Eat, Sleep & Train Like Your Ancestors - Robb Wolf - #320

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome back. My guest today is Rob Wolf. He's a former research biochemist and one of the world's leading experts in Paleolithic nutrition and ancestral health. The world which our genetics evolved in is very different to the one that we exist in now. Robb's work tries to undo this by applying an evolutionary lens to our training, diet, recovery and socialization. So today, expect to learn why the Guinness Book of World Records has banned unbroken sleep challenges, Robb's best tips for easily getting more protein into your diet, how losing one hour of sleep can ruin your relationship, how Rob approaches his training methodology after 20 years in the CrossFit world and much more. Something I found really interesting when speaking to Rob is that the Paleo, Keto, Ancestral health world is quite ideologically intense. There are some incredibly full on debates that occur on the internet and Rob who is kind of the figurehead, one of the foremost intellects in this movement is just so easy going. He's just really flexible and wants people to do whatever makes them feel good. And yet a lot of the people on both sides of the aisle are kind of firing these huge arrows and dropping atomic bombs and Robb's just stood in the middle chilling out. So yeah, there's tons to take away from this, especially if you have not swallowed the red pill on sleep yet. I think some of the statistics that he drops today will really remind you that getting your eight hours is super important. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Pure Sport CBD. If you are struggling to sleep on a night time, I highly recommend that you give their Unwind CBD and Neutropics Oil Blend a go. It's helped me massively over the last couple of months. I've found that I'm waking up less during the night and I'm finding myself more rested and relaxed the next morning. You get a 1500 milligrams of CBD and an all natural blend of Valerian Root, Lavender, Camomile and Vitamin B complex to help you get the sleep that you deserve. They've got over a 1000 reviews on Trustpilot with 4.8 stars out of 5 on average. And they've just been featured on Sky News as one of the most innovative CBD companies in the UK. They can also ship worldwide. So no matter where you are, you will be able to get the highest quality CBD products. Plus you can get a 20% discount off all full priced items by using the code MW20. Head to puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom and the code MW20 for that 20% discount. That's puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom.
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Rob Wolf, welcome to the show.

**Robb Wolf** (4:41)
Hey, huge honor to be here. Thank you. Thanks for tolerating the many reschedules that we had with my moving and everything.