Helping midlife men & women build strength, energy, and recovery that actually works. Writer of Thrive the Next Half.
Lethbridge, Alberta
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Coach Chad | Midlife Strength retweeted
When you boil and then chill a potato, the starches go through a process called retrogradation.
They turn into "Resistant Starch," which your body cannot fully digest as sugar.
Instead, it acts like fiber, feeding your gut bacteria and keeping your blood sugar stable.
Reheating them doesn't destroy the effect.
You’ve successfully hacked a high-carb food into a gut-health supplement.
Coach Chad | Midlife Strength retweeted
For about a decade, I’ve been showing these two slides at conferences.
Two hunter-gatherer populations (Hadza and Tsimane), likely the closest living humans to our Paleolithic ancestors.
Diet:
• 65–70% carbohydrates
• 15-20% protein
• 10–15% fat
• ~13% lower daily caloric intake than the US population
Daily movement:
• 115–135 minutes per day
• 6–12 km of walking
Health outcomes:
• Obesity: ~2%
• Type 2 diabetes: ~1%
• Cardiovascular disease: among the lowest ever observed
This is not a low-carbohydrate population. The difference is metabolic fitness.
When mitochondria are continuously stimulated by daily movement, carbohydrates can be oxidized (burnt).
When movement disappears, fuel oxidation fails and metabolic disease emerges.
The debate should not be low-carb vs high-carb. That debate has failed to solve obesity or type 2 diabetes for decades.
The real question is:
Can your mitochondria still do their job?
#MitochondrialFunction #MetabolicFitness #MetabolicFlexibility #PhysicalActivity
Simple strength test:
You should be able to do about as many push-ups as back hyperextensions.
If those are wildly different, you’ve found a weak link.
#fitover50 #midlife #balance
If your low back hurts, here’s a simple question:
Can you do as many back extensions as push-ups?
Most people train the front.
Almost nobody trains the back.
Light back extensions pump blood into the area and often calm things down.
#MidlifeHealth
321-OUT helps set that Circadian Rhythm.
Recovery MAXING!
#MidlifeHealth #StrengthAfter40
Use my 321-OUT to help.
3 hours out — last meal
2 hours out — prep tomorrow
1 hour out — read, no screens
#MidlifeHealth #StrenghtAfter40
They start hours earlier when food, light, and stress never slow down. #MidlifeHealth #StrengthAfter40
Most midlife sleep problems don’t start at bedtime.
#MidlifeHealth #StrengthAfter40
Most midlife fatigue isn’t age.
It’s recovery that never finishes.
#midlifehealth #strengthafter40
I am done with Disney Star Wars! That last interview was horrific!
I honestly believe KK is trying to kill Star Wars out of revenge! How on earth can anyone mess this epic opportunity up!!! #starwarsmemes #RIPstarwars #acolyte #sad
24 years in the industry!
What doesn’t work?
If your focus is purely on what you weigh, you will fail!
What works!
Focus on self improvement, strength, stamina, fitness, mobility, nutrition. Embracing the journey creates the new you! Body weight takes care of itself! #Embrace
Training sculpts & strengthens the physique
Cardio builds your cardiovascular system & capacity
Nutrition fuels work, rebuilds, hormonal balance, regeneration, sleep, pain management.
Do all 3 consistently your bodyweight take cares of itself!
#bodyweight #train #nutrition