Just a little disclaimer this is not a terribly happy or positive episode. It's really just me bitching about things I'm unhappy about and trying to work out how I can change the things that are pissing me off so much. 

For me the toughest thing hasn't been building muscle it's been losing fat. When you are doing physical activity that is specifically for tearing the muscle to rebuild it larger, usually you're not using your cardiovascular system very much which is the thing responsible for generating heat in your body which then in turn burns your excess energy (fat). To help with this I do cardio in between my sets which I delve more in to within this episode.

We don't have to live in fear of this problem even though we are being told to. We may not have control over some of the dangerous situations that may arise in our lives but in this episode I offer some of the stuff I've been trying to learn and have learned to have a fighting chance of escaping dangerous situations involving guns.

"The meek shall inherit the earth" was a verse I thought was meant to mean that those who are downtrodden or lesser in society would inherit the earth. The reality is that it means those who are so strong that they don't have to use their strength will inherit the earth. I go in to how building our strength and our own self-image will actually effect how we act in our normal lives thereby affecting society as a whole in a very positive way. 

Today's episode is about breaking down how I actually come up with recipes for meal prep so that you can understand what is going on so that eventually after working as a cover artist for a while you can be a songwriter to create things that actually give you pride as well as a sense of growth in this skill area.

Although I am a beginner surfer I have picked up some good beginner tips when it comes to gauging and respecting the ocean as well as the others that are out there with me. In this episode you'll get the foundational basic knowledge to approach this skill without being a total dumbass. 

Convenience stores make their money on our lack of planning. This isn't a bad thing, they provide a valuable service to us. But we can save time, money, and make healthier decisions by paying attention to what we buy at convenience stores and seeing how we can incorporate those things in to our weekly prep.

The morning 5k's are making me super tired but doing a lot of good. I'm doing better with my nutrition, spending less and getting better nutrition with my meal prep habit even though it isn't perfect. And I am feeling like I'm starting to approach burnout so I am working to adjust so that I don't get there.

These habits we are trying to build with our fitness and nutrition are all very good but the reality is that we fall short often. When we remake ourselves from feeble clay in to iron there will be remnants of clay throughout the process. Instead of hating the clay we can love and build the iron, then after time the clay will fall away because there will simply be no room left for it.

NOTE: I actually misspoke in this episode, when I talk about the rice that works well with Spanish food I say "arborio rice" when I mean to say "adobo rice"

There is so much out there in the world of rice. I think most of us probably don't utilize rice as much as we could. You can do so much with it, there is so many different kinds of it, it's cheap as hell, and it makes a really great healthy substitute for any wheat pasta products if you have a sensitivity to wheat products.