Primal Pizza Mark III

Long time no Blog!


I got this idea from fastpaleo.com, I have attempted several pizza ideas, Meatza from Marks Daily Apple and Mushroom Pizzas from Bodyrock but this one is the best so far.

1 Scoop out some courgette (zucchini if you are in the States).

2 Add your favorite Pizza topping, I used ham, pineapple, red onion, feta cheese and black olives.

3 Whack in the oven, the original recipe said 200 for 20 mins but I had to go a little hotter a the end (could just be my prehistoric oven).
 

Enjoy!

Hasta La Pasta Lasagne

Yum yum another test drive from the Everyday Paleo Cookbook.

everydaypaleo.com

Diet has been rubbish lately so its time to pull my finger out.

Subbed the olives for cheese, I am sure when the Fiance gets home from work she will appreciate this.

Will be cooking this again!

Crossfit and Pizza

Went to Crossfit Manchester this morning, nice now my OU course is over I actually have time.

WOD was:
Front squat 3 3 3 3 3
Just did 60kg, rather go light than get an injury until I am used to it.
Power snatch practice.

Then 400m 300m 200m 100m runs sprinkled with ball slams and knees to elbows.

I was pretty fast off the blocks but the knees to elbows destroyed me and I finished last!

Made these pizzas for lunch. Got the idea from Bodyrock but simplified it: Delicious-healthy-pizza-recipe

Stuck red onion, pineapple, gouda and ham on top of portabello mushrooms then shoved in the oven at 200c for 12 mins.

Lovely

Roadtest - Everyday Paleo Meatloaf

Ok, I finally got time to blog a recipe from Everyday Paleo.

I made the meatloaf, didn't have any majoram so subbed garam masala. Served with a side salad and some avocado. It was pretty nice, would make it again and lots left for breakfast.

I generally feel the book is a bit expensive, £17 for a paperback. I would however recommend it to someone who had never heard of paleo or functional exercise. Its a good way to start cleaning up your life without too much detail.

Stay tuned for some more recipes from the book.

Pork Carnitas

This was kind of from Civilizedcavemancooking.com but I didn't find that link until the pork was cooking! I made the BBQ sauce as well from http://www.sonofgrok.com.

Fried some asparagus with garlic and butter on the side. I thought the pork would last a couple of says but we have eaten most of it already!

Had a quick workout before, 1 lap Pose and some Tabata pull-ups press-ups and squats. Think I was leaning a little to far (from the waist), think I will try my VFF next or give up Pose until after the Summer Series.

Breakfast as Jayson's

Not posted for a while, been busy with family and study.

Travelled to Jayson and Fiona's so we can not watch the Royal Wedding together.

Jayse cooked breakfast:

Melon, avocado, broccoli, gurkha lamb sausages, rare breed bacon, egg omelette and mushrooms!

Yum yum thanks Jayse.

The sun is shining again! I'm not wasting a day off work watching telly!!!!
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Old Macdonalds Farm Burger

And on this farm he had some cows, pigs and chickens which Mick ate!

Everybody knows I love a good burger on a Friday.
Made my own again. I added chopped garlic and some turmeric to the mince beef this week.

For topping I added some bacon, emmental cheese! and fried eggs.

Served with mashed avocado and mushrooms.

Pretty amazing!

Closest I got to a workout was a walk up Bosley Cloud after work with Cavegirl.

Paleo Road Test : Sun Dried Tomato Chicken

Got this from Everyday Paleo Sun Dried Tomato Bake

Sautéed some leek and mushrooms to go with it.

Worked out ok, fresh basil would of been nicer. I guess we will have to plant some and wait.

Went for 40 min walk earlier and did some trigger point work.

Trigger Point Therapy Workbook; Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief

Trigger Point Therapy Workbook; Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief

I was discussing this with friends earlier. Its a brilliant book, buy it and start treating yourself.

Start with Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_point

Walk and Books

Got some new books, they have been on my shopping list for a while.

I have read most of The Primal Blueprint on a pdf and thought I should buy it. I like it so far, seems pretty simple and obvious. Not much of a surprise that our modern lifestyles are bad for us.

Just been for a 40 min walk, I am planning on trying running again after my ski trip so reckon the best way to prepare for regular running is regular walking. Sounds obvious. The base of the Primal Fitness Pyramid is "Move frequently at a slow pace" so I am planning a walk or swim everyday.


Cavegirl made butternut squash soup and we have a chicken to roast for dinner.



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Paleo Road Test - Turkey Meatloaf

Cavegirl made this.

Recipe was from Primal-Palate.com. Turkey Meatloaf

Pretty good, served with a green salad.

Make a huge one. It would be good cold for lunch.

Fix yourself 2

Leave water in a polystyrene cup in the freezer.

Peel the cup back to reveal the ice.

Remember those spots on your injury that felt like a shamans blow?

Rub the ice on them, keep it moving. Rest if needed. The aim is to keep the skin red as long as possible.
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Paleo Road Test - Barcelona Burger

Got this from http://www.paleodigest.com/ (again) from Crossfit Santa Cruz Central.

Served it with a chopped salad and yummy advocado drizzled with olive oil.

First time I made burgers, its usually Cavegirl's speciality. I borrowed her burger press thingy and they were really easy!  Added garlic, oregano and chilli flakes.

Time for a non paleo beer now!

Kicked out of the cave

I was kicked out of the cave this morning by cavegirl. She made me get up and go swimming. How mean!

Well I suppose I did ask her last night to make sure I got up.

After reading some of Mark Sissons Primal Blueprint I decided I need to be more active to help my body cope with sitting in a prison cell for 8 hours a day (office).

Got my breakfast at work, omelette with peppers, mushrooms and bacon on the side.

Cavegirl is at her workcave til late so I am planning a nice meal for when she gets home. I reckon burgers are always good on a friday.


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Takeaway Breakfast 2 of 2

Ok! Only 15 mins and they look cooked.

Look pretty good to me, better than service station food.
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Takeaway breakfast 1 of 2

Early start tomorrow so thought I needed to take at least one proper meal with me.

Chopped cooked turkey, tomato, bell pepper and lots of free range eggs from Shaz and Rich.

Stuck in a muffin tray then hot oven for 20 mins. Watch this space for results!

Inspired by Everyday Paleo.
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Fix yourself

Daren't train much at the moment with skiing imminent so working on my niggles.

How to help your injuries.

Buy a lacrosse ball.
Roll it round the injured area.
Focus on the painful bits.
Hold pressure on the hotspots until the pain fades.
Roll along the muscle\tendon.
Roll perpendicular across really digging in.

Stretch then ice.

If it helps do it everyday, if it doesn't help don't do it again!


Google:
Myofascial release
Trigger points
Cross friction massage


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Tried and Tested Sesame Ginger Pork

Found this on Delightful Taste Buds via Paleo Digest.

Forgot the 5 spice but it was still pretty tasty.

Stir fried some veg with garlic ginger and a chilli to go with it.

Printed it out and kept this one to do again. Cheers
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Managed a workout

Warm up

2 x 2.5 hour drive
eating bread!
4 hours sat on backside studying
1 lap Pose

8 mins of Tabata
pull-ups
press-ups
knee raises
dive bombers


lots of stretching
Psoas and triceps

Quick update

1 lap past Ians Pose, calves ok, maybe twinge in right. Massaged with roller.

Food was leftover soup and chicken.

No Paleo for me this weekend, just beer and carbs and mountains.

Valentines meal and tabata

Warm up:
Walk round the block

Tabata 8 mins of:
Pull ups
Dips (chair)
Sit ups
Press ups.

Cavegirl joined in so I let her have some food:

Big lump of cow.
Asparagus wrapped in parma ham with naughty parmesan.
Parsnip chips
Mushrooms and onion in garlic



Oh and a bottle of Prosecco!






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Cavegirl cooks

Coq au vin from Everyday Paleo. With broccoli and asparagus.

Using this site a lot recently and looking forward to her book.
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Paleo Pina Colada

Yum yum

Coconut milk and pineapple, blended.

Inspired by a similar recipie on Bodyrock.
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Check out these bad boys

Eggplant chicken sandwiches from Paleo Gurl:

http://paleogurlkitchen.blogspot.com

Pretty good!

1 Lap Pose

Another attempt at starting running again.

1  Lap  Wraggs Lane

Only out for a few mins to test calves.

Lots of mobility work, upper body and calves. Still few spots on calves that feel like a "Shaman's Blow".

Cavegirl is cooking meatballs from Everyday Paleo . Smell pretty good so far.

8 Minutes of Misery

Never made it to the gym and it would of been to busy anyway so:

Buy in:
Walk to the shop to fetch beer
couple of rounds of bodyweight stuff

Then:
16 rounds of Tabata
Iron Gym pullups
Chair dips
V crunches
Chinese press-ups

Cash out:
Dislocators
Lots of upper body stretching, lats, triceps
Drink beer, watch film, sleep.

Quick Tabata

Warm up

8 mins of 20 secs work, 10 secs rest

Windscreen wipers
Supermen
Bicycles
Single leg Romanian deadlift


Hmm think I need some work on those deadlifts!

Cavegirl cooked spicy chicken

http://paleodietlifestyle.com/spicy-chicken-with-herb-sauce/
With brocolli and baby corn.

Yum Yum, not a lot else to say.

Quick one at the Globo

Workout upper body only (specifically for Sharon!)


Bench Press
5-5-5-5-5 no idea how heavy I got and it doesn't count because it was on a machine anyway.

100 knee raises hanging from pull up bar (broken into sets obviously!)


Then :

40-20-10

Tethered crunches
Press 8.5 kg


Cavegirl made some lovely soup for tea (carrot and orange from her soups book) with roast pork loin and bacon!

Yum Yum I love a soup and meat meal

Roast Pheasant

Wrapped in bacon and stuffed with sage and apple.
Served with roast veg and red onion gravy.
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Thai Red Winter Vegetable Stew\Curry

Inspired by Everyday Paleo

Throw in a soup pan:

Red curry paste
Can of coconut milk
Coriander

Chopped:
Parsnips
Bell pepper
Mushrooms
Carrots
Water chestnuts
Free range chicken breasts


Boil for about 30 mins.

Cavegirl was impressed, nice tender chicken and not too hot!

Stick the rest of the chicken in the oven for lunch and soup tomorrow.


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Fridge Raiders

One of the great things about Paleo is you always end up with a freezer full of leftover "ready meals".

Today I had butternut squash soup, an everyday paleo burger and a salmon fishcake!

Yum yum
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Scaled Mainsite WOD

Started with 5x5x5x5x5 bench press finishing on 67.5 kg

Mainsite said:

3 x
12 Muscle-ups
75 Squats

Brand X puppy scaling said;


Puppies:
Three rounds for time of:
5 Muscle-up progressions (Seated, Jumping or squat)
25 Squats
The other option is to sub 4/1 pull ups, dips to muscle ups.

I did 3x:
10 pullups
10 bench dips
25 squats

4 mins 19?


Think I need some rings to work on muscle ups.

Have some ingredients for the weekend primal banquet:

Moroccon Asian Fusion

Jamies Moroccon lamb chops with veg stir fried in ginger, garlic and chili drizzled in sesame oil.

Think I would just marinade the chops and grill them if I did this again.


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Overloaded Omelette

Sausages
Courgette
Red pepper
Avocado
Tomatoes

Should set me up for the day!

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Friday Fun

Worked out in a rammed gym, was going to do some strength work, bench and shoulder press but no hope as other people were "working out" on the equipment.

So I did some olly lift work and failed to do anything right, even clean was rubbish! Quickly I devised:
4 x
250 row
10 reps each with 10kg dumbells
Deadlift
Front squat
Clean (not quite as in the animation above)
Press


16 mins 43 seconds

Cavegirl cooked tea:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3256/moroccan-lamb-with-apricots-almonds-and-mint

City Slickers

Ok, I am off to the Big Smoke tomorrow, since I dont want to eat a vile bacon buttie or packed soggy cold sandwich so I have made my food for the day:

Brekky is leftover turkey, tenderstem broccoli and eggs.
Lunch is my usual turkey, pepper and paprika concoction.
Snacks are paleo macaroons and dark chocolate!

Will I survive on this or purchase something else?

Cavegirl Cook

Hurrah! Cavegirl made paleo coconut macaroons!
Google for a recipe, add cocoa or cinnamon if you fancy. Yum Yum

Took it easy.

Nice and easy today:

Usual warmup:

500 m row
3 x
10 press ups
10 back extensions
10 kipping pull ups
10 sit ups
10 bench dips
Samson stretch

OHS work.

Main session:
4 x
250 m row
10 x 12.5kg dumbell swings
10 x 20kg press

Dont know how long it took and dont care.
Cavegirl is cooking sweet and sour pork with stir fried veggies!

Cavegirl Cooking

Cavegirl cooked tea:

Turkey burgers courtesy of Girl Gone Primal:

http://girlgoneprimal.blogspot.com/2010/08/recipe-chunky-chicken-burgers.html

With purple cabbage slaw from Everyday Paleo.

They were fantastic!

Having a kip

Your workout is my warmup

Visit to Crossfit Manchester http://crossfitmanchester.com/

Well done Tim! Got your kip!

Warmup was usual bodyweight stuff and some work on our kips:







Then we moved onto some work on our Snatch's

 then some cleans

 We attempted 5 5 5 5 5 front squats.

Knees to elbows

 Then, we joined in the group workout which was:
6 x ( 5 knees to elbow and 15 wallballs)

Wall Ball

 It was during the second round of wall ball that I had doubts that I would finish the WOD (workout of the day)! 15 reps was harsh , the last 5 were absolute misery on every set. Great!

 If that wasn't enough we then had 3 x (5 single arm dumbell lunges each arm, 15 kettlebell swings).

Lunges

Kettlebell gurning

Not sure how long it took and don't care.

Applying  the 80/20 rule  I had fish chips and peas for tea!

Burgers and Chips!

Thats right, the "bap" is a mushroom!

Chips are parsnip and sweet potato.

They were yumeee

No training today, Crossfit Manchester tomorrow!

Dr Izumi Tabata

Dr Izumi Tabata thinks this is a good workout

12 mins of Tabata intervals (20 secs work, 10 seconds rest)

Pull ups 8,8,7,6,6,5
Prisoner get ups 4,5,5,5,5,5
Dive bombers 7,7,7,7,7,6
Sit ups 15,13,12,11,12,13