Basic biology dictates that there's no way we can eat exactly like our hunter–gatherer ancestors
The Paleo diet not only misunderstands how our own species, the organisms inside our bodies and the animals and plants we eat have evolved over the last 10,000 years, it also ignores much of the evidence about our ancestors’ health during their—often brief—individual life spans (even if a minority of our Paleo ancestors made it into their 40s or beyond, many children likely died before age 15).
Some Paleo dieters emphasize that they never believed in one true caveman lifestyle or diet and that—in the fashion of Sisson’s Blueprint—they use our evolutionary past to form guidelines, not scripture. That strategy seems reasonably solid at first, but quickly disintegrates. Even though researchers know enough to make some generalizations about human diets in the Paleolithic with reasonable certainty, the details remain murky. Exactly what proportions of meat and vegetables did different hominid species eat in the Paleolithic? It’s not clear. Just how far back were our ancestors eating grains and dairy? Perhaps far earlier than we initially thought. read more
TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Lower Table Rock Run, and Pullups & Pushups
I was going to do a heavy lifting workout this afternoon, but it was snowing......and who in their right mind could possibly pass up the chance to go running on Lower Table Rock in the snow? It was absofreakinlutley awesome!! After a brisk power hike up, I ran out and back on the plateau and then ran down the hill in several inches of fresh powder. I was caked in snow down the front from head to toe and had ice encrusted glasses, but it couldn't have been any better!!
A little later I made time for a quick workout of suspension pullups and pushups.
