The Unconventional Running Coach

My Score : 8/10 Coverage : Evolution, exercise In "Exercised, " Harvard professor and renowned barefoot running advocate Daniel Lieberman takes a fresh look at our relationship with physical activity. He challenges conventional wisdom, arguing that we weren't designed for intense exercise routines but for moderate, daily movement. This premise fuels a thought-provoking and informative exploration of why and how we should move our bodies. Strengths: Evolutionary perspective:  Lieberman's unique approach sheds light on our bodies' historical adaptation to movement,  making exercise more understandable and relatable. Myth-busting:  He debunks common misconceptions about exercise,  like the "no pain,  no gain" mentality and the need for strenuous workouts. Focus on joy and sustainability:  The book advocates for finding activities you enjoy,  making exercise more likely to become a natural part of your life. Science-backed:  Lieberman seamlessly w...

Now I don't think there is a superfood out there but if I was to pick something to categorise as a superfood it would be liver. Liver has so many nutrients it is off the charts compared to most other foods out there. Even mainstream media sings the praises of Liver . There are lots of great resources out there but I have been known to neglect liver and honestly I felt worse for it. Evolutionary speaking should we eat it everyday or even every week? Probably not but I am going to make sure I get some liver every month and might look into the capsules again. Are they necessary? No, but then neither is running 70 miles a week whilst doing a full time job, looking after a child, a dog and all the other things we do so a little extra everyday with the real thing once a month probably won't be a bad thing. 

My Score :  Coverage : Mental Training  Summary: Some powerful mind play here that expands on Alia Crum's TED talk, worth it if you want more detail. Has some overlap with the confident mind and think these 2 books combined make for a powerful mental training combo.  Review : This book, as you might expect, is about Expectations and the impact that can have with the mind body link. Think to the work I have discussed from Alia Crum , this is basically a book explaining that work in more detail along with practical examples of how to use it. Of course part of the benefit of this book is that in understanding the expectation effect you can benefit more from the expectation effect because you that is, at least in part what the mind body connection relies on.  Now, as I understand it, you can't of course make your mind do stuff to your body that it isn't capable of doing but the books outlines experiments / cases where the brain has been tricked into releasing opioids...

  This is a great talk on the mind and how powerful it can be off the work of Alia Crum. 

  Don't follow a running plan, listen to your body. That summarises my basic approach however unless you are highly motivated and have fully integrated a health lifestyle into your everyday life it isn't always as simple as that. As the successful coach P ercy Cerutty states in his book:  " Rigid schedules… and laid down day by day training routines, find no place in my ideas as to the fitness of things athletically. " Base Miles : I run around 50-70 miles a week but don't follow a strict plan. I have quite a lot of essential running as I  Run my daughter to and from school. I take the dog for runs at lunch time I have agreed to go out with my wife 3-4 times a week I run a session for my running club I run parkrun almost every week  Now if I am feeling good I can run to and from parkrun, and most weeks I do, I can extend the school runs, the dog runs, the club runs and run on the treadmill in some meetings, though I don't do that often. I can also add a long r...