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If your aim is to lose body fat, than that's a terrible diet. If you want to lose body fat effectively, why not copy the diet of bodybuilders that get lean for

If your aim is to lose body fat, than that's a terrible diet. If you want to lose body fat effectively, why not copy the diet of bodybuilders that get lean for a living!?

ReptileMan 6y ago
Because bodybuilders also live in the gym. And getting into shape and getting lean are two different paths. It is a lot easier to cut when you have lot's of muscles and lots of fat, than just a lot of fat. You can't just copy third of someone's lifestyle. And let's not forget that lots of bodybuilders eat clen and tren hard. When you get a nice cocktail of all kinds of shady substances to modify your metabolism it also makes difference.
stevebmark 6y ago
It's a great diet for losing fat (it's just going to be no fun) Suggesting that an average person tries the extreme diet of a body builder of putting on excess fat and then trying to "cut" it is really bad advice.
- mjbeswick 6y ago
  I'm not suggesting that anyone follow a bulking diet, but following a cutting diet would work and isn't extreme. For example a diet of 10-30% carbs, 40-50% protein, 30-40% fat, with a 400Kcal deficit isn't extreme by any measure! That kind of die, avoiding alcohol and sugar, seems pretty reasonable?
pizza234 6y ago
While I personally agree with approach to ask to those successful in order to establish a strategy to tackle a problem, there are a few crucial factors about professional bodybuilders: - they dope themselves to death (in some cases, literally) - they, in general, spend lots of time in the gym, although this is not a requirement to get fit in general - they are gifted in genetic terms, which makes their practices incompatible with regular people. Probably, the best role models are regular people who keep fit with a balanced lifestyle, and even better regular people who do so in shortage of resources (ie. time), since they have to be very effective.
- mjbeswick 6y ago
  While many bodybuilders do take drugs, you don't need to take such things to get lean. Having said that, gaining muscle beyond a certain point naturally is physically impossible, although staying within a health 10% - 15% body fat range is simple with a reasonable diet. I would argue that the idea of being genetically gifted is largely a myth, as anyone that appears gifted is most likely taking performance enhancing drugs.
coldtea 6y ago
>why not copy the diet of bodybuilders that get lean for a living!? Because bodybuilders (a) also have strong wills in dietary matters and everyday regimen, (b) tend to follow complex diets strictly, (c) tend to get supplements, including non-healthy ones, (d) also do hard exercize to go along with the diet, (e) getting lean is basically what they do 24/7. So, yeah, if (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) being the same for someone, then it would be a good idea for them to follow a bodybuilder diet...
- mjbeswick 6y ago
  I agree totally agree you in that many people that are into bodybuilding are strong willed or rather drive by obsession, to stick to a strict diet.

If your aim is to lose body fat, than that's a terrible diet. If you want to lose body fat effectively, why not copy the diet of bodybuilders that get lean for a living!?

ReptileMan 6y ago

Because bodybuilders also live in the gym. And getting into shape and getting lean are two different paths. It is a lot easier to cut when you have lot's of muscles and lots of fat, than just a lot of fat. You can't just copy third of someone's lifestyle. And let's not forget that lots of bodybuilders eat clen and tren hard. When you get a nice cocktail of all kinds of shady substances to modify your metabolism it also makes difference.

stevebmark 6y ago

It's a great diet for losing fat (it's just going to be no fun) Suggesting that an average person tries the extreme diet of a body builder of putting on excess fat and then trying to "cut" it is really bad advice.

mjbeswick 6y ago
I'm not suggesting that anyone follow a bulking diet, but following a cutting diet would work and isn't extreme. For example a diet of 10-30% carbs, 40-50% protein, 30-40% fat, with a 400Kcal deficit isn't extreme by any measure! That kind of die, avoiding alcohol and sugar, seems pretty reasonable?

pizza234 6y ago

While I personally agree with approach to ask to those successful in order to establish a strategy to tackle a problem, there are a few crucial factors about professional bodybuilders: - they dope themselves to death (in some cases, literally) - they, in general, spend lots of time in the gym, although this is not a requirement to get fit in general - they are gifted in genetic terms, which makes their practices incompatible with regular people. Probably, the best role models are regular people who keep fit with a balanced lifestyle, and even better regular people who do so in shortage of resources (ie. time), since they have to be very effective.

mjbeswick 6y ago
While many bodybuilders do take drugs, you don't need to take such things to get lean. Having said that, gaining muscle beyond a certain point naturally is physically impossible, although staying within a health 10% - 15% body fat range is simple with a reasonable diet. I would argue that the idea of being genetically gifted is largely a myth, as anyone that appears gifted is most likely taking performance enhancing drugs.

coldtea 6y ago

>why not copy the diet of bodybuilders that get lean for a living!? Because bodybuilders (a) also have strong wills in dietary matters and everyday regimen, (b) tend to follow complex diets strictly, (c) tend to get supplements, including non-healthy ones, (d) also do hard exercize to go along with the diet, (e) getting lean is basically what they do 24/7. So, yeah, if (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) being the same for someone, then it would be a good idea for them to follow a bodybuilder diet...

mjbeswick 6y ago
I agree totally agree you in that many people that are into bodybuilding are strong willed or rather drive by obsession, to stick to a strict diet.