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Fitness Goals – Setting, Refining and Staying Focused…

Published on December 30, 2011 By Adam

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 [...]

CrossFit – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Kettlebell Swing…

Published on July 31, 2011 By Adam

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…

Published on June 21, 2011 By Adam

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 Really DOES Get Better…

Published on June 10, 2011 By Adam

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 [...]

Does The Paleo Diet Work?

Published on May 27, 2011 By Adam

  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 [...]

Food Intolerance and Eating on the Go…

Published on May 25, 2011 By Adam

  Holly asked me two great questions on Facebook. Here they are: “OK I’m still reading the book and unfortunately I’m only at about page 60. Couple questions – and forgive me if these can be found later in the book somewhere. 1. You talk a lot about foods that work well for certain people. [...]

Yoga Benefits for Adrenal Fatigue and Depression…

Published on May 8, 2011 By Adam

        This blog post is sort of a follow up to the discussion I had about yoga in this post: http://practicalpaleolithic.com/paleolithic-diet-blog/adding-yoga-to-a-strength-program Yoga and meditation can have a central role in treating Adrenal Fatigue, depression, anxiety and a number of other disorders. The video above discusses some of these and points out a [...]

Kettlebell Fundamentals Nobody Tells You…

Published on May 7, 2011 By Adam

    Today’s question comes from Tiffany on Facebook. Here it is! “Hello Adam I have been a follower of SINS for awhile now and would like to say thank you for the information, inspiration, and motivation that is put out there. If you have a minute, I was hoping you could give some advice [...]

Strength Training and CrossFit…

Published on April 29, 2011 By Adam

  Today’s answer is a follow up to Cara’s question yesterday and the great feedback I got from some of the MidCoast CrossFit girls and others. In this video, I give some firmer recommendations and talk more about implementing Westside or Wendler 5/3/1 into your CrossFit program. Thanks again for your question, Cara and Maggie, [...]

Preventing Overtraining – Paleo Diet and Training Q and A…

Published on April 27, 2011 By Adam

  A BIG thanks to Sonya Conrad for this pic – Sporting a SINS shirt on Mt Kosciuszko, the highest point in Australia! Thanks Sonya! This answer is in response to Jennifer’s question below: “Hi Adam, I have been hearing a lot lately about over training, even my own trainer has insinuated that I am [...]