March 6, 2009 / by srhernan / Make A Comment / Filed under Fitness & Training
The UK’s Daily Mail has a very intriguing piece on Göbekli Tepe, which is thought by some researchers to be the site of the fabled Garden of Eden. According to the Wikipedia profile, Göbekli Tepe was a temple of some sort created over 11,000 years ago by hunter gatherers “before the advent of sedentism.”
It’s a fascinating read with a lot of explanation on the history of the site as well as speculations about the meaning and purpose of Göbekli Tepe. However, what is most significant in my view is that Göbekli Tepe may have been the anchor point that allowed humans to make the transition from a nomadic existence to one based more on developing and sustaining a static community. In other words, Göbekli Tepe may have actually ushered in the “Era of Grain” along with all of the human consequences of domestication. Per the article:
When people make the transition from hunter-gathering to settled agriculture, their skeletons change – they temporarily grow smaller and less healthy as the human body adapts to a diet poorer in protein and a more wearisome lifestyle.
“Food” for thought…
March 4, 2009 / by Steve / Make A Comment / Filed under Motivation
Check out Sippican Cottage’s recent blog post. Never, ever forget the innumerable sacrifices that others have made on your behalf.
March 3, 2009 / by srhernan / Make A Comment / Filed under Fitness & Training
Art DeVany did a follow up post commenting on my interview with Dr. Ilardi. While he emphatically endorsed Dr. Ilardi’s approach to treating depression, he did make a point to emphasize the following:
He [Dr. Ilardi] does undervalue, in my opinion, the virtues of muscle mass and physiologic capacity (metabolic headroom), though I do think he would include them if he thought depressed individuals were capable of that level of effort. He extols the value of exercise but does not seem to see the aerobic component of intermittent training. Were it pointed out to him, I feel that he would be even more open to the right kind of strength training the EF way.
I agree. All too often strength training is either marginalized or outright eliminated by fitness “experts” who are still stuck in the cardio-aerobics mindset. And the bottom line is that short burst, intermittent, and high intensity activities of the larger muscle groups are much more closely correlated to the types of activities that we as a species were likely to engage in over the past 100,000+ years.
So get in a Power Law workout (45-minute max) and get outside in the elements!
