Have you ever run into Alex at some point in Texas over the years Rip? I know Alex is a controversial figure but I have always found him entertaining and enjoy his stuff. I would LOVE to hear you and Alex talk about current events. I bet he would do the Friday show, your "people" should reach out. Of course if you don't like him, forget it, just a thought.
Call him. Have his people call my people.
Sent off an email asking them to contact Nick to set up a time to do the show. Worth a shot.
An excellent use of your time.
I saw a clip where Rip answered a question the other day, I think from the archive. It was about weight training helping depression. I've also heard Jordan Peterson talk about this and confirm it helps. I've also heard him talk about anaerobic exercise slowing cognitive decline.
Since a lot of people are struggling with this God awful year, losing businesses, jobs. I think that would be a good show.
Strength training has been the one thing that has reliably helped me get through my stressful job and shitty life. When they shut down my gym for several months, I slowly but surely started hitting the bottle way more frequently than usual. I need some sort of stress release and although strength training is my favorite method, if I can't do that the next thing on my list is alcohol. Imagine my delight when they shut down the gyms but kept the liquor stores open. My wallet and my liver took some major damage for a while there.
Rip talks a little bit about this in the book. There really is something in 'being the mammal you were born to be.'
I feel like rip is entertaining because he's one of the few people left who is prepared to own his opinions and speak the truth. Most people are just filtering themselves all the time to conform to the herd.
I promise I have dug fairly deep into the search button on this but have not found an answer to my specific situation and I would appreciate your views on the subject as well as those of anyone else:
I am an older (much older) novice – 5-10/216 pounds--doing the program in my third week, and progressing. I have ascertained from my searches that walking at a relaxed pace, in general, constitutes something more like "active rest" than cardio. I have found assurances that say 1 1/2 miles a day should not interfere with recovery at all.
But I have found that in my daily activities around the house like mowing the yard and going for walks in the neighborhood, I am covering 35-40 miles per week. Again, nothing like hitting a pace within an aerobic "target range.” More like strolling at a low heart rate.
In your opinion, is that mileage a concern for recovery? Workouts are: Squat/Bench/Deadlift on Sunday and Squat/Press/Deadlift on Wednesday--so two days rest after the first workout and 3 days after the second.
It is not a concern, because you are already adapted to it.
Coach—thanks much for your prompt reply. When I learned that my beloved Concept II intense cardio was not consistent with my SS, and further that I was too damned ancient to do three workouts a week and slam down under 200 pound power cleans, I cried like a baby, beat my fists against the wall of my crib, and raged against the machine! Being able to keep my walks is such a relief!
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