BJJ Caveman

Gut Shield: Kiefer changes his tune on the gut biome… and incidentally has something new to sell

Posted on January 16, 2017May 24, 2017 by BJJ Caveman

It’s been a while since I’ve written about anything John Kiefer related mainly because he’s largely retreated from public life. Carb Nite and Carb Back-loading remain unchanged in their 1.0 status with version 2.0’s supposedly always around the corner but never quite materializing. He occasionally sends out marketing e-mails whenever T3 Fuel and Carb Shock are back in stock but that’s about it. He’s remained absent from his Body IO FM podcast which are now mainly run by his minions. No more interesting episodes with him and Rocky where they crap on everyone else in the industry.… Read More

Random Reading: January 12, 2017

Posted on January 11, 2017July 16, 2017 by BJJ Caveman

Slick highlight video a friend sent me showing some of the more dynamic sequences in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I really like the videographer’s use of selective slow motion to accentuate certain techniques, reminding me of the stuff Zach Snyder used in 300.

Smart Shoes – VivoBarefoot is teaming up with Sensoria to develop running shoe technology that can measure speed, stride rate, foot-landing technique, and GPS. Since I’m not much of a runner this probably isn’t something I’ll pursue, but I know many of you are! … Read More

The Whole 30 Days 16-30

Posted on January 9, 2017May 9, 2017 by BJJ Caveman

The second half of the Whole 30 challenge proved to be much easier than the first half. The BJJ Cavewife and I had gotten used to all of the different rules and were no longer craving all the foods we couldn’t eat as much.

I was getting used to drinking only black coffee with cinnamon and didn’t miss my usual added heavy cream anymore.

The BJJ Cavewife and I continued to observe that eating this way made us full really quickly and it was hard on some days to get enough calories!… Read More

Review: RxBar

Posted on January 3, 2017 by BJJ Caveman

One of the BJJ Cavewife’s biggest problems is that she has a habit of not eating enough and at times out right skips meals. Her mornings can get hectic and she’ll run out of time to prepare something for breakfast so she’ll just rush out of the house without eating anything leaving her famished until lunch rolls around.

This problem also presents itself when she goes to BJJ or Crossfit. She’ll be time crunched and skip out on eating something before the workout and find herself light headed in the middle of a WOD or roll. … Read More

Ushering in 2017

Posted on December 29, 2016 by BJJ Caveman

The New Year is right around the corner, and what better way to usher it in than with Jocko Willink’s take on New Years resolution:

Don’t make a New Years resolution to be a better person next year… Make a resolution to be a better person NOW…
That resolution of DISCIPLINE to work and follow through and maintain your will, that’ll result in the freedom that you’re looking for…
DISCIPLINE EQUALS FREEDOM.

I’m currently spending the last few weeks of 2016 on the East Coast with the BJJ Cave-Inlaws and getting in a lot of great brazilian jiu-jitsu training in at the gym I used to train at here, Fifty/50 BJJ. … Read More

Don’t Let Your Health Be Your Blind Spot

Posted on December 22, 2016December 21, 2016 by BJJ Caveman

The BJJ Cavewife received a call on her day off to see if she could go into work to cover her colleague who called in sick. Since she is a wonderful and thoughtful and considerate person she dropped all of her plans and went into work.

She only found out later that her colleague, a gentleman in his early 60s, suddenly developed chest pain the day before at work. He tried to ignore it and work through the pain, but he looked so terrible that the staff forced him to go to the hospital.… Read More