PIT goers will know the third world squat as the ending pose of the Froggie warm up.   Others will know it as the squat a child naturally sits in when playing with toys on the ground.  If you’ve tried it and think it is unnatural to sit like this, it is only from our adulthood daily habits that have wrecked our body’s natural balance.  Try this right now as you are reading this.  Stand up and then sit down in a chair.  How did you sit down?  Did you squat into the chair or did you “fall” into the chair?  More than likely you fell into the chair.  This is because the posterior chain was not activated.  (Meaning your glutes, hamstrings, and spinal erectors.)   Challenge yourself to sit down the proper way for the next week.  Every time you sit down in a chair, try squatting into it.  Meaning don’t just put your butt over the seat and land it on the pad, but use your butt and leg muscles to slowly lower your body into the chair.  Sounds pretty simple right?

Now let’s take the next step, the third world squat.  If this is new to you, it is wise to be next to something sturdy that can counter balance your weight such as a table leg, wall, or couch.  It is most important to do the pose correctly than to take pride in not using an aid, as you will only be cheating yourself.

1.       Place feet hip width apart

2.       Toes should be pointing forward or slightly turned out

3.       Back should be upright (if you were to breath in deeply)

4.       All of your weight should be your heels

5.       Now let your butt fall between your feet.  (If you feel like you are off balance and all the weight is going to your toes in order to stay up right, grab onto a table leg or chair)

-SCK

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Can't get enough almond butter

Start Simple

I’ve found over the years that there two main approaches that most people take to changing their life style.  The all or nothing approach or the gradual approach.  It depends on your personality which one works for you.  If you’re an all or nothing type of person, go ahead and take the plunge by cleaning out your entire kitchen of anything non-paleo.  If you’re a gradual person like myself, start by making small obtainable goals.  For example, when I started transitioning, my first daily goal was to eat 100% paleo before noon.  Not a huge goal, but hey, that’s half of the day, meaning that I’m 50% paleo.  The next goal was to make it by the end of the work day.  This was a difficult task as there are many goodies brought in on a daily basis.  I felt very accomplished that I could make it until 5 eating clean.    Then it would extend to entire days, multiple days, and so on.  This is how I began paleo.  How will you start?

SCK

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Hi All,

As members of the PIT know, we are a close knit community.  We celebrate weddings, birthdays, and births together.  We go camping, biking, and paintballing together.  However, the most important aspect of our community is the support we give each other not only during the hardest part of the workout, but outside the gym.

One of our members, Heather and her family have organized a fundraiser for her uncle who has stage 4 lung cancer.  Come join us for dancing, drinks, and fun at America’s Bar Saturday, September 10.  See the links below for more information.

Facebook Event Page Link:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245437765475765

Unable to attend the event, but would still like to donate?  Click the link below:
http://www.giveforward.com/supporttomcline

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Birthday's can be paleo!

The common misconception when you make the decision to change your life style to eat paleo is that you will eat the same old vegetables, fruits, and meats.  The decadent dessert pictured above proves that misconception wrong.

A paleo banana walnut double decker cake with vanilla filling was made in honor of Tim’s birthday.  It was my first attempt at this cake (a bit risky as it could have resulted in a birthday with out a cake).  Not only was it was delicious, but it kept with our goal of staying paleo while celebrating.

As a side note, I am by no means a cook or a creative cook at that. (Any one who knows me can attest to that.)  I cannot see ingredients and throw things together that actually taste good.  I need a recipe and exact measurements.   Over the past few months, I have found it very difficult to screw up or completely trash a paleo recipe that I’ve made.  This has given me the encouragement to keep trying new recipes.  Have I suddenly become a chef? No, probably not.  Does it have something to do with the ingredients?  I guarantee it.

~SCK

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What a lovely Thursday to celebrate the firey red-head’s day.

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