Primal with Mark Sisson

I started exploring Primal when I tripped on Mark Sisson of Mark's Daily Apple. For whatever reason, though, I purchased Robb Wolf’s Paleo Solution book. Yesterday I was able to pick up Mark’s Primal Blueprint at the used bookstore. There was only one copy of Mark’s book and none of Robb’s, which I think reflects the growing paleo/primal movement – yay!

It is a real kick listening to these two guys get together and talk paleo, as they have in this podcast , (click on Episode 102). Definitely worth the few minutes if you are wondering about it all.

If you want to see more of Mark, check out this video cast: Healthy Power TV with Mark Sisson. This 20 minute video was great for workout context for me, and there are references to other videos that I will watch.

Back to the workouts. Mark emphasizes that there is very little working out to do, and I needed to see it in video to “get it.” I finally achieved my 50 military pushups the other day after being derailed by an exceptionally busy schedule, and I can’t get over HOW EASY IT WAS to get there. Very little working out. Now that I have done it, though, I have to do it every pushup day regardless of whether or not I want to work that hard – kind of a weird way I am wired I guess.

The workout at the end of that Healthy Power TV interview looks fantastic, and a pull-up bar is in my near future, as it is now too cold outside to do pull-ups regularly at the park. I have replaced the squats with wall sits to mix it up a little, and I have added some lunges for muscle balance.

I have explored healing foods for over three years in an effort to find the “right” eating approach, and the Whole 30, which is a little tighter than paleo, accelerated my family’s health beyond my dreams. How often does that happen – going beyond your dreams?

Comments

[Maria Droujkova]

That pull-up bar I have over my chair was very easy to install. Just find the stud in the ceiling, attach two hooks to it, and hang a bamboo pole on the hooks. Took us about 15 minutes total plus shopping for the hooks, mostly because of measurements to make it parallel to the wall.

[הסרת שיער]

I like the training at the end of that balanced energy TV appointment looks amazing, and a pull-up bar is in my near upcoming, as it is now too freezing outside to do pull-ups consistently at the playground.