Diet Advice from Lance Storm

[The Truth]

I found this advice on the wrestler Lance Storm's homepage and it's damn good advice!

This is something most people looking to lose weight need to understand. Fad diets don't work. You need a lifestyle change!

Diet

I don't have a very complex diet. A diet to me isn't something you are on, or off, it's simply your eating habits. I don't keep track of the amount of fat, protein, ot carbohydrates that I eat. My only rule of thumb is, avoid fat and keep my protein intake high. If there is a lot of fat in something, I don't eat it, period. I don't eat any desserts or junk food, and don't drink. No cheese. No butter. No peanut butter.

If they make a fat free version of something I use it. You do need some fat in your diet, but I find I still get enough when I try to avoid it all together. I always try to consume most of my carbohydrates earlier in the day. Avoid huge carb intake right before bed. Try to eat as many times a day as you can. Frequent meals increase your metabolism. Some people have a binge day, where they can eat things they usually don't. I disagree with this. I feel this only keeps your cravings alive. I find if you go long enough without something you quit craving it, and for the most part, no longer want it. Many people view eating as a source of enjoyment. I don't eat for enjoyment. I eat to fuel my body.

That's it in a nut shell, the world of Diet and Training as seen through the eyes of a guy who has been training for almost 2/3rds of his life.

The whole thing, including workout advice can be found here:

http://www.stormwrestling.com/workout.html

 

[mrRuckus]

there is no point to avoiding fat

 

[simon]

there is no point to avoiding fat

Word. But he must be right, because he's been training for two thirds of his life!

 

[The Truth]

Word. But he must be right, because he's been training for two thirds of his life!

And he looks like this...

http://www.stormwrestling.com/images/storm_front.jpg

 

[simon]

Haha, I already knew what he looked like. I wasn't trying to put him down. What works for one person doesn't necessarily work for others. I've put on plenty of muscle using a diet opposite to his; high-fat, low-carb. As mrRuckus said, there's no point to avoiding fat. You need fat. How else are you going to absorb fat-soluble vitamins and antioxidants?

 

[KillaCam]

Haha, I already knew what he looked like. I wasn't trying to put him down. What works for one person doesn't necessarily work for others. I've put on plenty of muscle using a diet opposite to his; high-fat, low-carb. As mrRuckus said, there's no point to avoiding fat. You need fat. How else are you going to absorb fat-soluble vitamins and antioxidants?

Like he said, he gets enough fat even when he avoids it.

But yeah, what works for him won't necessarily work for you and me. He's in darn good shape though.

 

[mrRuckus]

There are more efficient ways to getting a body like his.

Some of us carbs don't have such a huge effect on. More of us will gain more excess body fat than we need to while bulking using excessive carbs instead of fats. If you're using 'good' fats in place of carbs then your body switches to using fat as its primary food source. Mono and poly fats actually assist in 'telling' the body not to store fat. Carbs trigger an insulin spike which results in telling the body to store fat. Just how sensitive to these things you are depends on your genetics.

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