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Green Curry Chicken
Isolation vs. Integration
Isolating muscles in training, such as with machine-based movements, is a "false reductionism"
5 rounds for time:
Run 400 meters
30 box jumps
30 wall balls
Chicken thighs simmered in a rich coconut green curry sauce with Thai herbs and vegetables.
Ingredients
For the Curry:
1 ½ lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 Tbsp butter, beef tallow, or coconut oil
3 Tbsp green curry paste (no sugar added)
1 can (14 oz) full-fat coconut milk
1 cup chicken broth (unsalted)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated
2 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp lime zest
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
Salt and black pepper, to taste
For the Vegetables:
1 cup zucchini, sliced into half-moons
1 cup bell pepper, sliced
½ cup mushrooms, sliced
1 cup fresh spinach or Thai basil leaves
Optional Garnish & Serving:
Fresh cilantro
Extra lime wedges
Cauliflower rice
Macronutrients
(per serving, serves 4)
Protein: 30g
Fat: 33g
Carbs: 6g
Preparation
Heat butter, tallow, or coconut oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken pieces and sear 4–5 minutes until lightly browned. Remove and set aside.
In the same skillet, add curry paste, garlic, and ginger. Cook 1–2 minutes until fragrant. Stir in coconut milk and chicken broth, whisking until smooth.
Return chicken to the pan. Add fish sauce, lime zest, and lime juice. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 15 minutes until chicken is tender and sauce slightly thickened.
Stir in zucchini, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Simmer 5–7 minutes until just tender. Add spinach or Thai basil at the end and stir until wilted.
Garnish with cilantro and extra lime. Serve hot over cauliflower rice.
Men jump a 24” box and throw a 20-lb ball to 10’.
Women jump a 20” box and throw a 14-lb ball to 9’.
Post time to comments.
In this 2009 conversation, Coach Greg Glassman suggests that isolating muscles in training, such as through machine-based movements like leg extensions and leg curls, is a “false reductionism” that causes people to “lose the essence of the damn thing”.
The complex interplay of muscles, such as the glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps, is “dizzying”. Coach Glassman advocates for an integrated approach to fitness, utilizing fundamental, universal motor recruitment patterns, including the squat, deadlift, pull-up, rope climb, throw, jump, and run. When these functional movements are performed in racing conditions, they stress the midline under “constant assault,” which develops “midline stability and stamina”. The inability to maintain good form during complex, high-repetition movements is often due to a lack of midline stability and stamina rather than a lack of technique.
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