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Episode 19: Dude! Don't Be an Idiot! Sex, Drugs and Fitness w/Aron Snyder Show Notes: Aron History fat kid joined the army and then got skinny. After the army he got fat again. Kept eating Butterfingers and Pepsi. Aron got skinny again and started doing races. He wanted to bench over 500lbs. He weighed 270lbs --"with some drugs that weren't legal." He dealt with super human aggression and emotion. He said he got so big I couldn't hardly hunt and he dealt with depression. Muscle can be built in different ways. Puffy muscle. Doesn't necessarily mean that you're stronger. It's not dense. He got back into backpack hunting. But the drugs caused Arrhythmia. He got depression and battled "Bigger-exia." Clarity to exercise with the end goal in mind. Aron exercises with a pack on because he wants to be able to hunt with a pack. What's your end goal? What do you want to be good at? Exercise and train for that. Longevity - Overall health in life. Aron's Workout Program: Lift in the morning at 5. for 30-45 minutes at the most. Super sets and drop sets. Super sets curls and abs immediately one after the other not a real break in between. Maybe 15 seconds. Incline bench 15 Crunches Do one muscle group per day. Dips and pull ups back country fitness workout. Afternoon: Climb a mountain. 100m by 100yd. pace. 15-30 sec. break 4-8 mile loop. Aron's optimal caloric intake 2650 120-150 oz. of water per day with supplements or electrolytes 65% of your muscle is water 15% of your bones are water Brian's Take: 3 legged stool: Sleep is 1 leg, Diet is another and Exercise is third. Diet- Anti Inflammatory foods - Modified Paleo. Meat, Fats, Vegetables "I don't play basketball to get into shape. I get into shape so I can play basketball. Because if you play basketball to get into shape—that's a recipe for injury. You should get into shape so you can DO basketball." RECOVER and MOBILITY Mobility is where injuries come from. Exercise=Basketball Ibuprofen like it was a vitamin. The Primal Blueprint The Paleo Solution Mark's Daily Apple Blog Robb Wolf Blog MTN OPS Navy Seal Dr. Kirk Parsley- "Barbell Shrugged" Podcast on sleep and testosterone. Eat Meat and Fat and keep carbs low. Eat as many vegetables and fruits. Pound the vegetables. "Number 1 mistake people make with diet and finances is to not write it down and track it." "6000 calorie dinner hooks onto your ass and won't let go." Snyderism M,W,F Brian- Deadlift, squat, over head press T,TH -power clean, snatches, clean and jerk How to Get Fit Stop eating processed carbs no soda no sugar track your intake eat fruits and vegetables drink water! If you're hungry-eat! Cut out enriched flour Cut out the grains and replace with veggies and fruit. Under 100 grams of carbs per day for quick weight loss. Eat fat. Gets full differently Eat good quality protein. My fitness pals App. "you need fat to poop." Aron Snyder Fish Oil- Omega 6-20 to 1 ration Omega 3 Testosterone increases by 30% by going from 6 hours to 8 hours per night. Sex drive increases with sleep. "We have to have our special time in the morning because after 9 o'clock it would take a bolt of lightening to get an erection—because I'm tired."