The smiley face with the wonderful energy boost should not lead you to believe the information on the graph below paints a happy picture. That face is the reaction of a short-term chemical HIGH that the body feels after consuming a high glycemic food. It is the direct result of sugar ingestion and the good feelings associated with the BOOST that is felt. Then check out what happens as the drops in blood glucose and insulin decrease over the next hour. Essentially- they are withdrawl symptoms. The effect of blood glucose rise on less sugary foods are less dramatic, and low carbohydrate foods create a fraction of that rise and crash cycle.

Something else to consider is that “insulin is actually a master growth hormone; when it peaks, it puts the body into growth and storage mode. One of the ways it does this is to turn fat-burning enzymes OFF and fat-storage enzymes ON, which is why high-sugar diets can be so fattening.” Read more about how high carbohydrate foods drive hormonal changes that not only affect mood and behavior, but also body composition in THIS ARTICLE. 

Thursday’s WOD at 6, 7, 9am and again at 4 and 6pm
In any order:
a. 800m run for time
Post time
Rest as needed
b. 500m row for time
Post time
Rest as needed
c. Bike 1 mile for time
Post time
Rest as needed
d. Ski 400m for time
Post time
Rest as needed
*Post each time and TOTAL added time for all 4 movements

Thursday 5pm Olympic Lifting Session
Overhead squat and power snatch