For the last sixteen years I've been training clients on how to improve their lives and physiques through proper movement and consumption. Like everyone, I've evolved. For many years I advocated the use of starchy carbohydrates, grains, beans, and even (gasp) dairy!
I leaned, I experienced, I applied, I evolved...
For about three years now I have been advocating the cessation of consuming breads, pasta, and dairy products (except plain organic yogurt). It has worked not only on myself... but on my clients.
I began advocating brief, intense workouts utilizing mainly bodyweight movements, plyometrics, and Olympic lifts in 20-30 minutes sessions. It worked not only on myself, but on my clients. Bodies were fitter, leaner, sexier, more productive, and free of injury.
About 8 months ago... I began studying the Paleo style nutrition plan. Also called, ancient, primal, and a few other clever names. I've always said "eat Biblical" and it evolved (excuse the pun) into the stricter sense of the term. When I learned that famed and highly respected Triathlon and cycling coach Joe Friel was on board, and was using the approach with his athletes... I had to try it. I got a copy of The Paleo Diet for Athletes, co written by Joe Friel. I also read and studied just about every book and case study I could find. It just never stopped making sense! So about a month ago I dove in head first. Went from excluding flours, and dairy items and went full tilt and began excluding ALL grains, flours, beans, legumes, and dairy products. One month later... I feel better than I can remember. At age 41, I had some aches... some joint pain and other issue I just chalked up to age. That was crap. A little over one month in and my joint pain has went away. I wake with more energy, I sleep better, my performance has improved, my mental state is better, my focus is better, and the food I eat literally gets me high when I eat it. Really! When I eat these meals now I feel an energy rush and a sense I can only describe as very mild euphoria. Another plus is it's so damn easy! It really took very little adjustments.
More proof...
Last night I did it. I cheated. And to be honest, I wanted to see what would happen. So, I had a slice of cake... and two glasses of wine (one more than the recommended single glass). Within an hour I felt like I had been drugged... thirty minutes after that I was in bed too tired to stay awake. This was at roughly 10pm. I woke back up at around 1:30am with a terrible headache, and terrible joint pain in the spine, shoulder, and hips. I felt like I was 90-years-old. So I popped some ibuprofen and went back to bed. When I woke again, I immediately went back to a super-clean, Paleo style breakfast. By noon I was back to my normal, feeling great again.
So all that I've read is definitely true. I'm completely confident that anyone who adopts this lifestyle combined with the elements of exercise that I use and recommend... anyone can drop all the bodyfat they want and attain any level of health and performance they desire.
In 4 weeks I have personally lost 10 pounds of bodyfat, gained 3 pounds of lean muscle, and can feel my performance and endurance elevating quickly.
Please, I beg you... get off the crap, adopt the principles I recommend... and get on the fast track to the body you want. Please also tell a friend... we have to become advocates as well as athletes.
God bless...
