Thursday 2026015

Pete Shaw
Jan 14
3 min read

BODY

Linda

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps for time of:

Dumbbell deadlifts

Dumbbell bench press

Medball cleans

This workout will end up being very long but very fun. The mix of movements keeps things fresh. The workout will start with a skill building exercise to teach the medicine ball clean. We will keep it light due to the reps.

BELLY

Thai Chicken Skewers with “Peanut” Sauce

Grilled chicken skewers marinated in Thai-inspired spices and served with a rich, creamy almond butter dipping sauce.

⚡️ Quick & Easy Sheet Pan Chicken "Satay"

This version is much faster because it turns "skewers" into simple chicken bites that cook hands-off in the oven.

📝 Ingredients

Group	Ingredient
The Chicken	1 lb chicken thighs (Cut into 1½-inch chunks)
	Seasoning: 1 Tbsp coconut aminos, 1 Tbsp lime juice, 1 tsp fish sauce
	1 tsp ginger (paste), 1 clove garlic (minced), ½ tsp coriander, S&P
The "Stir & Serve" Sauce	2 Tbsp almond butter (or peanut butter)
	1 Tbsp coconut aminos, 1 tsp lime juice
	½ tsp ginger (paste), ½ clove garlic (minced), 1½ Tbsp warm water
Cooking Prep	1 Tbsp melted ghee or butter

🏃‍♂️ Instant Assembly (5 Minutes Prep + 12 Minutes Baking)

Oven Prep (1 Minute): Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet with foil.
The "One-Pan" Toss (3 Minutes): * Place the chicken chunks directly on the baking sheet.
- Pour the coconut aminos, lime juice, fish sauce, ginger, garlic, coriander, and melted ghee over the chicken.
- Use your hands or tongs to toss everything directly on the pan. Spread the chicken out so the pieces aren't touching.
Roast (12–15 Minutes): Slide the pan into the oven.
- Parent Hack: To get the "grilled" look without a grill, turn the oven to Broil for the final 2 minutes of cooking.
The "While-It-Bakes" Sauce (1 Minute): While the chicken is in the oven, put all sauce ingredients in a small bowl and stir until smooth. Use the warm water to get it to your favorite dipping consistency.
Serve: Remove the chicken bites from the oven. Serve them on a plate with a pile of toothpicks and the dipping sauce on the side.

💡 The "Busy Parent" Shortcuts

Skip the Skewers: Threading meat onto sticks takes forever and is a safety hazard for toddlers. Chicken "bites" are much easier for kids to eat and faster for you to cook.
Tube Ginger/Jarred Garlic: Use the ginger paste from a tube and garlic from a jar. It mixes into the chicken coating instantly.
Warm Water Hack: Use hot water from the tap to mix your sauce; it melts the almond butter much faster than cold water.
No Wait Time: Slicing the chicken into small 1½-inch chunks creates more surface area, so the flavor "sticks" immediately. You don't need to marinate for 30 minutes!

BRAIN

The energy resistance principle

Martin Picard expands the biological case for energy resistance at the cellular level

In this review, Martin Picard and Nirosha Murugan develop the Energy Resistance Principle (ERP), the idea that many chronic diseases are driven not by a lack of energy, but by impaired cellular ability to use, sense, and allocate energy appropriately. Drawing on mitochondrial biology, stress physiology, and metabolic regulation, the authors describe how cells can become “energy resistant,” with disrupted energy signaling even in the presence of abundant nutrients and oxygen.

Rather than centering disease on ATP scarcity alone, the paper emphasizes dysfunction in mitochondrial signaling, redox balance, and energy distribution caused by chronic stress, inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction. This perspective helps explain why insulin resistance, fatigue, neurodegeneration, and cardiometabolic disease often cluster together, and supports the view that restoring metabolic flexibility and mitochondrial efficiency is central to improving resilience and long-term health.

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