Paleo Workouts For Dummies

I give this book three stars, because I'm sure the exercise and diet program would work, but I took two away because of the cardio bashing. The authors warn of the dreaded "chronic cardio" and seem to believe that jogging an hour a day or more will do terrible things to your health.It's true that you can overdo running--some runners become obsessive, don't listen to their bodies and push themselves too hard. And running injuries are common--I got them annually when I ran 30-45 miles per week. But the funny thing is, I virtually never got sick. And my running injuries merely meant I was speedwalking for a few weeks. At worst, once every couple of years I would get the sniffles for about a day and then it would go away--this from someone who, before I became a "chronic cardio" addict, would get bronchitis three or four times a year. I got the injuries because when the weather warmed up, I would push myself too hard and too fast. This is not too different from what happens to weightlifters and other strength athletes who push themselves too hard.The fact is that cardio is generally good for you. One has to be careful in adding volume or intensity and not push oneself too hard. The claims of terrible harm seem to come from a Missouri cardiologist named O'Keefe, but Alex Hutchinson at "Runner's World" has done some posts detailing what is wrong with his statistical analysis. It's become a fad to denigrate steady state cardio, but that's par for the course in fitness writing-- a lot of people bashing other people's preferred forms of exercise, claiming that their own preference is The One True Path to Health. In fact, fitness writing is much like religious controversy, with the bickering between competing faiths. At any rate, there are signs the cardio bashing fad is starting to fade.Finally, the book contradicts itself, claiming that people should get as much low intensity cardio (i.e., walking) as possible. At 55 to 70 MHR. The problem here is that this is what running gurus recommend as well--most of your running should be low intensity. And at 70 percent of your maximum heart rate, you are either walking uphill, speedwalking, or jogging. Or you're very out of shape. Speedwalking is good exercise, but it's not something that cavemen would have done--your body naturally wants to switch to the jogging gait because it's more efficient when you exceed around 4.5 miles per hour. A small fraction of your running, again according to the running gurus, should be intervals. Our paleo authors here recommend mostly walking (again at heart rates which at their upper end suggest your body would rather be jogging), mixed in with a much smaller amount of sprinting. Fine, but it's not really very different from what a good running program would have you doing.And the caveman gimmick is annoying. Nobody knows the exact way of life of "cavemen", but modern day hunter gatherers often engage in "persistance hunting", which is long distance running and walking. Humans are perhaps the best ultramarathoners of any species, which suggests that maybe that distance running is natural for us after all. Just work up to it gradually.

If I had to use one work to describe Paleo Workouts for Dummies it would be comprehensive. The book first explains about fitness and strength and why they are important parts to a healthy lifestyle. You are then taken step by step through exercises using body weight and my favorite Kettlebells in a safe effective fashion. You are shown beginner to advanced exercises and each exercise is broken down for you step by step. The book also gives links to videos where you can see the exercises performed. My favorite chapters in the book are 10 and 11. Chapter 10 explains how you can burn fat using easy to understand language. Chapter 11 explains how you can put together your own successful program, but you don't have to if you choose, because the book is filled with great workouts including a 21 and 90 day challenge that is laid out for you. All you have to do is make the commitment to do the work.Of course as many of us know it's not just what you do in the gym, but nutrition plays a key major role in yorur success and the Paloe eating plan is laid out letting explaining why you eat certain foods at different times and the things you need to do to be successful. This book is a must have for anyone looking to transform their body by losing body fat and building lean muscle. As I write this review I'm three weeks into a 30 day Metabolic Challenge that Pat put together and have noticed great benefits in body composition and general health using the exercises, workouts and eating plan that is covered in the book. Get this book, you will not be disappointed.Tom LaCoppola

I bought a copy of Paleo Workouts for Dummies - FANTASTIC. I'm on Day 16 of the 21-day Primal Quick Start and am getting fantastic results.I've been tinkering with KB's for about three years. I have copies of Enter the Kettlebell, Naked Warrior, and Convict Conditioning, and the Extreme Kettlebell Cardio Workout DVD. I've worked on each of them diligently, and always felt like something was missing. I always found myself adding things here and there to fight that nagging feeling that I was falling short.Not the case with this program - this is the complete package. Thank you for sharing this knowledge.Back to the results:My TGU form has improved substantially. I discovered a few things from the book that have really helped.I'm finally getting comfortable with my dead lift and squatting form - this has eluded me for years.I think I am executing the swing more correctly that ever before (finally getting the hamstrings truly engaged).I've peeled off about about 8-lbs (I was about 218 to 220-lbs, 12% BF - now I'm weighing in at 210 to 211-lbs) - knocked off some pesky love-handles that have been dogging me for years. The Paleo nutrition program has been a great surprise.I'm micro-fasting with no issues at all. This from the life-long champion of daily breakfast.I worked out at the park weekend before last in the sun - awesome.

The above is a quote attributed to Albert Einstein, but I think this sums up this book perfectly. This is pure gold, a guide how to get the best results from your training. Being a speed reader I read it in one sitting, but I will be referring back to it time and time again, it's full of useful information. Don't be fooled by the brevity of the workouts - sorry - training sessions, or the simplicity of the program's. I have been following Pat Flynn`s fitness minimalist approach for a while now, mainly through his blog. The Kettlebell complexes are a superb way to train,very efficient and combine well with my Krav Maga training sessions, I am looking forward to using the strength training protocol in this book to give me an edge in my Krav Maga class. At 51 I need all the help I can get!I can't recommend this book highly enough. Stop wasting time and effort, buy it, apply the principles in it and get the results.Simple as that really

Very good book teaches you how to develop strength ,power and conditioning definetly one of the best books ive bought five stars

great book happy to purchase again from this seller

Pat Flynn does a great job of brining all the best bits of strength and conditioning, kettlebells, movement and nutrition together in this easy to read book. But don't be fooled, these workouts are demonic!!!

Great book Pat knows his stuff