Inspiration

SINS Angel – Michelle James…

Posted by on April 21, 2012 at 10:39 am

I first ran across Michelle James on Strong is the New Skinny on Facebook. Michelle has a great story and is a great inspiration no matter what your sport or goals. She pretty much says it all here, so I’ll just get right to Michelle and let her do the talking…  -Adam Here’s Michelle James [...]

SINS Angel – Nikki Rinaldi…

Posted by on February 26, 2012 at 2:30 pm

The SINS Angel post for today is a slightly different spin on the series. It’s still about a strong woman, but with a twist – this strong woman is also professional photographer who has a cool project in the works. Nikki Rinaldi is not only passionate about being strong, she’s passionate about photographing strong women. [...]

SINS Angel – Kristin Jekielek…

Posted by on February 11, 2012 at 12:09 pm

I’ve known Kristin for a while now – on Facebook anyway! She’s been doing a lot in the Paleo community and there’s even a pic of her and her sister with Mark Sisson in Mark’s new book. One thing I wanted to mention – something you guys hear from me all the time and something [...]

New Series – SINS Angels…

Posted by on January 27, 2012 at 1:20 pm

Once every week or so, Practical Paleolithic is going to feature ONE OF YOU! I’m calling the new series “SINS Angels” and the goal is to feature a female blogger who embodies the SINS ideal. This isn’t CrossFit specific or Paleo specific or anything-else-specific. It’s open to ALL women who can inspire others, have a [...]

Fitness Goals – Setting, Refining and Staying Focused…

Posted by on December 30, 2011 at 11:20 am

It’s kind of a cliche to get all into “goals” around January 1. Personally, I look at the beginning of a new year as the time to review what I’ve done over the past year, evaluate my current goals, set new ones and redirect or alter my life course as necessary. I work with my [...]

10 Things That Will Make Your Training BETTER…

Posted by on June 21, 2011 at 1:02 pm

A big part of my personal journey recently has been about improving my training. I’ve come at this goal from a bunch of different directions and used many different tools and ideas from a wide range of disciplines and areas to make it happen. Not everything I’ll suggest is typical, but it IS something that’s [...]

It Probably Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does…

Posted by on June 19, 2011 at 5:51 pm

I’m on another emotional and spiritual growth spurt. I HATE these! I mean, I love them, but I hate them too. It’s great to grow and evolve – constant growth and evolution is really a foundational principle of my life. But, sometimes it would just be nice to coast for a while and enjoy the [...]

It Really DOES Get Better…

Posted by on June 10, 2011 at 9:02 am

I finally realized today that it DOES get better. If you put in the time and you put in the work it really does. I’ve always had FAITH that it got better, but today I could actually SEE that it DOES. Every so often, my mom and I end up near this donut place in [...]

Sometimes Life Hands You a Triangle Choke…

Posted by on June 3, 2011 at 9:26 am

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a fascinating art. The picture above is me getting triangle choked by UFC fighter Jason Lambert at a seminar this past Memorial Day Weekend. There’s a lot of strategy involved in the higher levels of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and the really good guys – like Jason or my teacher Chris [...]