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5 High Fat Foods I Eat Weekly contrary to the Food and Medical Advice

5 High Fat Foods I Eat Weekly contrary to the Food and Medical Advice

Healthy Fats and Cholesterol get a bad rap in the food and medical industry on the basis of clogged arteries and heart attack. This is old school myths. Cholesterol and Fats are so important for your body when it comes to strength, immunity, longevity, becoming lean, feeling calmer, sleeping better, the list goes on. I have been on high fat eating style for 5 years now and have seen nothing but…

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Lack of sleep, restless sleep or sleeping against nature’s circadian rhythms can make you fat.

How? When your sleep is regularly poor, your body is in a energy deficient so your body will naturally increase your blood sugar in order to supply some sort of energy on the following day. These small releases of blood sugar will happen all day. Blood sugar elevations are the first marker for fat…

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Train the joint and the muscle will get stronger. Train the muscle, the joint may or may not get stronger • Going after the hip joint on this one and adding a little bit of load to the system • Tag a friend who needs more exploratory movement in their lives. It will feed the brain, your most important muscle • Exploring in the @vibramfuroshiki @vibram . . . . . #primal #fitness #primalmethod #fit #mobility #movement #strength #live #nature #explore #body #legday #workout #hips #balance #strong #vibramfuroshiki #vibram #barefoot #vibramfivefingers #training #healthy #performance #personaltrainer #natural #naturalmovement (at Muscle Mechanics)

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Train the joint and the muscle will get stronger. Train the muscle, the joint may or may not get stronger • Going after the hip joint on this one and adding a little bit of load to the system • Tag a friend who needs more exploratory movement in their lives. It will feed the brain, your most important muscle • Exploring in the @vibramfuroshiki @vibram . . . . . #primal #fitness #primalmethod #fit #mobility #movement #strength #live #nature #explore #body #legday #workout #hips #balance #strong #vibramfuroshiki #vibram #barefoot #vibramfivefingers #training #healthy #performance #personaltrainer #natural #naturalmovement (at Muscle Mechanics)

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Train the joint and the muscle will get stronger. Train the muscle, the joint may or may not get stronger • Going after the hip joint on this one and adding a little bit of load to the system • Tag a friend who needs more exploratory movement in their lives. It will feed the brain, your most important muscle • Exploring in the @vibramfuroshiki @vibram . . . . . #primal #fitness #primalmethod #fit #mobility #movement #strength #live #nature #explore #body #legday #workout #hips #balance #strong #vibramfuroshiki #vibram #barefoot #vibramfivefingers #training #healthy #performance #personaltrainer #natural #naturalmovement (at Muscle Mechanics)

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Your body does not want to workout the way the fitness industry is prescribing. The industry is constantly pushing the limits on the need to put in more work, more sweat, fancier exercises, higher heart rates, higher weights. And must of it is ineffective. Sayings like “that workout crushed me”, “I need to get my heart rate up to a X amount of beeps/minute for an X amount of time”, I’ve got to…

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The Best Movement in your Fitness Program

The Best Movement in your Fitness Program

We are all looking to maximize our body and mind through health and fitness. With limited time in today’s society, most people tend to push their workouts to the back seat. That being said, when we do work out, we are searching for the most efficient types of exercises to get the best results.

So what is the best movement you can do everyday? The Bowel Movement. Yes that’s right.

Forget about…

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Push ups with wrists in flexion. Issues with the wrist seem to be a problem with everyone. Continue to train them, continue to assess. • Inspired by @huntergatherlifter. Give him a follow, he’s a beast of a mover • Chick in the background was happy with my movement selection . . . . . #primal #movement #mobility #move #stability #wrist #strong #fitness #workout #training #lift #bodyweight #performance #vibram #calesthenics #nature #earth #barefoot #durability #vibramfivefingers #physicaltherapy @vibram @vibramfuroshiki (at Muscle Mechanics)

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Burning Calories

Are you exercising to burn calories(energy)? If so, consider changing your relationship with your body. For as long as the existence of humans, the body never wanted to burn or waste calories (energy). In fact, calories were the most valuable and precious “stuff” that allowed it to survive. When you begin to change your approach to treating your body and conserve calories or energy during exercise…

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Spinal CARs with Stability Ball from concepts of @drandreospina FRC system • My clients who had trouble feeling the muscles of the torso received great feedback with the ball overhead because it removed the tension from the shoulders and upper back region • 1) Ground legs and lock hips from swaying with spine 2) Keep ball over the top of head during your rotation 3) Draw scapula down and adduct arms into ball 4) Find end range while keeping a smooth circular pattern @functionalrangeconditioning . . . . . #primal #movement #workout #endrangestrength #fitness #frc #spine #strong #spinetherapy #durable #injuryprevention #move #everything #controlyourself #coach #trainer @vibramfuroshiki @vibram (at Muscle Mechanics)

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Lateral Deadlifts • Taking the traditional deadlift into new and unknown patterns... exposing weak planes... with the plan of creating stronger planes • My primal colleague @strengthpotential stated the lateral reach was one of the top position people get injured in. He’s right. And that’s why I’m exploring that environment . . . . . . #primal #movement #fitness #move #unconventional #strength #vibram #performance #training #explore #bodybuilding #workout #la #personaltrainer #prepare #body #stability #balance #calesthenics #barefoot #nature #sport #crossfit #yoga #controlyourself @vibramfivefingers @strongcamps (at Muscle Mechanics)

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The Belgium Beast @hildersonjoachim reminding me to keep “The Pelican” in the rotation • Training strength movement in end ranges has offered me significant challenges and progress. And you only need a few reps • Efficiency is the name of the game . . . . @vibramfuroshiki @vibram #primal #movement #fitness #la #personaltrainer #workout #cali #hollywood #training #trainer #move #endrange #strength #mobility #strong #vibram #health #chestday (at Muscle Mechanics)

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Eccentric Neural Grooving • Squats with an internal force application. My body and brain do not feel comfortable in this direction. However my joints go in that direction. Enter, more internal work • Be a better mover by increasing your movement availability . . . . . . #primal #fitness #force #variability #la #personaltrainer #performance #training #trainer #movement #fit #movementculture #primalmethod #workout #controlyourself #frc #gym #motivation #barefoot #breathe #balance #stability #prehab (at Muscle Mechanics)

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Priorities . . . . DM or comment if you have any questions or insight on any topics listed above👊🏻 . . . #primal #strong #fitness #health #live #breathe #move #nutrition #nature #connect #feel #honest #sleep #deep #listen #respect #body #obey #stressfree #workout #healthy (at Los Angeles, California)

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💥Chest focus with upper body mobility • This movement exemplifies the popular “pec deck” but with a highly noticeable added mobility aspect that runs from the scapula all the way through the ulna and radius (forearm). You’ll even get the midsection firing from that front rack position • Throw it in on any upper body day to get a big bang for your buck . . . . . #workout #primal #primalmethod #la #balance #personaltrainer #performance #training #mobility #balance #move #strong #fitness #functional #lift #shoulders #chest #jointhealth #fit #controlyourself #vibram #stability #nature #earth #connected #bodybuilding #sport #athlete #strength (at Muscle Mechanics)

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Thoracic Mobility💥 • Take your side plank up a notch by adding thoracic rotation and you’ll get a more dynamic movement • Sometimes the mind gets stuck in isometric movements and needs to move through space to find what it’s looking for • Try these for 5 reps with a 5 second hold at the end of your rotation . . . . . #primal #primalmethod #fitness #la #eccentric #training #balance #core #stability #personaltrainer #strong #workout #thoracic #mobility #move #nature #shoulders #performance #controlyourself

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Weakness in your neck can flood havoc to the upper extremities as well as the traps and chest • Here I’m playing around with a some simple isometric holds against the wall. Start with the feet close to the wall and work your way out based on comfort level • Don’t get caught sittin the bench because of a lack of respect towards every part of the system. If you want the complete body, you honor all the parts . . . . . #primal #strong #training #fitness #la #personaltrainer #primalmethod #performance #workout #neck #movement #balance #stability #controlyourself #vibram #functional #barefoot #health #strength #sport #football #martialarts @vibramfuroshiki (at Muscle Mechanics)