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Sleep! More important than…

Posted June 3rd, 2008 by

Help me with a little thought experiment. In this thought experiment we rank the importance of various things by how quickly we will die without them. Based on this we might make some interesting observations. Here is how I order things: 1-Air. Death in a few minutes without it. 2-Water. Read more…

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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

Posted June 3rd, 2008 by

First time you have heard of this? Me too. One of our clients rolled in and explained she can have only very limited sun exposure without suffering some serious blisters…that apparently can extend all the way to the BONE! You can geek out on the topic by checking out thus Read more…

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Roy Dean: Blue Belt Requirements

Posted June 2nd, 2008 by

I wanted to give a shout out to My good friend Roy Dean and his new DVD: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Blue Belt Requirements. This is a phenomenal DVD. Roy is well known for his clear, direct teaching style that is both effective and fun. Roy’s DVD’s are top-notch. Check’em out! Read more…

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The Butterfly Kip and Stored Elastic Energy

Posted May 31st, 2008 by

I first saw an example of the butterfly kip (BFK) about a year ago while perusing some videos of AFT. At first I was incredulous about the movements’ legitimacy. The problem was, I could not DO the BFK so I had an opinion but no real experience on the matter. Read more…

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Interesting Paradox?

Posted April 30th, 2008 by

This is a great (interesting) question from Kirez who is dealing with Type 1 diabetes by using a paleo diet and hard training. Here is the original question/statement: I’d like to talk again regarding insulin-dependent diabetes sometime. I’m noticing some surprising, unanticipated effects with strict paleo diet and heavy training Read more…

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Weston Price vs. Paleo

Posted April 11th, 2008 by

I received a great question from Pete that underscores some nuances of paleo/low carb eating. The topic of fat, particularly sat’d fat is an interesting and potentially contraversial one. here is Pete’s question: Pete Kennedy Rob, I am a huge fan. Thanks for the tremendous work. I am a recent Read more…

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What About Caloric Restriction?

Posted March 29th, 2008 by

I received the following question that is in response to an earlier post of mine: John Robbs “Calorie restriction doesn’t work and just feeds into neurosis.” I don’t get it. I thought you recommended the Zone? If not that, or your own variation of the zone, what are you recommending? Read more…

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Evolutionary Fitness & CrossFit

Posted March 11th, 2008 by

Here is a great question on the compatibility of EF and CF: SD_Mikey Hi Robb, Sorry, I couldn’t find a better place to post these questions. There a bit deep so I’m just hoping for any golden nuggets of wisdom. Are Devany’s Evolutionary Fitness and Glassman’s CrossFit programming mutually exclusive Read more…

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Chicken & Chard

Chicken & Chard

Posted March 3rd, 2008 by

Apologies for the long break from posting. I have a pretty good bolus of stuff I’ve been working on so that should roll out in the next week. This recipe was dead simple: olive oil, chicken thigh and chard. I browned the chicken in the olive oil, added the chard…and Read more…

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Litany Against Toast

Posted February 8th, 2008 by

Fans of Frank Herbert’s Dune series will appreciate Brad’s latest offering: “I must not fear toast. Toast is the gut-killer. Toast is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will burn my toast. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past Read more…

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