<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Andrum Method]]></title><description><![CDATA[Safe, Efficient, Effective Workouts Backed by Science. We sweat the small stuff.  ]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:47:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.andrummethod.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[1. Survival: Solving for Safety]]></title><description><![CDATA["The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes." Ibn Sina, (philosopher, Logician, and father of modern medicine) Circa 1025 A.D.  Survival: Solving for Safety Humans are naturally curious. We are explorers, adventurers, inventors. We laud the pioneer, the hero, the entrepreneur. But for all the names on monuments and chapters in history books, there is one driving factor that unites us. From the boldest of us to the...]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/post/survival-solving-for-safety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291a8e57b5e19eb15b98c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 00:04:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_d6636ab926df439da36beefcbecd27bd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Rocke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2. Fascia, Development of the Support System]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though it plays such an important role in defining and unifying ourselves as a network of systems, it is more aptly considered a material rather than a living tissue. It is made up of collagen and elastin molecules that spiral in a triple strand coiled rope. It can be as fine as a spider's web or as thick as matted felt. Though it is not living tissue, it is our most sensitive and informative organ. It has three jobs in our survival success: support, protection, and communication. Fascia is...]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/post/2-fascia-development-of-the-support-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291a8e57b5e19eb15b98b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:22:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e0338287b2c4edaae950630b29be851.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Rocke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Juice: The Heart of the Matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[We seek to maintain a degree of energy throughout the entire body at all times. It is fed and cycled by the pump of the breath. It is...]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/post/the-juice-the-heart-of-the-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291a8e57b5e19eb15b992</guid><category><![CDATA[How We Move]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:41:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f91db28e28d49e79bba3d1015542c82.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Rocke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gravity is Your Friend, Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is Gravity? Gravity is not just the magnet that holds our feet to the ground. It is a field. From the farthest reaches of the...]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/post/gravity-is-your-friend-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291a8e57b5e19eb15b988</guid><category><![CDATA[How We Move]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:34:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80a13854d2c54410890b24ed95959469.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Rocke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gravity is Your Friend, Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moving through Gravity Since gravity is constantly pulling all things down into the center of the earth. And the earth is very big. It...]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/post/gravity-is-your-friend-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291a8e57b5e19eb15b989</guid><category><![CDATA[How We Move]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:34:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_24ece94288e447c68d7ee6f28db50daf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Rocke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fascia: Key to Functional Efficiency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adherence to the Law of Least Effort dictated human development to obey another natural phenomenon: Tensegrity.  Tensegrity, tensional integrity, is the balance of opposing forces. It refers to the stability or mobility of a structure maintained by the inward tension in the lines connecting the structural shafts. Contrary to popular belief, it is not our skeletal structure that holds us up. The bones create shape and act as levers to move things. They exert outward force against the constant,...]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/post/fascia-key-to-functional-efficiency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291a8e57b5e19eb15b993</guid><category><![CDATA[Brief Look at Fascia]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:33:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_5323252299a04f2a9c818aa15a74fe53~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Rocke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Build a Human]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you were to build a model human, like a robot or a working doll, where would you start? Traditionally, you might start with a stick...]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/post/how-to-build-a-human</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291a8e57b5e19eb15b98e</guid><category><![CDATA[How We Move]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:32:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3d00cc412b4baf98d14c0c7c9382f7.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Rocke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Quick Look at Fascia]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Quick Look at Fascia Until recently, a model of human anatomy might start with the skeletal structure. Onto which one would, mentally, layer muscles like so many strips of Play-Doh. Stuff the middle with the squishy bits and lay some more Play-Doh for abdominal muscles on top. String it together with some tendons and ligaments, to hinge the joints. At about this point it might occur to the sculptor that muscles are rather spongy; that they need to be held together better, and attach somehow...]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/post/a-quick-look-at-fascia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291a8e57b5e19eb15b98f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e0338287b2c4edaae950630b29be851.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Rocke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2b. Seeking Safety: the Social Environment]]></title><description><![CDATA[2b. Friend or Foe: Determining Safety in the Social environment 2b. Friend or Foe: Determining Safety in the Social environment The Social Environment The higher we climb on the ladder of complexity, the more input we have to deal with. The more detail we get about our environment, the richer the experience. There was a point VERY early in evolution when organisms discovered the benefit of forming groups. When I say early on, I'm not talking about governments or churches or even agriculture....]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/post/2b-friend-or-foe-the-social-environment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291a8e57b5e19eb15b987</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 20:50:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/01208c797d3d43808f3e07b6e9557676.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Rocke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2a. Seeking Safety: the Physical Environment]]></title><description><![CDATA[2a. Seeking Safety: the Physical Environment 2a. Seeking Safety: the Physical Environment Humans are complex creatures. Arguably, the most complex creatures on the planet! No matter how complex we get, though, we share the same problem as all other living things: how to survive.  The prime directive and universal problem that unites all living things is  how to keep on living. The more complex the organism, the more variables. The more options and opportunities to manage that survival. The...]]></description><link>https://www.andrummethod.com/post/2a-friend-or-foe-determining-safety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c291a8e57b5e19eb15b98d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 20:47:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_624e8e5697134546988d440adddeb83d~mv2_d_5472_3648_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heidi Rocke</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>