The Ultramind Solution

[MattyG35]

I haven’t read the UMS, but I think this may be related somehow. It’s the gracie diet. They have different food categories, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and you only mix certain foods in order to optimise digestion. I don’t know the validity of it, but thought it could be added. I’d c/p but it’s pretty long.

You can find it here
http://graciediet.com/food-groups/

[WestCoast7]

[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
My friend Mike and I did the protocol together (I won’t put my clients through anything I’m not prepared to do myself, of course) about 12 months ago and I logged it.

Here is the first post in that log:

UMSLFBB = Ultramind Solution Lite for Bodybuilders. It’s a 6 week plan that involves implementing many of the basic strategies in the ultramind solution (UMS), but tweaked to be a little more ‘anabolic’ though in a way that is in harmony/sympathy with the body and the tenets of the UMS.

I start it tomorrow, with my good friend Mike. He’s 44 and feeling a bit shitty - you know the feeling I’m sure. A bit run down, a bit ‘flat’ mentally and physically, etc. His body shape has begun a slow decline into stereotypical middle age condition - he used to be an accomplished athlete too.

He’s on antidepressants but I hope we can ‘cure’ him of that. I’m doing it with him since I need to experience how my tweaks might affect the UMS protocol/outcomes. Now this run will be a body recomp, not an out and out muscle building event, but I think many principles have crossover. If I can create an anabolic environment but without many of the usual irritant foodstuffs, then great. I’m convinced that many BBers who you see on stage with distended bellies are suffering partly from massive gut irritation, due to eating the same foods over and over for years, often in massive quantities.

So today I went shopping and bought:
A lot of vegetables
Quinoa
Organic vegetable and chicken stock
lentils
Split peas
Metal drinking vessels (can’t find any glass ones that I trust to take to the gym), glass casserole storage containers, etc, etc.

And I cooked up a couple of stews and casseroles - which are pretty damn tasty actually.

Now my usual pre-workout drink would be oats, chocolate milk and whey. I have changed this to presoaked quinoa, fruit smoothie, whey. I can’t for the life of me think that I will be able to adhere to the 100% elimination of certain foodstuffs (fucking wheat is in everything, including organic veg stock) though dairy and grains should be doable. The rest will just have to me minimised as much as possible. I’m not sure how ‘bad’ whey protein might be, from a dairy standpoint, but I need it, lol.

I’m not really inclined to post the full log, sorry. You get the general idea from the above text and can ask me any questions arising from that in this thread.

Cheers!
BBB[/quote]

This is very similar to my the hybrid paleo diet that I utilize. I have completely removed dairy and grains (including anything with wheat) with the one exception being quinoa.

I can’t tell you how good it feels to eat this healthy. Of course it was a big change in the beginning, and might seem like a pain just because were so conditioned to eat certain foods, but overtime you’ll realize that it really isn’t any harder than eating normally.

You only get one body, you might as well feed it the best fuel you can get.

[MattyG35]

[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:

[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
I haven’t read the UMS, but I think this may be related somehow. It’s the gracie diet. They have different food categories, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and you only mix certain foods in order to optimise digestion. I don’t know the validity of it, but thought it could be added. I’d c/p but it’s pretty long.

You can find it here
http://graciediet.com/food-groups/[/quote]

TBH, I didn’t read it after your synopsis made it sound ridiculously complex.

I would rather say to people “here’s the ‘bad’ sh*t, now cut it out as much as you realistically can for at least 6 weeks”, rather than… whatever complex instructions accompany the ‘alphabet soup’ diet you listed, lol.

Not to disregard the gracie diet, but why overcomplicate things, especially when people are looking for a simple, yet effective solution?

BBB[/quote]

I agree with what you’re saying, I just found the ‘don’t mix certain food together’ to be in line with this thread.
The categories are all whole foods. With E, F, and G, being a single item that should or shouldn’t be combined with whatever.

Group A: Vegetables & Greens, Meats & Seafood, and Fats & Oily Foods combine with each other and with one of Group B.
Group B: Starches do not combine with each other
Group C: Sweet Fruits & Foods, and Fresh & Creamy Cheeses combine with each other and with one of Group B, if not prepared with fat, such as butter or oil.
Group D: Acidic Fruits and Milk Derivatives that do not combine with each other or with anything else.
Group E: Raw Bananas combine with all fresh sweet fruits.
Group F: Milk also combines with Cooked Yolk and Artificial Sweeteners.
Group G: Farm Fresh Milk Cream also combines with cooked yolk and red apples, raw or baked, but not with apple juice.

[Dolce]

can carb powders be used with the ultramind solution? like waxy maize starch?

i guess whey protein isolate is works okay? would gemma pea protein isolate be a good alternative?

[BulletproofTiger]

Gonna get the book and figure out what the heck you guys are talking about…

[ferox]

BBB have you ever shared recipes? I follow my own modified UMS and was curious as to what recipes you have came across, would be happy to share. I feel like recipes are the most underestimated part of following this kind of plan. Many are willing to try it, but tasty easy to use recipes are difficult to come across.

[Damici]

Interesting thread. I’m intrigued, so I just ordered the book. Will let you know what I think.

Thanks for bringing the subject up.

[tolismann]

Does this book give advice on mineral deficiencies, and how to supplement if any deficiencies exist?
(timing of supps, taken with meals, between meals, etc…)