IKSC Weekly Links: April 4, 2020
It is time to suck it up and aggressively attack this health crisis we are in.
What health crisis is that? The one that we are immediately facing, which is diabetes, depression, high blood pressure, substance abuse, sleep deprivation, cardiovascular disease and chronic stress. The current situation we all find ourselves is just a petri dish for all of these factors that suck the life out of all of us.
“Live life aggressively” is a concept that Mike Mahler pushes constantly (look him up). I like that concept. The stress we are under right now is enough to make some people just give up, dive into a bag of chips or tub of ice cream and let themselves become a victim-of-circumstance. Make no mistake, we are in a fight right now, and I think the most immediate threat we all face are avoidable things that are sure to have horrible repercussions if we let ourselves get sucked into a cycle of stress eating, binge watching, rage social networking and overconsuming negative media.
Think of this CV “lockdown” as an enzyme that makes all these other toxins more powerful.
Here are a few links that I think are worth reading. There is little we can do about the current situation, but letting ourselves slide now is more serious that just who has visible abs or not.
Obesity and CV
Now is the time to go all-in Primal Blueprint, because it encompasses food, exercise, sleep and stress.
Primal Blueprint
Here is a good article on home bodyweight training using different tempos/holds. I don’t tend to get caught up in these things and usually just like to throw lots of reps at a problem. I have my opinions about how valuable these things are, but I do encourage you to try and find what works best for you. I have tons of respect for this guy’s work.
Bodyweight Training
Two Videos of The Week:
Pavel: Easiest way to get stronger overall is to make the grip strong, and make the abs strong. The second one is really pretty funny, but I have to say it got a lot of people doing kettlebells and most of it holds up very well.
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