Yesterday morning we were in a melodramatic state. Doing double the number of markets this weekend appeared to be a logistical nightmare. “Everything times two! Get out of town!”, gasped Rory as he mustered all his brain power to perform the necessary calculations.
We were weak... but after a gallant effort that will go down in biltong folklore, we came out the other side as men.
Becoming a man over the course of a day comes with its stressors, so we decided to chill out and declutter our minds the best way we know how. That’s right, we started an upside down fire in our backyard and huddled around it with our favourite teas in hand. If our house wasn’t situated next to a public walkway and local tennis court we could have sworn we were camping in the beautiful Australian wilderness. Nevertheless, it had the desired effect. We are pumped up for the busiest weekend in Barbell Biltong's short history!
Choose the exercise you want to get stronger at and set standards you need to hit for a rep of that exercise to count. The key to progressing using GtG is to avoid the burn associated with muscular fatigue and treat your next rep as though it will be the best one you’ve ever done. To do this go into each set completely fresh and only perform submaximal sets
Hell, the list of inconveniences never ends, yet these inconveniences help restore a healthy appreciation for your modern day luxuries. Once you've settled in, you'll likely find that there is something quite freeing about the limitations that camping imposes on you.
Gram for gram, and calorie for calorie liver is the most nutrient dense food you can find. It truly knocks muscle meats out of the park in every vitamin and mineral, and is abundant in many essential nutrients that are either scarce or non-existent in plant foods.