Dude, I have the book and read the book. From people I know who have read Maximum Muscle, it is basically a rehash of WD. THE PROGRAM IS UTTER CRAP. Hell, look at the endorsements it got. WHO on the endorsement list follows the diet? Davies? I don’t think so. Poliquin? Nope. Pavel? yeah, he does something similar, but it ain’t the WD. The WD is crap hidden behind the tale of romantic lore of the old Roman soldier. Dude, if a ReAL athlete followed the program they would lose their freakin contract because their performance would SUCK! Didn’t you read what Zeb said about Ori? On his videos we was struggling with a 135lb bench!!! I know people that bench 500+lbs and they don’t follow the freakin warrior diet. Hell, even the mighty powers that be at T-mag discarded the diet. It is utter shit!
Again, I’m not saying it isn’t. But I wouldn’t go so fast to completely discard it’s principle. It’s basically the same as any other diet where you eat alot of shit. The only difference is that you don’t eat carbs in the day and get the bulk of your calories in the evening. Ofcourse if they never got a bodybuilder or powerlifter doing this thing then shame on them and Ori deserves an uppercut to the nuts. But otherwise it could be a formula to get cut or to maintain. Just because 6 meals/day works, doesn’t mean it’s the ONLY thing that works. Hey, if it’s really shit then I’ll be the first to flush. Let’s see how they review the book, at least.
The warrior diet is to dieting, what the “indo board” is to weight training.
A ridiculous load of crap.
I follow the “Warrior Diet” in reverse. I eat a big meal when I wake up and just supplement a few protein shakes throughout the rest of the day. Mr Olympia Lee Haney recommended that your largest meal be your first. Works well and is damn convenient. The traditional Warrior Diet scheme made me fat as hell. Ori says to customize the diet to your physiology. This is what works for me.
w2097,
Why don’t YOU get hte book review it and try the diet rather than listen to other’s reviews? I tried the diet, and it was utter shit. I read the book and it sucked. Thank God I didn’t buy the damn videos.
WTF,
Beautiful analogy man!
He-he, I don’t wanna try that shit because I’m bulking and because I hadn’t read the book. But I like the concept. See, the guy above modified it and it works for him, so there.
Ok, you angry young men, it’s the colon cancer of all diets. Happy?
Dude, “modifying” the diet changes the diet, therefore it is not the Warrior Diet so to speak. And how can you make a comment about it and offer an opinion such as you like the concept, without trying it. yeah it is a great concept,starve yourself then pig out. Bottom line, if it doesn’t work, it ain’t that great.
I’ve tried the diet and I did have success with it for a while. I think that one of the reasons it works is that it increases your insulin sensitivity. I didn’t buy the book so I can’t say I tried the exact diet. Basically I would get up around 8am, eat a piece of fruit for breakfast and lunch, then started eating around 6pm. I lost very little muscle mass but I did lose enough fat to see my abs for the first time in my life. I also felt more energetic during the day, which was a huge benefit (obviously what you eat has allot to do with how tired you get after a meal).
I was on the diet for around four months. When I switched back to my 6 meals-a-day routine I seemed to have retained my insulin sensitivity. For those who can stand it, it may be useful for short periods, but obviously if you feel tired and crappy all the time its not for you.
I do have a HUGE criticism for Ori’s justification of the diet. The argument that people would go hungry all day and then feast each night, repeating the process every day is absurd. For example, take a Native American who goes on a hunt for bison with their tribe. They kill a bunch of animals and the tribe travels to the kill site to set up camp and start cooking the bison. If the tribe killed 2-4 bison there is no way that 25 or even 50 people will be able to finish all that meat in one night. So what did they do? They made beef jerky, or stored the meat by digging a hole to act as a cooler (the ground is cool if you dig far enough). Then there is Pemmican, which can store for years if it is made properly. Supposedly Pemmican was an important part of the early American Explorer’s economy. Look at some of the early photos of the American plains and you’ll see that Bison were in no short supply. The point is they obviously weren’t relying on killing an animal every day just to eat. People have always been smart enough to store food for the future. Why would people starve themselves every day in a survival situation if they didn’t have to? Even animals store carcasses in the ground to eat later on. I’m sure there were times when people starved and feasted, but to say that was an everyday occurrence seems far-fetched.
Couple this with Ori?s other absurd claims and I think we can see why there is so much animosity for this diet.
Well a piece of fruit for breakfast would certainly kill me that very day. Anyway, maybe I’ll try to stretch 40% of my calories from morning to 6, eating only proteins and fats. Then load up the remaining 60% with a heavy carb dose.