THM Show 010 – Keith Norris, Physical Culture, Health vs. Performance, Heart Rate Variability Tinkering, Food Craving

 

Summary:

Welcome to The Hacked Mind show! This week I interview Keith Norris who is a manager at Efficient Exercise, blogger at Ancestral Momentum, and PaleoFX co-founder with his wife. Keith has extensive experience with high level performance athletes (himself included) and helping the general public become healthier. The PaleoFX conference attracts audiences from across the globe.

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[NOTE: This week I had an experiment interviewing Keith in person. Forgive the questionable sound quality!]

This episode we will cover:

1. History of physical culture
2. Health vs. Performance (not the same thing!)
3. Sleep and heart rate variability tinkering
4. Carb cravings with high intensity workouts
5. Randomness with fasting, exericse, etc.

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Discussion Topics

[1:52] Keith’s introduction to physical culture and meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger at age 12.
[2:50] Splinter between physical culture that ostracized the general public in mid-1970s
[5:18] Crossfit bringing physical culture back into the mainstream
[6:40] Running craze with Kenneth Cooper
[7:16] Health vs. Performance
[7:50] Can’t be a high performer with optimal health
[9:19] Exercising a couple hours per week good enough for health
[10:39] Goals matter when determining frequency of physical activity
[12:30] Difficulty in setting up scientific studies for strength & conditioning / diet
[14:44] Sleep and heart rate variability tinkering
[15:18] Breaking point of sleep deprivation for Keith
[17:07] Strength & conditioning training every day at lower intensity vs. 2 x per week
[18:20] Day-to-day Keith is low carb with natural starch cravings
[18:58] He can tell if genuine craving of carbs vs. thirst, boredom
[20:49] How Keith handles high intensity with low carbs
[22:57] Randomness very important; 3 regimented meals not necessarily the healthiest
[23:55] In a perfect world, listen to your body for food, but obligations change
[26:07] Workout and fasting – difficult when working out every day; 24 hour fasting

External Mentions

Skyler Tanner
“Pumping Iron” film
Franco Columbu
Economist Article – Where Science Goes Wrong
Heart Rate Variability Monitor

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