Today's Femme Fatale has been around a long time, first appearing on the CrossFit main site on April 8, 2005. She is one of the few workouts named for a real life women. She is named for powerlifter Lynne Pitts. A competitive powerlifter in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Pitts discovered CrossFit in 2003. She started doing the workouts in her garage gym in New Hampshire and began posting her results on the CrossFit main site webpage. Back then only about five to 10 people posted each day. Two of her favorite movements were the bench press—she once had a double-body-weight bench press—and the pull-up. Here's how she describes the origin story of her workout: “It was wake up, hop on the computer and find the workout,” she said. “I was like, ‘Holy cow, it’s perfect!’” Pitts said. This workout is loved by many because it is not for time. As CrossFit has developed over the years it has become more common to move from bench press directly to pull-ups then rest as much as needed between rounds. This creates a different type of intensity and a whole different mind set. Watch this video for some tips and inspiration. What's for Dinner?One thing is nearly universally true for us all, we need to eat MORE vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are a key component of a healthy diet and we don't eat nearly enough. I'm always harping on the importance of protein in our diet and we need more of that than we think (especially women in the menopause transition.) We also need all the fiber and phytochemicals in plants. Today's recipe for Beet & Walnut Lentil Salad from Dishing up the Dirt, will provide you with heart healthy phytochemicals, fiber and fat all things we need to promote a long healthspan. People freak out about pulses (lentils and dried peas) and beans because of a phytochemical called lectins. Lectins are present in ALL PLANTS. Yep, it's true, every single plant we eat has lectins. Do you know what else? Lectins are denatured through cooking. Do dried beans, lentils, and some other food have more lectins that "fresh" food. Yep, they do, and they are removed by cooking. So, unless you're eating lots of uncooked beans and lentils you might have a problem. Um, if you're eating uncooked beans and lentils you have a bigger problem than lectins.
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