by Steve on February 21, 2012
I LOVE spaghetti.
Growing up, I would get made fun of by my family for how much of it I would eat (seriously, two or three massive platefuls in one sitting).
Not enough of a visual?
How about this: as a toddler, I’d run into the dining room struggling to rip my shirt over my oversized head so that I could eat my spaghetti as fast as possible without getting sauce on my clothes. After dinner my parents would have to practically hose me down in the backyard I was so messy – totally worth it.
Now, in my quest for a healthier lifestyle over the past few years, I’ve learned that…gasp…gallons of pasta at each meal isn’t the healthiest thing in the world! So, I’ve cut back drastically on my pasta intake – I probably eat pasta once every few months now, when I’m out at an Italian restaurant with friends and feel like letting go for a meal.
If you are a paleo person but love pasta, I feel ya. This could help.
Maybe you’re not paleo, but you’re looking for an alternative to carb-heavy pasta. This will help you too.
Today, you’re gonna learn how to cook Paleo Pasta. Now, this recipe takes a little longer and is a little bit more complex than the easy Chicken Stirfry I taught you how to cook before.
If that was level 1, this is level 2.
Yeah, eating a small portion of regular spaghetti every now and then ain’t gonna kill ya, but I found preparing paleo spaghetti and meat sauce to be a fun challenge, it took me out of my comfort zone in the kitchen by making me do new things, and actually turned out to be freaking delicious and nutritious.
Let’s level up your cooking.
WARNING: PICTURE HEAVY POST!
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by Steve on February 16, 2012
Things are about to get weird.
REAL weird.
Like the the thing in the santa hat in the banana mobile pictured above (wtf?)
Don’t worry, I mean weird in the best way possible
I’ve been running Nerd Fitness as my full-time business for the past 20 months, and I can honestly say I have never been more excited to make an announcement about the site than I am today. On top of that, I get to make all kinds of OTHER cool announcements too, including a radical change in how I’ll be spending the next few months of my life.
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by Steve on February 14, 2012
Dear Conventional Wisdom!
For decades, you’ve been giving us rules to live by for a “healthier life.” I understand that you think you’re doing us a solid with these tips, but you’re old and somewhat senile.
Okay, really old and very senile.
Now, if you were like the nice old man next door who yells at trees in the park, I wouldn’t mind – he’s harmless. But for some reason, people don’t realize you’re not playing with a full deck…so they’ve used your advice to get fatter, slower, and unhappier. I know you mean well, but when the stuff you tell us is either useless or dangerous to our health, I have to draw the line.
It’s time to put you out to pasture, gramps.
Here at Nerd Fitness, we do what we can to challenge everything (it’s in our rules to live by). We understand that just because somebody told us it was true does not make it so; that often times going against what you say by doing the exact opposite is how to get results.
I know you have a huge majority of the population brainwashed, which is why a lot of my qualms below might even freak out some of the newer Nerd Fitness rebels. I’m okay with that – like Neo in the Matrix, they need to be woken up. Let’s take a look at some of your more egregious offenses and set the record straight.
It’s on like, Donkey Kong.
(ps – tank tops now available in the store. Order here or get more details at the end!)
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by Steve on February 8, 2012
It’s a jungle out there.
I’m not sure why this jungle has a shark in it, but that’s neither here nor there.
If you’re getting ready to navigate the dangerous world of commercial gyms, I feel your pain. As a member of the Nerd Fitness Rebellion, it’s often difficult to infiltrate the empire and work out properly in one (don’t worry, I have you covered there).
Today, I wanted to take a comical look at the different types of species you’ll tend to encounter in a gym, how to identify them, and how to evolve depending on your classification. I’ll be borrowing the style from a guest post I wrote on The Art of Manliness back in the day, because that was too much fun.
WARNING: you will want to act like you’re on a safari next time you’re in the gym after reading this.
Feel free to do your best Crocodile Hunter impersonation while reading along, because that’s what I did while writing it.
Let’s go hunting!
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by Steve on February 3, 2012
Looks like we have our first official Nerd Fitness mascot!
Meet Coda, the dog of my buddy Vic Magary (co-author of the Rebel Strength Guide). I got a chance to meet Coda while I was in Austin last month hanging out with Vic…this pooch embodies everything Nerd Fitness stands for. Plus, Coda can deadlift 350. So, kind of awesome.
I’m headed back to the west coast this weekend (San Diego) to watch the Super Bowl with my brother – yes I know I was JUST there and the game is in Indianapolis.
However, I’d rather be sitting by the beach in 70 degree weather hanging out with my brother instead of dealing with chaos and cold in Indy. Unfortunately my time out there is incredibly limited so I won’t be able to do a NF meetup, but I hope to return soon!
Let’s jump right in to what’s happening around the community today!
(and so far, “Nerd Alert” made me laugh the most and seemed the most appropriate for our Friday update name – Scotticus came up with the suggestion, so I’ll have to get in touch with him soon for his free shirt). [click to continue…]
