Savage Zen Athletics

To excel, you must focus, which is to say you must exclude. Fitness programming should convey a clear objective and progressively overloaded means to obtain that objective while supporting global physical preparedness. |
savagezen.substack.com/p/fitness-terminology-3

#fitness #conditioning #strength #endurance #strengthandconditioning

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Savage Zen Athletics

Previously we defined energy systems, so now it’s time to look at how to define difficulty and complexity. Despite what “science” says, no amount of intensity will make up for a lack of volume. HIIT has become the darling of the “evidence based” world, but is all too congruent with our insatiable desire for short-term commitment and short-term results.

savagezen.substack.com/p/fitness-terminology-2

11 months ago | [YT] | 1

Savage Zen Athletics

Fitness charlatans, influencers, and hucksters often use (A) confusing, verbose terminology and (B) proprietary "functional" methods. Even with the best intentions, it’s often trying to reinvent the wheel and has a marginal, sometimes even detrimental, effect on outcomes.

open.substack.com/pub/savagezen/p/fitness-terminol…

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As the expression goes, “a belt only covers 2 inches of your ass, the rest is on you.” One year ago I received my black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Here are 5 things I’ve learned since then. | open.substack.com/pub/savagezen/p/whats-in-a-symbo…

#bjj #grappling #jiujitsu #blackbelt #brazilianjiujitsu #americanjiujitsu #catchwrestling #wrestling

1 year ago | [YT] | 0

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The biggest lie in all of grappling, which became the sales hook for BJJ, is that "strength doesn't matter." Discussion and updated strength standards for 2024 >>> open.substack.com/pub/savagezen/p/strength-how-muc…

#grappling #mma #ufc #bjj #catchwrestling #wrestling #judo #jiujitsu #brazilianjiujitsu #americanjiujitsu #sambo

1 year ago | [YT] | 8

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"The quality of your life will mirror the quality of the questions you ask yourself." Talk is cheap. If you ask a question of any doctor, coach, therapist, etc. and they respond with an answer before (first) asking you many more questions, run. | savagezen.substack.com/p/savage-zen-newsletter-088

1 year ago (edited) | [YT] | 2

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Has a (mostly) all meat diet ruined my health? What about cholesterol? Testosterone? Inflammation?

savagezen.substack.com/p/carnivore-year-4-part-1

#carnivore #carnivorediet #gobeef #paleo #keto #nutrition

1 year ago | [YT] | 0

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This month was a transition from NonProphet’s “Escape Velocity” program to their “Free Fall” program. I reviewed “Hunter gatherers as models for public health” and this month’s psychology post was about “real recognizing real.” | savagezen.substack.com/p/savage-zen-newsletter-085

#fitness #crossfit #strength #conditioning #psychology #nutrition

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

Savage Zen Athletics

If you want the world to be different, start with yourself. Change has always been, and always will be, an inside job. You are the vector. Take responsibility for what you let flow into you and what flows from you.

savagezen.substack.com/p/heavy-is-the-head

1 year ago | [YT] | 2

Savage Zen Athletics

Is this the "program to end all programs" or is it just the beginning?

“The Space Program heavily emphasizes autonomy, which means the session you do and when you choose to do them are completely up to you... A calendar does not take into consideration your sleep quality or life stressors. While other programs will instruct you to ‘just do the work’, they don’t ever contend with much of the ‘work’ being understanding what and when you should train.”

🔗 savagezen.substack.com/p/program-review-escape-vel…

#fitness #crossfit #strength #conditioning #endurance #capacity #metcon #hiit #crossfit #thespaceprogram #escapevelocity #nonprophet

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