The Deadly Truth About Veganism

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The tragic death of an infant is among the many cases that shed light on the consequences of vegetarianism/veganism, among which are fatal vitamin deficiencies. Sergine and Joel Le Moaligou of France fed their 11-month-old daughter Louise breast milk alone– one day in March 2008 the baby became listless and the couple called emergency services. The baby died of a vitamin deficiency.

According to the autopsy report, the baby suffered from a vitamin A and vitamin B12 deficiency, which experts say raises a child’s vulnerability to infection. The deficiency may have been due to an unbalanced diet, and that the couple did not heed the doctor’s advice for hospitalization when Louise contracted bronchitis and had dropping weight during her nine-month checkup.

While breast milk is a near-perfect food that proves to be the best nourishment you can give your baby, its nutritional value is influenced by the mother diet. Louise’s mother is a vegan, and it apparently created vitamin deficiencies in the breast milk that she was fed on exclusively.

Are you convinced that a strict vegan diet is the healthiest way to go? Read on and be enlightened about the potential deadly dangers of this practice.

The Health Setbacks of Going Strictly Vegan

Many individuals go down the vegetarian/vegan route based on their ethical or spiritual convictions. However, this dietary choice often leads to serious effects, as avoiding all animal foods may deprive you of the critical nutrients needed for optimal health and well-being. Even Angelina Jolie, a vegan for so many years, was quoted as saying “It nearly killed me.”

Vitamin B12 deficiency is thing to watch out for. Vitamin B12, one among the eight B-complex vitamins, is naturally found in animal foods such as meat, fish, milk, milk products, and dairy.

Researcher Michael Donaldson, PhD, of Cornell University reveals his study on the Hallelujah diet, a strict vegan diet:

“Our study revealed early signs of vitamin B12 deficiency in 26 of the 54 people tested, after following the Hallelujah Diet for as little as two to four years…

Based on the published studies and our results, adequate vitamin B12 status of vegans cannot be taken for granted. Pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and small children are particularly vulnerable to B12 shortages. Ensuring adequate B12 is critical for normal neurological development and maintenance, with shortages resulting in permanent damage.”

Another concern: even if vitamin B12 is water-soluble, it does not go out of your body quickly like other water-soluble vitamins do. It is stored in your kidneys, liver, and other bodily tissues. As a result, vitamin B12 deficiency many not manifest until after a number of years.

Saturated fats, animal-based omega-3 fats like krill oil, and vitamin A are other nutrients that a growing child may be missing out on with a strict vegan diet.

Know Your Nutritional Type, Too!

If you are currently following a vegetarian or vegan diet, it may be beneficial for you to add a number of animal-based proteins to your eating choices, like raw organic eggs and dairy. However, its sufficiency largely depends on your Nutritional Type, which determines the ratio of fats, carbohydrates, and protein you need.

Here are the three groups under Nutritional Typing:

1. Protein Type – High amounts of healthy fats and protein, lower amounts of vegetables

2. Carb Type – High amounts of vegetables, lower amounts of protein and fat

3. Mixed Type – somewhere between Protein and Carb Types

Your body needs some of each of these categories above, but individuals require different ratios of each. While some may thrive on large vegetable amounts and very little animal protein, this ratio would spell disaster for some people.

You fare worst on vegetarian and vegan diets if you are a natural Protein Type, as sticking to such diet deprives of your body’s essential fuel, as dictated by your genetic and biochemical makeup. Consider these facts for yourself and your family, and especially if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

About the Author

Mishka Thomas is a food and beverage blogger, favoring healthy, organic finds and restaurants found in his hometown in Los Angeles. He was diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency a year ago, and this forced him to reevaluate his dietary and lifestyle choices. He is currently living with his partner of five years and their daughter, Belle.

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Top 49 Things I Learned In 2012

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Looking Back at 2012

What’s the lat pull-down machine for?  For people who can’t do pull ups (thanks Vince Girona!)You don’t need a training partner.  You can do this on your own with some support.Don’t let anybody tell you how much muscle you can build.  They don’t freaking know.  We barely know exactly how it’s built, let alone each person’s potential for growth.  No limits!Bicep curls do produce bigger biceps.I’ve yet to see a person with impressive biceps that hasn’t worked them directly with effort at some point in their lifetime.John Keifer’s Carb Backloading theory. Who know you’d eat so many carbs and actually wake up leaner than you went to be?  I’m loving the program.“You can’t out train a bad diet.”  Was true then and is true now.  Nutrition is the key.  You can have a pretty weak-ass training program and look godly if you do the nutrition right.People who derive their income from fitness will always be biased towards whatever it is that keeps the money flowing to pay the bills.  Going with that theory…If you spent 20 years saying the sky is blue and then found evidence to suggest it might be bluish-green, changing your tune could ruin your business and your psyche.I’m smart enough to know I don’t know jack.  Keeping an open mind and trying new things has keep me interested in fitness and I’ve made some incredible gains doing things I previously never would have considered.Feel free to experiment and take notes.  Sometimes science says it doesn’t work but it does.  Building muscle is a mixture of art and science.Keep a list of some fitness and bodybuilding forums (or use Google).  At this juncture, almost everything you are thinking of asking has been answered by somebody somewhere.  Do a little research but don’t fall prey to the paralysis by analysis syndrome.If you are going heavy on the bench, ask for a spot.  The other day as I am writing in my journal I hear “Please help me.”  I look up, a 120 lb kid is stuck under 95 lbs on weight.  I saved him, my Karma is replenished.I hate people who hate people who say they hate guys who do bicep curls in the squat rack.  If you can curl 135 lbs or more, feel free to use the squat rack.  Trust me, nobody is going to approach you and say anything.  Loading up 135 lbs from the floor is annoying anyway.Gym Etiquette is still lacking.  Wiping down machines, putting away weights doing 5 supersets in some huge rotation in a crowded gym just hasn’t changed.  I’ve learned to not bog myself down with other people’s problems.  Do your best to keep the place clean.  Bad gym behavior will never go away.I can’t stand fitness experts who come onto the scene, are under 30 and only preach lifting heavy and pushing hard.  Youth is wasted on the young.  When they get a shoulder injury, I wonder if they’ll still want to push the 90 lb weights?  Yeah, now what dude?Having a good pair of lifting shoes for leg day makes a huge difference.  I use the Adidas Power Trainer recommended to me by Layne Norton.  Stability at all angles is important when using heavy weight.  I don’t want my cushy sneakers going sideways on me when squatting.As Ronnie Coleman said “Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don’t nobody want to lift no heavy-ass weights.”  If you want to change, you have to step outside your comfort zone.The cardio machines are always the go-to anytime people feel “fat” or it’s New Year’s.  With all the information on weight training, nobody has learned that unless you are training for endurance, cardio is not the tool to build slabs of muscle.The Smith Machine is not useless.  Only people who don’t know how to use it would say that.  Doing a single leg banded lunge is one heck of a quad and glute builder done right only on a Smith Machine.The worst critic is yourself.  Nobody will be less impressed with your efforts or your results than you.  If you aren’t happy, any praise feels condescending.  Learn to praise yourself for your efforts and your results and feel the energy from it.  The mirror can be a powerful motiving force or the worst thing ever! (the scale is the evil twin)Nobody everybody wants to push themselves to the limit or change.  Some people just workout to be healthy.  Many times looking exactly the same as last year is exactly what that person wanted.  It may not be your goal but it is not a bad thing not to change.Take any training advice as just advice until you’ve done some homework to see it’s it’s true.  Advice from trainers who train at a high level who make their living training others at a high level may not be what you want (more often than not, they just want to sell you some bullshit bodybuilding program for booku bucks).The only secret is something that I don’t know.  There’s no magic time under tension.  No magic rep formula.  No magic number of days per week to train or magic supplement.  Is 40 seconds under tension any better than 50?  Or 38?  Seriously.  The gimmick game never ends.  If you lift weights in a smooth, controlled manner, you’ll be fine.  You can use some explosive techniques, rest pause, and other set extensions theories but there is no perfect formula.  It works until it doesn’t.  Your job is to take notes and learn your body and adapt.The last supplement that really broke barriers was Creatine.  That was over 10 years ago!  Nothing has come to the market that is worth it.  Lots of fun stuff to try but you should know how to evaluate any supplement and be cautious.Squats are bad for your knees! (just kidding; wanted to see if you were still reading).  But I know this guy at my gym who tells people that not because he’s misinformed.  Because he doesn’t want the squat rack taken up.Deep Tissue massage from a qualified sports chiropractor is worth it’s weight in gold.  Do not let injuries persist.  Take action ASAP and don’t settle for a cortisone shot unless absolutely the last resort.  Seek professional help from a sports therapist.A full body routine will get you stronger fast but not necessarily bigger.  That being said, everybody should do a 3 month stint of upper and lower full body routines.  You get to train body parts more often and it’s a good change of pace.  You’ll notice growth you may not get otherwise.  Those who do full body routines, try a body part split and focus on individual muscle groups.  The results will speak for themselves.Don’t buy the “70% of supplements on the market have less than 30% absorption rates.”  Nobody has a study showing that.  Only calcium has anywhere close to that and most of us don’t supplement with it anyway.  I say prove it!Ultra-Low Carb diets can get you really lean very fast.  But use with caution as low carb over a long period of time is not the way to build muscle.  It’s fun though done in very short stints.  Low carb bodybuilding is just a waste of time for anybody who’s serious about packing on muscle.  It’s sub-par and should only be used for specific reasons (lean up quick).Carbs are the most anabolic food substance.  They make things grow.  That means fat and muscle.  Used improperly, you put on body fat.  Used correctly, you can seriously pack on muscle mass.  I’ve never known anybody to pack on 20 lbs or more of lean body mass on a high protein, low carb diet.  Carbs are not evil.  But too many of them and the wrong time to really screw you up.If you are lucky enough to be in a gym with a personal trainer who has a binder full of clients with excellent results, consider hiring them.  You should learn a lot, be pushed harder than you might push yourself and it’s an investment that could carry well past the initial consultation and workouts.  Everybody expert has some type of trainer themselves.They say money doesn’t buy happiness but that’s almost always said by somebody who has too much money.  Take care of your financial situation as the stress can ruin your health.  The prolonged cortisol from stress over finances can’t be offset by an hour or so at the gym.Coconut Oil is the bomb!  It’s a great addition to the morning coffee to get your overall fat count higher and being an Medium Chain Triglyceride, (MCT) it can be used as fuel.  I’ve also used coconut oil as an all-natural deodorant.  Strangely enough it seems to work?!Insulin is not a bad guy.  It’s just a turbo charged transport to get whatever is in the system to the cells.  It can be used for good.  Keeping your insulin in check, leads to better hunger control.  Constantly spiking it during the day leads to those feelings of “I must eat every 2 hours.”  Having lower but not too low, is a great way to control food cravings.  I’ve had a lot of fun manipulating it.Safety Squats are way more fun than traditional back squats.  The weight is more centered like a front squat but without the weight on your shoulders.  I was lucky enough to use one all year long but prior, I’d never seen one at any gym I’ve ever been to.  What a great tool to build legs without always doing squats with a bar on your back.“The day I die, I will either be fat or hungry.” ~ Barney Frank (I think some old pro football players could have said the same thing!)Things people learn and blog about are mostly overrated.  I’ve gotten this far with just a few mentors, a few good websites and a collection of bodybuilding books but an unlimited supply of dedication.  As long as you keep at it, you will be out anybody who has a better arsenal of tools but lacks the discipline.  You just can’t buy yourself discipline.Relationships matter more than muscles.  Don’t neglect your spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend or kids because of the gym.  You can always do legs tomorrow.Stretch!  Try and stretch half as much as you lift.  While it’s not necessary to stretch before lifting to avoid injury, not stretching at all to maintain flexibility could lead to injury.  It doesn’t take more than 15 minutes a day and you can do it in front of the T.V. but resolve to stretch (or do more of it).Learn how to use resistance bands!  After being shown how to use them for barbell rows, leg presses and leg curls, I found the entire exercise to be smoother and harder in the right locations.  Using bands seems to be more of a powerlifting thing but us bodybuilders can use them with great success.  Buy a set or two and try them out on just one exercise.  This will take practice and it depends on the gym equipment.The release of growth hormone to a specific exercise like the deadlift or squat is way overblown.  Nobody has results on how much GH is released or if it even effects the actual muscle growth.  Keep doing them as they are wonderful exercises for strength and full body development but if you cannot do them, all is not lost.  I’ve seen impressive back width and size on people with lower back issues who don’t deadlift ever.Does anybody really use Google Plus?  I’ve never found it to be useful in any capacity.  It’s full of tech nerds and people who hate Facebook.  But here’s my NoBull Business Page anyway.Tendonitis is nasty!  It’s crisscross scar tissue that needs to be broken up with deep tissue massage.  The fix is painful but the results are worth it.  Once you’ve had it, the chances of it coming back are high.  Find out what’s causing it and quit doing whatever bothers it.  Having loads of alternative exercises is a very good thing.  I had to quit doing any bicep curls for 6 months but still could do weighted closed grip pull ups.  Who knows why but my biceps didn’t suffer and neither did I.TRX is awesome.  After my gym closed, I thought my life was over.  When I joined a  health club that had the worst leg press machine ever, I discovered the TRX.  I started messing with it and within 2 months, took a certification class.  Long story short, body weight training is very worth it.  I ended up putting it up in the garage and kept my size and strength without lifting a weight for 5 months (well except my body weight!).  I forgot how awesome body weight training can be.  The inflammation I had from weight training disappeared.The best time to workout is in the late afternoon.  Everybody will say “whatever works for you” but in reality, the late afternoon is optimal if you can fit that into your schedule.  If you can’t, then workout whenever you can.You don’t have to be bleeding, sweating or crying at the end of your workout.  If you are, I question why you think training harder not smarter is the answer.  Muscle grows when stimulated not annihilated.  Workout hard and with intensity but there is such as thing as going overboard and too much.How come most people who do Crossfit don’t look fit? (at least on my Facebook timeline)A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that fructose may increase hunger levels.  Interesting.I love Carb Back Loading!

So, what did I miss? What did you learn this year?

Be Fit, Stay Strong!

Marc David – CPT

50.  Mike Boyle is an excellent bodybuilding chef!  I wish he’d start writing for me again on a regular basis and dish out some delicious recipes.  Maybe if we Tweet Mike he’ll comply?

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How Did We Get Here? Obesity Trends

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Is obesity a national problem?

Will it become a global problem?

Here’s the Center for Disease Control (CDC) obesity trends among adults from 1986 to 2010.

The video shows shows the history of United States obesity prevalence from 1985 through 2010.

I Ask You:

Do you have any idea how we got to this situation?

Fast food?Absent parents?Processed food?Bigger portions over decades?Government lobbyists?

What do we do about it?

Tax junk foodSliding scale for health care based on your current lifestyle?

Source:  Center for Disease Control Obesity Data

Marc David – CPT
“The NoBull Muscle Guy”
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding

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How to Pig Out This Holiday (and get leaner!)

Welcome to My DoFollow Blog! As a Big Thank You, I'd Like to Give You FREE Access to my "19 Tips to Build Muscle & Gain Weight" Report That Gives You The Key Ingredients For Success in YOUR all your workouts! ~ Marc David; CPT

Thanks to my buddy “Keifer” the author of Carb Backloading (whom I’ve never actually spoken to in any capacity) he put out this video explaining how to time your day as to enjoy Thanksgiving.  Think of this as a carb backloading holiday schedule.

However, you could use this concept to plan any type of event where the food portions might be out of control.  It’s simple to follow.  I’ll let him explain the concept and if you have questions, feel free to post them in the comment box below.

How to Use a Holiday to Get Lean

Does this tip work?  Yes it does.  And I know this because I tested it out for a full 10 days and on the 11th day when I ate 409g of carbs in about 2 hours, I woke up leaner than before.

Marc David – CPT
“The NoBull Muscle Guy”
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding

PS – Here’s my take on the concept of carb backloading

PPS – Here’s the initial carb backloading meal plan I designed and have since tweaked

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Awaken to the Benefits of Natural Food Supplements

If health food supplements are supposed to be natural solutions for dietary deficiencies in human beings, all natural health supplements should come from human food.

After all, fish eat fish food, dogs eat dog food, cats eat cat food, cows eat grass and dung beetles eat dung. That, by the way is how its always been.

Naturally it would be safest for humans to supplement their diet with human natural food supplements. Consider the overall benefits - weight loss, no obesity, natural cures, healthy lifestyle, weight control. What more would one ask for?

When natural really is natural

Carrots and whole grains are natural and healthy for humans that have been proven. So why do so many supplement manufacturers use strange ingredients in their products that have no safe, long-term, non-toxic history of use? The answer is not complex really. There is no other market for this kind of junk, so, as no one else wants it, it's cheap and plentiful.

what scientists don't really know are the long-term detrimental effects of these non-human foods. Who really wants to be a guinea pig? For instance, let's take dunalliela salina thats used as a carotenoid; it grows in stagnant polluted water that no living creature eats. Its use in food supplements is based not on nutrition but on profit margins and hype-marketing.

Natural foods and food supplements are strong marketing expressions. And the majority of marketers have no issues with concocting tales, stretching the truth and misusing these words to promote their "unnatural" products particularly if it increases their profit margin.

Human food chain nutrition

If you want nutritional foods that go way beyond natural, you ought to consider whole food and even organic foods. These natural food supplements use traditional fruits, vegetables and whole grains as their source of ingredients. They are even guaranteed to be free of all toxins and have been proven to work. Hundreds of thousands of satisfied people in dozens of countries around the world have been using natural supplements for over 50 years to look and feel their best - naturally.

Benefits of natural food supplements

They encourage access to key nutrients that prevent disease. Thus they eliminate the population of diseased, malnourished customers.

They make artificial food supplements more expensive, putting their purchase out of reach of more consumers.

With the loss of vitamin sales, a lot of artificial health retailers will be forced out of business. This is good for the health industry at large. The fewer health shops, the less competition there is for prescription drugs.

They set the stage for the future banning of artificial food supplements that prevent disease such as blueberries, broccoli and garlic.

They allow for the arrest and incrimination of key proponents of bad health (drug manufacturers, retailers and consumers), removing them from the public stage so that they no longer have a voice.

They allow natural health critics to use circular logic to attack the drug industry.

Kevin Pederson, a regular writer on Diet Health Club diet explains the necessary food supplements required by our body to encourage access to key nutrients that prevent disease.

Diet Fiber Supplements: Can They Help Lose Weight

If you have been changing your nutrition habits and started consuming more dietary fiber foods and you found out after a time that your stomach problems have not improves much, then you may start thinking of taking a step forward an start adding diet fiber supplements, however, there are certain things you have to know about these complementary foods.

Supplements dietary fiber is not only food rich in fiber, but they are also powerful fat burners. Besides stimulating the movement of bowels and relief constipation problems, fiber supplements can work wonders with a balanced diet and a controlled exercise program.

Nevertheless, in the medical community there has been controversy about the use of dietary foods high in fiber as components of fat burning food. One study realized back in 1987 gave as results that dietary fiber supplements increased the loos of weight in moderate obese persons; but on the other hand, in a study previously realized in 1983 said that the consumption of bran and ispaghula, two of the major sources of fiber, had no weight loos effect on patients.

However we have to take these results with pincers, that is, considering in which conditions both studies were realized. For instance, in the study that had positive results patients received higher doses of fiber per intake. So, we can deduce that the answer "may" be, but not proven yet, that high doses of supplementary fiber foods can certainly make a person loose weight.

The daily amount of fiber we should eat ranges from 25 to 30 grams per day, but in reality, most people in this country consume an average of 15 to 18 grams; this means that we have to double our intake of fiber, whether from fiber food or supplements, then we will giving our system a high quality nutrition that will keep it healthy and in shape.

More on diet fiber supplements [http://www.dietfibersupplements.com/high-fiber-no-seed-diet.html] on my site at: www.dietfibersupplements.com [http://www.dietfibersupplements.com]

Because Not Every Nutritional Diet Vitamin Supplements is Worth Your Money

In this present time, more and more people are becoming conscious of their health. And this statement was supported and proved by the Food Standards Agency where they conducted a survey in 2005 and showed that more people now are aware of what they eat and are more conscious of what are written on food labels.

After all, with more disease and disorders being discovered nowadays, how could one not be conscious of their health?

And with that, people are trying different ways in order to prevent themselves from getting sick and from being confined at a hospital.

Of course, everyone wants to live a longer life and live as normal as they can be. And with this fad, it's no wonder that businessmen took advantage of it and introduced different products that claim to help in maintaining one's health; pharmaceutical and alike - companies who offer nutritional diet vitamin supplements is not an exception.

Nutritional Diet Vitamin Supplements are meant to fill your body with vitamins and minerals which you may lack mostly due to your diet, but definitely - they are not a food substitute as a source of nutrition.

And with the wide variety of nutritional diet vitamin supplements to choose from, one must take note which is the most appropriate supplement for oneself. Since supplements are not regulated in the US, there is a small chance (most probably 1 in 5 products) of buying a product which contains the actual ingredient indicated in the label.

But maybe you are wondering, do you really need to purchase a supplement?

According to sources, you most likely need to have a nutritional diet vitamin supplement:

If you are a vegetarian

If you are a child or someone who is 60 years old and above

If you are pregnant or breast-feeding

If you are experiencing a medical condition that affects your digesting processes

Vegetarians, children and the elderly don't consume or even absorb enough nutrients that they need to keep them healthy. And as for the pregnant, the vitamins and minerals that she takes may not be enough for her and for her baby. Also, those experiencing certain medical conditions may not be able to absorb the nutrients that one will intake so a supplement is needed as a back up.

If you are one of the above and still uncertain of taking the right nutritional diet vitamin supplement for you or you are not included from the list, yet still believe that it is necessary for you to take a supplement, it is best to consult a doctor or a dietitian to guide you on what is the supplement most suitable for you.

And now, let's say that you are advised to take a nutritional diet vitamin supplement, here are some reminders you could keep in mind in choosing the right product. Let these reminders keep you guided so that no further possible complications may happen in your supplement taking.

Reminder no. 1:

In choosing the right supplement, choose products whose manufacturers comply with the pharmaceutical GMP compliant. With this, you could be more confident that what you take is of standard quality as the possibilities of containing harmful contaminants may be eliminated.

Reminder no. 2:

Read and comprehend the labels. Read carefully the labels and the ingredients contained by the product because it might contain substance that is not appropriate for your body or a substance that may trigger an allergic reaction.

Also, read if the amount of the nutrients contained is of the right amount for you. Remember, different people needs different amounts of certain nutrients, such as the amount of calcium needed is different for men and women.

Reminder no. 3:

Go for natural and herbal supplements. These are said to be more effective because organic ingredients are said to be easier to digest and absorbed by the body. But be careful though, be sure that the product you are taking is proved to be organic because some products may claim to be natural but all along are synthetic. Once again, consult your doctor or if not, a pharmacist who is knowledgeable in this field.

Reminder no. 4:

Most importantly, a supplement alone will not give you enough nutrients that you need. This will only enhance your nutrient absorption so if you want your health at its maximum, always keep in mind to eat right and exercise as often as possible.

Now you know the basics, it's up to you to put it into action and show how much you love yourself by treating yourself and providing your body with the right amount of nutrients you need.

John Paul Thomas is is a nutrition enthusiast researcher, and believer of using the best natural options to stay healthy and young. Visit his website http://www.natural-nutritional-health-supplement.com today to learn more about the powerful health benefits of natural supplements.

Our editors have achieved improved mental clarity, improved memory, focus, and overall mood, as well as better sleep and energy and an over-all general sense of well-being.

If you're interested in learning more about the natural nutritional supplement that has been proven, visit my website, where I share what products I have personally been using daily for several years.

Carb Backloading

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Carb Backloading Question from Facebook:

I’m in great shape right now, thanks to your advice and all your info, but notice your talking about this carb back-loading thing. You don’t think that actually works do you? I went to the site and it sounds like another “fad diet” to me. - Scott

Does Carb Backloading Work?

Scott, define “what actually works?”

If you simply mean… does this crazy sounding program carb backloading by John Kiefer that I’ve been following almost to the letter for 2 month, that has all these typical before and after shots plus the marketing pitch of eating junk food on the sales page really build muscle or burn fat like they claim?  In a minute, I will talk about some carb backloading results from my own experience if that would help.

Then Yes but there’s more to the discussion.  Here is my personal Carb Backloading Review.

Being the experimenter I am, I purchased the Carb Backloading book based on a friend’s recommendation.  At 327 pages, it’s probably one of the shorter ebooks on a fitness protocol I’ve read.  The spacing is nice, the font is large so you can breeze thru it in a day.  But I highly suggest re-reading the text several times as the first pass, you miss a lot of subtle but very important points, recommendations and tips.

Shift calories to later in the dayEating lighter in the morning and early afternoon, andFeast at nightThis may include skipping breakfast

Almost every bullet point above in the concept of carb backloading, goes against what I’ve been taught and almost all mainstream nutritional advice.  It’s not that they are wrong, it’s just a different way of thinking and using a concept of nutrient timing to accomplish body composition changes.  Furthermore, the carb backloading protocol utilizes the time of day and insulin to spur growth.

Personal Carb Backloading Results in 32 days:

Start 178 lbs at 11.9% body fatEnd at 192 lbs at 14% body fat

Carb Backloading Schedule:

My chosen carb backloading schedule was to Density Bulk on every day (even non-training) so some fat gain was unavoidable.  My strength increased on almost every lift.  My energy levels were high.  I was not hungry at any point or felt the urge to eat (that low blood sugar urge I seemed to get when I was eating 5-6 meals every 2-3 hours that included carbohydrates).  I trained in a “fasted” state (not hungry) but slammed the carbs starting with the post workout shake on wards until bedtime.  I kept my back loading windows to about 4 hours.

Carb Backloading on Off Days:

This is where you use the program as a guide but you tweak it to your needs over time based upon your results.  Depending on your initial level of body fat, you can density bulk every day, even on your off days.  This is a bit different from the Strength Accumulation option which simply says, on your off days, you don’t back load.

There’s a lot of info in the above paragraph that probably makes very little sense.  The plan is so simple it’s stupid!  There’s no workout that comes with it as it assumes you have that piece of the puzzle.  And while there is a carb backloading workout, you could do a number of bodybuilding programs that deplete your glycogen stores and get the same if not better results.

What About Carb Backloading for Morning Training?

You’ve heard somewhere that it’s not possible or doesn’t work.  That the time of day dictates the outcome of this program.  While Kiefer recommends late afternoon/early evening training, carb backloading can be tweaked to morning training routines.  Maybe you won’t get the best effects, but the concepts work and you can adapt it to such a schedule.  There’s a section in the book called “Nobody’s Perfect.”  John Kiefer outlines what to do in these type of situations to make the program work for you.

Now here’s some food for thought from another critic on the subject who’s never tried it.

“I just went to that site “Dangerously Hardcore” and I find it hard to believe not to mention the before and after photos are complete garbage. Marc, you are into this  carb backloading stuff, do you call bullshit the claims John Kiefer makes or are they legit? I think you were trying this system … Also, he says he eats cheeseburgers and fries? I mean come on man. Great that you can eat that, or want to eat it, but if you are serious about fitness you really shouldn’t consume that kind of garbage.

Furthermore, there is nothing wrong with tracking your diet, more American’s should get in the habit of this. Instead they pay more attention to the release date of new apps, “smart phones”, and when dancing with the stars is coming on TV. I also love how proud he is that he does no cardio. Who is this guy? America needs to do more cardio from my observations of the general public. They also need to pay attention to what they eat.”

Let’s be clear friend, carb backloading is NOT nutrition advice for the average mass seeker or person who’s looking to have a nice and neat healthy lifestyle.  This is performance nutrition and the lines get blurred.

The average person should indeed:

become aware of what they are eatingshould do more activity (weight training over spending hours spinning on a bike)steer clear of refined products, processed foods and things considered junk

Carb Backloading isn’t meant for the person who’s chubby and has random gym experience.  John Kiefer wrote a previous book called The Carb Nite Solution to address people looking to lose weight and fat as a primary goal.  This is for a different class who’s not pigeon-holed into definitions of health or what it means to “be healthy.”

I Ask You to Define: Healthy

People are quick to say “that’s not healthy!  That’s junk!”  But without the proper context of how the food or items are being used, it’s absolutely meaningless.  A handful of jelly beans after an intense workout cannot be compared to eating a bowl of fruity pebbles in the morning before school.  However, most people label and define on a broad scope without any second thought as to what they are defining and in what context.

Here is my carb backloading meal plan for your use as a template or to critique.

My own thoughts on Carb Backloading are quite simple.  It is by far the best mass gaining program (nutrition) I’ve ever used up until this point.  In no other time in my life have I gained 20 lbs with a majority of that being muscle.  It took me over a year to go from 175 to 190 in the past and it was with many more meal sessions, less productive workouts and a feeling of being stuffed all the time.  I experience none of that on carb backloading.

Marc David – CPT
“The NoBull Muscle Guy”
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding

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Bodybuilding Ernährung-Design leicht gemacht

Das schwierigste Teil für diejenigen, die gerade Erste Schritte im Bodybuilding sowie auch viele fortgeschrittene Bodybuilder sind entwirft die richtige Bodybuilding Ernährung. Es gibt so viele Mythen und Falschinformationen draußen, das Entwerfen einer Bodybuilding Ernährung kann entmutigend sein, zu Zeiten beweisen.

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Dog Diet - Are Supplements Good Additions To Your Dog's Diet?

But then how do you tell if your dog's diet requires supplements? Or what type of supplements are good additions to your pet's diet?

Your dog's diet may not need to be supplemented at most times. Let's assume that you feed your pet on formulated diet from a respected dog food company that offers you a guarantee that your dog's meal is uniquely designed to provide a well balanced and healthy diet for your dog. When you occasionally give low quality meals to your dog that increases the need for additional supplementation. It's normal for vets to advice you to give your pets diet some boost. It's advisable that you supplement your dog's diet with a boiled egg a number of days in a week. This will add a good amount of vitamins A and D to your dog's dietary requirements. Vitamins A and B are vital for maintaining good bone makeup and healthy eyes.

Suppose you have resolved to take the matter into your own hands and create your own dog's diet by cooking at home or customizing a natural diet or you just want to ensure that your pets' health is at its top, you may require learning about the advantages of supplements. Then you need to know that your pet's diet could be well enhanced by addition of green vegetables, nuts, and whole grains. These food items will increase your dog's intake of vitamin B. other enhancement may include yeast, liver, and beans. Vitamin B is essential to your pet's health because it gives your dog healthy muscles and skin.

To strengthen your dog's immune system by warding off deficiencies, enhance the dog's diet with extra vitamin E. Wheat germ, bran, and vegetable oil are excellent sources of vitamin E. Another essential nutrient is vitamin K which abounds in plenty in liver, fish, leafy greens vegetables and seeds. Vitamin K is essential because it increases your dog's blood clot capability.

Glucosamine is another good dog diet supplement; this is because glucosamine has been verified to enhance joints health and keep arthritis at bay. Dog diet supplements could also be unsafe if done incorrectly e.g. you may be mistaken to think that you are doing your dogs lots of good by supplementing their diet with raisins and grapes, a very terrible mistake. Such fruits have been reported to cause dogs death through renal failure after consumption. It is therefore wise to consult a professional before administering supplements into your pets diet just to be sure that you are doing the right thing.

Excessive use of calcium supplements is dangerous to a dog's diet. Moderate use of calcium is good for the formation of strong, healthy bones, but too much could be fatal. Big breeds of puppy tend to grow excessively large but weak bones when given excessive calcium in their diet.

Ensure that you have consulted with your veterinary about the dog's supplements you are considering to get for your pets. The vet should advice you on the suitable quantity of supplement s to include in your dog's diet. You and your vet both care for your dog's welfare and should ensure that you provide what's good. Giving a healthy and well balanced diet to your dogs is one of the simplest ways of ensuring that they have a long healthy lifestyle.

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Five Advantages of Health Food Supplements

Do you find yourself breaking your New Year's Resolutions more and more to stay in shape? How do you bounce back from it? If you find yourself three months down the road, have you given up completely? One great way to get back in the game and take control of your health and fitness is through proper dieting. But sometimes dieting isn't enough. Maybe you would like to achieve a better body as quickly as you possibly can, and the turtle's pace of a proper diet isn't cutting it. Well, there is good news and bad news. First, the bad news: no matter what you do, dieting is essential. And that's not to say fad diets that promise the world but deliver results that last for only a little while. A good diet means changing your lifestyle habits. Once you do this, you are well on your way to that body you've always dreamed of having.

Now for the good news: in addition to proper dieting, health food supplements are great ways to speed up the process. Here are five advantages of health food supplements incorporated in to healthier living:

Enhance health factors in your diet: Whether you are counting calories or sticking to the food table, health food supplements can help you to make sure you're getting all the proper nutrients that you may be missing when planning a menu.

Avoid risks that come with going it alone: It's a lot of work figuring out what you should and shouldn't eat, especially if, like so much of the world, you have a job and family to worry about as well. When time is a factor, it can get easy to forget what you need. Health food supplements help you to cover the bases if your diet ever falls short.

Breed confidence from results: Once you see the faster results you get from the use of health food supplements, it will fuel your confidence and lead you to greater amounts of exercise and attention to dieting.

Stay motivated to keep away from harmful factors that influence your diet: Sure, you may lust after a cheeseburger or thick sirloin every now and then, but when you live healthier, you feel healthier, and that can give you the proper motivation to walk away from that plate of chocolate chip cookies.

Encourage others to take control of their health and fitness: When the people you love see how motivated you are, and they see the results you've gotten from proper dieting and health food supplements, it will likely motivate them to live healthier lifestyles.

Health food supplements are not a one-stop shop for healthy living. They are there to supplement what you should already be doing. So make sure that you don't neglect the basics even as you come to believe in the power they offer.

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Carb Back Loading for Cheapskates

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Not Everybody Can Afford Carb Back Loading

So you say you can’t afford to buy the Carb Backloading ebook?  In most cases, it is not because you cannot “afford” it, it is because your priorities are askew.  I’ve often said, you get what you pay for when it comes to information.

For a moment, I will stop being so damn judgmental and dish out the basics of a protocol that is rocking the fitness world.  It’s called Carb Backloading.

Carb Backloading is…

Shift calories to later in the dayEating lighter in the morning and early afternoon, andFeast at nightAwesome for skinny people who can’t gain weightThis may include skipping breakfast

Carb Backloading is not…

an excuse to eat junk food all dayintermittent fastingis not great for people 20% body fat and higher (see the Carb Nite Solution)is not as crazy as the sales page makes it sound

There’s LOADS of information you’ll find within the ebook that covers all the bases, including which proteins to use, in what amounts and when.  You will find a sample carb backloading meal plan I put together including some recipe ideas.

If you truly cannot afford the ebook that’s fine.  You can take the summary above and head over to the carb backloading forums and search around for free.  Be aware that when you jump on a free forum that the author himself doesn’t check on a regular basis, you will find that many other people who have not purchased the book will post their information and advice on a protocol they only pieced together themselves.  I have found many of the posts to be the blind leading the blind.

What makes Carb Backloading so different from the thousands out there?

The use of insulin to control hunger and as a powerful turbo charged transport of nutrientsCarbohydrates make things grow (fat and muscle) but the timing is key to this program

This may not be for you.  It probably is not for your elderly parents who barely make it to the gym or your son or daughter who has no concept of a good nutritional program.  While the book is pretty extensive in research, it is very light specific to the values of nutrition.  It is not meant to be a Nutrition 101 course.  It is not written for the casual athlete.  This is the type of protocol that blurs the lines between everyday eating and performance nutrition.

In summary, carb back loading is the type of program you want to learn directly from the source and NOT the forums or word of mouth.  There’s quite a bit more to the program and it’s poorly laid out.  I had to read the actual text 4 times before I grasped every aspect of it and I am certain missed some key points.  Maybe in Version 2.0 it will be more clear but until then, while I have made exceptional personal progress on carb back loading, I cannot stress enough that if you are going to put forth the effort to follow this, you should read the text yourself.

Learn more about Carb Backloading by John Kiefer

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Marc David – CPT
“The NoBull Muscle Guy”
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding

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