Some of your questions were discussed in recent discussions. If you want
Art's direct answers, scan for his name in the postings or do a search of
the recent archives through http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?
S1=evolutionary-fitness. Remember, there's a space in "De Vany."
On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:42:35 -0500, Dave Fobare <editor@THE-SPORTS-
PAGE.COM> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm new to this list and to the concepts of EvoFit. I've tried to bring
>myself up to speed by perusing not only the recent archives of this list
>but also the older archives as well. I have a number of questions, in no
>particular order:
>
>1) Please, please, when is the book actually coming out? I saw this
>question asked in the old archives on a regular basis, and it was never
>answered. Yes, the archives help, but if they told the full story a book
>wouldn't be necessary, right?
Art addressed this question in a posting on this list. Rather than let the
question hang, I'll give a short answer to those possibly new to the list
and who may have missed the post: it will be out when it's out.
I know when I got serious about wanting to follow Evolutionary Fitness, I
feverishly wanted to know when the book would be published. Some
personality types really want the complete program before starting it.
Sometimes we have to be patient. Art undoubtedly knows of our eager
anticipation. However, given his range of interests and responsibilities,
and intellectual rigor, it should not be surprising that the book hasn't be
produced as quickly as we would like. I'm sure if the book were more
purely a commercial and less a profound personal expression, it would been
published long ago.
>2) The reason 1) is important is that the website used to contain a number
>of resources that are no longer there. For example, sample diet & meal
>plans, as well as sample exercise regimens. I noted this from the old
>archives.
I have seen and tried the sample weightlifting regimens. They are examples
of Art's personal program at that time and should not be regarded as the
sole or universally correct exercises for promoting Evolutionary Fitness.
There's theory and then there's individual practice. Do what works for you.
I realized the importance of this last statement when I kept cycling
protein weekly over several months, losing weight after working out and
gaining it back after relatively long rests. Eventually, I realized that
the systemic intensity of my workout was causing severe catabolism.
Despite reading this ideas and warnings of this list, cyberpump.com and
McRoberts, I was doing per workout too many exercises, lifting weights too
heavy. Only after I changed the rep scheme, respected the weakness of my
upper body, reduced the number of exercises to one or two lifts per workout
and the total range to only five major exercises have I stopped the
catabolism and maintained a steady and slowly growing weight. My own goal
right now is to safely gain any lean mass, FT or ST.
So even if you had the book, you'd still have to adapt the ideas to your
own genetics, physiology and resources. Enjoy the process before--and
after--the book comes out.
>3) I happen to have a seated leg press in my basement. According to a
>tidbit gleaned from the archives, I'm now doing a hierarchical routine of
>25, 10 and 6 reps, followed by jumping 'till failure. But I'd like a little
>guidance or a heuristic to follow concerning just how much heavier each of
>the increasing phases of the set should be.
>
>4) I'm a bit of a dim bulb. Without an actual list of foods I'm not too
>sure what is paleo-friendly and what is not. Peas? Green beans? What about
>nuts? I see references to nuts in general, but no actual list of what
>paleo-types are eating. I've seen negative references to peanuts & cashews.
>I understand the problems with peanuts. Cashews are in a similar boat? What
>about pistachios? Almonds?
http://www.paleofood.com
http://www.paleodiet.com
Some of these paleo related questions might be more suited to Paleofood
(or -diet?) list. They both exist on this server. Join the public one for
non-specialists. Check the list of lists on http:/maelstrom.stjohns.edu.
>5) Avocados. I *love* guacamole. Maybe once a month, I need a fix bad. But
>without chips, what the heck do you dip in it?
Like the other person who responded, I eat it straight (with a spoon). You
could look in Wasa (Scandinavian) Crisp Bread. I ate some a few years ago.
It's has a nice crunchy texture with no flavor. Supposedly, it's high in
fiber and low in simple sugars. If this is true, and you don't mind the
carcinogens of toasted carbohydrates, it could be a nice substrate for
guacomole.
>6) Even after perusing the archives, I could not figure out what a
>post-workout meal should look like. Ideally, how long after the workout
>should I wait so as not to stunt GH response? And what types of foods
>should I consume/avoid?
Check the new archives.
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