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I think it's like asking which parts of the car are more important: the wheels or the engine? Of course  you can live with very little exercise but also be quite sick and weak, but some people have shown that they can live quite a long time with a completely crappy diet, also being sick and weak .

Hi Inger.

Sorry to answer with such a long delay. I've been a bit busy .

To be honest, I started to get gas after drinking fresh raw milk. Being a lactose intolerant person, I can tell when the reason is milk, not to go into too much detail.

Do you mean that you get problems from colostrum?

I've understood that one should take breaks from each particular source of protein in order to avoid food sensitivities. So, maby one week drink milk and then take a break for a week or two. Or drink milk one day, eat beef next day, lamb the second day, chicken on the third etc.

I've done contrast baths, meaning alternating between extremely cold and as hot as your skin can endure. I don't do it in the winter as it's cold enough in my apartment . I sometimes do it for my forearms and hands though.

I think that deadlifts are a good way to strengthen your back and the body as a whole, but does it have a full range of motion for your back? No. So, someone who doesn't do also some back exercises that has full range of motion can become stiff in the back, especially if one trains also squats and good mornings etc. which all require a neutral lower back.

Lifting does tend to adapt the muscles to be shorter, so that might be the difference, I'm guessing. That could be corrected by doing enough stretching or some sports that require an active and flexible body. Doing jumping, climbing and all that is great. I say, do it all. I like to lift barbells, dumbells, kettlebells, rocks, sandbags, do chins, ring work, climbing, jumping and running. Focusing on just one aspect isn't enough. Although, I don't do all of those in one program, but put some of the stuff in and after a few weeks try something different.

I'm glad that you liked it, Inger! I wouldn't do the jumps every time, because they are more of a work out. You can hurt your legs in the long run doing too much of those.

No, I didn't by the colostrum, haha. Honestly, I'm taking a break from dairy, because I have seemed to develop a sensitivity to it.

No problem , just make sure you have learned the proper technique and have done some higher rep stuff with each exercise before starting a low rep strength training program.

Also, here's another video on Dynamic Stretching:

PrimiFit: Dynaamista venyttelyä - osa 2 / Dynamic Stretching - part 2 - Personal Trainer Helsinki

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No problem. Tell us how you progress .

Raw organs; that's hard core. I've eaten raw liver, but I haven't dared to eat raw kidneys or lungs. Heart I would eat if I'd find some good ones. You're right. I have to try them! 35 euros is really cheap.

I'm glad that my videos are helpful to you .

Long workouts start to take toll on your testosterone levels and the workout becomes less productive, especially if your goal is to gain strength and muscle. If you want to do more cardio, I suggest that you do it separately.

How long have you been lifting weights and what kind of movements are you doing in one workout?

In my opinion you eat enough, so that's good.

Which town do you live? I live in Helsinki.

I have found some pretty good ones and I eat mostly raw when ever I can afford it. I used to drink raw goat's milk but I lost the source . I'm also a fan of stocks. I store all the bones from meals in the fridge and time to time make a huge stock, which I store in the fridge for future uses. I buy most of my food from a market hall in Hakaniemi and they have some pretty good products there. Also, the service there is exellent .

Inger:

Thanks! Nice to know that you live in Finland . You're not finnish though?

If your aim is to get stronger and leaner, I would suggest to shorten your training sessions to 20-45 min or an hour max. Take all the fluff away and keep the compound exercises. Then you can actually focus on your goals .

Training fasted may help in slimming down but it will slow you down during your workouts, so you don't get as much out of them. In the end, it might be more efficient to eat something low glycemic and easily digestible before training (perhaps an hour before).

I made a video of a dynamic stretching routine I usually do on my off days. Actually, I use it as a warm up too. I've found that it helps with recovery and maintains flexibility.

PrimiFit: Dynaamista venyttelyä / Dynamic Stretching

My wife and I usually put the video on and follow the exercises, which is kind of weird, beucause it's me on the video  .

Hi

My name is Stelios and I'm a 30 year old, finnish personal trainer.

I eat mostly paleo and raw as often as I can. I like to strength train, walk, read and cook (or uncook ).

I'm looking forward to looking through the information in this forum.