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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#159 - Mark Sisson: Primal Blueprint & Primal Kitchen, Functional Movement, Zone 2 Training, Overtraining & Balanced Exercise, Veggies Vs. Carnivore, Nutritional Deficiencies, Building Community, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2022

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/marksisson 1:50 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:00 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 10:00 - Mark's Drive To Be An Athlete 12:40 - Carb-Loading 13:40 - Fit & Fast But Unhealthy  18:05 - The Concept Of Play In Our History 21:00 - Energy Expenditure In Office Workers And Ancestral Humans 23:10 - What Is The Purpose Of Exercise? 24:15 - Intuitive And Functional Movement Vs Exercise Routines 24:55 - Mark's Workout Template 29:00 - Intense Exercise Can Be Damaging 32:20 - Heart Rate Zones 33:30 - The Black Zone 35:40 - Zone 2 Training 38:50 - Heart Rate Monitoring 39:40 - How Are We Truly Informed For Longevity? 42:15 - Living To An Old Age In The Contemporary Age 43:50 - How Do We Know What Foods Are Right For Us?  44:30 - Fiber, Fruit Vs Vegetables 52:20 - Becoming More Carnivore 58:00 - Organ Meats 1:00:10 - Food Cravings And Nutritional Deficiencies 1:02:15 - Primal Kitchen 1:08:40 - How Do We Know When To Quit? 1:13:30 - Life's Painful Lessons 1:16:50 - The Importance Of Community

Transcript

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0:00.0

You know, as I got better and better and it was chasing performance, I was noticing that I wasn't that healthy.

0:06.0

I was fast, but I wasn't that healthy.

0:08.0

Intense exercise is a stress.

0:10.0

A little bit of stress is good, but a lot of stress piled up day after day is bad.

0:15.0

How is it best incorporated into your life?

0:17.0

Exercise is truly about the movement.

0:19.0

It's about putting the muscles and the joints

0:22.0

of your body through different planes and ranges of motion. Move as often as frequently as you can at

0:27.3

low levels of aerobic output. Lift heavy things twice a week and sprint once a week. Welcome to the

0:32.9

Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,

0:40.5

mindset, longevity, and so much more.

0:43.8

Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack your life?

0:48.1

This show is for you.

0:50.0

Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing medical advice and are not responsible for any outcomes

0:55.5

you may experience from implementing the tactics lying here in. Are you ready? Let's do this.

1:03.8

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Okay friends, I know I often say that I'm very

1:10.1

excited about today's show, but this is Mark Sisson.

1:13.6

He's somebody I've been following from the very, very beginning.

1:18.4

This was such a surreal moment.

1:20.9

He's a legend in the whole paleo world, keto world, endurance, performance world.

1:30.9

And of course, I was so thrilled that he just turns out to be the nicest person on the planet. I so thoroughly enjoyed this conversation. It's definitely

1:36.8

one of the ones I was pretty nervous about, so I can't wait to hear what you guys think.

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