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Day 256 of 360

6 rounds of:

Farmer carry begins at the top of the 6th deadlift. Move quickly and in excellent positions, and maximize rest through smart breathing and focus on the remaining tasks at hand.

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Day 255 of 360

Adjust by round as needed, set up in strong, organized positions, and don’t under-lift. Baseline should be 1/2 bodyweight.

Then, 6 rounds of:

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With the 2017 World Championships and the American Open Finals in our rearview mirror, the future has never looked brighter for Olympic Weightlifting in the US. Records fell, and American lifters took historic podium finishes, capped off with Sarah Robles sweeping the gold medals in her division.

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Over the past few decades, toughness has gotten a bad rap. It has been caricatured as an archaic, grumpy old man, and correlated with anger, pessimism, and grumblings about “back in my day.” It’s often equated with styles of upbringing that are emotionally distant and lack compassion. More evolved humans, we are told, are kinder, softer, gentler creatures.

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Research of the Week

Canola oil worsens memory and learning in mice with Alzheimer’s disease.

When the Inuit began “markedly increas[ing]” their sugar and refined carb intake, diabetes and heart disease shot up.

Keto without exercise beats standard American diet with exercise.

In only 24 hours, just by playing games against itself, a new AI learned chess, go, and Japanese chess from scratch and destroyed world-champion expert computer programs in each game.

Playing Super Mario 64 increases grey matter in the brains of older adults.

The Tsimané people of Boliva are definitely not helicopter parents.

Cheese consumption linked to lower death rates.

Kids born during the temperance movement ended up with greater educational attainment.

New Primal Blueprint Podcasts

Episode 199: Dr. Ken Berry: Host Elle Russ chats with Dr. Ken Berry about his new book, Lies My Doctor Told Me. Turns out the medical industry is rife with myths and falsehoods, even though most doctors mean well.

Each week, select Mark’s Daily Apple blog posts are prepared as Primal Blueprint Podcasts. Need to catch up on reading, but don’t have the time? Prefer to listen to articles while on the go? Check out the new blog post podcasts below, and subscribe to the Primal Blueprint Podcast here so you never miss an episode.

• Why Aren’t We Talking About the Cognitive Health Crisis?
• 21 Books to Begin 2018

Interesting Blog Posts

People shouldn’t “just accept” that loss of neurons is an inevitable part of aging.

Why “not even wrong” pseudoscience gets published.

Media, Schmedia

Are fitness classes the new religions?

NPR covers light therapy for bipolar.

Everything Else

Alaskan wood frogs take cold exposure extremely seriously.

The Asian restaurant chain PF Chang’s is coming to China… as an American bistro.

Art isn’t optional.

How a low-carb/high-fat diet might actually be lower in fat than a standard American diet.

Things I’m Up to and Interested In

I’m not surprised: Nootropic supplement loses to caffeine.

Study that I found very interesting: Among Filipino hunter-gatherers, the best storytellers have the most children.

Question I’m pondering: Should authors of nutritional studies declare their personal dietary beliefs?

I’m wondering the same thing: Is it time to retire conventional cholesterol tests?

Always a good read: Richard Lehman’s reviews of the BMJ.

Recipe Corner

• Good old meatza.
• Beef enchiladas over coconut crepes.

Time Capsule

One year ago (Dec 10– Dec 16)

• 14 Weird Plant Bits and Where to Find Them: Foraging Ethnic Markets – Branch out, get weird.
• The Importance of Balance—and 15 Ways to Enhance and Preserve It – How and why you should learn to not fall.

Comment of the Week

“I choose not to believe the this thing about the yetis.”

– I’m of the same mind, wildgrok. The kid in me really wants to believe.

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Ladies: can I tell you a secret? I don’t wear underwear. Like, ever. Unless it’s that time of the month or I’m wearing a flowy dress (and yes, I learned that the hard way on a windy day).  Part of it is that I like to hang around in boxers at home as a freelance […]

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Even if you’re not overly health-conscious, you know that certain things are toxic. You’re well aware that fumes from cars and machinery are bad for your health, you know that taking a big ol’ drag on a cigarette is possibly going to give you lung cancer, and you might even make a point of avoiding […]

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Week 10 of this year’s Fit for the Holidays challenge starts this Sunday. Please read Fit for the Holidays Challenge introduction if you haven’t done so already. The challenge runs until December 24th and started October 8th. Keep looking for updates every weekend.

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This salad is a riot of flavors. Shredded pork is tossed with cool, crunchy veggies (like kale, cabbage, cucumbers and mint) and dressed with tangy coconut-lime dressing. It’s a salad that is many things at once: rich, light, meaty, fresh, filling and healthy.

The pork is so easy to make—just throw pork shoulder in an Instant Pot and let it do its thing. It’s complete comfort food. You can make this pork shoulder again and again for different meals. But when you’re in the mood for a really flavorful salad, then toss the pork into this super-bold blend of raw veggies and bold, funky dressing. Lime juice, fish sauce, coconut milk and avocado oil whisk together in a dressing that’s like no other.

Time in the Kitchen: 25 minutes, plus 90 minutes to cook pork

Servings: 6

Ingredients

Instant Pot Pork

• 3 to 4 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 3 pieces (1.3 kg to 1.8)
• 2 teaspoons salt (10 ml)
• 3 teaspoons granulated garlic (15 ml)
• Zest of 1 lime
• 1 to 2 tablespoon avocado oil (30 ml)
• 3 /4 cup coconut milk (180 ml)
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce (45 ml)
• 1 tablespoon lime juice (30 ml)

Salad Ingredients

• 1/3 cup coconut milk (80 ml)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (30 ml)
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce (10 ml)
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped shallot (10 ml)
• 1/3 cup avocado oil (80 ml)
• Pinch of salt
• 1 head Lacinato kale, leaves torn from stem into small, bite-sized pieces
• ½ red cabbage, thinly sliced
• 2 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
• Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

Instructions

Cut 1-inch/2.5 cm deep slits all over the pork. Mix together salt, granulated garlic and lime zest. Rub the pork all over with the mixture. Ideally, let the seasoned meat sit out 30 minutes before cooking.

Set Instant Pot (or other brand of electric pressure cooker) to sauté and add avocado oil. Add pieces of pork and sear until browned on all sides, about 2 minutes a side.

Add coconut milk, fish sauce and lime juice. Put lid on pressure cooker, and set to cook for 90 minutes on high pressure. Manually release steam when cooking is complete. Remove the meat from the broth.

The broth left in the Instant Pot can be refrigerated and used for another meal. Reheat the liquid and use it as a sauce for pork or other meats, or use it to enhance soup broth or stew.

When the pork is cool enough to handle, shred into small pieces or larger chunks.

For the salad, whisk together coconut milk, lime juice, fish sauce and shallot. Add a pinch of salt. Slowly add avocado oil, whisking constantly to emulsify.

In a large bowl, toss kale, cabbage, cucumber and mint. Add pork and dressing before serving.

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