I can't seem to get enough online videos. I find television, and even cable, so 20th century. Even mainstream documentaries, such as Michael Moore's recent: Capitalism, A Love Story leave me yawning. Moore thought he was so smart, and he is funny and smart. But frankly, Michael, no offense, you're not at the cutting edge as all that. You may never have been; people just thought you were, because they (or should I say: I) weren't aware of the real cutting edge. The real cutting edge is online, just like everything else.
I'm no different from anyone else, or am I? Anyway, I go by the words: "Tell me something I don't know." And if you hang out on YouTube or Google video, and you know how to search, you can find yourself at that cutting edge, hearing, alas, something you didn't know. Ahhh. That feels good.
At present, this be where I dwell online in videoland. My favorite searches? Here are my currents I do at YouTube.com and http://video.google.com:
- talkingsticktv
- author@google
- CSPAN book tv
So far, these have held me. I'm sure there are tons more. By the way: Go to: http://www.vivavegie.org/vid/ for a lovely links page of my favorites. It's quite a compilation, if I say so myself.
In any case, above search terms are where I hear from today's authors, the people who, god bless 'em, obsess on a subject so as to maroon themselves in front of a keyboard (so I don't have to) long enough to tell you page-upon-page of truths you never knew before. And in these videos they often give listeners a so-thorough rundown of their book you may not have to read it. The audio Cliff Notes of author-ity.
I'm a junkie for new truths, thank you authors & writers; I'm funny that way. Funny, yes, because I notice that my fellow man too often tends to prefer avoidance of said truth, y'savvy? Truth in the offing: painful or liberating? Ah, knowledge is power; but knowledge is searingly depressing sometimes. Next thing...
Anyway, let me get to the point of this, my morning's digital soliloquy: Steve Zim, pictured above with link. He spoke to Google in it's Santa Monica offices on fitness training, which is a subject of interest here at the Spartanista Vegan blog. What he imparts is not searingly depressing, truth or not; his knowledge is power, in more ways than one.
Personal-trainer-to-the-stars Mr. Zim (some name!) is a friggin' meat eater. I assume as much, since he freely and thoughtlessly prescribes meat-filled diets to his charges. So it's hard for me to take everything he says as gospel... Still, there may be things to learn from him. Click on the link above to learn such things as:
- when to eat
- when to eat protein
- how long the stomach should rest before exercise
- how to implement optimal gains from aerobic and anaerobic exercise
- and, most importantly, how to pump iron with low weight but maximum effect
This last thing on the list is where Zim wants you to know he shines. He's taken it upon himself to measure blood flow in muscles after various iron-pumping exercises. Ever notice how each machine at the gym illustrates where working it affects what part of the body? Apparently, the pictures are all off. Fancy that! So, using data from an infrared device, Zim re-concocted a huge host of exercises that truly target specific muscles for apparently super efficient training. And the new exercises employ low weight. Nice.
I fell for it. I've just ordered his latest book. Search amazon.com: Steve Zim. So,
I'm going to try it... And I'm going to do all the other things he suggests, too: Most importantly, I'm going to eat pure protein, vegan, of course (hemp, pea powder, rice protein), first thing in the morning, not eggs or whey powder as Zim might suggest.
I'll keep folks posted.
