We’re honored to have Mark Dugdale here for our third Open UGSS. In September, Jim Wendler hosted and predominantly covered his current training work for high school football players. In October, John Meadows explained the purpose and intricacies behind Mountain Dog Training — a four-phase approach. Different from the previous the two setups, attendees chose the topics they wanted to learn from Mark. Mark’s presentation therefore covered nutrition for improving health, how to train for longevity, and maintaining a positive life balance between training, work, family, and faith.

Here are a few points Mark covered within his presentation. If one or many of these points sparks interest, make sure to check out our articles page (and Youtube) next week as we’ll start rolling out presentation footage in its full form.

Nutrition for Improving Health

  • I’m not a nutritionist, I’m not a doctor, so don’t listen to me.
  • Do you get blood work done?
  • If you don’t look, you’ll never know. Get blood work done.
  • Recovery and growth — you have to be healthy inside for these two things to happen.
  • Control inflammation.
  • Manage blood sugar.
  • Manage net carbs.
  • Boost fiber.
  • Eliminate process foods
  • Limit vegetable oil.
  • Earn your carbs
  • Eat your olives.
  • Want to eat one piece of fruit? First, eat three vegetables.

Sport Longevity

  • Train short of failure.
  • Cycle your intensity techniques.
  • Cycle your programming.
  • Hire a trainer.
  • Do your homework.
  • Protect your joints.
  • Distinguish between good and bad pain.

Maintaining Positive Life Balance

  • We’re built to work, to produce, to multiply
  • In 100 years, no one is going to know who you are.
  • What’s the point?
  • It’s all meaningless.
  • Relationships matter the most.
  • Don’t be the person that’s always moving the goal post.
  • Take time to rest.
  • You are the sum of the three people you hang with.
  • Iron sharpens iron.
  • Build a priority list.
  • What are your priorities?
  • If you died tomorrow what do you want your best friend to say about you? What do you want your mother, father, husband, wife, or children to say?
  • If you were to die tomorrow, what do you want them to say?
  • What do you have to do for them to say what you want them to say?
  • Be intentional.
  • Most of your stuff is garage sale material.
  • Don’t chase after contentment or possessions.
  • Create margins for the people that matter the most.