girth measurements, which you’ll repeat at the end of the program. Download this personal record sheet to record your before and after measurements, and recruit a super friend to help you out. Members, we made 3 failed attempts at loading a “Self Measurement Video” to youtube before heading OS. Please follow the directions in the personal record sheet, you’ll need a measuring tape and pen. Remind your friend to ensure the tape is even around each circumference. When measuring the chest/lats, and stomach at belly button, take a breath in, exhale and relax – this is when the measure should be taken.
At the same time, take 3 photos:
- Front on, feet under the hips, arms by the sides, looking forward.
- Back, feet under the hips, arms by the sides, looking forward.
- Side on, arms behind the back, looking forward.
Stand slightly away from a plain wall (to avoid shadows), men wearing only shorts or da da da’s – the shorter the better; women wearing sports bra or crop top and shorts or hot pants. The purpose being to show as much skin as possible while maintaining your dignity 
. Repeat these three photos on the February 28th wearing the same clothing and against the same wall. These photos will give you a visual record of how your body shape has changed.
While we don’t encourage it, if you would like a weight on scales measurement in KGs, ensure you get on the same scales, at the same time of day, wearing the same clothes on February 28th. The fact is that you may not lose a ton of weight on this plan. Why? Because you’re increasing muscle mass and losing fat . Increasing your muscle mass is good for controlling your blood sugar, helping your body to naturally regulate appetite, and has anti-aging properties. Muscles make you look good naked! So, don’t focus on scale weight.
There will be a baseline workout at the beginning and end of the challenge to show how your physical performance can increase in a short 4-weeks by improving your lifestyle and nutrition.
COST
$50:
- $30 to register for 4-week challenge.
- $20 to be held in trust for the Team Prize Pool (read more on this below)
Register in-club, or by credit card using the ‘Buy Now’ link below.
| Description | Price | Credit Card  |
| CrossFit Paleo Challenge | $50 |  |
Nutrition Guidelines:
You need to chose and commit to either Level 0 or Level 1 Paleo guidelines outlined below.
LEVEL 0 – Orthodox Paleo
- Eat real food. Meat, eggs, fish & seafood, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fruit, oils (like coconut or olive).
- No dairy. This includes cheese, yoghurt, milk and any milk derived product (natural clarified butter is allowed for cooking – I.E. ghee).
- No grains. This includes bread, rice, pasta, corn, oatmeal (also any gluten-free pseudo-grains).
- No legumes. This includes beans of any kind, lentils and peanuts (no peanut butter).
- No sugar of any kind, real or artificial (no maple syrup, honey, Splenda, Stevia).
- No processed foods (this includes protein shakes, processed energy bars).
- No alcohol (I can hear the moaning already).
Auto-immune: also eliminate nightshades, tomatoes and eggplant, eggs and all nuts, peppers including bell peppers and hot peppers, spices such as curries, paprika, and chili powder.
LEVEL 1 – Paleo
- Eat real food. Meat, eggs, fish & seafood, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fruit, oils (like coconut or olive).
- No grains. This includes bread, rice, pasta, corn, oatmeal (also any gluten-free pseudo-grains).
- No legumes. This includes beans of any kind, lentils and peanuts (no peanut butter).
- No sugar of any kind, real or artificial (no maple syrup, honey, Splenda, Stevia).
- No alcohol (I can hear the moaning already).
Must Read Resources:
Robb Wolf Paleo Overview, Get Started and Meal Plans are the minimum read.
These Links and Resources: includes everything you need to equip yourself for success including shopping list and food matrix.
Science and Research is for all you folks that need evidence based answers to your questions.
For Paleo Recipe’s check out the links in the CrossFit Auckland Nutrition web page.
Register to Foodee free and create your weekly menu by selecting meals you like – Foodee will even print you a weekly shopping list. If you are opting in for orthodox Paleo (Level 0) we recommend choosing from the Whole 30 approved choices to make menu planning quick and easy. Both Foodee and Chow Stalker offer Whole30 approved recipe lists.
We’ll post articles of interest on our member blog along the way so you can learn more about Paleo and Nutrition topics. LIKE us on Facebook to see our updates in your news feed.
Click and read all these links, start clearing out your pantry and fridge right now, and stock up on all the ingredients you need so there’s no excuses!
Robb Wolf’s book - The Paleo Solution is also available in NZ for $45. We highly rate this read on living the paleo lifestyle.
Points System:
Every challenge participant will start each day with 30 points. With every day that passes, depending on the decisions you’ve made throughout that day, you will either stay on 30 points or lose points for making choices outside the stated guidelines. Bonus points are achieved at the end of each week if you achieve 100% adherence.
Once you confirm your entry on the challenge, you’ll lucky draw the name of your team from a hat, we will email you the link to your Team’s online spreadsheet where you will record your daily points and collect bonus lifestyle points! If you have a question about whether something counts as a point or not just ask. Your Team Leader will monitor your scorecard on a daily basis, and your team mates will encourage you along the way. Points must be recorded by 10am the following morning to earn your daily logging points. If you fail to do this, your team leader will enter 0 as your score and will probably make you do burpees! … every point counts.
At the end of the challenge the team with the most points Wins!
Special thanks to our Team Leaders: Bernie, Asuka, H2 (Dan), Suz and Antionette.
It’s about more than just fat loss:
This challenge is designed to reward those who stay dedicated to maintaining healthy eating, sleep and exercise habits over the 28-days. The reason it’s set up this way is to demonstrate how Paleo and CrossFit are a lifestyle choice – not a diet or fad exercise program.
The concept of Paleo is to provide your body with the optimal fuel that it was designed to run on. The purpose of CrossFit is to help build the mental and physical fortitude required to navigate the challenges in life.
It’s primarily about feeling your absolute best, mentally and physically. Looking better naked is just a great side effect.
Baseline WOD:
To measure performance gains over the 28-days, everyone will perform the same baseline WOD at the beginning and end of the challenge. Your workout improvement does not contribute to your overall score, it’s a personal measurement for you to record your progress.
The initial baseline WOD will be held on Friday 1st February. The challenge will end with the baseline re-test WOD on Thursday 28th February.
Book yourself into a WOD class on these days now! No make up sessions will be held.
Prizes!
- Overall Winning team will Win the cash prize pool.
- The winning team is free to choose an activity of choice as a team reward, this may be any outing, group dinner or activity enjoyed as a team.
