Episode 14- Mama Say Knock You Out!

Tune in as Gabe and Joe discuss their sprint workout, delve into the Platinum workout of LL Cool J, demystify his chili recipe, share Jason Ferrugia's sprint warm-up routine and discuss some deeply personal matters, namely what they ate the previous day- IN DETAIL! Check it out- with a special track not by Joe Bagg but someone who's name rhymes with Splerbie Blanhock.



http://gettingfitwithgabeandjoe.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-20T00_42_14-07_00

Check out LL Cool J's "I'm Bad" here:

On Beer

Why is beer so hard to leave behind?

For me, it's been the hardest to cut out of all the foods I've cut out which include:
milk, cheese (even string cheese), bread, cereal, pasta, soda, candy, chips, potatoes, and more.

On the science side, people talk of it being liquid sugar; hence beer bellies. Many trainers advise not to drink your calories. As a Paleo practitioner, it clearly crosses the line, as it's made entirely from wheat.

I think besides the fun of trying different varieties (stouts vs. porters vs. lagers), and the design aspect (I'm a sucker for cool marketing and logos), I've noticed an undeniable social pressure to drink beer. Oftentimes it'll come from friends or acquaintances, or most often, from a girl at a bar. I've played a show and go to the bartender to sign out and a girl (or guy) will offer to get a beer together...It's an innocent enough suggestion, and a lot of times, it's a gesture more than anything. I've had bartenders pour a beer, and say, "It's on me brotha"....Tough to turn that down. "Sorry man. I'm actually off beer"...I sometimes say that, but more often I'll have the one, or a few sips and leave it somewhere else in the bar. I once hung out with a real fitness trainer, a guy who makes workout videos for a living, and I was so impressed that we were at a bar, and he only drank water. I don't have that kind of will-power. Maybe it takes having your body be your top priority...

Regardless, I think there's a social pressure from women for guys to drink beer, or not care too much about their bodies. It makes them feel self-conscious maybe, like if you order a salad, and they order a shake with fries. It's actually become a turn-off for me, dating, when a girl is too judgmental about my food choices. Most guys will say, "I'm trying to watch my girl-ish figure" or something self deprecating, and get off the hook, but they shouldn't have to. You see women doing squats in the gym; why should guys have to apologize because they don't drink beer or eat bread? I've met girls casually in bars,and when I mention Paleo, they act like I've said that I eat babies for breakfast.

At least 75% of achieving your fitness goals is diet-related. In the new Men's Fitness, there's an interview with Schwarzenegger where he talks about his diet during training for various roles. To bulk up, he ate more, lifted heavy (lower reps, heavy weights), and ate more protein, carbs after lifting. To lean out, he emphasized more cardio (prob sprints). Beer's a drag ultimately. It makes you feel sluggish the next day, and literally undoes any training you've done. But it's tough- particularly if you're single and find yourself playing music in bars or watching sports or whatever. Drinking wine is grounds for ridicule in this country, and some places only serve beer and wine. Whiskey has been a go to- but at $10 a drink, and with higher alcohol content, it's not a great long-term solution.

It's hard to face it, but if you (or I) really want to reach your goals, alcohol has to go...

Episode 13- Hangin' W/Gabe and Joe

It's a pre-Passover hang with Gabe and Joe...first at the gym, doing some Feruggia style workouts and observing some unorthodox lifting technique; then over at Sprouts shopping for groceries, before reviewing Paleo For Lifters, the new e-book by the folks at 70's Big.com. Music by Los Devastrados.

Episode 12- Springing Forward..

"Live" from South Pasadena, G & J rap about their new fitness measurements, courtesy of Sarah Dephouse of Fit-Fax (www.Fit-Fax.com) and about the continued controversy surrounding Robb Wolf's carb developments. Featuring the new single, If The River Was Whiskey, by the GRB...Tune in!!!!






http://gettingfitwithgabeandjoe.podomatic.com/entry/2013-03-18T01_06_15-07_00

For more on Fit-Fax- www.fit-fax.com

Episode 11- The Skinny on Fat Loss

Live from Echo Park, Gabe and Joe delve into the world of the Fat Loss gurus, evaluating some various theories, the intersection of sleep and stress, and chart their next steps.. Featuring Third Stone From the Sun, by the GRB, from Molly Malone's, 2/28.



Great article on Paleo:
http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/the-paleo-diet-and-the-case-for-primal-living-20130226

http://gettingfitwithgabeandjoe.podomatic.com/entry/2013-03-06T13_11_38-08_00

Ten Ideas for Achieving Optimum Health

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”
― Bruce Lee

1- Be in it to win it
Get obsessed and stay obsessed. Exercise and diet is a habit. Get into your health for the long haul.

2- Drink a lot of water
Water is important for muscles to operate properly. Also it's good for your skin, hair, and various systems in your body.

3- Eat clean
What you put in your body affects its performance. Shop the periphery of the supermarket or go to a Farmer's Market.

4- Alcohol will derail you
Alcohol is fun to drink, but it's calories, it's dehydrating, it messes with your sleep, and most times, you'll end up eating late night after a night drinking.

5- Sleep is important
Sleep is integral to proper functioning. Rest is the hidden component of wellness.

6- Stress affects sleep, food cravings, and mood
Yup, we knew this...but good to reiterate. Screw stress.

7- Community is important
Find people who want to understand you and not derail you.

8- Positive attitude is important
Have a positive attitude and a competitive one. Accept that changes take time and old habits are hard to shake.

9- Financial health is important (see #6)
Buying grass fed meat, eating naturally, having a gym membership, a car to get to the gym...all of it costs money. If you're spending more than you have coming in, things can get stressful pretty quick. Also debt sucks.

10- Posture matters
Look taller. Feel stronger. Big changes start with little actions.

Episode 10- Save Ferris; Nah, Save Yourself First

How can we stay young forever? It's a fact that most Americans that adopt a diet/exercise program after Jan 1st abandon it by March 15th...Most have the modest goals of staying slim like they were in high school and college. In honor of these decent folks, average joes, Gabe and Joe have dedicated their entry into double digit podcasts to answering the one question folks desperately want answered- namely Why DO we get fat, and what can we do about it? Or more succinctly- how can I look like Sloane Peterson? (or date someone that does)




For full text of the article, Why the Campaign to Stop America's Obesity Crisis Keeps Failing, by Gary Taubes-
http://www.thedailybeast.com//content/newsweek/2012/05/06/why-the-campaign-to-stop-america-s-obesity-crisis-keeps-failing.html

"So what should we eat? The latest clinical trials suggest that all of us would benefit from fewer (if any) sugars and fewer refined grains (bread, pasta) and starchy vegetables (potatoes). This was the conventional wisdom through the mid-1960s, and then we turned the grains and starches into heart-healthy diet foods and the USDA enshrined them in the base of its famous Food Guide Pyramid as the staples of our diet. That this shift coincides with the obesity epidemic is probably not a coincidence. As for those of us who are overweight, experimental trials, the gold standard of medical evidence, suggest that diets that are severely restricted in fattening carbohydrates and rich in animal products—meat, eggs, cheese—and green leafy vegetables are arguably the best approach, if not the healthiest diet to eat. Not only does weight go down when people eat like this, but heart disease and diabetes risk factors are reduced. Ethical arguments against meat-eating are always valid; health arguments against it can no longer be defended."