Dan Edwardes: Parkour Generations, How to Upgrade Your Performance and Why Biceps Curls Are a Waste of Time

This week we're here with Dan Edwardes. Dan is one of the founding members of Parkour Generations, the the world’s leading professional organization for the dynamic movement discipline of parkour and free-running. Yup, Dan is one of those guys you see running up the side of buildings and jumping over things most of us wouldn't even think possible. Parkour Generations has also started official parkour coaching certification ADAPT and the new Parkour Fitness Specialist certification for fitness professionals. In other news, we are very excited to say that The Fat-Burning Man Facebook page is coming up close on 10,000 fans. So as a thank you for being such awesome fans, we're going to be giving away some awesome stuff once we actually hit 10K! One lucky winner will get their own "83% Paleo" t-shirt (everyone has been asking for these, but they aren't for sale yet!) PLUS a copy of our best-selling eCookbook "The Fat-Burning Chef." Go ahead and enter the giveaway by using the widget at the bottom of the post! Alright, onto the show with Dan where we talk about: Why bicep curls are mostly a waste of your time. How to build functional strength to upgrade your performance. How you can conquer fear to kick butt at anything.   a Rafflecopter giveaway FAQ for using the Rafflecopter widget: How can I enter the contest? To enter the giveaway, first sign into the widget using the buttons above to either "Log in w/ Facebook" or "Use Your Email" (we'll only use your email to contact you if you win). There are 3 ways to enter the giveaway. Like Fat-Burning Man on Facebook:Click the "Easy entry for all Fat-Burning Man fans on Facebook" option under the "Enter to Win" tab on the widget above.Enter your Facebook name in the field and click the "I'm a Fan!" button.Follow @FatBurnMan on Twitter:Click the "Follow @fatburnman on Twitter" option under the "Enter to Win" tab on the widget above.Enter your Twitter username (for example, I would enter @fatburnman), and then click the "I Follow on Twitter!" button.Join the Fat-Burning Man Mailing List:Click the "Join the Fat-Burning Man Mailing List" option in the widget above.Check the box next to "I would like to subscribe, or I am already a subscriber. In addition, I confirm that I am 13 years of age or older."Click the "Enter" button. Can I get bonus entries? Yes! After you like Fat-Burning Man on Facebook using the widget above, you'll be prompted to "Share this to get bonus entries." Click the "Share this" link. A box will appear that will give you a unique URL that you can share with your friends. For each friend that enters the giveaway, you will receive +1 entry into the giveaway. You can refer up to 10 people. I don't see the Twitter or Mailing list options for entering the contest. How can I enter those? In order to unlock the Twitter and Mailing List entry options, you must first like Fat-Burning Man on Facebook via the widget above. When does the giveaway end? The giveaway ends when we hit 10,000 fans on Facebook. Who can enter? You must be at least 18 years old and a US resident to enter. How will I know if I won? We'll contact the winner by email within 48 hours after the giveaway ends. I'm having trouble logging into widget via Facebook! Sometimes there are issues on Facebook's end that cause this. Usually clearing your browser cookies and cache help the issue. Before going any further, here's a page that describes how to do this depending on what browser you use. If that doesn't help, try another browser.