framework - Arv' Musings (Page 6)

nudging and waving

It definitely need not be the only thing we measure for those all 3. All I am arguing for is that this be the top of your list, or at least near there. The WHR of 0.5 is a keystone species, if that makes sense at all.

coaching

realising the obvious

It made me wonder how many times I've lost an opportunity because I've been too oblivious, too blinded by something frivolous, by my prejudices, by my emotional state. It still makes me think.

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the camel's hump

The human body's ability to store fat is a similar evolutionary marvel. We lived in times when calories and food was scarce. So, when we could store extra body fat, it was a boon. Each kilo of body fat is close to 8000 calories of energy. That's ample energy to fuel a lot more than one marathon!

coaching

ups and downs

At SFCF, one of my coaches Angel tried something. Instead of traditional metcons, he had a 6-week squat progression based on the 5/3/1 system. That was my first experience with progressive resistance training

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how much

How much time do you have to put into this? How much effort are you willing to put into it? How much money are you willing to spend?

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Which toothpaste to buy?!

The store is probably 30 times any supermarket I've ever entered before. The parking lot is the largest parking lot I've seen. Time to buy toothpaste - well, here's a zillion options to choose from. Sorry, what?!?!

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Short

As a kid, I was obviously called short all the time. Coz kids are stupid and mean, and well, that's how it is. Obviously, it used to bother me a lot. From searching on the internet for "how to grow taller" to being angry or lashing out, or coming up with mean retorts - I did them all and more.

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Stand in a different place

One simple thing he said was to mull over a problem by standing in a different place. I took it rather literally, and I would spend time in our backyard, in the shower, and just think over a problem.

Dan John

interpreting Coach Dan John's matrix

Most of us want to train hard all the time, and our nutrition varies from eating like crap all the time to being in the strictest craziest diet for a few weeks. How do we balance these two out?