So you do two or so weeks of a “shake heavy” fast eating a healthy meal at night, and then all the meats for a few weeks( til you’re full )and you’re THAT lean? Also, very jealous about Texas De Brazil
Hey man, before I go into detail to answer, have you had a chance to read the link I sent you detailing my current way of eating? I wanna make sure I avoid crossing streams
Yeah I have, and to be honest I knew I was wildly over-simplifying. I’m trying to tailor it all, I keep thinking I’m missing something:one day I think it’s super simple then I get down in the nuance.
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Awesome man. Gonna pick out a few points.
NEVER this. Here is me eating until I’m full
I have been full 4 times in my life. It’s not something I care to do often. I eat until I’m not hungry. A big part of that is I don’t add seasoning or sauces or in any way try to make my food more palatable. I WILL use sour cream, butter, etc, but this is more an additional animal based fat source, and I employ salt because it helps with my blood pressure and electrolytes, but if I have to “trick” myself into eating the food: I’m not hungry. When I go out for my big all you can eat carnivore brunch, there are certain animal foods I avoid or eat sparingly because they are seasoned/flavored and easy to overeat, so instead I do the “do I want more eggs?” test. If I do: I’m hungry and I’ll eat. If I don’t: I’m not hungry, I’m just bored.
The shake heavy meal is ALWAYS 2 weeks, if not shorter, never longer. The meal at night is still carnivore. I still have 2-3 midday meals during that period, but I keep them pure protein (egg whites, chicken breasts, grassfed piedmontese sirloin, etc).
I always have a carb up meal each week, typically Sunday Night, so Monday becomes a fasting day where I go pure shakes as long as possible. If I can do a full day, cool, but otherwise at least until the evening meal.
During feasting weeks, I’ll eat more animal fats.
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Dude as always, Thank you for the precise and concise answers!
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Thanks dude! I know you’re not fond of commenting on programs you’ve never ran yourself, but I do appreciate your training problem solving ability.
Space is the primary issue right now. I’d prefer to not acquire any new large items until I can donate/dump some other stuff, my garage is a horror show right now. Second is thing is I’d not want to beat up my driveway or bug my neighbors too much with metal on pavement. Appreciate the tip though, that’s a good looking option if I ever do decide to invest in something prowler-esque.
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@mr.v3lv3t Always happy to share some perspective dude!
@bjiral Absolutely dude! Hope it’s helpful. It really IS simple: it’s just finding what works.
Quick sum so far: got up, 2 minute tabata squats and push ups, then 3 min max burpee chins (33), walk dog 2 miles, break fast with lighter carnivore brunch (still pretty satiated from dinner), chores, then the sequel to Suburban Commando
24kg Bells
135lb ish Stone of SteelEMOM, do 1 devil press into a thruster, then carry the bells to the SOS (sometimes overhead lockout, others rack carry), load the SOS, unload, farmers carry back
My phone eventually overheated so I had to start estimating start times.
Regarding dinner: pretty sure I took in 400g of protein in one sitting. Texas de Brazil is amazing. Beef ribs were still the best thing there, but they worked some magic with flank steak and sirloin, and I had some of the best tri tip outside of CA ever. I put away enough to create a stall in the kitchen, and we found the limit in that they wouldn’t let me have an entire beef rib. Definitely need to make my way back
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This latest videos thumbnail is giving off strong John Anderson vibes
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Holy cow thats a huge compliment! Thanks so much dude. Ranks up there with the two times I got mistaken for Derek Poundstone
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how good would it be to see a Pwn video where he talks like John. Quality
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It’s the veiny traps and shoulders lol. If you were smoking a cigar and terrifying strangers at the grocery store, would totally complete the look
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Hah! Maybe some day.
Got in a 3 mile walk with the family. Decided to skip the intentional carb up this week. I think I got in enough trace carbs and protein yesterday to trigger gluconeogenesis as it is, and this is going to be a short week of work and then the Mrs and I going out one evening and celebrating her birthday on another, so carb opportunities will present.
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AM WORKOUT (0405 wake up via alarm) FASTED
MESS (Mass-Easy/Strength-Simple) Day 14: Mass Made Simple Workout 7
EASY STRENGTH WORK
Axle continental and press away/weighted chin superset
3x3x151
3x3x40
(3) Axle double overhand deficit deadlift
3x3x241+chains
Standing ab wheel
1x10
Reverse hyper
75x200
Mass Made Simple
COMPLEX A (row-clean-front squat-press-squat-good morning) 70 second rests
5x130
5x135 (4 presses and a push press)
5x140 (failed the clean, fell on my butt, zercher the front squat, rack bar, finish out presses, squats and GMs)
Buffalo Bar Squats (plate change rests, then 50 seconds for topset)
10x102
10x122
10x142
10x192
4x5x212
1 mile run in the rain
BREAKFAST
1.5 mile walk w/dog
Notes:
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Came in feeling pretty solid for a Monday. Really focused on moving fast on the continental and press today, and staying strong on the deads. That MAY have robbed me later in the complexes. Failing that clean caught me off guard, and though the zercher was a fantastic audible, falling on my butt and scraping the hell out of my shin wasn’t.
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Went 1 weight class up on the squat prescription for today. I let the set of 192 determine how I’d play it. It’s worth appreciating I’m doing all of this beltless, and I intend to make that the way forward for the duration of the program. High bar, stupid deep, beltless, light knee sleeves: doing everything I can to make it unique and challenging at this new bodyweight of mine.
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Playing this week without the intentional carb-up on the weekend. Thursday we’ll be celebrating, and the plan is a cheesecake factory cheesecake slice (I get the lo-licious, which is still plenty of carbs for me) alongside whatever we do for dinner, so I’m sure I’ll get some carbs in there. Tomorrow, Mrs and I are taking in a comedy show in the evening and hitting up a great Mexican spot beforehand. I’m going to go exotic with my meats and go for some beef tongue and beefcheek, possibly even tripe. Great opportunity to experiment.
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Incredible thunderstorms in the morning. You might be able to hear it in the video. Opened up the garage door after the workout and just HAD to get out in it, so put on my cheap boots and went for a run. Storms cleared after breakfast, so got in a walk with the dog. Might get in another evening walk with the family. I really am just digging getting outside and walking. I’m stupid tan these days, and I imagine it’s what is keeping me lean. I’m deep into the Feast phase, eating my face off, and just getting more and more lean. I honestly think I was undereating for a while, or, specifically, not eating enough of the right stuff. I’m really in a state where, the more meat I eat, the leaner I am. Last night, I had full intentions of going for a leaner dinner after all the fat I put away at Texas De Brazil (I made it a point to ask the servers for the fattiest cuts whenever they came by) and instead let my hunger dictate 2 servings of pork ribs, and I’m still waking up looking like an anatomy chart. I’ve heard some folks describe this process as though you have to heal first before you start seeing the real benefits of the nutritional change, and I feel like that’s what is happening: the more meat I eat, the more I heal from the damage I’ve done, the better I thrive.
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I’m taking 3 days off of work this week, so my Wed is going to be a packed in day of chores, food prep, training, etc, so that I can spend my Thurs through Sun with family. Perfect place for 20 minute easy strength workouts and walking. Which means my next MMS day will be Wed. Schedule deviations, but that’s exactly why I picked this approach.
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Not my training here, but my dad watched my podcast with @ChongLordUno and said it inspired him to start walking again. We’ve been talking diet for a few weeks and my dad is down 16lbs in 2 weeks. We’ve really been able to bond over these discussions. It’s honestly just been so awesome to have that in my life.
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That is absolutely awesome man. Great to hear!
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Dude, my parents are SUCH fans of you. They’ve watched all our podcasts together and always talk about how good you are at leading the interviews and your enthusiasm. My dad is checking out your channel these days too!
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Incredible all-around. Well done, all three of you
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Thanks so much man! Been a great way to find something else to bond over. I actually ordered him a bunch of piedmontese grassfed steak tips, since he couldn’t find a decent source of grassfed beef at the time, and I think I got him hooked! Haha.
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That’s really terrific. It’s awesome to keep finding new was to keep a relationship like that growing
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So awesome to read about you and your dad. the worst part of living on the other side of the world is how much I miss my dad (and my mum of course), Happy for you mate.
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Wow man don’t really know what to say other than incredibly humbled.
Tell them I said thanks!
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