The
Daily
Fix
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Creamy Chicken & Cauliflower Soup
Narrative, Data, and Method
25 GHD sit up
20 dumbbell snatches
15-calorie row
Creamy soup with shredded chicken, buttery cauliflower, and cream cheese
Begin with data, follow with method and conclude with narrative
Men use a 50-lb DB.
Women use a 35-lb DB.
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Ingredients
1 Tbsp butter
½ cup chopped onion (optional)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup cauliflower florets, chopped small
1 cup shredded cooked chicken (skin on, if possible)
½ cup chopped spinach or kale
2 cups chicken broth
½ cup heavy cream
2 oz cream cheese, cubed
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan, plus extra for garnish
2 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled (optional)
½ tsp dried thyme
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp paprika
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Macronutrients
Protein: 70g
Fat: 90g
Carbs: 20g
Preparation
In a medium soup pot over medium heat, melt butter (1 Tbsp). Add chopped onion (½ cup) and minced garlic (2 cloves) and sauté until translucent and fragrant, about 2–3 minutes.
Add cauliflower florets (1 cup) and sauté 3–4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften and lightly brown. Pour in chicken broth (2 cups) and stir in dried thyme (½ tsp), oregano (½ tsp), paprika (½ tsp), and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a gentle simmer.
Season both sides of the chicken breast with salt and pepper, then place it in a hot skillet with a little butter. Cook for 5–7 minutes per side, or until golden brown.
Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 8–10 minutes or until cauliflower is fork-tender. Stir in shredded cooked chicken (1 cup), chopped spinach or kale (½ cup), heavy cream (½ cup), cream cheese (2 oz), and grated Parmesan (2 Tbsp). Cook 2–3 minutes, stirring until cream cheese melts and the soup becomes creamy.
Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. If using bacon, fold in crumbled bacon just before serving for extra richness. Ladle into bowls and garnish with extra Parmesan (and crumbled bacon if desired). Serve hot.
In 2009, during a seminar in Murrieta California, Coach Greg Glassman shares a fundamental concern about the fitness industry: there’s too much talk and too little proof. At the center of the problem is a failure to clearly separate narrative, data, and method.
Narrative is simply a story. Saying “I’m the best trainer in the world” is narrative. Without data and method to back it up, a story is just that—a story. Too often, conversations about fitness start and end here, offering nothing more.
Data refers to what’s measurable, observable, and repeatable. For example: “All 35 members of my gym, including 20 women, can do muscle-ups.” That’s data. But even when data exists, not everyone is willing to share it.
Method is the specific approach taken—the “how.” What exactly did you do to get results? For instance, implementing the Zone Diet would be a method.
The most powerful structure is to start with data, explain the method, and end with narrative. Unfortunately, too many discussions work in reverse: they lead with a story and try to stretch or invent data and method to match it. That kind of reasoning has no real weight—don’t fall for it.
See more from The Glassman Archive here.
COMMENTS
Regular sit-ups
35#
36/M/6’1/225
36/M/6’7/275
- alternating rounds for 10 total rounds
- 15 T2B (sub GHD)
- 200m ruck run (20#)(sub row)
- 34:00
18:50
22kg dumbbell
17.46
Spicy one
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Use small covered dish.
2. Mix all ingredients in dish.
3. Cover; bake 20-25 min until tender and creamy.
4. Stir; serve.
"The most powerful structure is to start with data, explain the method, and end with narrative. Unfortunately, too many discussions work in reverse: they lead with a story and try to stretch or invent data and method to match it. That kind of reasoning has no real weight—don’t fall for it."
The most successful ones have data>method that supports the data>clear narrative.
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