"Polynesian bodies" – Why Polynesian bodies develop muscles better
The Polynesians are descendants of those first sailors who crossed the great waters and became the original inhabitants of the islands of the South Pacific. To survive those long, cold ocean voyages, their Polynesian bodies evolved to develop maximum muscle-building capacity as a means of generating and preserving body temperature.
This was a direct adaptation to an environmental factor. Those who could not adapt died, while the survivors brought genetic advantages with them, creating a kind of hybrid body, capable of enormous feats of physical labor, with very few calories and very little water.
The colonization of the Pacific islands only encouraged the Polynesian body to spread these genetic traits, as the early islanders literally looted their forest homes with their bare hands. Tame wildlife and horticulture was a Herculean feat, and the shortage of fresh water made the Polynesian body need to store fluids efficiently.
These early evolutionary patterns form the basis of the contemporary Polynesian body. It allows Polynesian bodies:
1. Build muscle easily
2. Possess a unique strength for massive capabilities
3. More easily withstands harsh environmental conditions
4. Enduring long periods with little food and little water.
Unfortunately, these adaptations also mean that Polynesian bodies
1. Store excess energy more easily as body fat.
2. Store excess water subcutaneously.
3. Burn calories at a slower, gradual rate
In the absence of the extreme physical jobs performed by our Polynesian ancestors, and the easily abundant food in Western cultures, it’s no wonder Polynesian bodies have a tendency to gain unsightly body fat. This excess energy storage was a survival adaptation for the thin days prevalent in island cultures, but completely absent in western cultures.
Here are 3 of the best tips to improve a Polynesian body
1. Exercise, choosing intense weight training over cardio.
Polynesian bodies are designed to exercise with maximum intensity. Once or twice a week is sufficient. If you are weight training 5-6 days a week, I guarantee you can train twice as hard once or twice a week. Another way to look at it is this: if you can train with weights for 90 minutes, I assure you, you can train harder for 40 minutes. Remember that you can train hard or you can train hard, but you can’t do both. Always choose to train hard. Intense training triggers the release of muscle-building hormones into the bloodstream. Jane Fonda’s workouts don’t. Polynesian bodies respond well to incredibly intense training regimens performed less frequently.
2. Don’t eat every day.
This one may surprise you, especially if you are Polynesian, but it is true. You may have heard that if you don’t eat every few hours, your body goes into starvation mode, yada, yada, yada. Who came up with this idea? Did you take the rest of the day off for such brilliance? That simply is not true. Polynesian bodies are descended from a genetic strain of humans who could survive for weeks without food, rest, and very little water.
Primitive man tracked herds over vast expanses, on foot, and when they finally faced their prey, they were somehow able to muster the strength and energy, in this state of exhaustion, to run and kill a beast over ten times its size. I know one thing is for sure. Put a bunch of these first hominins in the NFL and they’d stomp the snot out of those juice heads. We need to harness that power and use the energy stored in the body.
The idea that you feel tired all the time and that you need to eat constantly to maintain your energy levels are fabrications of the weak modern mind that prevent us from exploiting the vastness of our true human potential.
3. Eat real, natural and unprocessed foods indigenous to the islands, and eat enough to be satisfied.
A Polynesian body can store more water, so drink a lot to discourage water retention.
Organic fruits, vegetables, seafood, coconut oil, taro, along with chicken, pork, and beef are the mainstay of the Polynesian diet. These are the foods that Polynesian bodies have adapted to assimilate efficiently over hundreds of years of evolution. Polynesians should not consume processed foods. Canned foods and commercially packaged foods combined with naturally high-fat Polynesian diets create metabolic chaos in the Polynesian body. Gradually cut out all processed and artificial foods.
Through the evolutionary process of natural selection, Polynesian bodies can become the ultimate muscle-building powerhouse or unsightly storage system for excess energy and water weight. Polynesian bodies can build muscle more efficiently because they have slightly lower metabolisms and a genetic propensity to store more water. More than 70% of the muscle is water. This is a wonderful adaptation for gaining muscle mass, but a bit detrimental when the desire is to burn body fat and rinse the subcutaneous water. Polynesian bodies also possess a unique hormonal environment that allows muscle gain to take place more effectively. A gift to the contemporary Polynesian body of your ancestors who survived some of the most brutal ocean efforts.
To get close to genetic potential, a Polynesian bodybuilder must train with extreme intensity, less frequently, monitor caloric intake, and manage his water correctly.
