Monthly Archives

March 2014

Mar 31
0

My Oceanside Ironman 70.3 Race Week Meal Plan

By | Blog, Recipes | No Comments

5 days until it’s go time! So here is what I am fueling on this week and why.

Monday: 3-24-14

Breakfast:
Super Mo Shake

Lunch:
Spinach & Kale Salad
Artichoke hearts
shredded beets
sliced strawberries
1 can Wild Planet Sardines in Olive Oil
1Tbsp Upgraded Brain Octane (I use this a “salad dressing”, it enhances the flavors of food. So good!)
Pink Himalayan Salt
1 piece 80% dark chocolate

Snack:
Well… 2 pieces dark chocolate 🙂

Dinner:
Chicken Salad with Hummus from True Foods Kitchen (this is a Dr. Andrew Weil inspired restaurant. Another VERY good/clean food spot in Dallas).

Tuesday

Breakfast:
Super Mo Shake

11:30:
Took a Vespa Power to keep me in fat burning mode while I shoot “how to” videos for www.livestrong.com

Lunch:
5oz grilled chicken
1 cup couscous w/feta & spinach
2 dolma wraps (these little gems are delicious)
handful black kalamata olives (for some good fats)

Dinner:
Grilled chicken salad w/dates (got this from Origin Kitchen. Super clean food!)
2 bacon wrapped quail legs (needed a little fat)

Wednesday: 3-26-14 TRAVEL DAY
**Started today with 5 drops Oil of Oregano in 20oz of water** Oil of Oregano is very good for boosting immune function and you need this when flying on a congested plane.
***Travel Tip** Anytime you fly you get dehydrated from time spent in a pressurized cabin. I drink 24-30oz of water on the plane with a little sea salt added. The salt enhances water absorption

Breakfast: **Started today with 5 drops Oil of Oregano in 4oz of water**
Spinach & Egg Scramble
1 cup sweet potato/pumpkin seed hash

Lunch: During the flight to San Diego
1 Epic Bison Bar . Why this bar? Click on the bar and you will see Bison, Turkey, & Beef bars. This company created basically a “better beef jerky” that is sourced from grass-fed animals. It’s a great source of protein when traveling, especially in airports & planes, because airplane/airport proteins are not good quality
1 Packet Artisana Cacao Bliss . Why this? Coconut butter is a great source of healthy medium chain triglycerides (a type of fat) that acts like a carbohydrate in your body. It provides great nutrition and stable energy. Coconut oil is also anti-microbial & anti-bacterial, again, perfect for travel.
2 squares of 80% dark chocolate w/expresso beans. Why this? Why the hell not?

Dinner:
Ahi Tuna Tartar
Spinach Salad
3 slices of a veggie pizza

Thursday: 3-27-14

Breakfast:
Spinach & egg scramble
1 large banana
1 cup coffee w/almond milk

Lunch:
Poached Salmon on 2 pieces sourdough bread
2 slices tomato
small spinach salad

Snack:
Vespa Power (to enhance fat burn)

Dinner:
1 Whole Sushi Roll
Shrimp Pad Thai
Seaweed Salad

Friday:
Super Mo Shake

Lunch: at a cool coffee shop in Encinidas (Ipe Coffee)
3 pastured eggs steamed
1/2 avocado
2 pieces sourdough bread
Almond milk latte

Snack:
1 serving dark chocolate
1 Vespa Power

Dinner: Ate at 5:30 to allow for plenty of time to digest
5oz filet (this is LOADED with iron which helps increase oxygen transport to working muscles)
1 large sweet potato no skin. Topped with 1Tbsp coconut oil (coconut oil aids in the absorption of nutrients)
1 cup roasted asparagus & brussels sprouts (locally grown here in So Cal, had to eat these 🙂 ).

RACE DAY!!

Breakfast: 2hrs prior to my start
2 hardboiled eggs
1 large sweet potato with no skin & 1Tbsp coconut oil
1tsp cinnamon (adding cinnamon to a carb slows down the release of insulin)

45 minutes prior:
1 Vespa Power
5 MAP Amino Acids
8oz water

10 minutes before start:
1 gel
1 salt tab
water

Go Time!

Mar 26
0

Episode 25: Anti vs Pro Inflammatory Foods, Amino Acids, Losing Pregnancy Weight, Fueling the Teenage Athlete

By | Blog, Podcast | No Comments

In this episode I answer YOUR questions. I discuss

– What foods are pro-inflammatory and what foods are anti-inflammatory
– What the heck are Master Amino Acids and how/when/why you should take them
– How long it should take to fully lose all the baby weight after childbirth
– What’s the best protein powder for a male teenage athlete
To listen click here.

Show Notes:

Master Amino Acid Pattern – Order it here.

Reserveage Organics Grass-Fed Whey Protein. Order it here.

Vega Sport “Plant Based” Protein. Order it here.

If you have any questions or comments please leave them below. I would love to here from you!

Mar 24
0

Coach Mo’s Pre- Race Week Food Log Part 1

By | Blog, Recipes | No Comments

You will notice in this week’s food log there is not a ton of “variety”. Now is not the time to try new foods that you aren’t sure work with your digestive system. Stick to high quality foods/ingredients and get creative AFTER the race.

Monday 3-17-14

Breakfast:
Super Mo Shake. See recipe here.
Why this shake? It is full of anti-inflammatory ingredients, and is very easy to digest. The last thing you want the 2 weeks leading up to a big race is heavy foods that don’t digest well.

Lunch:
Spinach Salad w/Sardines & Strawberries: Don’t make that face! It’s really good!
5 cups organic spinach
1/2 cup shredded beets (to build red blood cells)
artichoke hearts (anti-inflammatory)
organic strawberries (vitamin-C)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil “this” brand (around 2Tbsp, I don’t measure 🙂 )
1 pack Wild Planet Sardines in EVOO (these babies are FULL of heart healthy & anti-inflammatory omega-3 FA’s)
Couple dashes Himalayan Pink Salt
Why this salad? It is full of healing foods with vitamin, mineral & anti-inflammatory ingredients.

Afternoon Snack:
1 serving Dark chocolate with sea salt. I LOVE this brand.
Why dark chocolate? Always choose at least 70% cacao. The darker the better. Great source of iron, magnesium, and even calcium.

Dinner:
Nori Avocado & Kale Egg Wraps with Rosemary Hash:
Eggs for dinner?? Uumm Yes!
Check out the recipe here.
Why this meal? Nori is packed with energy boosting iron and the pastured eggs are loaded with easily digested protein for rebuilding muscle. Iron is often deficient in most endurance athletes due to sweating and can lead to fatigue among other things.

Tuesday 3-18-14

Breakfast:
Super Mo Shake

Lunch:
Same Salad as Monday

Afternoon Snack:
Same Dark Chocolate

Dinner:
Asparagus & Watercress Soup with 2 Nori Egg Wraps

Wednesday 3-19-14

Breakfast:
2 Nori Wraps with 1 cup Rosemary Hash. This is good stuff people!

Lunch:
Blood Orange Salad with 5oz wild caught salmon:
Check out the recipe here.
Why this meal? Blood oranges are loaded with vitamin-C and are a very easily absorbed source of carbohydrate energy. Be sure to choose WILD salmon vs farm raised salmon. Farm raised salmon is typically higher in pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids

Afternoon Snack:
1 serving (1/4 cup) toasted pumpkin seeds

Dinner:
6oz baked Cod
Roasted Asparagus
Sweet Potato Bites (about 1 cup)
Dessert :-). 1 cup raw chocolate pudding w/coconut whip cream

Thursday: 3-20-14

EXACT Same as Wednesday for breakfast-afternoon snack

Dinner:
Mixed Green Salad with 5oz grass-fed burger patty
Why this meal? if you eat GRASS-FED beef it is full of good omega-3 fats and is loaded with iron. I have a race tomorrow night so I want to be sure my energy stores are topped off and red blood cell count is high for oxygen delivery.

Friday: 3-21-14
Breakfast:
Nori Egg Wrap with Rosemary Hash

Lunch: Had a lunch meeting at a local restaurant HG Sply. All locally sourced meats and vegetables 🙂
Duck Confit
Roasted brussels sprouts
Sauteed shiitake mushrooms
Sweet potato hash
1 egg sunny side up

Ran a 5k at 6:30. No snack, still full from lunch

Post race:
5 MAP Amino Acids
Dinner: got home late so I made the Super Mo shake. If you get home late but still need to fuel, a shake is the best option in my opinion. The last thing you need late at night is your body trying to digest a meal that you probably didn’t chew well. A shake is already broken down.

Saturday: 3-22-14

Breakfast:
Super Mo Shake

Lunch: another meeting at HG Sply
Duck Confit
Roasted brussels sprouts
Sauteed shiitake mushrooms
Sweet potato hash
1 egg sunny side up

Dinner: I have a sprint distance triathlon tomorrow morning. My pre-race meal is usually a grass-fed burger with sweet potato fries or a 4oz grass-fed filet with a sweet potato and ghee butter. NOTE: The beef NEEDS TO BE GRASS-FED. Eating a beef patty loads your body with heme iron which enhances oxygen to working muscles.
Grass-fed burger with avocado & sweet potato fries.
*** I also ate this at 6pm to be sure it is all digested by bed at 9:30 ***

Sunday: 3-23-14 RACE DAY

Breakfast:
Bullet Proof Coffee
6MAP Aminos
2 Salt Tabs
1 water bottle with chloroxygen

Lunch:
3 eggs
1/2 avocado
1.5 cups sweet potato hash

Dinner:
Wild Salmon Salad with lots of greens.

Mar 19
0

Episode 24: Blood Oranges, How to Use Rosemary, Maximize Training/Power with Isometrics

By | Blog, Podcast | No Comments

To listen or download for later click here.

In this Episode:
I dive into the greatness that is the Blood Orange. Great for mimosas and PACKED with Vitamin-C. You will learn the medicinal properties of fresh rosemary and how it may help re-grow hair. Plus, if you are a time crunched individual/athlete I give you another trick on using Isometric training to minimize training time BUT increase your power and endurance.

Show Notes & Research:

Cholesterol Clarity: What the HDL is Wrong with my numbers. by Jimmy Moore
check it out and get it here.

Blood Orange Article:
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/blood-vs-navel-oranges-2950.html

Rosemary Research:
Cancer Research – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21955093
Hair Re-growth – Hay IC, Jamieson M, Ormerod AD. Randomized trial of aromatherapy. Successful treatment for alopecia areata. Arch Dermatol. 1998;134(11):1349-1352.
More Rosemary Data here – Health Benefits of Rosemary Herb – print http://www.medindia.net/patients/lifestyleandwellness/health-benefits-of-rosemary-herb.htm#ixzz2wL4bYLAv

Super Slow Isometric Training Study:
http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/superslow.html

Sample Workout I will post in my movements blog today.

Mar 13
0

Total Body in 20

By | Blog, Movements | No Comments

time crunch
Before becoming a full time multi-sport and health coach I was a full time personal trainer for 12 years. With that job I would be on the training floor from 6am-sometimes 8pm while simultaneously training for endurance events. So I became very good at getting in efficient workouts in minimal time.

One thing I enjoy doing now is creating time efficient workouts for people to show that you CAN get fit, stay in shape, lose weight, etc. regardless of your busy schedule. One of the best ways to maximize training with minimal time is training with multi-joint/compound movements. Meaning, working multiple muscle groups at one time. I posted a video this week of a Db Lat Pullover to Tricep Extension. This exercise works almost every muscle in your body.

With all this said, I wanted to give you a great time efficient workout that you can do with minimal equipment in about 20 minutes. So here you go! 🙂

Warm Up:
30 Jumping Jacks
20 Reverse Lunge to Trunk Twist (10 each side)
20 Plank Shoulder Taps (10 each side)
12 Spiderman Lunge (6 each side)
Repeat 1-2 times

Main Set: Go through each movement once then repeat
3×20 DB Lat Pullover to Tricep Extension
3×20 DB Squat to Bicep Curl to Shoulder Press
3×20 Push Up Bird Dog (10 each side)
3×30-45sec Side Plank with Db Shoulder ABduction
Repeat

For an instructional video demo of the movements click here.

Let me know what you think! Leave your comments or questions below.

Mar 11
0

Episode 23: Combat Seasonal Allergies with Onions & Butterbur, Benefits of Watercress & Functional Move of the Week

By | Blog, Podcast | No Comments

In this episode. It’s allergy tiiiimme!!! And with that being said, I’ve got some cool ways that you can use food and herbs to combat and treat your seasonal allergies without the sleep/sluggish side effects of OTC or prescribed medications. I’m talking specifically about onions and butterbur. I also talk about the versitale and nutritionally packed green Watercress. Along with this you will also want to check out my functional movement of the week, the Dumbbell Lat Pullover to Tricep Extension.

Check out the podcast here.

Watercress Salad:
2 cups chopped Watercress
2 cups fresh spinach
2Tbsp goat cheese
1/2 chopped avocado
2 Tbsp toasted pumpkin seeds
2Tbsp fresh chopped visalia or sweet onion
2Tbsp EVOO
2Tbsp Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar
1Tbsp raw unfiltered local honey
4-6oz protein

Baked Vidalia Onion:

INGREDIENTS:
2 Vidalia onions
2 tablespoons ghee butter
2 cubes beef bouillon (MSG free)
2 dashes pepper
2 dashes ground paprika
2 dashes sea salt

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Peel and core onions, then slice halfway through. Place onions on sections of aluminum foil large enough to wrap them completely. Place a bouillon cube in the center of each onion; place pat of butter on top. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Wrap the onions in foil.
3. Roast in preheated oven for 25 minutes

Mar 11
0

Db Lat Pullover to Tricep Press

By | Blog, Movements | 2 Comments

One thing I have become very good at over the years is working with time crunched individuals. Creating “compound” movements to maximize results while minimizing time. This is one of my favorite movements. It is great for opening up your hips, abs, and lats after sitting all day, riding and running. It is also a great addition to any dry land swim workout. Check out the “how to” video here

Mar 07
0

The “Dirty 30” 15 Minute Do ANYWHERE Workout

By | Blog, Movements | No Comments

Do you find yourself saying, “I want to workout but I don’t have time”? Or maybe you don’t have the budget for a gym membership. Well, I have a solution for you. My “Dirty 30” 15 minute workout can be done literally anywhere. The only equipment you need is a couple medium to heavy resistance tubes, a towel, and a good attitude :-). Check out the video here

Mar 04
0

Episode 22: Spring Foods, Artichoke, Asparagus, Dealing with “Knee Pain”

By | Blog, Podcast | No Comments

In this episode I talk about eating seasonally and the power of artichokes and asparagus. I also re-address, why you have knee pain. To listen click here

Show Notes:

Alix Barth’s Blog:
www.justeatthefood.com

All about Artichokes:
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2011/nov2011_the-amazing-artichoke_01.htm

All about Asparagus:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=12

Coach Mo’s “knee Pain” video:
I will post a video this week on this one for you 🙂