Couch 2 Ultra

Maybe you have or maybe you haven’t noticed that I changed the name of the site. I did this a while back, just haven’t switched it all the way over to the new domain

Another one bites the dust…

Back in July I recorded a podcast with the then “Low-Carb Hank” and his “My Low-Carb Journey”. Hank’s since changed the name to “Hank’s Journey”

Mostly Going Dark

The last two months I’ve really ramped up on being vocal. Part of this is due to my continued success leaving the standard “paleo” prescription the last 16 months, and part is

Podcast – “My Low-Carb Journey”

Had fun on Hank’s show. Right after the interview started, my neighbor thought it was a good time to run every power tool in the spectrum. Living in Hawaii means all doors and windows are

Reader Questions: Meat & Exercise

What do you know about raw meat? How much, if any, raw meat did you eat and what is it like? I’ve never eaten raw meat and I’m curious what that’s like; Paleo folks say raw organ

Get Paid to Workout!

Working out doesn’t have to be about going to some stank-ass gym and blowing out your sphincter doing deadlifts. If you like to do that… great! I can understand if you don’t. I

Get on your bikes and ride!

Calling all fat bottom girls (and guys)! Summer is here. Time to dust off old trusty! You may be able to achieve a decent healthy body composition without it, but exercise is an important part of

Food For Thought

Your average human athlete (like me) has a fraction of the athletic ability of humans in the days of yore, or our primate ancestors before that. It’s hardly a secret that largely vegetarian

Hello 2011!

A gorgeous day to end the year, with an amazing person! We climbed to the highest (open) peak on the blast side of Mt. St. Helens and had a little vegan lunch which included; some crazy delicious

Alive & Thriving

Life is good. Killin the 3-4hr daily workouts. No more joint pain. No more pain period. A first in my life. Still eating 100% low fat raw vegan. So what am I doing? (full disclosure) I’m

Buying Fruit With BOB

Just a quick update so everyone knows I’m alive. I’ve been a raw vegan for 4½ months now, most of which was macro nutrient ratio of 90/5/5 (carbs, fat, protein) ala Low-fat

The RawFood 200

So how do I feel after 5 weeks as a vegan? Pretty damn good! For those of you who haven’t been paying attention I’m still for the most part following paleo/primal guidelines for

Vegan Century Ride

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Vegan Experiment Update

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dailymile workout log

Epic5 Challenge

What the heck is the Epic5 Challenge? Wrap your mind around this…. 5 IRONMANS, over 5 days (1 per day), on 5 Hawaiian Islands! Far from primal… but I just had to share it since one of

5 Easy Ways Anyone Can Start Training Like a Caveman!

You might have been thinking about going primal for a while, but haven’t yet decided how to do it. What kind of workouts should you do? Where should you train? Well, it’s time you stop

Sprint Training – Make HIIT Work For You!

With the ever increasing popularity of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) over the last few years, there have been many positives and just as many negatives in terms of program design.

“Kill to Eat” — Grok Ventures Out

Updates: (9/27) See preview clips on Twitvid: http://twitvid.com/videos/castlegrok (10/6) View all content (new episodes) relating to Kill to Eat   Follow my Journey: I will be trying to tweet

Gathering… It’s Not So Easy!

Grok doesn’t need to work out on hunting or gathering days. If you’ve never been on a several hour (3.5 in this case) gathering mission through the woods, well then you just wont

Primal Hike In The Back 40

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Mountaineering In Five Fingers

Spent the day hiking, scaling cliffs, walking through swamp, and engaging in combat with a jungle full of “Devils Club.” Saw several heard of elk, two big straggler bulls, a deer

Been biking a lot