On Diet

Recently, and parasitically, I've been eating closer to a "Warrior Diet." This routine basically calls for one binged meal a day which I used to think is the way to eat to really get cut up, lean, and feel a lot of energy. Boy was I wrong! This has been proven to be on countless times and I believe that not all people have the same Genetic makeup as that of the Roman foot soldier. Philosophers think, Soldiers kill, can the two really eat the same things when they do different tasks? I think not.

After reading about the "Bruce Lee diet" which basically says this:

1. Use supplements
2. Eat Chinese food (balanced veggies, fruits vs. Western diet of fats and protein)
3. Eat frequently
4. Don't skip Breakfast*** (I do this a lot)
   
5. Eat a smaller Dinner
6. Drink lots of water
7. etc

My fatal flaw is eating a late dinner and in LARGE portions as influenced by Warrior diet. My stretching routine and strength training is also negatively influenced by Pavel Tsatsouline. If you watch his training videos you will see what I mean (one arm pushup and he struggles like hell to get up after going down. yeah...) So out with the old and in with the new!

Yesterday I accidently overtrained my midback, lats, abs and subsequently going over my current limit with my calves which left them the sorest item today. I did notice something positive about my eating habit yesterday which I think left me feeling GREAT this morning and that is...

I ate a relatively SMALL dinner (Applebee's Hot Wings - not the healthiest item but small) and had a little bit of protein after my nightly workout and felt FANTASTIC this morning!

The plan from now on in terms of diet is to eat a little bit more during the day and slow down the eating once the Sun goes down. This will consist of:

• A GOOD breakfast (Oatmeal, eggs, etc)
• Hearty Lunch
• Healthy large portion of Afternoon snack
• Small recovery dinner
  

More fruits and veggies will come in to replace starch foods (spaghetti, rice, potatoes, bread, etc) and protein items will be increased.

I am still trying to figure out my body as some are good on high protein low carb diets while others are good on high carb low protein diets but the latter will never result in any form of strength gain and muscle growth.

Since I will be eating more during the day it makes sense to split up the workout routine to twice a day and some in between instead of just once in the evening like I've been doing for the past. The morning workout will be light cardio for warmup and small muscle group. The evening workout will be for a larger muscle group and to really go all out. Theory behind this method is to jump start the day early and keep the metabolism throughout the day so that I am still good to go in the evening and be exhausted afterwords so I can get a good night's sleep. :)

I'll check back in a while to report the results but if it is like anything I've experienced today I will be coming back with some awesome news in a few weeks. :D