Names you need to know: Kendrick Farris.

Kendrick Farris began lifting when he was 12-years-old after his uncle, Kevin Burns, read an article in the newspaper about a weightlifting development center for young athletes. Less than 10 years after his introduction to the sport, Farris won back-to-back National titles in 2006 and 2007 en route to qualifying for his first Olympic Team. Farris set two American Records at the Olympic Games in Beijing where he placed eighth. He attributes faith in God and hard work to his success and has his sights set on climbing onto the World and Olympic podiums. The 24-year-old juggles being a father to his five-year-old son Khalil with his quest for a clean and jerk World Record – a feat that he has come even closer to with practice lifts that are within eight kilograms of the World Record.

Paleo Challenge Day 19: You are what you eat, quite literally, and we believe the health of the animals you eat impacts your own health in a far more direct manner than even the quality of your vegetables or fruits. That’s not to say that you shouldn’t purchase organic fruits and veggies when you can—only that you should take a look at the quality of the meat that is on your plate first, especially from a budget perspective.

First things first – get to know your Good Meat lingo. Product labeling can be confusing, especially when it comes to animal protein sources. Use these guidelines to help you understand and choose the healthiest meat, seafood, and eggs available in your area.

Ready to track down farmers near you who pasture their animals? Eat Wild has a directory of over 1300 pasture-based farms in the United States. Producers listed on Eatwild.com must meet a hefty list of production standards.
We love U.S Wellness Meats because the pork they carry is Compassionate Certified, and undergoes third party verification to ensure accuracy. Among numerous requirements, the animals are not allowed to be given any growth stimulants, hormones or antibiotics. Animals are allowed outside as often as they want, and have full bedding available at all times; slot floors and gestating crates are not allowed. Oh, and did we mention they have

Whole30-Approved Bacon?
If you live in the San Francisco Bay area check out Whole30 Aproved Pastoral Plate! They provide a good variety of pastured meat and more. Starting August 2012, Pastoral Plate will even start shipping frozen product across the United States.

Finally, if you are ready to really take a deep look into why, ethically, it is important to consider the sourcing of your animal protein, these books can help you in your personal development:
Eating Animals, by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Ethics of What We Eat, by Peter Singer
The Righteous Pork Chop, by Nicolette Hahn Neiman
The Mindful Carnivore, by Tovar Cerulli

Warmup
Jump Rope 3 Minutes

Alternate with a partner
4x each (12 minute limit, this should take less than 10 minutes)
Barbell complex*
3 deadlift
3 hang power clean
3 front squat
3 push press
3 back squat

*first set with empty barbell, after that add a little weight–most guys should use 95#, most women 65#

Lift
3 x 3 @ 90%
Snatch Pull

5 x 2 @ 75%
Snatch

4 x 6
Romanian Deadlift