A Little Bit About Me
So how does one go about juggling a comprehensive diet and exercise regimen with family commitments and a full-on, 45-hour a week work life? That’s what I hope to chronicle in this blog — my day-to-day attempt at applying solid diet and fitness related theory within the constraints of a real-world life.
I’ve been a “fitness enthusiast” for over thirty years, now — the majority of those years while holding down a demanding job (completely outside of the fitness industry). And I know a secret that most people who’ve attempted to implement a fitness program have no doubt figured out; it’s not the “what to do’s” that’ll ultimately doom you — hell, there’s a plethora of solid, well-researched information out there just for the asking — the real implantation killer is all in the consistent, day-in and day-out application of that information. It’s not for lack of desire or inspiration that people fail at their fitness goals; failure ultimately results from the cumulative fatigue inflicted from the springing of life’s little boobi-traps. Day-to-day trip-ups that’ll dis-inspire and frazzle one’s resolve. With this blog, I’ll attempt to shed some light on how I “endeavor to persevere” in my fitness quest.
So I hope you’ll drop by now and again to pick up some tips and maybe — hopefully! — you’ll see that it is actually possible to be fit, well-fed and healthy even while being a slave to the capitalist grind. And by all means, if you have any tips to share, please leave them! I am by no means an expert, just some one who’s become fairly adept at stiff-arming life’s obstacles so as to eek-out a good work-out and a healthy meal here and there.
Questions, comments, concerns? Shoot me an email at theorytopractice@gmail.com. I’d love to hear from you.
In Health,
Keith
You’re extremely handsome and have a very nice body. I’m very impressed, you certainly take care of yourself.
Sandy
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Sandy
July 21, 2008 at 1:45 am
Nice site. I’ll check in from time to time. Good to see you at the beach and will try to be there next year.
Mike
Mike
September 2, 2008 at 10:45 am
[...] Keith Norris of Theory To Practice is definitely Paleo, having been a fitness enthusiast for over thirty years!! [...]
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November 5, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Keith,
I recently discovered your site through your plug on Noodlefood. I’ve been enjoying reading your past posts. You’ve mentioned San Antonio a few times and that’s where I am originally from. Born there in ‘74 and moved to Atlanta in ‘95. I went to Madison high school. I wish I could have had you as trainer back then. I look forward to reading more of your posts.
Aquinas Heard
December 17, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Welcome aboard, Aquinas. I’ve got quite a few ties to Madison, however, they were long gone by the time you came through. I played ball at Texas State with Rusty Cooper and Greg Hagen (both class of ‘83) and I dated a girl named Erin Polumbo (class of ‘82). I know Erin still lives in San Antonio — I’m not sure about Rusty and Greg. In fact, Erin had a younger brother that might have been at Madison when you were there — his name was Adam Polumbo. I’m not sure that I’ve got the spelling of the last name exactly right, though.
I’m glad you’re enjoying the blog. I’ve had a blast writing it and interacting with like-minded folks. I also really enjoy Noodlefood & I need to get it on my blog roll.
theorytopractice
December 17, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Keith,
I have enjoyed following your posts on My Yahoo. Just wondering if you were aware of any reason why the posts have not updated on My Yahoo starting 2 months ago. That service seems to have its quirks. Most blogs with RSS feeds seem to update normally, but occasionally, one just stops.
I also use Snarfer and your blog updates normally in that reader.
Anyway, I enjoy the posts.
Mike Kelley
December 30, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Hmmm. Not sure about the Yahoo glitch, Mike. Thanks for the heads-up. And thanks, as well, for the good words.
theorytopractice
December 30, 2008 at 2:31 pm
You look great dude. Really like that I found your blog via the Zen to Fitness blog.
Yavor
Yavor
January 14, 2009 at 3:00 am
Hey, Keith. Great blog.
I have been trying, in vain, to develop some concise information on an IF schedule for myself.
In general, I find it hard to clarify when I should fast — and even when I *should* time eating, with respect to working out and sleep schedules.
There is so much information out there, and I’ve made a bunch of chagnes myself over the last several months.
Can you help with some resources or ideas about fasting and general eating timing?
Thanks!
dg
February 4, 2009 at 9:59 am
dg,
First off, my advice is not to attempt phasing in IF until you’ve got a firm handle on the Paleo lifestyle established — that is, at least until your body has “re-learned” to operate efficiently in a ketogenic environment. Secondly, I don’t prescribe to the notion that either meals or IF should be “timed” in any way (I’ve got a post on this forthcoming). I think the natural order of both scarcity and super-compensation is described by randomness. Personally, I go as much as possible by what my natural hunger dictates. And I say “as much as possible” only because I must somewhat align (begrudgingly) to a corporate schedule, at least during the week. If I were completely free of that constraint, I’d go totally by what my natural hunger impulse dictated. Same goes with IF; just go with the flow. And remember, you don’t have to fast for a full 24-hours — there’s no magic associated with that number, per se. The magic is in recognizing, listening, and responding to your body’s own rhythms and needs.
theorytopractice
February 4, 2009 at 10:40 am
Keith,
I probably shoudl have written more. I adopted a Paleo eating style about 5 months ago. I have blended this protocol with aspects of the Metabolic Diet (that mostly being the weekend card binge) and general daily eating timing of concepts in the Leptin Diet (that being to space daily meals at least 5 hours apart, to get to bed well after your last mean, to get enough sleep, and to allow the body to fast from dinner to breakfast). etc. So, here I am incorporating a 4th protocol (IF) after a long period of research into it. To answer your recommendations, I am vested into a Paleo style.
What I’ve found in the IF community is a huge variation in approach. To some, the fast means one large meal a day. To others, it’s 36 hours every 7 days, with a hard workout at the end of that 36. There’s every possible combination represented besides.
For me, the IF concept is most interesting as it applies to longevity. After that, it looks somewhat useful for fat liberation. For the former concept, timing and duration with respect to total annual consumption are readily interpretable: eat less and expose cells to less eating-induced stressors. For the latter concept the variables seem to be more touchy?
I would guess that aiming for longevity is a legit goal (for me) and tweaking in pursuit of other goals might fall in place.
dg
February 4, 2009 at 12:15 pm
dg,
Now granted (and because of my life situation), I’ve probably got a bit of cognitive bias here, but I truly believe that the random method is the best, healthiest and most natural way to approach both meal timing and meal volume. That’s not to say that I feel there is no value in the timing issue. If I were a competitive athlete, and had both the time and monetary incentive to do so, I’d invest more time in the investigation and (possible) implementation of these protocols.
I can’t really speak to the specific timing protocols, as I’ve never incorporated them myself. I’m more of a real-world applications guy, so when the idea of rigid timing schedules comes up, I tend to tune out, because, realistically, I’d never be able to fully apply it in my life. It’s about all I can do to get to the gym a few days a week and eat properly
theorytopractice
February 4, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Keith, my goal is to look somewhat like you in a few months. I dont have the genetics to be that muscularly dense, but I’ll come into my own….How much do you train per week?
Minneapolis J
February 16, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Minneapolis J,
Check out my various “Workouts for the Week of…” posts. I don’t do anything more than what I report in these posts.
theorytopractice
February 17, 2009 at 9:40 am
Keith, do you have an email address? I want to show you a progress pic.
Minneapolis J
February 20, 2009 at 10:50 am
MinnJ,
Hit me up at theorytopractice@gmail.com. Let’s see the progress!
theorytopractice
February 20, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Pretty cool post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say
that I have really liked reading your blog posts. Anyway
I’ll be subscribing to your blog and I hope you post again soon!
LnddMiles
July 21, 2009 at 2:30 pm