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BEST WINTER CALISTHENIC WORKOUTS

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As soon as you feel that belly of yours rumbling it’s a sign that you should eat.

At least that is what you probably think.

The opposite is true.



Being hungry every now and then is a good thing!

So why does everyone think it’s bad?

Simply because our increased wealth has allowed us to eat during the entire day.

Our bodies on the other hand are still working based on a different way of life.



Let’s travel back in the past and meet one of your ancestors.

Funny enough 10.000 years ago your great-great-great grandfather did not have a refrigerator.

Neither did he have a grocery store and he would usually be without food for the biggest part of the day.

”But that’s really unhealthy!”, you might think.

Is it really?

Well, if your body has been doing it for millions of years, let’s say it probably got a little used to it.

And found a way to adapt.

It actually did and that’s why it’s really difficult for you to lose those last kilos of fat.

Right now you are using a body which has developed itself over millions of years in scarcity in a world which has started to have an abundance of food for less than 10.000 years ago.



Believe it or not, but when you are eating the entire day, you are actually doing something which is not beneficial to your health perse.

Yes, you actually read that your body was not programmed to eat the entire day, so it starts getting lazy and inefficient.

That’s exactly why those last percentages of fat don’t burn away.



“But haven’t we developed as a species?”, you might ask.

Yes, culturally we have, but biologically…

Not so much. Your body works in pretty much the same way.



So how does fasting work on a biological level?

It is all about two hormones: Testosterone and insulin.

Without getting too scientific here, let’s say that testosterone increases muscle growth, whereas insulin allows your food to be fuel for your muscle instead fuel for your fat.



Imagine a sponge.

The water in the sponge is your level of blood sugar, which is based upon the foods you eat.

And the sponge is your body.



What happens when you keep throwing water on that sponge?

It stops absorbing the water and the non-absorbed water ends up in small pools next to it.

That excess water can be compared to what happens when you eat constantly.



Your blood sugar goes up.

Your body is unable to absorb it all.

And you are left with pools of excess fat.

Well, if your body has been doing it for millions of years, let’s say it probably got a little used to it.

And found a way to adapt.

It actually did and that’s why it’s really difficult for you to lose those last kilos of fat.

Right now you are using a body which has developed itself over millions of years in scarcity in a world which has started to have an abundance of food for less than 10.000 years ago.



Believe it or not, but when you are eating the entire day, you are actually doing something which is not beneficial to your health perse.

Yes, you actually read that your body was not programmed to eat the entire day, so it starts getting lazy and inefficient.

That’s exactly why those last percentages of fat don’t burn away.



“But haven’t we developed as a species?”, you might ask.

Yes, culturally we have, but biologically…

Not so much. Your body works in pretty much the same way.



So how does fasting work on a biological level?

It is all about two hormones: Testosterone and insulin.

Without getting too scientific here, let’s say that testosterone increases muscle growth, whereas insulin allows your food to be fuel for your muscle instead fuel for your fat.



Imagine a sponge.

The water in the sponge is your level of blood sugar, which is based upon the foods you eat.

And the sponge is your body.



What happens when you keep throwing water on that sponge?

It stops absorbing the water and the non-absorbed water ends up in small pools next to it.

That excess water can be compared to what happens when you eat constantly.



Your blood sugar goes up.

Your body is unable to absorb it all.

And you are left with pools of excess fat.

Over time however the sponge dries up again.

This is done through insulin, it allows your body to lower and manage it’s blood sugar levels to maintain a certain treshold.

What happens when the sponge is given the time to dry up a bit to a normal level?

Your food does not get stored into fat, but is more effectively transformed into muscle and energy.



There is no excess and the sponge absorbs the water even better when it’s dry.

More, when the sponge realizes it’s empty, it starts developing (release testosterone) itself for more water or in other words it starts to build muscle.

But only if you fill the sponge at the right moment.



Enough about sponges, this is the best way I could dumb down this process.

Essentially it means, don’t fill the sponge with more than it can absorb and give the sponge time to withdraw the water before you fill it up again.

Grabbing a sponge will never be the same again.

You just dump your refrigirator.

Hook up with Michael J Fox from back to the future and get yourself some ancestor friends to live, chill and workout with.

With a little imagination you might just get there.

But honestly, it’s easier than your think.

The funny thing is you do not need to eat less.

That’s right, your ancestors did not necessarily eat less in terms of total weight, they ate better.

The difference was that they ate two or three big meals over the entire day high in nutrients instead of many small meals low in nutrients and high in refined chemicals.

They were eating nutrient dense foods intermittently, which means they were eating with breaks.



Before I want to explain how it works I want to get 1 thing straight, if applied correctly this way of eating will not only burn fat, but also build muscle.

The secret lies in the two hormones.

And not in starving yourself with weightloss shakes or a week of eating cucumbers.

Or even worse, sponges.