I Received Some Interesting Advice This Week...

Hi Team

I sign up to a few newsletters/emails regarding health and fitness and this week I receieved some that had some of the best advice I wish I came up with!

So I'm just going to share it... as good advice and good ideas should be shared!

It's also the reason to have good friends that have different opinions and lifestyles than your own so you can learn and adapt.

From Dan John's email this week.

About Nutrition and Diet:-

"Simple Rules for Food

In workshops, I often give this straightforward list:

Eat like an adult.

Eat vegetables.

Eat lean protein.

Drink water.

Train in a fasted state—sometimes.

Stay hungry after training—sometimes.

Nothing New Under the Sun

Recently someone asked if I followed “this modern intermittent fasting thing.” Fortunately, I had a slide ready:

“Obese people and those desiring to lose weight should perform hard work before food. Meals should be taken after exertion while still panting from fatigue. They should, moreover, eat only once per day and take no baths and walk naked as long as possible.”

—Hippocrates, around 471 BC

Hippocrates was talking about intermittent fasting long before Instagram. I can’t vouch for the nudity or skipping baths, but the hard work before meals? Absolutely.

A century ago, Herbert Shelton noted that the ancient Greeks were “the finest people physically and mentally that ever lived” and ate just two meals a day.

And let’s not forget: not eating is one of the oldest forms of caloric intervention. In religion, it’s called fasting. It ranges from mild hunger to dangerous starvation.

Summing It Up

Pavel Tsatsouline put it perfectly for athletes:

“Meat for strength. Veggies for health.”

Pick more fruits and vegetables. Don’t chase flawless.

When it comes to caloric intervention, the best plan is simply:

Do better.

Less candy. More veggies."

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I then received an email from Bill Hinbern who runs a fantastic fitness and exercise online bookshop.

He shared Bruce Lee's workout which is pretty good.

"So, after much experimentation, based on trial and error, Lee adhered to the following strength training routine, religiously.

He trained every other day, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

He alternated between two different exercise routines, A and B.

In essence, this is what he did:

Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday

Workout A

One-Arm Kettlebell Clean2 sets of 8 reps

Barbell Squat2 sets of 12 reps

Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover2 sets of 8 reps

Barbell Bench Press – Medium Grip2 sets of 6 reps

Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning2 sets of 8 reps

Barbell Curl2 sets of 8 reps

Workout B

One-Arm Kettlebell Clean3 sets of 6 reps

Barbell Squat4 sets of 6 reps

Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning4 sets of 6 reps

Barbell Bench Press – Medium Grip4 sets of 5 reps

Barbell Curl4 sets of 6 reps

Did this method of strength training work?

Absolutely!

Now, consider this…

At an unassuming 5 feet 7 inches in height, his method of functional strength training transformed him from a skinny 100 pounds into a 130 pound human dynamo who could hit like a Mack truck!

In the future, we will continue the training methods of Bruce Lee."

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Get dancing and spend time with friends - we are here for a good time!

"Here For a Good Time"

• Chris