“Most amateur mistakes can be traced back to a lack of or bad programming.” I recently caught up with Will Harvey, co-founder of The Athlete Centre in Oxford, to talk about fitness, Paleo and much more. When I was living in Oxfordshire I trained at The Athlete Centre and wholeheartedly …
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Convict Conditioning: 336 Hours Later – Beginner Mistakes and Reprogramming
After fourteen days of unleashing Convict Conditioning on my world, what had I learned? Hell of a lot it turns out, I’d picked a plan of attack, started from scratch, twice, and discovered those six simple looking disciplines* were deceptively complicated and interconnected. Furthermore not one kneecap was harmed in the production …
Read More »Convict Conditioning: An Introduction and Personal Journey into Calisthenics
“Convicting Conditioning? I’m going to give you a big fat spoiler up front – I like it a lot. It’s really helped me.” Hello, I’m Steve. I recently took up Convict Conditioning, a programme of bodyweight exercises, or calisthenics, as practised in some of the tougher prisons on the North …
Read More »Primal Retreat Interview, Part Two: Fitness Routines, Sleep and Saving Money
Welcome to part two of our interview with Primal Retreat owners, Stuart Daniels and Lorraine Biddle. Read part one now: Primal Retreat Interview, Part One: Safe Starches, Paleo Holidays and Natural Movement. Stuart is Co-Founder and Fitness Trainer at Primal Retreat. He has been an avid health and fitness enthusiast for …
Read More »Primal Retreat Interview, Part One: Safe Starches, Paleo Holidays and Natural Movement
“The Paleo-centric approach is really at the heart of our own personal practice too. From food and exercise, to growing our own vegetables, to rest and relaxation.” We recently caught up with Stuart Daniels and Lorraine Biddle, the masterminds behind Primal Retreat, to talk about a whole host of topics …
Read More »PM 005: Michael Dally on Barefoot, Running, Minimalism and Morning Rituals
In this episode Michael Dally, founder of EarthRunners, talks about barefoot living, running, morning rituals and much more. I have always had an interest in how things work along with and a curiosity of the phenomena that make up our human experience. These traits have naturally steered me in the …
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Full Metal Caveman, Part 1: Preparation and Purpose
“A month of Paleo, no compromises … no backing out”—meet the Full Metal Caveman. Lies infamy betrayal After writing for Paleo Minds for about a year I feel compelled to write this article by way of a confession … there is something I must impart on you with a little hesitation; all this …
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PM 011: Darryl Edwards on Paleo from A to Z, SMART Goals For The New Year, Paleo Christmas and Primal Play
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Elaine Vinall, Bio Balanced Nutrition, Part Two: Food and Exercise
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Elaine Vinall, Bio Balanced Nutrition, Part One: Restoring Gut Health and Ditching Vegetarianism
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PM 009: Beverly Meyer on Vitamin K2 and Widening Your Palate
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Convict Conditioning: Catastrophe and Recovery
“What happened Steve?” you may well ask, “You were all set to bring us up to date with your progress, we were on the edges of our collective seat and then, like Keyser Soze, you vanished.” You’d be right on all counts, too. I was all set. I had a …
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PM 011: Darryl Edwards on Paleo from A to Z, SMART Goals For The New Year, Paleo Christmas and Primal Play
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PM 010: Shane Thomas on Accidental Paleo, Bodybuilding and Personal Training
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Convict Conditioning: Resistance, Determination and Nemesis Busting
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Convict Conditioning: Understanding Crow Stands, Bridge Progress and More
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Full Metal Caveman, Part 1: Preparation and Purpose
“A month of Paleo, no compromises … no backing out”—meet the Full Metal Caveman. Lies infamy betrayal After writing for Paleo Minds for about a year I feel compelled to write this article by way of a confession … there is something I must impart on you with a little hesitation; all this …
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PM 012: Luke Leafgren on StandStand, Standing Desks and Why Sitting Is The New Smoking
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PM 011: Darryl Edwards on Paleo from A to Z, SMART Goals For The New Year, Paleo Christmas and Primal Play
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PM 007: The Paleo PI Rory Linehan on Caffeine, Lifestyle Hacks and Autoimmunity
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Will Harvey on Getting Strong, Lifestyle Factors and Programming
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PM 012: Luke Leafgren on StandStand, Standing Desks and Why Sitting Is The New Smoking
In this podcast Luke Leafgren talks about StandStand, the benefits of standing desks, the disadvantages of sitting, why there’s a lot of truth in the phrase ‘sitting is the new smoking’, and much more. Show Notes [02:47] Interview start/what Luke does [04:05] Creating StandStand [07:25] Raising money with Kickstarter [11:50] The …
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PM 011: Darryl Edwards on Paleo from A to Z, SMART Goals For The New Year, Paleo Christmas and Primal Play
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Elaine Vinall, Bio Balanced Nutrition, Part Two: Food and Exercise
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Elaine Vinall, Bio Balanced Nutrition, Part One: Restoring Gut Health and Ditching Vegetarianism
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PM 009: Beverly Meyer on Vitamin K2 and Widening Your Palate