Primal Primer 8 (Nutrition)
Ancient humans did not measure macros, nor did they willingly diet. The landscape of fueling was quite different as availability and reliability of food was highly dependent upon season, hunting success, and ability to generate and store surplus. They topped off their tanks when hunting was successful, ate fruit and vegetation in season, and stored surpluses for winter and hardship when available.
Today, we live in an environment of predictable opulence and pathogenic availability. We now fight ourselves daily to avoid the pitfalls of convenience and choice; endeavoring to make healthful decisions despite marketing and addicting lab generated ingredients that compel instinct at every level of gene satiation. Now more than ever, we must be intentional and aware of what and how much fuel enter the body: we must understand macro nutrient consumption.
Macro Nutrient Consumption
Macro nutrients are defined as calorie, protein, fat, and carbohydrate (arrangements of energy); and are critical levers for adjusting performance and body composition. When pursuing muscle mass, losing fat, or seeking peak performance for race, hike, or fight, your macros are highly influential in fueling your goal points. Understanding these macro baselines and adjusting fueling style in accordance is the blueprint and antecedent towards any goal crushing in health and performance.
~Cave Implementation~
Know thy numbers (Primal Primer N1): Understand what your macros are to establish general baselines for fueling. Using any diet tracking app, AI query, or pen & paper, establish what 3-5 days of eating looks like through the lens of calorie, protein, fat, and carb. Most free apps will provide a basic breakdown of macronutrients whereby one can generate baselines from consumption entry. From base, one can accurately adjust fueling protocol in alignment with goals and institute change through the most difficult and effective levers of nutrition. Return to these apps or annotating macros quarterly or bi-annually to re-establish intuitions and mental tracking accuracy (numbers to leave numbers).
What Gets Measured Gets Managed; Learn The Numbers to Leave Numbers
