Oh yeah, I’ll take Ceviche anytime…so why the hell not for breakfast?
Now this dish might be a little fruit-heavy for some of my more fructose-avoiding friends, but really, the amount of fruit per serving here is not all that much. And, too, we’re talking whole fruit here, not the bereft-of-fiber, liver-hammering (and insulin spiking) fruit juice. That said, the total fruit (read fructose) content of this meal is of little real worry to me, and so this dish – with it’s wholesome, fresh ingredients and very little prep time — is way high on my Paleo grub list. By the way, I picked up the sea scallops for this dish from my local farmer’s market – another perk of living near the North Carolina coast.
And there is absolutely nothing to making good Ceviche; I followed this basic recipe (though I did add a ripe mango to the mix) from the New York Times’ Mark Bittman.
Simple, yeah – but damn friggin’ good 🙂
I’d like to give a shout-out to my friend Roger Dickerman, host of the new (at least to me) and uber-cool Relentless TV website. I must say, I really like Roger’s concept here – kinda reminds me of a Physical Culturalist’s Sports Center (duh nuh-nuh, duh nuh-nuh!). And Roger has a wonderful “screen presence” — intelligent, witty, animated — which makes each episode (they’re usually about 15 minutes, or so) a real treat. Make sure you check him out, and see what you think. And especially so, check out episode #3, where Roger covers my post in reference to the mental side of training, and especially so, HIT.
And speaking of recent TTP-press, check out episode #36 of the Paleolithic Solution, where the dynamic duo (Robb Wolf and Andy Deas) tackle my question in reference to the mainstream’s implication of testosterone and DHT as being potentiators of prostrate cancer. This is a complicated subject, no doubt – props to Robb for taking it on.
On to the workouts…
Friday Night Iron –
whip snatch-to-overhead squat: 95 x 8; 115 x 3 sets of 5
~ straight bar muscle-ups x 2 for each round, in superset with both the whip snatch/OHSs and deadlifts~
sumo deadlift: 155 x 10; 235 x 6; 305 x 7, 6
then, a couple of sets of Bradford presses, 100 lbs x 12 and 10. 1 rep = front-to-back.
Sunday Iron –
Sunday’s workout is a prime example of where being at least somewhat proficient at the Autoregulation process can pay some serious dividends. Between Friday night’s gym session and this Sunday afternoon session, I did A LOT of fixed-speed biking, sprinting (running), plyos…just a hell of lot of non-quantifiable, though tiring, stuff. And even this session itself occurred on the tail end of a good deal of hard saddle time. In fact, my original plan was to perform this particular gym session tomorrow, but as I was out riding, the weather started to turn a bit sketchy, so I altered course and made a bee-line for the gym. What ensued was short, sweet and heavy. Then I saddled back up and busted-ass to get home before the rain hit.
On a side note: so here it is the middle of July, and I’ve yet to be caught in the middle of a ride and in the middle of a downpour yet this year *knocks on wood*. For those of you unfamiliar with the south-east US of A coastal plains, severe downpours can crop-up in the blink of an eye around here, and every evening carries about an even chance of just that happening. Anyway, so I’ve yet to come home this summer looking like a drowned rat. Maybe I need to buy that ticket to Vegas right about now?
Ok, enough blather – here’s the session; a superset of the following –
close-grip floor press: 135 x 10; 165 x 6; 215 x 5 (2), 5 (2, 2)
bent-over row: 135 x 10; 255 x 5; 300 x 4, 3
*The numbers in parentheses indicate rest-pause repetitions. So, on the final set of CGFPs, I performed a set of 5 straight reps, racked the weight for a moment, hit 2 rest-pause reps, racked the bar again for a moment, then hit 2 more res-pause reps.
I then finished-up with some Nautilus 4-way neck work: front/side/side – 55lbs x 10, 65lbs x 12 (last 2 reps rest-pause).
Theory to Practice 
Can’t say I’ve whipped up ceviche before, but the pic screams freshness – too compelling not to try (although I don’t have the benefit of a coast-line farmer’s market).
It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who spends occasional Friday evenings within gym walls. Two follow-up Qs: How many iron sessions are you currently hitting per week? Is there a good enough reason for you to fore-go autoregulation in favor of rigid adherence to a plan?
Thanks for the Relentless TV shout-out!
Roger,
I *usually* hit between 3 and 5 iron sessions/week, interspersed — throughout the week — with a heavy dose of sprints and fixed-speed cycling. As I consider myself a “generalist athlete”, I’m happy to continue in my “free-lance” workout ways; if I were to ever concentrate on a single sport and/or sporting event, I’d narrow-down my workout spectrum considerably, and cobble together a more “rigid” plan specifically directed toward bettering the most important attributes required of a high-level performance within that particular sport/event. The direction and makeup — and the scope, as well — of any successful overall fitness plan is totally, IMHO, based and dependent upon one’s goals.