Fitness Plan for Canadians

What is the best fitness plan for Canadians?

Step away from the celebrity trainers, machines, and fad workouts.  In reality, all you need is in the following three videos.  Try some things until you’re tired, rest, try some more; rinse and repeat.  After watching these videos you should never, ever complain that you don’t know what to do for a workout ever again!

Exercise should be simple.  Be able to lift and pull your own bodyweight, be able to lift some heavy weights, be flexible & supple, and be able to sprint and run when necessary.  Don’t underestimate the usefulness of pull-ups – being able to climb is important.

You should follow these three guys for more fitness inspiration.

Ross Enamait –  Words of Wisdom Training Compilation

 
Funk Roberts – 44 Best Burpee Exercises Ever

 

Scott Iardella – The 7 Most Important Kettlebell Exercises

 

Do you have a favourite workout?  What should be on a fitness plan for Canadians?

 

Vacation Reading: George Orwell’s 1984

Tomorrow I am heading out on Vacation for a little over a week.

Surviving the rainy Vancouver winter typically means getting a week or two of sunshine in each year.

I am not a fan of laying on the beach for hours, just soaking up the sun.  But I sure can snorkel and crash waves for hours on end.  Then I like to come back to the shade, put on the sunglass, and get out the Kindle to read a book.  I find that I can go through a couple Kindle books, some audioBooks, podcasts, and movies this way.

One of the books I’ve been meaning to read lately is George Orwell’s 1984.  Like many, I read this back in highschool.  Also like many, you don’t learn all of the lessons in this book as a teenager – though some of the topics do stay with you.

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Canadian Thanksgiving

My Thoughts on Canadian Thanksgiving

As we get deeper into the fall season every year, we come across the Thanksgiving holiday.

It’s such a great tradition; one that we must keep gong for future generations too.

Some think that it is a celebration of food – and that’s not exactly wrong.  But I feel there’s a lot more to it than that.

Other’s think it is a celebration of family – and again, this isn’t exactly wrong.

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How to Slaughter a Turkey

Question Answered: How to Slaughter a Turkey

It’s Thanksgiving weekend and Turkey is on the menu.  Sure you could buy a frozen, or even a fresh turkey.  But maybe you raised a few birds over the summer, or somehow got your hands on a live one.  Now you’re wondering to yourself, how to slaughter a turkey?

Many of us have slaughtered chickens, and a lot of us have cleaned ducks.  But a Turkey is a lot bigger and a lot stronger.  So I decided to learn this for myself – of course I just searched for videos on YouTube.

Now killing animals is never fun, and neither is watching it on the internet.
But eating food that you grow at home is very fulfilling and one of the healthiest changes you can do in your life.  And if you are going to try butchering your own animals, you owe them to at least learn how to do it correctly ahead of time.

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Not mine, just borrowed

Podcast Episodes Oct 12

Here are some podcast episodes I recommend for this weekend.

If you missed it, here are last weekend’s

The Survival Podcast Episode 269 – The Issues Test (Where do you stand and why?)
Important questions to ask yourself when an issue comes up.  Whether it is political, news, or in your everyday life.

The Survival Podcast Episode 417 – Reducing your tax footprint
The taxes that affect your daily life, how it enables the government to spend more and more, and how to reduce your tax burden.  Hint: Be self-sufficient.  The less you spend the less tax you pay.

Harvest Eating Episode 180 – How Much Food is in Your Pantry
Chef Keith discusses the economy and how a deep pantry is something to work on in the good times.

Harvest Eating Episode 181 – Some Fall Cooking Ideas
Some great ideas on fall cooking and what to do with the fall harvest.
(Sorry to hear about the apples Keith)

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Music: Warriors of the World

Man’o’war – Warriors of the World

Whether you are at home and need some energizing music or at the gym pounding out the last couple reps of deadlifts or bench press at the gym – this is a song you need.  You’re Welcome.  Just try to not be energized after this fantastic metal ballad.

 

 “All who stand in my way will die by my steel!”

Apple Crisp Recipe

Apples are a blessing in Canada.  We can make apple pies, apple sauce, apple cider, dried apples, and add apple as a flavouring to many of our baked goods.  But the most common thing I make with them is Apple Crisp.

My Apple Crisp Recipe:

I hesitate to give exact measurements for this recipe, because they really aren’t all that important.  It’s not like we’re baking a cake or bread where more precise ratios are important.

  • Apples – as many as you think you need
  • Oatmeal – 1 cup
  • Butter – 1/2+ cup
  • Brown Sugar – 1/3 cup
  • Cinnamon – 1 tsp
  • Nutmeg – 3/8 tsp

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Can we have Personal Liberty in Canada?

Is it even possible to have personal liberty in Canada?

Mr.Nobody was kind enough to leave the following comment on my post about a day at the shooting range:

“A firearm (or many) is pretty much a prerequisite to self-reliance and personal liberty.  Which is why you can’t and don’t really have either in Canada.”

So that brings up the question, is it even possible to have personal liberty in Canada?  Can we really be free?

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Ted Nugent – The Motor City Madman

I grew up listening to Ted Nugent, Metallica, AC/DC, Guns’n’Roses, and Aerosmith.

Being a teenager in the 1990s, I think I was the last of the generation to do so too.

However, I had an extra special bonus growing up in southwestern Ontario: I was in radio reception to Detroit and listened to ZRock 102.7, which later became ‘The Bear’.  Ted Nugent was a morning host for what seemed like a couple of years, and I enjoyed listening to him getting ready for school.

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