Another loud vote for more on these topics; I’ve been writing my own program with these general goals for a while and I keep ending up trying to do too much; I enjoy seeing how you make choices to cover what’s necessary without excess.
Awesome, thanks so much for taking the time to respond so thoroughly. I've been working on learning Mace flow and this video reminded me I used to do 10 minutes of crawling a few times a week but stopped somewhere along the way, might have to bring that back into the fold.
Hi. Very important video. Don't have to be sexy, but joints have to work when we are older. I am in that situtiaton. More of this. Thanks our good content. 😊
Great vid - I’d love to see a video where you break down a few ‘standard’ forms of qi gong & tai chi in terms of how the benefits differ per style for the body.
This really is the most underrated channel on RU-vid. The quality and relevance of your work is so consistently good and valuable. I’ve been in Breckenridge CO all month (escaping the heat back home in Austin) and there’s a rec center here with a nice gym in it. They have a whole room full of kettlebells! I was never comfortable in gyms before the pandemic but I’ve been learning and practicing from your training for a couple years now and it felt so good to be able to walk into that room and have a detailed plan in my head as to what to do with all these bells. Training here has gone great with the exception of there being so little oxygen in the air at this altitude. :) Thank you for generously sharing so much with so many of us here.
It's so odd that fundamental aspect such as get up was never discussed in neither Georges Hébert nor classic crossfit. If I remember right, Chinese martial arts are also not big in to get up series either. Good thing we got an engineer for this.
When it comes to the question of longevity, many folks these days are thinking about healthspan vs lifespan, encompassing more than joint mobility. The territory Peter Attia is occupying.
Great video Mark, this covered a lot of ground and I’m all for exploring it more as it fits into my personal life situation. One question, what are your thoughts on rowing (concept 2) as a substitute for running/biking ? Assuming you have access to a machine of course, it would seem to check a lot of boxes but I’d like to hear your thoughts. Thanks.
Thanks for the shoutout Mark! Let’s get some movement in sometime soon 😎🤙🏻 For those looking for my insta, here is the link -instagram.com/jaredmichaelthomas/?hl=en (Still working on RU-vid)
Ben beat me to it - Mark, the data all supports the importance of cultivating an optimized VO2 Max capacity for longevity and wellness. The collective thinking is, the use of Mafatone or Level 2 training for 30 - 45 minutes at least 4x per week is necessary. Running, rowing, Echo/Assault Bike are all recommended protocols, as the target heart rate must be held constant for the entirety of the training period. As a former elite Crossfitter, i have had a rude awakening as to my de-training on this metric. I can “redline” for up to 20 minutes (anaerobic), but this does NOT translate to aerobic fitness, it turns out.
Awesome video. Thank you! Yes! I practice internal arts and follow your guidance for exercise content. But never combined it! Can you talk more about that? How do you use/interlace/combine internal arts training with longevity conditioning
Feel like parkour training could definitely fit in as a step up in complexity from Animal Flow and do a really good job covering almost every step on both athletic lists. Watching Tom Scott learn the very basics of parkour (RU-vid vid from a few weeks back I think?) really was interesting. Seeing just how to approach it for an absolute beginner was cool.
hello! Thnak you for free content. I've been a hardstyle kettlebell practicioner and recently started working out with clubs. I have two questions. It would be great if you found time to answer it: 1) programming clubbells: you recommend doing all sets of a given exercise without a break. What do you think about doing them E30S? The variable would be the number of reps per 30s (let's say 3-5 reps). I use this method with kb clean an jerks, I'm wondering if it's transferable to clubbells. I understand it would keep you further from failure and developed more strength on the expense of the time spent on a training session. 2) How to make sure you maximize thoracic rotation and eliminate lumbar rotatio during casts and mills? I'm recovering from a lumbar hernia and don't want the clubs to affect my healing process. Thank you in advance!
Question for MW: how well would the Gymnastics Forza ring and flare systems slot into a longevity/athleticism program and what might that look like? The ring system seems to combine bodyweight movements with the ability to precisely control resistance, and the flare looks insane for core. Had my eye on both since your recent unboxing video. Many thanks for all the videos; they've really changed how I think about and practice fitness and exercise.
