The
Daily
Fix
3 rounds for reps:
Chicken with Roasted Red Peppers, Artichokes & Green Olives
Death in a Bottle: My 24-Year Battle with Benzodiazepines
1 minute of box jumps
Rest 1 minute
1 minute of push press
Rest 1 minute
1 minute of burpees
Rest 1 minute
A rich, Mediterranean-inspired dish featuring tender, seared chicken breasts in a creamy, lemony sauce.
Timothy John Snyder recounts his struggle with benzodiazepine addiction. Beginning with a Xanax for stress, this led to a long-term dependency, including over 15 years on Klonopin.
Men use a 30” box and 125 lb.
Women use a 24” box and 85 lb.
Post total reps completed to comments.
Ingredients
6 oz. chicken breast
1 tbsp. butter
1/4 cup roasted red peppers (sliced)
1/4 cup artichoke hearts (quartered)
2 tbsp. green olives (halved)
1/2 cup baby spinach (chopped)
1 garlic clove (minced)
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 tbsp. heavy cream
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. lemon zest
Salt and pepper
Chopped cilantro (for garnish)
Macronutrients
Protein: 35g
Fat: 39g
Carbohydrates: 9g
Preparation
Melt butter (1 tbsp) in a skillet over medium heat. Season chicken breast (6 oz.) with salt, pepper, and dried thyme (1/4 tsp), then sear in the skillet for 5–6 minutes on each side, or until cooked through and golden brown. Transfer to a plate and keep warm.
In the same skillet, add minced garlic (1 clove) and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add roasted red peppers (1/4 cup), artichoke hearts (1/4 cup), green olives (2 tbsp), and chopped spinach (1/2 cup). Sauté for 2 minutes until the spinach wilts.
Pour in chicken broth (1/4 cup), heavy cream (2 tbsp), and lemon juice (1 tbsp). Stir and simmer for 3–4 minutes until the sauce slightly thickens. Add lemon zest (1/4 tsp) and adjust seasoning to taste.
Return the chicken breast to the skillet, spoon the sauce over them, and heat for 1–2 minutes.
Plate the chicken, spoon over the sauce, and garnish with chopped cilantro.
"Now I’m 40, and I’ve been on Klonopin for over 15 years. You want to know what it feels like now? It feels like nothing. I could take five of them and still sit across from you like nothing happened. They don’t calm me. They don’t fix me. They just keep me from going into withdrawal.
Because the truth is, if I stop taking Klonopin cold turkey, I could die.
I could have a seizure. I could die.
That’s what nobody tells you."
COMMENTS
17 - 10 - 15
13 - 7 - 12
12 - 6 - 10
30' box jump
40kg push press
15-13-15
15-15-16
17-16-17
95lbs bb
R1- 23/25/20
R2-22/25/17
R3-21/25/16
Did Weightlifting
Got up to 165-lb. Clean and Jerk
190-lb. Power Clean: Brown Level
15/15/12
15/15/12
15/15/12
sub:
box step ups (15"): 18-18-22 (alternating)
sit ups: 34-35-36
push ups: 28-32-33
Scaled
20" box
95#
Burpee
Rd 1 - 22/30/19
Rd 2 - 23/22/19
Rd 3 - 24/18/16
16/12/17
16/14/18
17/15/20