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Compound vs. isolation movements in strength training [NBSV Advent Calendar Episode #12] Dec 12, 2022

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To make your training more effective, focus more on compound lifts, and less on isolation movements. Get the details in this mini episode.

(Topics were kept a surprise during the month of December. Listeners had to tune in to each daily advent calendar episode to find out what it was about!)

How do you stay motivated to work out? [NBSV Advent Calendar Episode #11] Dec 11, 2022

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Train yourself to operate *without* motivation.

Some wise words from James Clear, in his excellent book Atomic Habits:

"Really successful people feel the same lack of motivation as everyone else. The difference is that they still find a way to show up despite the feelings of boredom. If you only do the work when it's convenient or exciting, then you'll never be consistent enough to achieve remarkable results."

(Topics were kept a surprise during the month of December. Listeners had to tune in to each daily advent calendar episode to find out what it was about!)

Internet misinformation and the "fruitarian" diet [NBSV Advent Calendar Episode #10] Dec 10, 2022

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Sometimes I can't help myself, and just *have* to jump into a pointless internet argument about veganism, how science works, or both.

(Topics were kept a surprise during the month of December. Listeners had to tune in to each daily advent calendar episode to find out what it was about!)

There's no "end date" to fitness [NBSV Advent Calendar Episode #9] Dec 09, 2022

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One of the many (many) problems in the fitness industry is how fitness is often presented: a 30-day challenge. A 5-day restart. A 28-day bootcamp. I get it — people want exact timelines and they're impatient. It's just how the human brain works. But if you can commit to *never being done*, you're setting yourself up for long-term success.

(Topics were kept a surprise during the month of December. Listeners had to tune in to each daily advent calendar episode to find out what it was about!)

6 movements you need to include in your strength training [NBSV Advent Calendar Episode #8] Dec 08, 2022

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These 6 movement patterns should form the foundation of any effective, well-rounded strength training plan.

(Topics were kept a surprise during the month of December. Listeners had to tune in to each daily advent calendar episode to find out what it was about!)

Metabolism myth-busting: Quotes from the book "Burn" [NBSV Advent Calendar Episode #7] Dec 07, 2022

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Some choice BS-busting from Burn: New Research Blows the Lid off How we Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy, by Herman Pontzer (professor of evolutionary anthropology).

(Topics were kept a surprise during the month of December. Listeners had to tune in to each daily advent calendar episode to find out what it was about!)

NBSV 137: Law professor Hadar Aviram on animal and human rights, athleticism, & raising a vegan kid Dec 06, 2022

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The term "she does it all" may have been made for Hadar Aviram.

Hadar is a law professor at University of California, Hastings in San Francisco. She specializes in criminal justice, civil rights, law and politics, social movements, and animal rights. She is the former president of the Western Society of Criminology and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Law and Society Association.

Hadar is the author of three award-winning books, and another [examining the COVID-19 catastrophe in California's prisons and jails]

is forthcoming. Hadar's work has been extensively featured in the media, and she is a frequent analyst and commentator on criminal justice and prison conditions.

Hadar has written about open rescue and direct action for farmed animals. During her research fellowship at Harvard's acclaimed Animal Law & Policy Program, Hadar analyzed the legal and political strategies of activists who enter factory farms and rescue sick and dying animals. Recently, she advised, and was a defense witness for, the defendants in Utah's Smithfield Trial, in which a Southern Utah jury found two activists NOT GUILTY of rescuing two piglets from a Smithfield facility.

Hadar is a whole food, plant-based endurance athlete. She has successfully escaped from Alcatraz 20 times. Hadar also ran the Oakland Marathon and regularly commutes with her son on a cargo bike. When not working, agitating, or training, she hangs out with her partner, 5-year-old son, and two cats.

3 myths about vegan strength training [NBSV Advent Calendar Episode #6] Dec 06, 2022

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Myth 1: If I eat enough calories, I'll automatically get enough protein.

Myth 2: Eating the same amount of food as when you were non-vegan will supply all the calories you need.

Myth 3: I can rely on supplements to get the daily protein I need.

(Topics were kept a surprise during the month of December. Listeners had to tune in to each daily advent calendar episode to find out what it was about!)

Working out with resistance bands [NBSV Advent Calendar Episode #5] Dec 05, 2022

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Why working out with resistance bands is the best option for at-home and travel workouts.

(Topics were kept a surprise during the month of December. Listeners had to tune in to each daily advent calendar episode to find out what it was about!)

7 problems with bikini competitions [NBSV Advent Calendar Episode #4] Dec 04, 2022

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I discuss 7 problems with bikini (physique) competitions, and why we don't work with clients who want to compete in them.

(Topics were kept a surprise during the month of December. Listeners had to tune in to each daily advent calendar episode to find out what it was about!)

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