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Martial art has its history in combat, so as a company founded by three martial artists, Rule #1 (Don't Die) is fundamental to GMB.
If you die, you don't get to do anything else. It's over. That's the end.
It might sound dramatic but self-preservation is key to making any kind of progress. While this seems like a fairly basic and obvious fact, it is one that often falls to the wayside when we start taking on new challenges.
In this episode, we talk about how everything comes with a trade-off and how to assess your training in order to not make irreversible decisions.
Key Points:

• Don’t Die: It’s a metaphor, don’t do anything that has lasting or permanent negative implications
• What to do Instead: Reassess what you’re doing, how you’re doing it and why
• Challenge Doesn’t = Pain: Don’t conflate pain with progress, there are many ways to make gains
• Our Advice: Examples of avoidable mistakes + two tips to use for any movement
• Irreversible Decisions: Challenges are good, but don’t go past the point of no return
• The Future: Help us decide which episodes to record next

Resources:

• 3 Steps to Autoregulation Training – How to not burn out
• The GMB Method – A breakdown of how to Assess, Address, Apply to make progress on anything you’re working on
• DOMS – They Suck! – Our episode on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
• Breathing Exercises – Learn how to make your workouts better and help you recover faster
• Transcript of this Episode
• How Many Reps, Sets, Exercises, and Workouts You Should Be Doing – Our episode on how much is enough
• Our Articles on Injury Prevention – Our best posts on recovery, prevention, and building resilience

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On this episode of the GMB Show, Andy and Ryan are tackling a list of questions submitted by you to the GMB Facebook page. We always answer every question on the page itself, but some recent questions need a bit more explanation than what we can provide in a comment, so we’re going to go through and add a bit more detail. While we will only be able to answer a handful this time around, we know that more questions will come up. If you have one, feel free to email us or to post it on our Facebook page. Who knows, maybe we’ll answer your burning question in an upcoming episode.
Here are the questions that we answer on this episode:

• 1:10 - What exactly is Jarlo doing in Flexibility as a Path to Better Movement video?
• 5:00 - How do we choose the people to interview for the show?
• 6:25 - Will liquid magnesium damage wood rings? Also, what other things will prevent slipping and sticking?
• 9:00 - How can someone know when to add time or use a more complex variation of our Elements program?
• 11:30 - What can someone do who is having trouble with strength or other deficits who is also using the P1 program?
• 14:10 - How can you find a trainer through the GMB website; also, how can you find a non-GMB trainer who can help you reach your goals?
• 16:45 - Where can you start if you’re a beginner to training?
• 20:10 - Which type of program would help someone be an awesome runner in an obstacle course?
• 22:20 - Where would a person who is really out of shape start?

Everyone starts the new year with a slew of well-intentioned goals. And with goal setting comes questions of how to take the steps to reach them, when you'll hit that mark, and how to know if you're doing the right thing.
In this episode, Andy and Ryan talk about ideals, expectations and reality, and how to honestly and confidently start or continue your fitness journey.
We cover:

• why there is no set path and no optimal rate of progress
• 3 examples of where you might be in your fitness journey
• how to assess and progress from where you are
• trade-offs you might need to make
• how to set a goal and take the first steps

Learn how to assess where you are and take the first or next step to get where you want to go.
Resources:

• Programs: Elements / Integral Strength / Mobility / Vitamin / Mobius
• Article: Set and Achieve Fitness Goals
• Episode: 4 Archetypes of Training Goals
• Episode: Don't Let Your Workout Make You Worse at Your Sport