The Warrior Diet
Sometimes, someone proposes a diet that totally contradicts everything you think you know.
Testosterone Nation has an interview with Penthouse magazine's editor Ori Hofmekler. His Warrior Diet is just that radical. Read an excerpt:
This diet is based on the assumption that your body has the instinct, like any other instinct, to control itself and to manipulate it very well. The other big advantage of this diet is that it takes advantage of something that no other diet does?the empty stomach. Exciting things can happen when your brain barrier is open and you can manipulate your hormones.We already know that working out on an empty stomach in the morning stimulates more weight loss than if we ate before. This diet basically guarantees you six to eight hours a day of fat-burning hormones running in your body. Only in the ketogenic diet do we have a very similar affect, but the ketogenic diet has a lot of downsides to it. Again, it's based on an unnatural denial of instincts. Mentally, it can f*ck you up completely, and it could really f*ck up your ability to deal with stress. I think the mental deprivation plays a big part in what I should talk about.
In essence, the "Warrior Diet" will guarantee you a fat-burning hormone in your system for at least six to eight hours, which no other diet does. And last thing, the diet is based on a one meal a day principle. It's against all the rules. The meal is to be eaten at night. It could even be late at night; it doesn't matter. Ideally, it's right after a workout. It sounds kind of bizarre?you could raise a lot of questions about resting metabolism and basal metabolism, and you could argue that most people won't be able to handle it, and stuff like that.
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Created / Updated: November 8, 2011
If the Warrior Diet was so well researched, how come he simply buys his multi-nutrient support formula directly from Don Lemmon of http://www.donlemmon.com? Wouldn't you think if the Warrior Diet was so different than everything else, it would require a different vitamin formula? What happened to one meal a day giving you all you require to begin with? Make up your mind Warrior Diet!
ReplyYou can eat just one meal a night with no supplements during the day. However most people after years of forcing down 3 - 6 meals a day of Meat and Potatoes don't digest food that well anyway.
The diet is not about depriving yourself of essential nutrients. You can eat light protein and raw fruits and vegetables during the day if your body tells you that you need it, as well as a whole source organic multivitamin to make sure your body is getting everything it needs.
This will all make sense if you read the book, you don't even need an open mind, because he explains it in such a simple way that it makes sense to any logical person. Open Minded or not.
ReplyWow!
ReplyI've been on The Warrior Diet for quite sometime and I feel amazing! Their new nutrient blend is the best! It doesn't stink like another brand I've tried, this other brand also made me sick if I didn't eat it with food! The warrior brand nutrient also gives me an energy boost withen 15min of taking it!!! I will never eat another way. Nothing is off limits and no more of that food separation either. Go Warrior!!!
I've been on the Warrior diet for almost two years. It's the best thing that's ever happened to my body. My weight is finally under my control!!! I have twice as much energy as i used to and i don't have to waste my time eating throughout the day and then complain when I lose my energy to digesting the food. Dave dear, in the book it says to eat fresh fruit or vegetables during the day for enzymes and you can also use supplements. I've never felt more connected to my body. Thanx Ori!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyI've been on the Warrior Diet for nearly 4 weeks and I feel fantastic!!! My energy is over the roof! My concentration at school is amazing. I am extremely alert, I never get moody and I never stress. My memory has skyrocketed. I play tennis heaps and hill sprint, I don't need food for energy as Ori states. Food is a DEPRESSANT, it blocks your brain barrier leading to fatigue and cravings. DO NOT EAT BREAKFAST, you eliminate detox, you block your brain barrier as stated above, and you do not manipulate your glucagon and growth hormones to keep you YOUNG. DETOX, activate your Sympathetic Nervous System, eat without guilt at night and by far, LISTEN TO YOUR BODY at night and fight your hunger during the day. Also your Protein Utilization increases by 160% when you undereat during the day!! We must respect our biological clocks and wake up our Primal Genes that our ancestors have, live like true warriors and feel the benefits. "Eat like a Warrior, Live like a Warrior". Your body is not a machine, your metabolism is so sophisticated that you can recreate it every day. Eating at night helps you sleep by producing trytophan, serotonin and boosts your metabolism and anabolism (replenishing your glycogen stores and build muscle naturally).
ReplyI have been on the warrior diet for a week now, and i have lost four stone. during the day i eat half a sandwhich, and at night ieat the k.f.c family bucket for £12.99. i have made a massive improvement and i would like to say thanks.
ReplyOnly a week and you have lost 56 pounds? What did you really mean to say? I'd really like to know how much weight one truly can lose in a week on this style of eating.
ReplyShe hasn't answered, so... In the first week of doing the diet seriously myself, I lost between 4-5 pounds.
Many people experience the same kind of thing. During the first two weeks or so, your body is adjusting and compensates greatly during the day, burning more glycogen stores(fat) than usual.
Then after two or three weeks you should balance out to about 2 pounds a week, depending on how much of which Macronutrients(Protein, Fat, Carbs) you eat in your main meal.
Replyin my school all they serve is chips pizza and the evil ginger bread man who you cant eat because he runs away!I dont want to eat crap for lunch i want good food like the stuff they make on big cook little cook i want to go to there cafe it looks very clean so i have started taking packed lunch and followed the warrior diet.i am a member of your famous fan club and still think the 70s was the best year peace and save the rain forest thank you for letting me send you this unnecessary letter it is crap i only like ommpaloompa man who eats rocks
Replyi agree ommpaloompa man i agree
Replythe warrior diet is great! i've been on it for a year now and lost 1/2 a pound, its the best diet i've ever been on and the only diet i have been on.
ReplyI have been on WD for over a week. It was a bit difficult the 1st 2 days, followed by improved feeling of well being. It also seems my strength and endurance is up and recovery from exercise is faster.
The only question I still wonder is the fat loss aspect of WD. Subjectively it seems I may have loss a bit but my weight seem to have increased a little or unchanged. I have been eating 1 hugh meal per day 1 or 2 apples/pears in the day (sometimes). Should I be patient or is my metabolism diminished or held steady by this diet?
I am 5'5" 180 lbs 37 yr male. I desire to lose as much body fat as possible. Gaining muscle simultaneously?
Hope to get some answers/help from the more experienced folks out there.
ReplyTo gain muscle while simutaneously losing body fat, dieting no matter the results is simply not enough. Partnered with resistance exercises, this diet will earn you a much more efficient metabolism. Remember the more muscle mass you have the more calories you body burns.
ReplySorry, another thought - fundamentally, it just seems like input vs output of energy should govern the draw into fat reserves. In the single meal, I think somedays it could be as high as over 3000 calories! In other words, am I really suppose to eat a lot but lower calories items. This way the quantity of food could still force to the metabolic rate up (??I am purely guessing)
Up to now, I had been eating a lot of buffets w no regard to how much calories. Of course I could eat as much wheaties as I could stomach and ...
Replyhi guys,
First, from what I have read elsewhere, losing weight on the WD without carb/fat cycling or exercise takes a little more time than a week...
Second, the fact that you eat 3000 calories is actually what's supposed to help you burn fat. If you eat 200-300 calories per meal, your body tries to spend 200-300 calories during its daily activities. So if you eat 3000 Calories your body will try to spend 3000 calories (instead of the 200) during its activities.
Third, eating something else than buffet (of course it depends on the buffet...) would be a good idea. The best thing is to cook your own food, it takes longer but it's much more rewarding and will allow you to know exactly just what you put in your body.
Finally, I recommend to anyone interested in learning more on the intricacies of the WD to read Ori's Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat. Although the book does require a basic knowledge of biochemistry and biology. Anyone can still get more details about both the diet and the exercise routines, though.
ReplyI have been on the warrior diet for two months now and I feel great. I am lactating and the babe doesn't seem to notice the shift in supply. He just nurses more in the evening. My husband got me hooked after he lost over 30 pounds in just 6 months. I have more energy, patience, and I have even noticed a hormonal balance that my whole family has enjoyed. Back to the baby...he is 17 months old, so it's not like I am his main food supply. I have already lost a pant size, and I am almost in my pre pregnancy pants.....I love this diet and I am hooked. I love to indulge myself in the evening and eat a brownie...in moderation of course. I recommend this diet(or way of eating) to anyone!!
ReplyMany hunter gatheres eat this way. They walk, gather, hunt, build and play all day, then feast at sunset. They eat a alot of fat, in the form of insects,and organ meats or dairy if they keep animals (not really hunter gathering.). They are beautifully formed and happy.
ReplyI eat a very high fat diet of dairy. But I always eat small amounts. I have a baby and we eay together. So I eat way more often now. We eat butter, cheese, eggs and bacon with fruit and vegetables, and sprouted sourdough bread. We are plump and shiny (skin and hair,) with great immune systems.
joey your so silly, you lil chubster. we should meet some time and discuss our weightloss problems. I've lost 2 and a quater pounds in 3 years and my kids can see the real difference in not only my physical appearnace but also my additude towards the mcdonalds diet. McChicken burgers are the best. because of your letter i have ventured out to the bathing suit section of the mall, after losing all the weight i weigh 344 lbs. i started this diet because i was inspired by the sad story of me crushing my hamster on the sofa! i still miss little FRANCHESCA. thanks for all your help joe.
ReplyEvan an underweight child would kill on a hamster if he sat on him. But good job
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