The Warrior Diet | KratosGuide.com Intermittent fasting diet for fat loss, muscle gain and health It's actually worked great for me.. I was really skeptical at first but I loved the results! Working out, smoking a bowl then feasting at night is the best thing EVER.
Yeah man. I've been doing the leangains 16/8 setup for a while now and I have nothing but good things to say. My lifts and lean body mass are way up and my body fat hasn't gone up significantly at any point. Check out my thread if you want: http://forum.grasscity.com/fitness-...ntermittent-fasting-i-am-your-guinea-pig.html You can see how I've adapted and evolved my training and diet over the year.
I don't think people should diet. "Dieting" implies that you are going to eat healthy for a while then go back to your same old habits. Instead of dieting why not just change your overall diet to fit your nutritional needs? I completely cut out soda/junk food/fast food from my diet and eat only what I need in the day and I feel amazing (and I only drink water). I work out every day (whether it's weights or cardio) and I gained 6 lbs in a few weeks. Whether that's good or bad I don't know. Although I can tell you that I gained some serious muscle for me. Considering I'm 5'8, 130 lbs. I used to eat shit all day and work out and wonder why my work wasn't paying off. Yes those proteins drinks/shakes help you but if you are getting your recommended serving of protein a day then there is no need to take in more.
The warrior 'diet' isn't really a diet.. it's a lifestyle change. but I do see your point about fad diets.
begin to dig: Review of the "Science" claims of the Warrior Diet I was really curious about the W.D. and now after reading this page (it's a lot) I think it's just someone trying to sell a book.
Warrior diet is 1 method of intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting is scientifically proven to work. Intermittent fasting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Human Studies Similarly, recent studies on humans suggest similar beneficial results. Alternative day fasting (ADF) may produce significant improvements in several markers such as LDL cholesterol in as little as eight weeks.[9] ADF "may effectively modulate several risk factors, thereby preventing chronic disease, and that ADF may modulate disease risk to an extent similar to that of CR".[10] Serum from humans following an IF diet had positive effects (reduced triglycerides in men and increased HDL in women, as well as reduced cell proliferation and increased heat resistance) in vitro on human hepatoma cells.[11] IF confers protection from toxic chemotherapy treatments, allowing higher doses and therefore more effective treatment for cancers.[12] IF may function as a form of nutritional hormesis.[13][14] In animal tests, IF diets improved lifespan up to 40-50%. Good enough for me.
Check out leangains bluntman. The author's approach is much more to my liking than the warrior diet. Everything is based off of peer-reviewed studies and the author's own expertise in training his clients, who are all incredibly ripped by the time he's done with them. I totally agree that a "diet" should be a lifestyle change. Like I said, I've been doing this nearly every day for a year (16 hours fasting, 8 fed) and I haven't had problems sticking to it. The only time I end up breaking the fast is when I go out and drink at night, which isn't that often anyway.
I'm sure it works for some people but after reading this I just think it's fishy. This right here turned me off. If it's so great then there should definitely be sources/citations within the book, but he makes it really hard to find which references backs up which claims. This right here leads me to believe he's hiding something. If it was good science then all the sources should be properly cited. Like I said I was really interested in it so I'm not trying to ruin it for everyone. I'm sure it does work for some people. @Russia: I will check it out
No shit? I'm interested. Right now I'm eating 1/4 to 1/3 of my calories right before sleep and I have been noticing rapid fat loss. The rest of my meals are split pretty much evenly throughout the day. Few questions though.. Where do I go from here? When does this massive meal take place? What about pre-workout and post-workout energy needs? How will I function if I'm under-eating the most of the day?
1) Start with The Leangains Guide | Intermittent fasting diet for fat loss, muscle gain and health Then read through some more leangains articles (focus on the scientific ones- read the pubmed references in detail). 2) In most of the setups, the largest meal will be the postworkout meal, so the timing depends on when you are training. There are several different sample setups, but you can tweak it to your needs. 3 and 4) The answers many people in the IF community give is that under-eating increases catecholamine levels, thus somewhat compensating for a lack of fuel. In addition, glycogen and fat stores are usually quite deep with a proper diet. It does take some getting used to though, because the body has to adapt to using something other than its preferred fuel source (i.e simple mono/di saccharides from food). Finally, the sympathetic nervous system can become activated from the stress of fasting. This last bit is intimately related with the increased catecholamine levels. Resting energy expenditure in short-term starvation is increased as a result of an increase in serum norepinephrine is one of my favorite articles on fasting- it simultaneously states a negation of the "starvation mode" myth and illustrates the aforementioned increase in catecholamine levels (norepinephrine is a catecholamine).
Hmm. Ehh I'm not too convinced. Sure he may look cut as hell, but that doesn't tell us how healthy his organs are. For one, since you're bundling up so much protein in a short amount of time, the excess protein will put a strain on your kidneys and your body will produce ammonia. A lot of protein will make your metabolism work harder so you burn more calories at rest and get cut easier.. but it's not worth the consequences in my opinion. And there's also no long-term studies on humans (that I know of) that show how this type of diet in the long-run will be on brain. I know animals (including humans) that have gone through a fasting/starvation period in their life typically have higher life expectancies; but this is regarding to animals that only went through a long phase or phases; not for someone who sticks to a fasting diet all their life. Lions usually only eat a few times a week, and they live to be what.. 13 years old? Whereas parrots constantly eat and live to be 40 easy, easy.
In other words, you have nothing to say to disprove my claims/concerns? And somehow I'm the ignorant one..
You do make valid points. It's important to stay hydrated when trying this sort of meal plan to offset some of the effects on the kidneys, like creatine kinase buildup. And you are correct in that there are not yet enough conclusive studies to say with total confidence that this is the "best" way to eat. For me, this type of meal setup works well with my schedule. For the moment, I don't see any reason to stop using it. I've had several physicals since starting it and nothing unexpected has appeared.