Comments on: How to Succeed with the Primal Blueprint

By: Firestorm

Firestorm — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:05:37 +0000

I came into this -super- unfit, with a lot of back damage (from carrying around hundreds of extra pounds). I found the CTS (circular strength training) routine to provide a good general fitness, and found that adding the occasional round with heavier-than-usual club-bells, and the addition of belly dancing (yes, even for guys!!!) made a HUGE impact on both my fitness and the alleviation of pain in my back — just a thought.

By: Firestorm

Firestorm — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:01:45 +0000

Also, you might want to consider walnut oil for low-heat situations or cold-food use, avocado oil for up to moderate-heat cooking, and macadamia-nut oil for moderate to even medium-high (up to 375 degrees) heat cooking.

Grass fed meat is best if it’s cooked pretty slowly anyway, and left rare or (at worst) medium-rare… so butter and the above oils are all magnificent for that kind of cooking (and all of them are great for salads!)

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:50:00 +0000

Does the restriction against legumes include peanuts (if it says so in the book, my copy is in the mail)?
Tangentially: are peanuts considered Primal? They’re inedible raw, but are considered a great source of healthy fats when cooked. But…does cooking them oxidize the fats to the point that they’re no longer considered healthy?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:33:11 +0000

Hi Mark.. I was just wondering if yogurt would be alright in my diet for fat loss? I’m still certain that I stay under my 100g per day. A serving of yogurt for me only at breakfast comes to 30.2g grams of carbs, 10g protein and something like 25g of sugar.. but apart from the yogurt I have eliminated ALL processed sugar, the only type of sugar I get is the stuff from the fruit I eat.

Thanks in advance!

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By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:04:22 +0000

Use a bicycle. Real or stationary (probably safer).

By: Kelli

Kelli — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:12:57 +0000

Any ideas on a low-impact replacement for sprints? Back just can not handle sprinting. Swimming would probably work, just not always possible.

By: Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:44:05 +0000

In the PB we count fiber as part of your total, so in your example that would be 100 grams. Grok on!

By: gcb

gcb — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:38:22 +0000

Stupid question – does the amount of fibre in a food affect the carb count? If I’m eating 100 g of carb (fruit and veg) a day, but 25 g of that is fibre, do I count that as 75g or 100g?

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Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:30:11 +0000

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