Just recently I wrote about the Paleo ‘Caveman’ diet and why it shouldn’t be confused with The Warrior Diet… here’s the one simple reason why The Warrior Diet will fail for most people…
The Warrior Diet requires far to much discipline for the average person. Essentially you eat nothing all day then pig out in the evening.
This is simply out of the question for most people who can’t go longer than a few hours without eating food.
That said, there will still be people who know that long term there is no way they will have the discipline to stick to this way of eating… but they’ll still try it.
Then what they’ll do is pile on even more weight then ever before when they go back to eating their old ways.
Ori Hofmekler’s is an ex Israeli Special Forces Op who idealizes the ancient warriors of the mediterrian, and middle east. His fasting during the day pig out at night lifestyle is like a quasi religious experience for him. He really gets off on it.
If you are this type of person then I’ve no doubt that you could get off on The Warrior Diet and Lifestyle too.
I don’t trust people who idealize and worship the spartan type warrior as some kind of noble with a mystic higher cause. These types of ideas and beliefs are the foundations to what makes human beings the most sadistic and violent animal to ever live on the planet.
I’ve tried both your diets and the warrior diet. Hands down warrior came through I’m leaner and can last all day long. And wouldn’t you think its a good thing that the author is passionate and actually lives by his own diet? You stooped low to sell your book. Good job.nerd
I have just recently read two books by Ori Hofmekler: (the most recently published) Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat and The Anti-Estrogenic Diet. Both books are extremely compelling in this logic and science. I have started incorporating aspects in my nutrition and am convinced that this is finally the diet (i.e. nutritional plan) that I want to follow. One caveat. This diet is not about starving yourself during the day. Even a cursory look at the book will confirm this. Ori promotes the concept of overeating (at night) and undereating (not starving) during the day to maximum the anabolic phase of building lean muscle. I find very satisfying the undereating phase of the active portion of the day.
I’m distressed that you felt the need to criticize the Warrior Diet. It isn’t about starving all day and “pigging-out” at night. It’s about eating whole and meaningful foods and ensuring you are satisfied at night when your body can properly assimilate a large meal (after undereating during the day). It is all about becoming more sensitive to hunger and satiety signals, what your body really needs, and reacquiring your taste for good food.
It works for me in a way that nothing ever has before because it makes sense and doesn’t deprive me of what I need to feel satisfied. My energy is through the roof and I’m lean. ‘Nuf said.
Hey if the Warrior diet works for you more power to you. I agree with your comment and I should have been more specific about the pigging out bit which is all about eating whole foods
I think the Warrior diet is a valid concept for people who are disciplined.
For most people though I don’t think they’d have the discipline so they’d fall into the trap of yoyo dieting.
not gonna take a shot at you, but here’s my take on things.
this is an ideal way to eat, eating frequently
(6 meals a day etc)keeps the metabolism fast but doesn’t cleanse the body sufficiently to maintain good health.
we are the only species that doesn’t fast (generally) and the only species chronically ill.
this guy has proven to everyone that the diet supports an active, well….pretty impressively active lifestyle
and the whole discipline thing, really?
c’mon if you’re fat you ate too much. you obviously can’t control yourself
it’s gotta be learnt eventually
No way am I fat theo.
But come on.
Get real.
There’s simply no way the average Westerner has the discipline to follow this kind of lifestyle.
Therefore it simply is not suitable for the average westerner.
If however you could consistently follow this eating pattern with whole foods for your entire life you would have a greater chance of reaching optimal health.
Optimal health is more than just what you eat however.
Chronic stress also has a big impact on health.
lmao i wasn’t calling you fat,
it was a hypothetical, fat people are fat because of their lack of self control, or in kids cases poor control by their parents.
and i don’t think it’s pushing too far to be honest, half the people i know don’t eat breakfast, and working all day, even if you start eating on the way home from work you’ve still had an okay fasting run.
way back when, i went through a phase where i ate 6 meals a day to tie in with resistance training. that took discipline for about a week till it starts to become a habit, there’s no reason at all that people couldn’t adapt easily to this either.
but your title is like saying,
’sprinting repetitions are the worst exercise here’s why
they involve effort’
yeahh i just used exercise in it’s place to better illustrate my point
i do appreciate your point about people giving up and gaining more weight, but that is the only point you made,
everythign else was cheap shots at the author’s lifestyle and discouraging others from being like him.
and you summarized with an opinion
to summarize; some people’s limitations, in no way affect the success of someone who follows it and eat’s well.
Yeah, what I wrote about Ori, and people who like the diet is pretty harsh in retrospect.
All of your points are fair Theo.
As far as people giving up and gaining weight only being one point, you cannot marginalize it because its only one point.
I’ll wager yoyo dieting is by far the number one reason why many people with weight problems continue to have them.
They try some new diet, it works for a while, they give up, and they feel terrible about themselves for failing, then they seek solace in their ever reliable friend… comfort food.
It’s a vicious circle.
You also cannot underestimate the difficulty for most people to change their habits.
People are ruled by their habits, good or bad, and most find it difficult to change many of their habits.
It’s part of the human condition.
If you’re looking to have a eating and movement pattern that you can live with for the rest of your life, The Warrior Diet, remains unrealistic and unappealing for most.
It’s just to far removed from their lifestyle paradigm.
For those who can live it, they will gain the healthful benefits of intermittent fasting.
I enjoy doing sprint repetitions personally, but they’re just not appealing for many people. Most people can get a decent amount of enjoyment and health by simply taking a stroll for an hour each day and eating whole foods.
Losing weight and staying healthy is simple.
Eat only until your 4/5’s full
Eat whole foods and remove processed foods.
Take a walk for a half an hour to an hour each day. (outside, not on some treadmill)
Aim to get 8 hours of sleep each night.
Drink in moderation.
If you’re that way inclined, include 1 to 3 resistance training sessions each week.
All very interesting for a 51 year-old man just 90 minutes out of a 50m pool where I do my 30/40 laps each night after just eating a small banana during the day at 3 p.m. I have never dieted and I’m not a fitness nut. In fact, as a photojournalist for 27 years who smokes four to five cigars a week, I simply got into the habit of drinking lots of water and eating a banana during the day since I was/am always on the go with needed energy to do my job well. I love to wind down after my long swim, drink two beers and eat some cashews, then eat a solid meal of fish/chicken, potatos, green beans and big salad at about 9:30 p.m. Some nights it’s lasagna, or a sausage and pepper hoagie - but no desert ever in my life. I hate sweets, but love salt - bacon is my favorite, so please, I eat what I want basically in one relaxed one hour sitting late at night and feel great. I’m a lean 6 feet tall and weigh 165. It’s a shame that Hofmeckler relates my mellow 30 year eating habit/lifestyle as a warrior mentality (all the way to the bank I guess)- it’s just the way my body likes to work. By the way, five visits to the doctor in 30 years = all for old sports injuries ignored. No two people are alike.