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One Serious Beast of a Weekend…
Fitness Culture is Alive and Well in Connecticut… Wow! What a weekend! Honestly, I’m still recovering from The Beast of the East Fitness Festival that happened October 8 and 9th, 2011 on the Durham Fair Grounds in Durham, CT! It was a GREAT time! Besides all the CrossFit craziness at The Beast, it was [...]
My Personal Journey to Paleo…
At the urging of a new friend who started reading my book “The Paleo Dieter’s Missing Link” a few days ago, I’ve decided to post the preface of the book here on my blog. My journey from where I was to where I am was long and difficult and full of setback, disappointments, shady characters [...]
CrossFit – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Kettlebell Swing…
Sigh… What a week… A Wise Ape once told me if I wasn’t getting hate mail, no one was reading my stuff. Well, people are definitely reading my stuff… This past week, I leaned heavily on my faith and asked myself many times WWTGD? (What Would The Gorilla Do?). I think I’ve turned a corner [...]
10 Things That Will Make Your Training BETTER…
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…
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 [...]
Does The Paleo Diet Work?
Today’s question is a great one from Jennifer! Here it is: “Adam, I have a question for you. I have been following Paleo for about a year pretty closely. I have been pretty frustrated lately and maybe your book will help me figure things out. I read/see peoples transformations and they seem to drop [...]
What’s the difference between The Paleo Diet and The Zone?
This question came from Johnna by email: “Hi Adam, Thanks for the info! I enjoy watching these videos and reading the information. There is one question I want to ask you, is there much of a difference between The Zone Diet, The Paleo Diet and Basic Clean eating? As I mentioned in my first email, [...]
Health, Fitness, Paleo and CrossFit – A Long-Term View…
This question came from Donald by email and is about the results one could expect from 12 weeks on a Paleo Diet and CrossFit program. Here’s Donald’s question: “Hi Adam, Thank you for the free downloads I got from you. I have been doing Body for life recently, well I did it a [...]
More on Westside and CrossFit…
This is a question from Tom on the topic of scheduling Westside Barbell training within a CrossFit program: “Adam, What do you think of doing a 3 on/1 off program with 1 of the 3 on days being exclusively strength based using Westside guidelines? So, maybe it looks like this… Day 1 speed box squats/speed [...]
Adding Yoga to a Strength Program…
Today’s question comes from Troy by email. Here it is: “Hi Adam – You mention your love of yoga and martial arts in a recent video. I’ve been a martial artist since I was seven years old. I started lifting weights two years ago, and I’ve very recently started Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1 [...]
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