ACA Explorers

If GrowStronger is one of the 3 Discovery Modes, how is it different?

Remember that Discovery is Learning How to Learn. We keep track of Discovery work by Reporting. And based on the mode that Explorer is in, it will change what they report!

Everything is Practicing / Learning.

The 3 Modes are:
Scholar - Reporting study based on cards studied/added
Mastery - Reporting based on time spent practicing/learning.
GrowStronger - Reporting based on completing movement-based routines/learning new ones!

So GrowStronger still works within the ACA Method. That is to say, it still has an i+1 and Clan path.

How would that work? Well, treating your fitness/health/mobility with the methodology of small steps taken everyday towards greatness works incredibly well!

You can start with one push up and end up with your day filled with various routines (cardio, strength, mobility, flexibility, joints, bodyweight, etc.). You still use the i+1 Journal and still announce habits at weekly Clan meetings - both incredibly necessary support tools!

In fact, we want to get to the point where an Explorer can be in all 3 modes all at once, and ebb and flow within them when needed.

I also feel like GrowStronger's tagline of Grow Smart, Grow Faster, GrowStronger works incredibly well for the 3 facets of the ACA Method (Discovery, i+1, Clan).

Just how far can we take GrowStronger? How can we revolutionize the Health/Fitness world as well?

I really like the idea of integrating healthy routines throughout a healthy workday, especially since I have read that even small amounts of exercise can produce dopamine and improve ones health! Do you know if anyone has managed to determine the minimum amount of physical activity necessary to derive mental performance benefits?

Great question Marcus! Not sure about how much work has been done with minimums, although I have read a few papers about the minimum amount of exercise necessary to see some real production of GLUT4 receptors in muscle cells. The thinking being that with a small amount of exercise before a meal, you could shift those calories to your muscle cells instead of fat cells.
However, I remain skeptical. I think its not an on/off switch like a lot of pseudo-biochemists (ahem, Tim Ferriss) like to think it is but rather a sliding scale. So rather than minimums lets think of optimal situations!

I can tell you that the more exercise I do the better I feel. I really think we've evolved to move around. So lets get up and get to it!

Marcus wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:39 pm I really like the idea of integrating healthy routines throughout a healthy workday, especially since I have read that even small amounts of exercise can produce dopamine and improve ones health! Do you know if anyone has managed to determine the minimum amount of physical activity necessary to derive mental performance benefits?

Great question Marcus. Since I am older, I realize that any amount of exercise is beneficial!