Flow, Grow, Diet

Hacking Athletic and Creative Performance

KStarr interviews Steven Kotler about the Flow state, or being in the Zone. If you’ve never heard of the flow state this interview is as good a place as any to start. If you’re like me and you think you know about flow, listen to the interview to learn how much you don’t know. Late in the interview Kelly asks if nutrition can help get you in the Flow. Unfortunately, Steven says, there’s no magic bullet. The Flow is a high energy state so good nutrition and sleep hygiene is important. However, if you do manage to get into the Flow or Zone, dark chocolate can help keep you there longer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgVCqgplsOA More at www.stevenkotler.com and flowgenomeproject.com

Four Reasons You’re Not Growing

For the last 12 years I’ve been getting an email from Ron Harris, the bodybuilders bodybuilder. Always worth skimming over and sometimes worth reading in depth. Ron’s four reasons why you might not be growing are:

1. Not eating enough
2. Not sleeping enough
3. Training to heavy
4. Not training hard enough

There you have it. Thanks Ron.

You can still sign up for the Ron Harris newsletter at ronharrismuscle.com

Time Restricted Diet Plus

In a nutshell, limit your whole food intake to either 9 or 12 hours depending on how lean you are and have a shot of fast acting protein every 3 hours you’re not eating.

T-nation recommend one of their products (fair enough) but I think a shot of MyoPures Leucine Peptides would also do the trick. TC Luomo at T-Nation

Saturday is Valentines Day

Supercompressor has a list of 14 things you shouldn’t give on Valentines Day. Number 1 is edible panties and number 14 is a 55 gallon drum of lube. You know the safe bet is flowers but you can check the other 12 things on the list here