Comments on: The Warrior Diet Experiment, Part 1 http://muscleandbrawn.com/the-warrior-diet-experiment-part-1/ Get big. Get strong. Get ripped. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:03:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve http://muscleandbrawn.com/the-warrior-diet-experiment-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4830 Steve Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:13:38 +0000 http://muscleandbrawn.com/?p=941#comment-4830 The diet is going very good. Down 14 pounds in 12 days, and eating like a maniac at night. I plan on doing a complete update at the end of the month. Looks like I might be able to hit a 25 pound loss by then...far beyond my wildest expectations. The diet is going very good. Down 14 pounds in 12 days, and eating like a maniac at night. I plan on doing a complete update at the end of the month. Looks like I might be able to hit a 25 pound loss by then…far beyond my wildest expectations.

]]> By: Wild at Heart http://muscleandbrawn.com/the-warrior-diet-experiment-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-4824 Wild at Heart Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:59:17 +0000 http://muscleandbrawn.com/?p=941#comment-4824 how is the diet program going? anything worth noting? how is the diet program going? anything worth noting?

]]> By: Steve http://muscleandbrawn.com/the-warrior-diet-experiment-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3272 Steve Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:54:33 +0000 http://muscleandbrawn.com/?p=941#comment-3272 Thanks for stopping by John, and thanks for the recommendation. Unfortunately Cosgrove's training system works against me in a couple of ways. First, I am a bodybuilder/powerlifter at heart, and second, the high impact-cardio style of fitness doesn't work well for me @ 300 pounds at the age of 41. I work a fairly physical job, and have to be careful with joint/muscle strains at every turn. Age 41 is a world of difference from even 35 :) Thanks for stopping by John, and thanks for the recommendation. Unfortunately Cosgrove’s training system works against me in a couple of ways. First, I am a bodybuilder/powerlifter at heart, and second, the high impact-cardio style of fitness doesn’t work well for me @ 300 pounds at the age of 41. I work a fairly physical job, and have to be careful with joint/muscle strains at every turn. Age 41 is a world of difference from even 35 :)

]]> By: John http://muscleandbrawn.com/the-warrior-diet-experiment-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3254 John Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:28:09 +0000 http://muscleandbrawn.com/?p=941#comment-3254 I like your plan, but as a CFT and former Marine Training Officer I would recommend that you look at Alwyn Cosgrove's fat-loss routines. I made up some Excel spreadsheets with fat loss, hypertrophy, and strength routines. He uses a lot of inefficient supersets to enhance the fat loss. Goo luck!! I like your plan, but as a CFT and former Marine Training Officer I would recommend that you look at Alwyn Cosgrove’s fat-loss routines. I made up some Excel spreadsheets with fat loss, hypertrophy, and strength routines. He uses a lot of inefficient supersets to enhance the fat loss.
Goo luck!!

]]> By: Steve http://muscleandbrawn.com/the-warrior-diet-experiment-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2680 Steve Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:52:09 +0000 http://muscleandbrawn.com/?p=941#comment-2680 And like you said on your blog, I will be cutting out most crap sugar, so that alone is huge. And like you said on your blog, I will be cutting out most crap sugar, so that alone is huge.

]]> By: Steve http://muscleandbrawn.com/the-warrior-diet-experiment-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2678 Steve Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:48:27 +0000 http://muscleandbrawn.com/?p=941#comment-2678 Hi Wild at Heart, I was just at your site not a couple hours ago checking out your Warrior post. Regarding the diet, I am not as hardcore as many lifters. For example, tonight I am eating pizza to celebrate the New Year. Burn out is what i am trying to avoid. I eat best instinctively in Warrior style, but like you said, for sanity's purposes I need to have a share of pleasure eating. Enjoying my meals is a huge goal of mine, one that I left unstated. Thanks for all the encouragement and feedback. To be honest, one of my primary motivations in performing this experiment is to see how much of the supplement/standard bodybuilding/etc lifestyle is really needed to form a good physique. I am using zip for supplements, and it will probably be rare when I ingest more than 100 grams of protein in a day. One thing I'm not doing is eating salad, then veggies, etc, as outlined in the book. I am eating healthy for the most part, as stated, but I am not going by the Warrior Diet gospel. I am eating what I feel like eating that night to get in my 1,800 calories. Hi Wild at Heart,

I was just at your site not a couple hours ago checking out your Warrior post.

Regarding the diet, I am not as hardcore as many lifters. For example, tonight I am eating pizza to celebrate the New Year. Burn out is what i am trying to avoid. I eat best instinctively in Warrior style, but like you said, for sanity’s purposes I need to have a share of pleasure eating.

Enjoying my meals is a huge goal of mine, one that I left unstated.

Thanks for all the encouragement and feedback. To be honest, one of my primary motivations in performing this experiment is to see how much of the supplement/standard bodybuilding/etc lifestyle is really needed to form a good physique. I am using zip for supplements, and it will probably be rare when I ingest more than 100 grams of protein in a day.

One thing I’m not doing is eating salad, then veggies, etc, as outlined in the book. I am eating healthy for the most part, as stated, but I am not going by the Warrior Diet gospel. I am eating what I feel like eating that night to get in my 1,800 calories.

]]> By: wild at heart http://muscleandbrawn.com/the-warrior-diet-experiment-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2676 wild at heart Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:39:17 +0000 http://muscleandbrawn.com/?p=941#comment-2676 Don't be afraid to workout on an empty stomach, I was doing Pavel Tsatsouline's "power to the people" workout (basically powerlifting) and I can tell you from experience that the days I worked out on an empty stomach were my strongest days. Just make sure you eat a lot of fruit or vegetables after you work out. I know it's hard to believe since we've been so indoctrinated by the supplement cartel, but you won't wither away before your eyes if you don't eat 50 grams of protein after you workout. If you feel you must do protein because of a killer workout or whatnot, ori recommends taking 10 grams right after, and another 10 grams in an hour or so. I don't know, it's up to you. It sounds like you have a pretty good plan going. Be careful though, with that tight of a plan it will be very easy to get burned out, i know what it's like to come back after a lot of time off, but a friendly warning about biting off more than you can chew. I found that intermittent fasting was much easier to cope with when I could eat what I was craving for dinner. I actually really enjoyed my meals (a little too much if you ask my girlfriend) and that made it easier to go through the next day. So, just make sure you have fun, it's good to eat all that healthy stuff, but make sure your basic needs are satisfied. I've eaten a whole pizza on occasion, and woke up the next morning to have lost a pound or two. If you follow the eating pattern like you have, it is impossible to mess everything up if you give yourself a "cheat day". Don’t be afraid to workout on an empty stomach, I was doing Pavel Tsatsouline’s “power to the people” workout (basically powerlifting) and I can tell you from experience that the days I worked out on an empty stomach were my strongest days. Just make sure you eat a lot of fruit or vegetables after you work out. I know it’s hard to believe since we’ve been so indoctrinated by the supplement cartel, but you won’t wither away before your eyes if you don’t eat 50 grams of protein after you workout. If you feel you must do protein because of a killer workout or whatnot, ori recommends taking 10 grams right after, and another 10 grams in an hour or so. I don’t know, it’s up to you.

It sounds like you have a pretty good plan going. Be careful though, with that tight of a plan it will be very easy to get burned out, i know what it’s like to come back after a lot of time off, but a friendly warning about biting off more than you can chew. I found that intermittent fasting was much easier to cope with when I could eat what I was craving for dinner. I actually really enjoyed my meals (a little too much if you ask my girlfriend) and that made it easier to go through the next day. So, just make sure you have fun, it’s good to eat all that healthy stuff, but make sure your basic needs are satisfied. I’ve eaten a whole pizza on occasion, and woke up the next morning to have lost a pound or two. If you follow the eating pattern like you have, it is impossible to mess everything up if you give yourself a “cheat day”.

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