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  • Animal Moves: How to move like an animal to get you leaner, fitter, stronger and healthier for life
    Animal Moves: How to move like an animal to get you leaner, fitter, stronger and healthier for life
    by Darryl Edwards

    Animal Moves

    • improve strength, speed and stamina
    • increase mobility, flexibility and stability
    • look, feel and perform better

    Find out more and details on how to purchase at www.animalmovesbook.com

  • Paleo from A to Z: A reference guide to better health through nutrition and lifestyle. How to eat, live and thrive as nature intended!
    Paleo from A to Z: A reference guide to better health through nutrition and lifestyle. How to eat, live and thrive as nature intended!
    by Darryl Edwards

    "If you are looking for a simple way to better understand Paleo concepts, Darryl's Paleo from A to Z guide is the go-to resource.
    -Mark Sisson, best-selling author of The Primal Blueprint and publisher of Mark's Daily Apple

  • Paleo Fitness - A Primal Training and Nutrition Program to Get Lean, Strong and Healthy
    Paleo Fitness - A Primal Training and Nutrition Program to Get Lean, Strong and Healthy
    by Darryl Edwards, Brett Stewart, Jason Warner

    "This book is a useful reference to enable individuals just starting out on the Paleo path as well as those who want to explore more challenging, playful and interesting ways to move."

    -Robb Wolf, New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Solution

     

  • 7 Day Introduction to Paleo Fitness: Get Fitter, Get Stronger, Get Healthier in Seven Days. Move as Nature Intended.
    7 Day Introduction to Paleo Fitness: Get Fitter, Get Stronger, Get Healthier in Seven Days. Move as Nature Intended.
    by Darryl Edwards
  • The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet
    The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet
    by Robb Wolf
  • Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
    Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
    by Robert M. Sapolsky
  • Primal Blueprint: Reprogram Your Genes for Effortless Weight Loss, Vibrant Health & Boundless Energy (Primal Blueprint Series)
    Primal Blueprint: Reprogram Your Genes for Effortless Weight Loss, Vibrant Health & Boundless Energy (Primal Blueprint Series)
    by Mark Sisson
  • Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things
    Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things
    by Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie, Sarah Dopp
  • Wahls Protocol, The : A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles
    Wahls Protocol, The : A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles
    by Terry Wahls, Eve Adamson
  • Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
    Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
    by Christopher McDougall
  • In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating: An Eater's Manifesto
    In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating: An Eater's Manifesto
    by Michael Pollan
  • Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
    Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
    by Michael Pollan
  • The Paleo Diet for Athletes
    The Paleo Diet for Athletes
    by L. Cordain
  • Vegetarian Myth, The
    Vegetarian Myth, The
    by Lierre Keith
  • The Second Brain
    The Second Brain
    by Michael D. Gershon
  • The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat
    The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat
    by Loren Cordain
  • Eat Drink Paleo
    Eat Drink Paleo
    by Irena Macri
  • Cholesterol Clarity: What the HDL is Wrong with My Numbers?
    Cholesterol Clarity: What the HDL is Wrong with My Numbers?
    by Jimmy Moore, Eric C. Westman

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Tuesday
Mar312015

Tabata Tuesday - Level I, Week 1, Day 2 #PaleoFitness

Tabata Tuesday - Level I, Week 1, Day 2 (workout programme from Paleo Fitness Book)

Today's session doesn't take much time but hopefully you will go flat out with maximal effort which is what Tabata is all about. It may seem like just a couple of rounds, but you should be pleased when the 20 seconds are up.

To give you an idea of my session, I completed 52 and then 60 skips/jump ropes in the 2 rounds. (If you don't have a rope then just do it virtually).

On the upper body sprint, I went so fast my arms and shoulders were burning and I was out of breath.

Lunges - I went as low, as fast and as controlled as possible.

Get-Up/Stand-Ups - I did 9 and then 10 reps.

I held a strict hunter-gatherer squat for 3 minutes without moving or stretching.

I used the free app Tabata Timer on my iPhone as it doesn't require any programming. I just reset it at the beginning of the 2 rounds.

Well done everyone on your efforts so far!!

If you'd like to join this group on facebook, here's the link: http://bit.ly/PF-12Weeks

‪#‎PaleoFitness‬


Monday
Mar302015

Movement Monday - Level I, Week 1 - #PaleoFitness

Movement Monday - Level I, Week 1 - #PaleoFitness

I finished and completed 10 rounds.

Before you begin. If you have the paperback read pages 44-45 (if you have the ebook search for 'weekly programming') to become familiar with the process.

As a substitute for the jump pull-ups - aim for a vertical jump with arms overhead jumping as high as you can and landing as softly as possible.

With today's movements aim for slow with purpose and flow with control as the goal.

Focus on breathing and the quality of the movement. Don't rush, be relaxed and rest when needed. Let us know how you got on!

If you'd like to join this group on facebook, here's the link: http://bit.ly/PF-12Weeks

‪#‎PaleoFitness‬

Monday
Mar302015

*** FREE - 12 Week Paleo Fitness Programme - STARTS TODAY ***

I'll be starting my 12 week programme from Paleo Fitness Book on 30 March 2015. 


If you've bought the book "Paleo Fitness" and would like to join the facebook group with people from around the world who are also taking part - sign up to the facebook group: --> Paleo Fitness Book - 12 Weeks Programme

If you haven't got the book, and would like to, get on it! : http://bit.ly/PF-Book

If you don't use facebook, I'll be posting details of my workouts from the book for the next 12 weeks!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/PaleoFitness12Weeks/

 

Tuesday
Mar242015

May 2015 - Men's Fitness Magazine

Discussions in May 2015 - Men's Fitness magazine, For & Against - ‪#‎Paleo‬