Jim Madden has written a blog about Simple Rules.
For example:
Eat protein, lift weight, and get a daily walk in. Drink water (or unsweetened iced tea), curtail hyperpalatable foods, and try fasting. Avoid environments (including people) that make good decision making difficult.
Jim (who lost 100lbs) said it’s 1) all about diet, 2) diet is all about adherence, and 3) adherence is all about sticking to Simple Rules. The point is Simple Rules are less likely to overwhelm (or intimidate) when compared to “complicated programs.” Obviously, I agree.
Naturally, there is no one answer to what your Simple Rules should be. Maybe you have Simple Rules for when you eat (fasting), what you eat (low-carb, Mediterranean, etc), and/or the kinds of workouts you do (daily kettlebell complex). However, Simple Rules should reflect Proven Principles, like getting calories under control, limiting foods that answer to the description of, “I bet you can’t eat just one,” and using progressive resistance.
I’ll say it again: Simple Rules should reflect Proven Principles.
That is the Simple Rule for setting Simple Rules ; )
– Pat
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New eBook: Introduction to Kettlebells – Just $1 on Amazon!
Recently, I wrote a short (read: 30 pages) eBook called Introduction to Kettlebells, which is now available on Amazon for a whopping — brace yourself! — $1.
You can snag it here ==> https://amzn.to/2HgwJgO
Short story: Introduction to Kettlebells is a quick and dirty reference guide to the core single kettlebell techniques — exercises like the swing, snatch, clean, get up, squat, etc — and a simple, 7-day training cycle for getting strong and tough.
Inside the eBook are instructional pointers, pictures of each technique, and links to video tutorials. Finally, a simple and straightforward collection of workouts for improving general physical preparedness with just one kettlebell.
While this eBook is aimed at beginners, I think even veterans will get something out of it, since it’s always good to brush up on technique and return to basics.