If you’re starting to use barbells for compound movements and such, one thing that’s worth paying someone for is how to do the movements.
Don’t be shy about it. Of course they’ll expose your weaknesses but start doing things right from the beginning. It only gets more f*cked up the bigger PRs you make with bad form.
If you’re looking for something to do exercise or fitness wise and don’t care for barbells I usually direct people towards obtaining the standards of the La Sierra High school fitness program.
Getting to the Blue Standdards in 4 years is a challenge but achievable.
Getting the minimum requirements on half of the items would be a great start in the first year of training.
I recall during a macroeconomics class that several models used in the field assumed “the consumer is rational”.
Had these researches never gone out at 1AM to see choices made just outside of the campus?
Did they not study boomtowns?
Did they not have their child approached by groups trying to sell student loans?
If George Washington knew what DC would become I think he would have made sure to burn it to the ground.
Some can probably echo this but I’ve found getting loved ones into better choices for health and wellbeing is similar to orange pilling them.
They look at you doing something very different from them and wonder wtf you’re doing
—-eating that matches seasons and locality
— avoiding light at night
—being adamant about not eating certain foods (seed oils, junk). But at the same time not losing your shit to have these once in a while.
— always having some exercise on the calendar.
— being more frequent to visit a movement professional over a doctor.
— not wearing clothes in the summer (shorts of course!)
—being cautious with tech use
But if they see you doing well or at least looking well, you’ll want to let them take on pieces they can manage. In my opinion it’s helping them set up systems to help make better choices.
Don’t do textbook thesis with them, just share small changes they can do to help you. I always try to bring it back to how it helped me a lot and why that matter—->I feel better and am more resilient therefore I will continue to do this.
Today:
-Weighted pull-ups
Worked up from body weight to 4 sets of 2 with 70 lbs.
Had to contract abs and push hips slightly forward to not aggravate the sciatica.
-Bulgarian split squats
3x10-12 per leg with 45lbs total.
-hip thrust
2x20 Body weight only
Incline db curls
3x12
GHD hangs (decompression)
4minutes
Lat pulldowns (more decompression)
3x10
GHD hanging hamstring curls
All in all a great day. Hopefully tomorrow things aren’t too grumpy.
One of my least favorite / bitter sweet training sessions were 800m repeats. You know if you’re dogging it bc they’re supposed to suck. 3.5 minutes of suck several times within thirty minutes.
At the top end last year I did 9 repeats with equal amount of rest time.
They make you pace better to your recovery time.
Now that I’m not able to do those I’m going to try it with my only available modality: assault bike.
Distance won’t be the same but will match for time.
To start I’ll do about fifteen minutes of warmup and priming consisting of body weight and some light pedaling.
Then it’s 4x 3min intervals with 3min rest.
I sought health/awesome feel before bitcoin. Once I found Bitcoin health meant something different to me; be healthy to enjoy time on the planet bc Bitcoin would allow me to use that freedom to do so.
If you find Bitcoin first, I think you’ll come to health eventually bc you realize the base increment of the system relies on proper functioning of nodes and their inputs-outputs.
your sub-cellular components need proper functioning in order to support you. Besides don’t you want to see more people become orange pilled and do the things you want?
Just as getting BTC is the exit path from fiat and endless time sucks, stacking your quantum health is the repossession of you and nature. We evolved and were made to be a part of nature. Our skin allows us to take in the sun and flourish in rough conditions. We need the suns photons to set everything in order. Electrons are natures currency, if you will.
Start with getting sunrise or morning AM EVERY day.
1/2 hr sled pull done. Probably around 65 lbs total pulled on gravel and asphalt. Quite a bit of work to do to reach the Westside standard for 225lbs!
This summer is first on a while I’m not doing a long race at the end. In May I had some sort of nervy injury; cannot run nor pick up much from the ground. But I’m on upswing but need to be smart and not rush the progress.
So now I can try out an idea I’ve read about and see if it works- using sled dragging to get me ready to run.
Will be posting a guide after a few weeks to share how it went.
—> Conjugate+quantum biology
If you’re trying to loose weight via just the food route, cool.
Overtime you’ll find your choices and needs will change.
One thing that will never change is the need for light. Natural light helps you eat less, store less fat, and sleep better.
Exposure to Morning sunlight helps to start your body’s processes. Poor artificial light will thwart your progress and body’s processes.
Eat during the day of what’s in season. Stop eating after sunset.
—>No sun = no sustenance.
—> Sun = sustenance.
Your body will repair and burn fat during restful sleep.
If you want to fast, eat your last meal earlier. Do not skip breakfast. See the sun as soon as you can to get your leptin (master hormone) in order. Everything else is downstream and easier for weight loss.
To get the most out your workout/training ask yourself:
1. What’s my goal (specific and time oriented are the best. Behaviors can be ingrained during the journey)
2. Where do I stand now? (Assessment is huge. Strength, fitness, etc)
3. What do I have access to?
4. Start now. Some is better than none. Longest journies start with a single step.
After I got back from travel my hip was feeling cranky; couldn’t really bend over w/out irritation. Went to a physio and had some nerve issue with hip instead of Muso-skeletal. Can’t do any axial loading; no running for a while.
I’m living on body weight lunges, sled pulls and belt squats for lower body weight training.
Not my choice but it’s probably a sign I needed to change something. Keep in mind you can train well without a barbell. You just need to reassess your abilities and tools available.
Let me know if you’re stuck or want to tiff on ideas!
If you’re interested in a more aggregated book that covers the conjugate method and how to apply to things outside of powerlifting give this guy a shot.
How long do I train for? As long as you need to. It helps to pencil out your goals to see if they’re achievable especially if your goal is measurable and track able. Otherwise you may eat up time trying to get to it.
See the image below from TrainingPeaks
If you have your ultimate goal like a bench press or squat you need to try seeing if it’s doable in a year and then go month by month to see what’s needed to get there.
I’d like to support farmers and ranchers that are as local as possible. But I think sometimes farmers markets are becoming the new malls (as pointed out by Regenaisssnce).
I know what it takes to get your produce or meat together to bring to a farmers market. It’s a lot of work and requires you to offset your time to sell at place and buy a spot at the place. It becomes costly and not many people actually buy food.
If you know a local rancher or farmer there’s a lot you can do for them to spread the word about them. You can also help orange pill them.
The more robust your local food economy is the better your food will be. I buy from big producers that are outside of my town but I will always buy a cow from someone local.
You don’t need to split all of your income to buy some things but spend it on food that’s well worth the quality to you.
