MDRN

MDRN / Library

15 pages.

Filtered to nothing at all. Every movement has a version that needs nothing, written on its own page, so an empty room is never the reason a session does not happen.

Push

Push-up

Hands under the shoulders, ribs down, one straight line from ear to ankle. What the push is for, the three faults that actually show up, the version that needs no equipment, and the sets and reps an MDRN plan prescribes at every level of experience.

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Brace

Plank

Forearms down, glutes on, ribs down. Quality beats duration every time. What the brace is for, the three faults that actually show up, the version that needs no equipment, and the sets and reps an MDRN plan prescribes at every level of experience.

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Mobility

The warm up

Four minutes: a walk, four mobility pieces that take two of them, then one light set. No equipment. They open what sitting closes, and they are why the first working set does not feel like a negotiation.

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Mobility

Open the front of the hips

Half kneeling, squeeze the back glute, hold and breathe. Why the plan asks for it before every session, how long it takes, and the three ways it goes wrong.

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Mobility

Reach overhead

Back to a wall, arms slide up. Stop before the ribs flare. Why the plan asks for it before every session, how long it takes, and the three ways it goes wrong.

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Mobility

Rotate through the middle

Seated, turn and look behind you. Both ways, slowly. Why the plan asks for it before every session, how long it takes, and the three ways it goes wrong.

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Mobility

Ankles over toes

Knee travels past the toes with the heel down. Both sides. Why the plan asks for it before every session, how long it takes, and the three ways it goes wrong.

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Assembly

The Pan

Protein in the pan, vegetables in after, starch on the side. What goes in which order, the three things that go wrong, and how it fits the plate shape MDRN measures by hand.

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Assembly

The Bowl

Starch on the bottom, protein on top, vegetables around, fat drizzled over. What goes in which order, the three things that go wrong, and how it fits the plate shape MDRN measures by hand.

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Assembly

The Tray

Everything on one tray, oven at 425, pull it when the edges catch. What goes in which order, the three things that go wrong, and how it fits the plate shape MDRN measures by hand.

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Assembly

The Cold One

No cooking. Protein, cut vegetables, bread or crackers, something fatty. What goes in which order, the three things that go wrong, and how it fits the plate shape MDRN measures by hand.

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Daily Three

Protein at the first meal

A palm of protein. Roughly the size and the thickness of your own palm, which scales with you and travels with you. Where this sits in the Daily Three, how to attach it to something you already do, and the three ways it falls over.

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Daily Three

Protein at the second meal

A palm of protein, on the plate before anything else is. Where this sits in the Daily Three, how to attach it to something you already do, and the three ways it falls over.

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Daily Three

One walk

One. Any length. Outside. Where this sits in the Daily Three, how to attach it to something you already do, and the three ways it falls over.

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Daily Three

Water with every meal

One glass, with the plate. Every plate. Where this sits in the Daily Three, how to attach it to something you already do, and the three ways it falls over.

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