We consulted CrossFit experts and nutritionists to come up with this list of what to eat and what to avoid particularly for rookie CrossFitters. Here are your best choices;

2. A BALANCED DIET
NO MATTER HOW EFFECTIVE, VIGOROUS, HEART-PUMPING YOUR WORKOUTS, YOU CAN’T
GET TOO FAR IN CROSSFIT OR ANY OTHER FITNESS TRAINING WITHOUT A BALANCED DIET.
WHETHER YOU FANCY EYE-CATCHING CHISELLED ABS OR WISH TO GET IN A HARMONIOUS
SHAPE, A HIGH-INTENSITY CROSSFIT WORKOUT ALONE CAN NEVER HELP YOU REACH YOUR
FITNESS GOALS. CALORIE-TORCHING TRAINING IS ONLY PART OF YOUR CORSSFIT REGIMEN.
WHAT YOUR CORSSFIT SUCCESS LARGELY DEPENDS ON INSTEAD IS YOUR DIET.

3. WHAT TO EAT AND WHAT TO AVOID
SO, IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PROFESSIONAL CROSSFIT TRAINING IN SYDNEY AND THINK
YOU ARE SOON GOING TO FLAUNT TONED LEAN MUSCLES AND A WELL-SCULPTED BODY
IGNORING YOUR DIET, YOU MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK.
WE CONSULTED CROSSFIT EXPERTS AND NUTRITIONISTS TO COME UP WITH THIS LIST OF
WHAT TO EAT AND WHAT TO AVOID PARTICULARLY FOR ROOKIE CROSSFITTERS.

4. 1. BANANA
A GLASS OF BANANA AND WHEY PROTEIN SMOOTHIE CAN HELP BOOST RECOVERY AND
TISSUE REPAIR POST WORKOUT.

5. 2. NUTS & SEEDS
PACKED WITH NUTRIENTS AND OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS, NUTS AND SEEDS ARE AN
EXCELLENT FUEL SOURCE FOR YOUR CROSSFIT WORKOUT.

6. 3. COCONUT OIL
A TABLESPOON OF COCONUT OIL BEFORE YOUR WORKOUT CAN WORK WONDERS FOR
YOUR ENERGY AND ENDURANCE.

7. 4. EGGS
FROM VITAMIN D TO HEALTHY FATS TO PROTEIN, EGGS ARE A MUST-HAVE FOR
CROSSFITTERS. YOU CAN PAIR EGGS WITH OTHER PROTEIN-RICH FOODS LIKE PUMPKIN
SEEDS, WHOLE GRAIN BREAD, CHICK PEA, CHIA SEEDS AND MORE TO PREPARE A HIGHLY
NUTRITIOUS, ENERGY BOOSTER MEALS.

8. 5. SWEET POTATOES
AN EXCELLENT PRE-WORKOUT TREAT, YAMS HELP BALANCE BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS
WHILE PROVIDING A BOOST OF ENERGY.

9. 6. BROWN RICE
NUTRITIONALLY BETTER THAN WHITE RICE, BROWN RICE CAN BE EASILY DIGESTED AND
IS LESS LIKELY TO CAUSE BLOATING AND DISRUPT BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS.

10. 7. OATMEAL
AN IDEAL WEIGHT LOSS-FRIENDLY FOOD, OATMEAL IS HELPFUL AS BOTH PRE-WORKOUT
AND POST-WORKOUT FOOD. NOT ONLY DOES IT PROVIDE YOUR BODY WITH
CARBOHYDRATES WITHOUT UNNECESSARY SUGARS BUT IT ALSO SPEEDS UP MUSCLE
RECOVERY.

11. SAY NO TO . . .

12. PRE-WORKOUT VEGGIES
THOUGH HEALTHY AND HIGH IN FIBRE, VEGGIES LIKE LETTUCE, BROCCOLI AND
CABBAGE CAN CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL DISCOMFORT DURING A WORKOUT.

13. HIGH-SUGAR CARBOHYDRATES
• BREAD, WHITE RICE AND POTATOES ARE THE WORST TO OPT FOR BEFORE A WORKOUT
AS THERE ARE HIGH IN GI AND DISRUPT YOUR INSULIN LEVELS CASUING STRONG
SWEET CRAVINGS.
• FRUIT, WHOLE GRAINS, SWEET POTATOES, QUINOA AND BEETS ARE SOME HEALTHY
CARBOHYDRATE SOURCES YOU CAN GO FOR.

14. FRIED FOODS
THERE NO POINT IN PICKING TEMPTING YET NUTRIENT DEFICIENT FOODS, HIGH IN
UNHEALTHY SATURATED AND TRANS FATS THAT WILL REDUCE YOUR ENERGY LEVELS
AND LEAVE YOU LETHARGIC.

15. PROCESSED FOODS AND ALCOHOL
LOADED WITH SUGAR AND ARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS, PASTRIES, CRACKERS, POTATO
CHIPS AND EVEN GRANOLA BARS WILL ONLY MAKE YOUR WORKOUT EVEN MORE
DIFFICULT. ALSO, ALCOHOLS ARE JUST EMPTY CALORIES AND OFFER NO NUTRITIONAL
VALUE. SO, DEFINITELY A NO-NO.

16. Given the intensity of CorssFit workouts, a protein rich energy boosting
diet is paramount to fuelling your body for dynamic training and restoring
energy.
So, avoid what’s tempting but treacherous to your body and pick healthy
options that will improve your performance and workout results.

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