Friday 060112
“If the music is too loud, you’re too old.” -Airheads
This is a “MUST TRAIN” day. Regardless of soreness and schedule, 2 lifts and a “fun” WOD afterwards.
To all of those in the midst of the 7 week Midline Massacre, REFRAIN from manipulating the regiment at all costs. It is only simple in nature because, “you” committed to this, and the work is laid before you. Even if energy, and morale is down, squeeze out any ounce of P.M.A. left and get the WODS done. A few days in, it’s understandable to still be finding the “groove”. 2000 Calories isn’t that hard to hover near. The 3 snacks a day, are just that, snacks. Meals should account for 1400 of daily calories. Snacks are literally, 2 handfuls of needed nutrients. 12 almonds, 6 strawberries. 2 tablespoons of almond butter. Short, to the point, easy to pack, easy to ingest. I plan on sitting down with a good friend soon, and further directing the upcoming recipes. Meaning, trying to accurately count the calories for everybody, and dial in the serving sizes to either 1 or 5. DO THE WODS!
Steel-cut oats cooked in a crockpot with apple juice, maple syrup, cinnamon and dried fruit. Serves 8.
5 cups water
2 cups Irish steel-cut oats
1 cup apple juice
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup dried apricots, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
In a 3 1/2 quart or bigger crockpot, combine all the ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours. Serve with milk, brown sugar, honey, nuts or whatever else you prefer on your oatmeal. You can use any dried fruit combination, and you can also leave the fruit out. Delicious stuff. Great recipe, all 8 servings are at or around 1000 calories. Prepare on Monday, portion to Thursday. Taste good all week.
