trainnowlivelater.blogspot.com – this video describes the rationale and philosophy behind exercising as our ancestors did and provides me and hopefully you with a way to tell others why it makes sense.
Paleo in a Nutshell Part 2: Exercise
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Wow, this is so true. Great video.
I haven’t played hockey for 10 years, joined a summer ball hockey league (where you do a lot of intense running compared to cruising around on skates), I’ve been getting noticeably stronger, more defined, and feel great. The schedule is mixed for when we play and every shift leaves me out of breath and sweating bullets. PLaying about twice a week, it’s been an awesome discovery in my life.
Great job, well done!
Our evolutionary history started 4 billion years ago. Simply looking at human evolution hardly provides you with enough information to determine what we “have evolved” to do.
Our ability to lift 400 lbs off the ground comes from the fact that we share a common ancestor with the gorilla. It has little to do with how a hunter gather behaved.
So far as the “merry go round” diet argument, there are at least 500 things that determine appetite. If you want to lose weight, starve.
I dig your Paleo vids. Find them all insightful, but like ANYTHING you read, see or hear, I think it should be taken with a grain of salt.
I can tell you I work out every day of the week, I get plenty of rest, I rarely over-eat and as a general rule, I feel great. This routine may not work for everyone, however.
TLDR: Everyone’s different, there is no cookiecutter workout. Find out what works for you, adjust it, and most importantly write it into your brain as a habit so you’ll keep doing it.
Holy crap. Amazing video.
Mostentertainment, if you don’t get a good workout from hockey because you’re “cruising around on skates,” then you’re doing it wrong.
That’s absolutely correct, we are the best distance runners in the world! But does running three times a week for hours help? Not really, it just damages your knees. The best long distance runners in the world, the Tarahumara tribe in Mexico, don’t practice running at all. Their preparation? Eat, drink and sleep as much as they can the week before, basically celebrate. They don’t stretch, run every week, or even wear shoes during or before the run.
Awesome dude! Thanks so much for the info. I was going crazy over the gym- watching it steal my life every evening, but exercise the natural way is best!
im pretty sure kevin levrone could climb over a wall. he proved his athletic abilities making a sprint againt a world class sprinter and he wasnt bad
You may be right – I should have chosen that photo more judiciously. Any number of other famous bodybuilders would have been more appropriate.
This video is great. It made me rethink exercise completely. Eat and exercise like your natural body is built for it seems.
5:02 – Rob Miller!
the human body actually evolved to “exercise” for 10-12 hours a day,
How are they the best runners in the world?
also, exercise is healthy. The adaptions our body’s make to demand are almost always productive when done safely. As long as you can safely continue adding volume to your workouts and like to do so, also do so in a slow controlled manner, you will be more fit because of it. Some of the most fit people in the world are our endurance athletes. Most of which exercise for 10+ hours a week!. A good example of a high volume exerciser is jack lanlane!
I suggest you read a book called “Body by Science” by Doug mcGuff and John Little. There is compelling evidence that high volume training is not only uncecessary, but also damaging. The key point is that fitness and health are not the same thing. You frequently hear about high performance athletes missing an event because they have a cold or flu.
Awesome video!
I think this movie explains why I logged 25 hours of running over a summer, improved, but did not improve as much when I logged 40 hours of running the summer after.
Damn your videos, they’re so addictive.
Of course world class marathoners (Gebreselassie, Wanjiru, etc.) could not exhibit feats of strength…….they aren’t training for this type of activity.
The marathoner wants to develop his aerobic capacity and muscular endurance as completely as possible, he doesn’t worry about anything besides being able to run 26.2 miles as fast as possible.
Saying that Haile Gebreselassie would be a better marathoner if he didn’t train as much is crap. He is the best because he trains so hard.
You seem to be confusing total body health and specializing in a certain type of fitness.
Of course someone like Haile Gebreselassie (world record holder in the marathon at 2:03:59) could not exhibit feats of strength……because he doesn’t train for that type of fitness!
He is the world’s best because he logs a LOT of mileage (120-130 miles per week), runs countless workouts at varying paces to prepare himself for the rigors of racing, and takes care of his body.
This video is not aimed at people like Gebreselassie. It’s aimed at people who want to be as healthy as they can be. And I am certainly not saying these sportspeople would be better if they did not train as much. I am pointing out the sacrifices they make by specialising and suggesting that most people should not base their own life choices on what they see these specialisers doing or it will be to the detriment of their health.
awesome…absolutely loved this vid. All i do is short 30 min intense weightlifting workouts, or 15-20 mins HIIT running (run as fast as i can till its hurts, take a break, do it again..). I’m getting nice muscle definition, have a MUCH flatter stomach than i used to, and i’ve never felt better.
it pains me to see people running slowly for a loong time or spend hours every day slaving at the gym, thinking its doing them good. if only they would watch this vid…
I saw something a a doco about animals like lions in the wild don’t run unless they have to as each time they it wears away at there bones, muscles etc. and of course it’s survival of the fittest out there, a lot like it was back in the day for us.
psychic ( i don’t mean medium practices ) activities belong in this equation. It has been scientifically proven that thinking off a certain physical activity creates muscle. Creativity will activate the whole organism & this is where we can differ from our more animal ancestor, this explains healthy “full-time” meditating monks.