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Week in Review: 10 RULES FOR BECOMING AND ‘ANCESTRAL ATHLETE’ (and more!)

[Ben Greenfield’s]

“10 Rules for Becoming an Ancestral Athlete”

 

  • LENS
    – Learn to view things from the point of view of HEALTH rather than the point of view of PERFORMANCE only
    – The 80/20 rule applies to training just as much as it applies to everything else.
  • HORMESIS
    – Thrive on disorder – Be ‘Antifragile’.
    – Learn to be uncomfortable.
  • LEARN TO BE COMFORTABLE
    (especially in uncomfortable positions)
    – Warriors do not constantly fight – They rest between Battles.
  • SITTING IS THE NEW SMOKING
    – Move more + Adjust your lifestyle habits.
  • LISTEN TO YOUR BODY / optimize your fertility
    – pay attention to your hormones, libido, rhythms/cycles
    – a fertile human is a healthy human!
  • EAT FROM THE EARTH
    – Grow your own food (http://foodrising.org/)
  • DETOX
    – eat fermented foods
    – limit stimulants (that means coffee…)
    – Lots more info on this subject *COMING SOON*

 

  • USE SCIENCE
    – stay up to date in your field(s)
  • BE MINDFUL
    – you are probably training yourself / your brain to be *constantly distracted*
    – multitasking manifests fatigue!
    – COHERENCE: breathe rhythmically, evenly and through the heart every day.
  • AVOID CHRONIC STRESS
    – activate your parasympathetic nervous system (Breathing / Yoga / Mindful Lifting)

 

PLUS

[Mark Sisson’s]

Primal Rules:

  • Avid chronic cardio
  • Barefoot is best
  • Avoid chronic stress
  • Ditch grains, refined sugars, processed seed oils
  • Expose yourself to stress intelligently
  • Fat is good for you
  • Get sun
  • Hunger is normal
  • Train with intensity
  • Eat plants and animals
  • Keep a healthy friendship circle
  • Lift heavy things
  • Mind your carb intake
  • Play more!
  • Run really fast sometimes
  • Sit less
  • Challenge your mind
  • Walk a lot
  • Prioritize SLEEP

 

That’s All!

Take Care 🙂