January 26, 2009

“Samson”
Complete for time
   30 Deadlift
   30 Hang Squat Cleans
   30 Jerks
The Zone: http://www.zonediet.com/

I decided to start with the Zone because it is probably the most recognized of the nutrition plans we will talk about. To boil The Zone Down and over simplify it drastically, The Zone is about the quantity of food you ingest.

Without getting too far into the minutiae, The Zone has you measure “blocks” of foods that fall into 3 categories: Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats. Based on your size and activity level you choose a number of blocks to eat each day and break that up between 3 meals and 2 snacks. When I am seriously paying attention my Zone portions this is what my day looks like:

Breakfast: 4 blocks
Lunch: 4 blocks
Snack 1: 2 blocks
Dinner: 4 blocks
Snack 2: 2 blocks

On occasion I will boost dinner to a 5 block meal because that is when the best meat gets cooked at our house.

How do you get started on The Zone?
First things first. Go buy a small kitchen scale. Measuring is easy to do and you only have to do it until you get a good idea of your portion size. We paid $10-$15 at Target and keep it right on the counter so it’s always easily available.

We use this block chart to when we measure for our meals.