Today, I’m writing about a business I haven’t talked about much at IMPOSSIBLE - PaleoMealPlans.com. I don't talk about it as much around IMPOSSIBLE, because 1) IMPOSSIBLE isn't a paleo-specific blog and 2) the business runs semi-autonomously with the team in charge since I spun it out of IMPOSSIBLE X a few years back. A quick history - PaleoMealPlans.com grew out of UltimatePaleoGuide.com - which grew out of IMPOSSIBLE Abs when I first mentioned ...
The FPC Protocol (Frequently Asked Questions)
I’ve been getting a bunch of questions about what exactly the FPC Protocol is so I thought I’d take some time to answer them. What is the FPC Protocol? The FPC Protocol is a super simple, easy to follow eating protocol designed to help you build lean, solid muscle - particularly for those that find it hard to gain muscle, weight or size.. FPC stands for the three phases of the eating protocol. Are There Workouts Included? I give a basic workout ...
INSIDE: The FPC Protocol
Last Friday, I got a couple emails: Joel - this looks awesome - but what exactly is the FPC Protocol? Great question - I guess I should go a bit more in depth. When most people try to lean out, they declare a war on carbs. The core idea of FPC is that carbs are not bad (phew!), but you need to know how to use them. But before you go crazy, if you’re direly overweight or trying to lose a bunch - carbs can suck. They make you hungry, spike your ...
How To Cure Insomnia: 5 Experiments for Better Sleep
I have an ongoing battle with sleep. For a long time, I simply hated it. Lying unconscious for 8 hours at at time seemed unproductive and boring. I would lay there, staring at the ceiling for an hour before getting bored and getting up to work on a project or something else that seemed like it was more productive to society. The aftereffects of this were that I would stay up to strange hours, crash out late, wake up late and feel groggy for the ...
How To Reverse Diabetes – How Les Shed 80+ Pounds, Surprised His Doctors, And Manhandled Type 2 Diabetes
Disclaimer: This is not a medical recommendation or take on type 2 diabetes. Talk to your doctors before undertaking any program or diet. That said, this is a true story, and Les's story is real. If you're cool with that, read on. We've had tons of people drop 20-30 pounds, and a couple people lose 30-50. But few people have impressed me as much as Les - a 56 year old college professor who (in just 9 months), dropped over 80 pounds, reversed his type 2 ...
The Ultimate Paleo Guide: Everything You Could Ever Want To Know About The Paleo Diet
The Paleo Diet I talk quite a bit about the paleo diet & I get a lot of questions about the paleo diet. Rightfully so - Impossible Abs is a variation of the paleo diet with several tweaks and I recommend it as the go-to diet of choice for people looking to lose weight without having to calorie count all day, every day. Why? Because paleo focuses on eating real food - something so important, it seems laughable to suggest, but is so basic that it's ...
Two Foods You Should Stop Eating Yesterday
What if I told you that most people could cut out a huge chunk of health problems just by eliminating two groups of food? Well, you can. Cutting out these two food groups can help regulate your hormone levels, make it easier to lose weight, improve gut health, normalize blood sugar levels & even improve allergies. If you take a look at food groups through the lens of the 80/20 Principle, these two foods would be the 20% of foods that cause 80% ...
The New Years Contest Transformation: 3 Incredible Stories
Woah. I'm finally getting my butt in gear and announcing our winners for the New Years contest. We had so many entries - it took me a while to get through them all. It's been a big process, but it's been really cool to see some of these transformations happen in real time. It was tough to narrow them down, not only going through physical changes, but also the stories of the people behind them but after much deliberation, we narrowed it down to our top 3 ...
How To Submit Your 2013 New Years Contest Entry
Calling All Contest Finishers Almost exactly two months ago we launched the New Years Contest To End All New Years Contests. If you don't quite remember it, the gist is that EVERYONE wants to use the New Year to start getting in better shape. I wanted to help people actually DO that. So I decided to bribe you. More and more I'm realizing that my real goal is to remove any and all excuses you have from working out and/or doing the things you really want ...
“All-In” 31 Pounds In 8 Weeks – T’s Story
Over the past 6 months or so, I've gotten quite a few great Impossible Abs success stories. Today I get to share with you one of them. Meet T (not her full name) T first emailed me a few months ago: Hi Joel. I did your 8 week impossible abs challenge and lost 14 kilos. Just wanted to say thank you. Your blog has changed my life in a lot of ways, not just health wise. Thank you!!!!! T I had to do some conversions, but I did the math and ...
