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7 rounds, for reps:
Hatch Chile Chicken Skillet
Is Red Meat Really a Health Risk?
Dumbbell push jerk for 45 seconds
Rest 15 seconds
Weighted step-ups for 45 seconds
Rest 15 seconds
Chicken breast seared and smothered in a flavorful blend of roasted Hatch chiles, melted mozzarella, and aromatic herbs.
A Review Finds the Evidence Is Weak and the Risks Are Small
Use two DBs for the jerks, then hold one DB for the step-ups.
Men use 70-lb DBs and a 20” box.
Women use 45-lb DBs and a 20” box.
Post number of reps completed to comments.
Ingredients
6 oz chicken breast
2 Hatch chiles, roasted and chopped
3 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped
¼ red onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
½ tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp coriander
Salt and pepper to taste
Macronutrients
Protein: 57g
Fat: 52g
Carbs: 7g
Preparation
Prepare the ingredients. Slice the red onion (¼ onion), mince the garlic (1 clove), and chop the basil (2 Tbsp). Roast the Hatch chiles (2 chiles) over an open flame or under a broiler until the skin blisters and blackens. Let them cool, then peel, remove the seeds, and chop them.
Cook the chicken. Heat a skillet over medium heat and melt half of the butter (1 Tbsp). Season the chicken breast (6 oz) with salt and black pepper to taste. Sear the chicken for about 4-5 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
Sauté the onions and Hatch chiles. In the same skillet, melt the remaining butter (3 ½ tsp). Add the diced red onion (¼ onion) and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the minced garlic (½ clove), chopped Hatch chiles (2 chiles), dried oregano (½ tsp), and coriander (¼ tsp). Cook for another minute until fragrant.
Return chicken to skillet. Slice or dice the cooked chicken and return it to the skillet. Stir to coat the chicken in the sautéed mixture, letting it absorb the flavors for about 1-2 minutes.
Add the cheese and herbs. Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese (3 oz) over the chicken mixture. Cover the skillet with a lid and let the cheese melt for about 2-3 minutes. Once the cheese is gooey and fully melted, stir in the fresh basil (2 Tbsp).
Garnish and serve. Remove from heat and give everything a final stir. Taste and adjust seasoning with more salt and pepper if needed. Serve hot and enjoy!
The 2019 systematic review and meta-analysis Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk for All-Cause Mortality and Cardiometabolic Outcomes examined 61 reports covering 55 cohorts and more than 4 million people. Higher red and processed meat consumption was associated with slightly greater risk for some outcomes, but the absolute differences were generally very small, and the evidence behind them was rated low or very low certainty. The studies were observational, relied heavily on self-reported food-frequency questionnaires, and could not adequately separate meat consumption from the many other diet and lifestyle differences between people who ate more or less meat.
The study therefore provides little support for the idea that simply eating less meat makes people healthier. It also cannot tell us whether eating more meat as part of a low-carbohydrate, higher-protein diet might improve metabolic health—that requires different evidence comparing entire dietary patterns and measuring their effects directly. What this review does show is that the observational evidence commonly used to discourage red meat consumption is too weak to rule out that possibility.
COMMENTS
Push Jerk - 21-17-17-17-15-14-14 reps (115 total)
Step Ups - 15-15-15-14-13-14-15 reps (101 total)
15lb dumbbells
8/8/10/10/10/10/12
*switched to 35lbs in rd 2 from 45lbs
Push press: ~ 49
Step ups: ~105
15 12
15 12
12 12
8 12
10 12
10 12
10 14
80 86
166 reps