Old School Eating

[BendtheBar]

I'm putting together an article on old school eating and want to include a section on the staple foods for old school lifters. Please add them in this thread, and thanks!

[BendtheBar]

Eggs.
Beef.
Milk.

[ricka182]

I think you got them right there man.. haha all I ever heard of the classic BB'ers eating was raw eggs, lots of red meat, and milk with everything. I could probably live of those 3 things...except raw eggs, I prefer scrambled..


Edit: 500th post ...woo. hoo.

[BendtheBar]

500 woo!

I know Hepburn ate bananas like mad. Don't know if the other bodybuilders ate much fruit...

[onetiredkris]

didnt arnold drink raw eggs mixed in orange juice during his workouts?

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by onetiredkris

didnt arnold drink raw eggs mixed in orange juice during his workouts?

Not sure about old Arnie.

Sorry I didn't clarify, but I mean pre-steroid era lifters.

[onetiredkris]

damn....older than arnold makes me feel like a youngin

continue on then......

[CoopDawg]

Bananas
Honey
Eggs
Gallons of water and milk
Sorry if any of these are stated i only read the original post not all the posts

[Kyle Aaron]

Reg Park: "My favorite food is steak, which I sometimes eat twice a day. I also like salads, orange juice and wine."

Earle Liederman once wrote in "Iron Man" about the gastronomical indulgences of bodybuilding starts, "Reg Park of England wins a good second to Mac Batchelor with his speed. Once, when dining with Reg, he gargled three large plates of vegetable soup, then gulped chucks from his extra large and thick steak without his teeth sinking into the meat once, apparently, next stuffed many side dishes of vegetables into his ever open mouth and these include an extra large pair of baked potatoes, a huge bowl of salad, three glasses of milk and the last, the piece de resistance, a big dish of ice cream with cake. And all this, mind you, in about ten minutes. Gee! I've seen hungry bloodhounds gobble down food, but Reg Park wins a can of fried grasshoppers as second place for amount, and first place for speed."

Here has lots about the old time guys' training and diets.

"Goerner is firmly convinced that a mixed diet is the best for a strong man, with emphasis laid on eating good meals with the accent on meat! He is particularly partial to pork and beef and also wurst -German sausage meat. Vegetables also, together with potatoes, but not overdoing the latter. He is very fond of nuts -particularly walnuts -and all fruits: apples especially, which he thinks every strong man should eat, as well as oranges and other citrus fruits. Cheese and eggs also figure in his diet, but he does not care for rich pastries nor does he drink milk in any quantity. As regards drinking, he drinks beer, but only moderately -- seldom touches spirits..."

Arthur Saxon"Milk is a perfect food, and a splendid drink after practising, is an egg beaten up in milk, or a glass of hot milk. As a rule, the claims of patent or concentrated foods for the would-be strong should be taken cum grano salis ... Oatmeal and milk, too, is splendid for building up the muscular system, as well as cheese, beans and peas of all kinds, which contain the necessary elements for renewing tissue. I am not a vegetarian, and therefore advise the use of beef, mutton, etc., etc. ... With regard to alcoholic liquors ... I am aware of the dangers of drinking to excess, and would strongly urge on everyone the importance of moderation in drinking. Spirits I have proved to be disadvantageous to the would-be athlete, and my favourite drink is lager beer..."

Hackenschmidtt: "My experience has taught me, that foodstuffs are of secondary importance. There are very strong people who are strict vegetarians, whilst others eat a good deal of meat. A fare which consists of three-quarters of vegetable food and one-quarter meat would appear to be the most satisfactory..."

[BRaWNy]

I think some old school bbers also talked about coconut oil and drank a lot or mixed it with other stuff when bulking