Appearance On The PrepperRecon Podcast

 

Prepperrecon Appearance

I was recently interviewed on the PrepperRecon Podcast. I push my campaign of fitness once again. We talk about getting in shape. The paleo diet basics. I talk about my crossfit experiences. What are benefits to crossfit beyond the exercise? We share stories of sobriety. Prepperrecon has been sober for 10 years and James 11 months. Why would being drunk be a problem during a collapse? We talk about how much easier life is when your fit. How will fitness apply during a collapse? While talking about health we bring up healthy relationships. Freeing yourself from toxic relations to improve your mental health. If you are being held back by someone you have to let them go. What does a paleo prepper store? James tells you what you can store to build your healthy food preps. Be surprised that it isn’t much different from what your store. We talk about some threats to watch out for. The mob mentality of some to burn and destroy cities. We had a great time chatting with Mark from Prepperrecon so have a listen.

 

 

Survivalpunk Prepperrecon

James from Survival Punk joins me on the show today. We talk about the importance of being in shape to thrive after it hits the fan. We also discuss the importance of eating good and freeing yourself from toxic relationships and addictive substances; other than lemon Oreos.

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James Carrying a Warrior

Paleo And Exercise: A One Two Punch

I’ve been following a paleo lifestyle for a few years. I was overweight most of that time too. Heck I’m still overweight but not by much. If I was following a strict paleo diet why was I still fat? What was the huge secret I was missing? There were many reasons for my failure. Many misunderstandings I had about things. I had to dial in and find what worked best for me. Mostly though I had to get out of the cave and get active and social. Paleo and exercise go hand in hand.  Today I’ll be talking about why you can’t skip the workouts.

 

James Carrying a Warrior Paleo
James Carrying a Warrior

Overeating

Eating a paleo diet is more nutrient dense. To anyone following the diet you know this. Even knowing this you might still be making mistakes.  Grains for all their celebrated greatness are lacking in nutrients. On a paleo diet you learned to not weigh and measure your food. Eat until satiated is the prescribed wisdom. While that is great some will overeat on that. Your either used to eating a larger amount or are not sure what satiety feels like. Many have been programed to eat on a clock. Must eat at this time or that time. Must eat this many or that many meals. Trying to eat 6 nutrient dense meals in a day is not good. Do not eat because the clock says so. Eat when you are actually hungry. Eat until you are not hungry nor full.

 

Paleo Lunch
Paleo Lunch

Excess Energy

I started crossfit in December 2013. One of the first things my coach said to me was I had the diet under control now needed to use that energy. Eating strict high fat paleo gave me tons of energy. Which I did nothing with. The 24 hour globo gym bored me. I would go whole months without going. I didn’t know a single other person in there. My workouts, when I did them, were boing. I tended to use my excess energy by watching Youtube videos on the couch. Even good healthy calories end up as fat when you do nothing.  While I still enjoy some Youtube it’s no longer marathons.

 

Paleo and Exercise

One Solution is never as good as a ton. To burn this excess energy I tried to find as many active things as possible to do. First was I joined a crossfit gym. For me the high intensity varied workouts were perfect. I show up say Hi and get to do something new everyday. I’ve  seen more results from this randomized training than anything else I’ve done. My fitness level has sky rocketed since joining. Everyday I do things I could not before.

 

Hiking Paleo
Hiking Paleo

Get Active

The other big two things I do are hiking and throwing the Frisbee. I love hiking and I’m surrounded by beautiful Tennessee trails. I try to go do a day hike at least once a week now. Man has evolved to walk and run through trails. I find the time spent in nature is meditative. After a hike I always feel more calm. I keep a frisbee in my car now. I will play with it every chance I get. Stuck waiting for seats at a restaurant? Get out your disc and play a little. Play is a very important part of life that is gone in most adults. Playing is next to sleep in stress reduction. Find something you like to do and do it. Weight comes off and life quality goes way up.

 

 

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pukie the clown Crossfit

Crossfit: Take The Plunge, Join The Cult

I had a reader email me and ask for my advice on Joining a Crossfit gym. He had some worries about it though. I shot him an email back with some quick advice. I told him I would write an article to elaborate on it. I’m sure from all my talking many of you are considering joining a box as well. Box is crossfit slang for the gym. If you are considering it then you have probably looked around. I googled and watched Youtube Videos on it. I came across the fictional character Pukie The Clown. Puking is no stranger to crossfit. Hell I have puked a few times. Maybe three. It happens and you move on. So let’s get into some of my thoughts on drinking the Crossfit kool aid.

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