Paleo Biomechanics (and day 4)

Today I stayed home, I decided to give my legs a rest and the dishes a clean. I did make it to the gym however. This brings up an interesting point. We can imagine that Paleolithic humans walked a lot, but what about running? They probably did not run much. Think about it. Is there a single predator of that era or today that we can outrun? Is there an animal (besides a turtle) that we can chase down? To be sure, running had its place but not for any real length, what would be the point of running five or ten miles? If I were to intuit how to incorporate running into my Paleo plan, I would think that some short bursts or uphill sprints would be in order. Short spurts would have pracical merit. Further searching and a hint from Ran lead me to the website of Frank Forencich, the author Play As If Your Life Depended On It. The author has apparently done much of the intuiting already on how our ancestors went to the gym; the list of exercises he has invented is extensive and most can be done at home.

Since I have a gym membership and my home based routines usually fail in the end, I think I might try incorporating some of the more savannah like exercises into my gym routine. I know this may not appeal to a purist but it ought to be simple enough to create pushing, pulling and balancing type exercises that mimic our Paleolithic ancestors in their daily quest for food and shelter.