Primal Primer 1 (Nutrition)
Life is hard. And it has been harder. Reality at times may have been unfathomably terrifying and unpleasant for our ancestors. It isn’t hard to imagine the necessary evolved brain software (Wet-Ware) that distorts reality in efforts of retaining peace of mind and motivated spirit despite hardship and death. Survival in many circumstance does not allow for rest, processing, or therapy. Humans who could thrive in adversity and senseless nature, passed genetic material to future generations. Human Wet-Ware self authors defense mechanisms shielding from reality in efforts of keeping feet moving. Similarly employed in the comfort of 21st century, similarly obscures reality of mental and physical disfunction and perhaps even propagating them.
We must acknowledge our bias and truths of being Innately terrible at estimating probabilities and objective measures. It is imperative to crowdsource reality in efforts of knowing thy numbers; objective tools must be used in establishing true baselines in all things we do.
Tools For Measurement
Garmin – Watch that assists in assessing sleep, activity, HRV (heart rate variability: key in rating recovery) and overall caloric burn of activities.
Whoop Strap – Band and phone app that provide scores based off activity, sleep, recovery (HRV), caloric burn, while providing recommendations for the following day based off initial 30 day average. Accessible monthly and longer term assessment are made available for reviewing trends. Community rating is also effective in establishing more competitive baselines (can join an age group or sport related group for comparisons).
Myplate – Many app based food trackers will help attain baselines for total macros consumed daily. The scan bar reader instantaneously provides macros, while a search for commonly eaten foods can be added.
Notebook / Phone Notes / Magnetic Dry Erase – Conveniently tracking macros while journaling feelings, learnings, and philosophies.
~Cave Implementation~
Metric everything initially: modality, mentality, and nutrition. It is imperative to establish objective truths and baselines for making meaningful adjustments and optimizations. From knowing your numbers you can train to intuit them. “Numbers to leave numbers”. Utilize various tools to assist in knowing your numbers and assessing / adjusting depending on purpose. Find what works for you and establish baselines. Once objective measurements are made, one can leave numbers (although revisiting periodically) as training to know your numbers one can learn the skill of intuiting them.
It Is Imperative To Establish Objective Truths & Baselines For Making Meaningful Adjustments & Optimizations.
