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In this podcast episode I am talking to Ryan Hurst of GoldMedalBodies.com.  Ryan and the Gold Medal Bodies crew combine gymnastics skills with fitness training to create fun and effective programs.  I had a blast with this interview (despite my microphone causing some technical difficulties) so be sure to check it out!

Listen and hear Ryan and I discuss:

Ryan Hurst, GoldMedalBodies.com.

• How gymnastic skills can be incorporated into a fitness program, even for beginners.
• The importance of technique and movement precision.
• Ryan’s general training schedule and diet.
• What happened when Ryan focused on only one skill (one armed handstand!) for 14 weeks.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Gold Medal Bodies

Books For Africa

Gold Medal Bodies Training Programs

Ryan’s Free Handstand Course On Udemy.com

Steve Atlas

Nate Miyaki

Ryan on Twitter

Gold Medal Bodies Facebook Page

Video:

Google Hangout video of the interview:

Ryan’s path to the one arm handstand:

Ryan nailing 10 pullups and then a strict muscle up after 14 weeks without doing any pull ups:

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Stay strong,

Vic

Pork Buttoosk and Riceless Rice Recipe

This is an excerpt from Los Paleo: Mexican Paleo Recipes, a Marla Sarris creation.

Cinco de Mayo just happened, but that’s no reason to stop eating Mexican food. Let’s face it, Mexican is delicious & is one of everyone’s favorite guilty pleasures on the menu.

But you don’t have to feel guilty about eating Mexican anymore. Sure, traditional dishes have a ton of corn, beans, and sour cream, but with a bit of quick thinking you can adapt most mexican recipes to 100% paleo versions that are both delicious and healthy.

Take for example this pork buttock and rice-less rice recipe. You might be asking, “rice-less rice? Is that rice without the rice? What is this wizardry?” Well don’t worry. In order to make this dish, we employ absolutely no wizards and only a little magic . In fact, it’s quite easy to make a simple rice substitute from one our favorite vegetables – cauliflower – and if you follow the directions below, you won’t even notice that it’s not rice. Add it to this pork buttoosk and you might even surprise yourself with how good it tastes! Here’s exactly how you go about making this delicious dish happen.

Pork Buttoosk and Riceless Rice

Medium

Serves 8-10

(Notice, the lack of “rice” as an ingredient ).

Ingredients:

• 5-6 lbs pork butt
• 1 head cauliflower, riced
• 1 cup cilantro
• 1 leek, sliced
• 2 jalapeno peppers, sliced
• sea salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup chicken stock (or water)
• 2 limes, juiced

Directions:

1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat brown the pork butt, on all sides.
2. To rice the cauliflower, use the shred attachment on a food processor. Then transfer the cauliflower rice to a large crock pot.
3. Add cilantro and leek and combine with the cauliflower in the crock pot.
4. Layer sliced jalapeno peppers on top of cauliflower.
5. Season with a layer of sea salt and black pepper.
6. Add the browned pork butt to the crock pot. (You may have to push down to make it fit but it will work.)
7. Pour in chicken stock (or water), lime juice and add one of the halved limes in as well.
8. Cook on high for 7-8 hours, or until pork easily falls apart with a fork.
9. Serve with a touch of sea salt.
10. Enjoy!

So there, you go, rice-less rice with pork buttoosk. No wizardry involved, but your friends still might call it magic. All that’s left to do is dig in and enjoy your delicious mexican dishes – guilt free!

Los Paleo, by Marla Sarris contains 42 of the most delicious paleo versions of traditional mexican dishes you’ve ever seen in your entire life. Paleo & Mexican together at last.

Joel Runyon is the creator of Impossible HQ as well as Ultimate Paleo Guide, a new paleo guidechock full of great paleo resources and paleo food lists.

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Have you ever thought that eating healthy is too expensive?  If so, this podcast episode is for you!  I give specific tips for saving money on protein sources, fruits and vegetables, and even my favorite carb sources (gasp!).

In this episode I discuss:

• The real issue people have when it comes to cooking at home.
• Cheap sources of protein if beef is not in the budget.
• Whether or not you should spend the money on organic produce.
• My thoughts on including carbohydrate dense foods in the diet and how to save money if you do.

Links mentioned in this episode or related to eating healthy on a budget:

Final Five Formula

My Youtube Channel

Episode #11: How To Workout On A Budget

Easy Caveman Cookbook

Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen produce lists (scroll down the page)

Many thanks for listening to this episode on how to eat healthy on a budget.  Please head over to iTunes to subscribe and/or give the show a review.  You can do so at the link below:

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Thanks again for listening.  Share your thoughts and tips for saving money while eating healthy below.

Stay strong,

Vic