Paleo, Running, and LSD

There has of late been a major shift in the pendulum of popular opinion about endurance athletics. Activities like distance running have fallen out of favor as evidence accumulates that it is not as healthy as once assumed. Training methodologies like Crossfit, P90X, Mark Sisson's Primal Blueprint, Robb Wolf's Paleo Solution all recommend high intensity, strength training, and sprinting as safer and more effective than endurance training.
I want to take a closer look at this trend as i believe that while strength and speed are invaluable, there are some significant paradoxes between historical evidence and the anti-aerobic point of view.
This topic has been beat to death in many circles but there is, in my opinion, still room for review, some useful discussion, and most of all some recommendations on avoiding the downsides of Endurance training if your going to do it.

Going Barefoot Pt. 2: Run (in the) Forest, Run!

Now is time for the fun part. After working your way through Barefoot pt 1, we get to start the sexy stuff!

You've been walking, working out, and doing some sprints either barefoot or in minimalist footwear. But the goal (for me anyway) was running through the wilderness barefoot, taking advantage of the improved balance, economy, and sensation of being shoeless. Not to mention the crazy looks on peoples faces when you run by "unprotected" from natures dangers.

Baby Steps: Going barefoot Pt. 1

I have been a fan of going barefoot for a long time.

The argument presented by shoe manufacturers, that evolution somehow overlooked adapting our feet to a lifestyle of walking and running upright across rough terrain, leaving us in dire need of "corrective" shoes and orthotics. All while equipping us with large brains, efficient hearts, and incredibly complex nervous systems, is totally absurd.

Making the transition from a life trapped in shoes to stomping around unshod can be daunting though. Your feet are NOT worthy. Not right away at least.
 

5 Rules for Living in the StoneAge

What follows are the basics. A cave painting of how to re-discover your inner neanderthal. Set forth as simply as possible, and in no strict order, this is how to achieve, health, fitness and extreme animal magnetism (That's right, you know you want it!)

The Theory of Relativity

How fit are you?

its an easy question right?

The Art of Doing

We define fitness as the art of DOING...Whatever you want to do. In this case hiking Mount San Jacinto!

Mount San Jacinto is 10,800 feet high and its north face features the largest most abrupt elevation change in the United States. Sadly we were not going that way...yet

We to arrived to find 4 feet of snow at the top of the tram. Ckecked in at the ranger station and started up the hill at 11:00 am.

It was a GREAT day to be in the mountains...

Chris started to suffer at about 9,800 feet. The first time moving around above 10,000 is never a pleasant experience.

I spy...a lovely corniced summit!

It was a hell of a view.

I think its fair to say that Chris was glad to be done with the uphill travel!

Gotta have a summit self portrait!

These trees have it rough up here.

The trip down is always much more fun.

All in all it took 5 hours for 6 miles round trip and 5,500 feet gain/loss. With 1 of those hours fooling around on the summit it worked out to be 2:50 up and 1:10 back down.

Up and Running...Lifting, Climbing, and Jumping!

Here we go! the first free event will be saturday febuary 27th at 9am, at the park on the corner of Nutmeg and Jackson in Murrieta. See you there!