Some meals are just meant to be eaten underneath a bright blue sky with the hot summer sun shining down, and in our opinion, Shrimp “Grok-amole” is one of them. Cold, plump shrimp doused liberally in lime juice and tossed with juicy red tomatoes, crunchy orange pepper, spicy jalapeño and as many avocados as you can fit in the bowl is our idea of good summer eating. Shrimp “Grok-amole” salad is refreshing, nutritious and (this might be the best part) you don’t have to turn on an oven, stove or grill to make it. Just get out your knife and start chopping.

Thank Amanda Low for inventing Shrimp “Grok-amole” salad, which kicks off a new theme (seafood) for the Primal Blueprint Reader-Created Cookbook contest. Amanda lives on the Vancouver Island coast and enjoys an abundance of fresh seafood that she buys from fisherman at the town dock. In fact, Spot Prawns […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

Interesting tidbit I learned today…more applicable to Canadians, but interesting nontheless.
Organic meats that we find in canada in the typical grocery chains can come from the US. These meats are subject to different rules that organic meats that come from Canada.
Specifically, they may be irradiated as they cross the border.
Just something to keep in mind next time you are shopping..
BP

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Original post by Brad Pilon

Stimulating the overhead press using just one’s bodyweight is the trickiest essential Primal movement yet. The standard bodyweight replacement for the standing overhead press is the handstand pushup. I’m a huge fan, but the reality is that it’s not a realistic prescription for most people right off the bat. Can you imagine Grandpa busting out a set of ten handstand pushups? Not very likely (yet). It’s a tough, tough movement (which is why it works so well and why it’s level 8 in the PBF progression), but luckily you can target the same muscles with a much more elementary movement: the shoulder press pushup.

It is simple fact that pressing heavy things overhead is a fundamental movement that builds strength and improves our ability to function in the real world. Variations of the shoulder press pushup gives everyone, of all strength and fitness levels, the ability to train that plane of […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

If you want to pick something up off the ground, you have two options: hinge at the hips or squat down. There’s no question that the full squat is an essential, Primal movement, and yet many folks in modern, industrialized society are unable to perform one. Kids have good squat form (just watch them at play), but their parents are stiff at the hips with rounded backs and tight knee joints. Many more have been taught – by health experts and personal trainers – that the full squat is dangerous, that it will destroy your knees with wear and tear and render you incapable of normal activity. They say a half-squat is perfectly adequate, or, better yet, get rid of the squat altogether and use the leg extension machine! Disregard these “experts.” You need to squat. You don’t need to use a ton of weight (or any!), but you do […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

I remember back in my supplement days we were constantly asked about competitor’s products.
Of course, when you are working in the industry you have to be VERY careful about what yous say.
(Heck, even after you’ve left, you still have to be careful – spies everywhere)
So the best way to discredit a competitor’s product was by simply saying it ‘destroyed my stomach’…
So no mention of the flavor, consistency, effectiveness, cost…just ‘destroyed my stomach’.
It was great because it wasn’t debatable, and it was a scary ’cause and effect’ association to put on a product.
You can even use my favorite technique (back in the day) and do the discredit wrapped in a compliment:
“It’s actually a very good formula, but it completely destroyed my stomach”
So the point of today’s blog post is when asking about a diet, or a workout or a supplement […]

Original post by Brad Pilon

Time for some more Leangains certified meals from myself, clients and Leangains fans from all around the globe. Click the hyperlinked names after the headings if you want to see the person behind the meals.
Post-workout meal

XXXL roast beef platter with potatoes. This is a meal I’ve been eating a lot lately. I get the roast beef fresh from the deli since that pre-packaged stuff usually makes me bloated as hell. Plus fresh roast beef is juicier and tastes a lot better.
500 g roast beef500 g potatoes fried with 200-300 mushrooms and half an onion.

I roll the roast beef slices up like wraps with the potato mix stuffed in between. Might dip it in some ajvar but I really enjoy the taste au naturale as well.
After that I usually go for one of my berry bowls.

Shown above is 1 kg strawberries with some vanilla protein milk, cacao and sweetener.
I might […]

Original post by noreply@blogger.com (Martin Berkhan)

Over the next week I’ll be covering some key concepts related to the recently-released Primal Blueprint Fitness. You can get your own copy of the free eBook here. Yesterday I covered proper pushup technique. Next up, proper pullup/chinup technique.
Not everyone loves doing pullups and chinups, but they are an absolutely necessary part of the Primal Blueprint Fitness program. See, with most other bodyweight exercises, it’s possible to make the case for the superiority of their weighted analogues. There is at least a debate to be had for bench presses and barbell squats versus pushups and pistol squats, but nothing trumps the pullup. You could spend years training with lat pulldowns and bent over rows, but they will never match the strength-building capacity of pullups and chinups.

Pushups don’t ask you to handle your entire body weight; you’ve always got your feet on the ground, taking a load off your upper body. […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

Here’s an interesting article from Details magazine on the concept of ‘Exercise Addiction’
–> http://tinyurl.com/exerciseorexia
My comments are in the members section here –> http://bradpilon.com/content-exclusive/exercise-addiction/
BP

Original post by Brad Pilon

Over the next week I’ll be covering some key concepts related to the recently-released Primal Blueprint Fitness. You can get your own copy of the free eBook here. First up, proper pushup technique.
If you’ve ever taken a PE class, joined the military, played organized sports, or watched Rocky, you should be familiar with the basic pushup. In theory, it seems pretty simple, right? You assume the position, lower yourself to the ground, touch your chest to it, then push back up. Hence, “pushup.”

It’s a simple movement, but it’s arguably the best way to develop overall upper body strength and mobility. A proper pushup puts your shoulder blades (scapula) through their full range of motion, as opposed to the bench press, which forces you to keep your shoulder blades tight to protect your shoulders. The pushup is also unique in targeting the serratus anterior, an oft-ignored muscle whose development improves overhead […]

Original post by Mark Sisson