As you may know I am currently at the Poliquin Strength Institute in Rhode Island learning all about neurotransmitters, applied kinesiology and lots of other super duper cutting edge body composition strategies that I have been sworn to secrecy not to divulge to any but our personal training clients via a non disclosure agreement. So what exactly can I report?
Well aside from the fact that the new Poliquin gym is packed full of brilliant Atlantis gear (we have about 7 pieces at out London Liverpool St gym but this gives me more ideas for the next London personal training gym on my horizon!) and that I have already got to try out some great new Poliquin supplements that were like rocket fuel for yesterday’s two workouts (yep, 2 workouts plus jet lag and I sailed by – not something I can normally do at all), this trip has, despite it’s brevity, reaffirmed my love of all things to do with wild meat! As I sit at my desk writing this I am tucking into my second breakfast (first is always a protein shake upon awakening) of buffalo meat. I had the exact same thing yesterday morning and I swear it gave me a boost all day long.
The stats for buffalo meat are impressive – I am currently munching on 2 five ounce (142gms) steaks that give me a whopping 64gms of protein, no carbs of course, and only 10gms of fat. Yet the macronutrient numbers are only half the story. Because this is wild, grass fed Canadian buffalo the fat content is very high in health promoting omega 3s, and there are no hormones or antibiotics in the meat as is sadly the standard with our one British supermarket red meat. And again due to the nature of the meat (more muscle, less fat) it has a very rich gamey flavour that makes regular beef seem tasteless in comparison.
The good news for us Brits is that I was told recently that Waitrose stocks buffalo in selected stores. It is probably quite expensive, but in this life, and ESPECIALLY to do with your health, I am a firm believer that you get what you pay for and budget options are a false economy.
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