#011: Be Strong, Be Useful

Let's get the pump! Join Nick and Austin as they compare the Christian idea of exercise to getting swole. We all like a good burn, but what's it for? And maybe an even better question, who's it for? Nick also tries to sell Austin on his new favorite workout style, MovNat. Championed by barefoot dudes with long hair and a penchant for park bench-hopping, MovNat is about recovering the natural movements (balancing, swinging, climbing, throwing, rolling, etc.) that we've lost in our modern lives. The primary goal is to be strong to be useful. Austin thinks it's a cult; Nick thinks it aligns with the Christian mandate to lay down one's life for a neighbor. Maybe it's kinda both. You can't knock it until you've tried it. Check out the links below for more background and how to get started. Don't be zoo human!
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LINKS

• Video - "The Workout the World Forgot"
• Video - "The Workout Nick Didn't Forget" (spoof or for real?)
• "The History of Physical Fitness" by Erwan LeCorre, founder of Movnat
• MovNat website with exercises for home and anywhere
• A great restoration routine with MovNat movements
• MovNat workshop in Seattle on Jan. 31. Sign up with Nick!
• "The Logical Song" by Supertramp. Dare to be "illogical" as a MovNat'er (and a Christian).
• Natural Born Heroes: Mastering the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance by Christopher McDougall. Great read by the author of Born to Run. See how the ordinary shepherds on the island of Crete were able to resist Nazi occupation using natural movement and traditional sustenance and endurance.