The first video is about food, the second about conditioning. The first video is about a sustainable, delicious, easy, fun, anti-inflammatory, and gene expressing way of eating that will shed fat, promote lean mass, and get rid of that awful "carb face" most of you start getting at age 40, or even before for the most serious carb junkies. The second video is about lazy, fake, fool yourself "conditioning" that, even beyond being a scam fraud, will once again reinforce the false notion that getting in shape requires inhuman drudgery rather than fun.
Carb face? I'll demonstrate. To the left is me, 2 1/2 years ago, age 45, on a trip to Europe. And to the right, age 48, just a month or so ago in Puerto Vallara.
What I did do is replace my cauliflower brain with a real brain (watch the video) and ate mostly in a way that Methuselah has outlined, and for exactly the same reasons.
What I didn't do was pretend to work out, like the folks pretending to jump rope using the "Jump Snap" and twirling their wrists.
As one commenter pointed out, "Why not just use two hair brushes and save the money?" That video is courtesy of the folks at Windy City Crossfit. What a laughable sad state of affairs.
Oh, and by the way? I have not one single time in the last two years worked out for more than an hour...per week. In fact, I'm down to about 50 minutes per week and on my way to 40, in two 20-minute sessions.
More intensity = less time = better results.
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Richard,
first video, near the beginning, there's a slide that really rings true for me. I travel a lot for business. I like to prepare my own meals when I can and will try to get a room with kitchen facilities. Even if I can't, I still find a local grocery store and stock up on decent fruit and veg. So the slide about being disgusted by other peoples' lunches really stood out. So often well meaning people want to take me out to theire favourite local lunch spots. It's hard to turn down well-meaning hospitality, but when you pay $8 for an all-you-can-eat BBQ or Tex-Mex or whatever … it's hard for me to really find anything nutritious. Sugary sauces, lot's of rice, fries, fries, fries. If I'm lucky we go to someplace with a good salad bar. Great video to lay out the basics of why we choose to eat the way we do!
David
Richard – thanks for the mention.
I am going to take the jump snap to its next logical conclusion and see whether I can patent the idea of jump rope with out anything at all. You just jump up and down on the spot. In fact, I may take it yet one stage further, and suggest that this is done one leg at a time, with a slight forward motion. I will call this 'running'.
"Patent Pending."
Richard Nikoley
If you can't jump, just bend your knees?! Dude.
For me, the whole point of a jump rope would be to develop coordination, footwork and being light on one's feet, which is why I think it's popular with boxers. And you need the actual rope for that to work. On the other hand, it seems like other practices, such as "sparring" or "walking on uneven ground" might be more useful.
And I say this as a person who's actually taken jump rope classes (back when I used to jog and do a lot of cardio). As you might guess, you get very proficient at jumping rope, but your ability to carry out any natural or useful movements doesn't improve a bit.
I sometimes do box jump (x 10) and then 30 seconds of intense jump rope, repeat, until I can no longer not trip up on the rope, usually 3-4 rounds
Richard Nikoley
Richard
My great weakness at present is sweet things. I can go days and days without crap and then in a fit of weary fatigue crave and then give in to scoffing chocolate – too much of it. I get bloated and uncomfortable. My weakness arises when I'm tired. I get tired because I don't sleep well. That is stress related – I work as lawyer and it can be very demanding. I would really appreciate it if you could share any thoughts on all that?
Best wishes
John
addendum – it's like I am addicted – I know it's wrong but can't stop myself.
Wow you are looking great, I think that its fantastic, keep up the great work, I too have lost a little weight and I need to do some kind of exercise just to firm up, its just finding the time to set about doing this as I have a really crazy work schedule.
Offhand, you might try taking 1-3 mg of melatonin and some tryptophan on an empty stomach before bed. That has improved both mine and my wife's sleep and the melatonin really gives you vivid dreams, which seems to leave me very clear headed in the morning (cleaning up the mental garbage, I suppose). The tryp is simply an amino acid, from from what I've researched, when taken alone on an empty stomach before bed, can stimulate serotonin release, apparently good for both sleep and addiction issues.
Other than that, make sure that the chocolate you consume is at least 70% cacao, and not less, or milk chocolate. In fact, you should be taking about 15 grams per day of the stuff, but 85% is better.
Let me know.
I think I saw this on my Wii Fit. It just goes to show that for every useless piece of crap, there will be someone willing to buy it.
This is my first visit to your site…but not the last, excellent info!
mikeZ