Mark Sisson: Abadon all grains, eat more fat

[MrGchiasson]

Been on 'Paleo' for about 6 weeks.. amazing! I've lost about ten pounds. I can see the difference starting. mid section is stronger, tighter..losing the 'love-handles'

I'm enjoying the gym a few times per week.. I spend half the time on the treadmill that i used to. A few sprints makes a big difference. I'm not starving or counting calories.. This reaaly isn't work or strain. This entire approach makes sense to me. I work in hospitals..believe me, seeing routine obesity is an eye-opener.

[mikecazzx]

Read the book wheat belly, see how modern grains compare to older grains. iys death.

[brushfour44]

I'm wondering what Mark thinks of new discoveries regarding the diets of Neanderthals. They believe now that Neanderthals cooked grains like barley and other plants rich in carbohydrate. They also consumed beans of many varieties, fruits-berries, and seeds. They ATE carbs, and more than 50 or 100 grams per day. I'm sure someone is going to post that we need to go back beyond 400,000 years ago,..before Neanderthals so we can find just the right diet to get ripped for our S. Florida beach holiday.

[RMT87]

@brushfour44 go to his blog "marksdailyapple(dot)com" to ask if you want.

[brushfour44]

@pinkswan2012 You've got that right. The Native American diet goes back some 30,000 years. It consists of things like Wild Rice, Corn, Frybread, Amareth, Beans, Squash, Stew, Available Fruits and Vegetables (Depending on what part of the continent the live), Sunflower seeds, and Cornmeal. LOTS of carbohydrates there. They ate meat for sure, but even meat like Buffalo and carribou contain carbs.

[MrMusic238]

@brushfour44 You seem to know everything about diet and exercise. Where do you learn all this stuff?

I just watched Doug McGuff's lecture on the paleo diet and the science behind why it works. I strongly recommend it. He uses basic applied biochemistry to make sense of it.

[brushfour44]

Focus on your training first.What you DO has more effect on your physique than what you eat.Once training (cardio and progressive resistance) are under way, then you essentially drive your diet through it like a train.Some lean protein and a certain amount of healthy Omega-3 rich fat at each meal is best.That combined will represent about half your caloric intake.The remainder of your diet by default will consist then of healthy high fiber carb sources where the bulk and fiber are still in tact.

[brushfour44]

Replacing carbs with fat is not good for performance.Over time you will not hit high marks while training,.particularly in your aerobic/anaerobic training, as fat does not replenish ATP for continued intense workloads fast enough.An athlete hits the wall sooner and more often.Fat is burned in the presence of carbohydrate as I'm sure you know. Depleting carbohydrate stores make fat reduction much more difficult. Low Carb dieters tend to lose quite a bit of muscle I should know,..I used to be one.

[lionelmtb88]

@brushfour44 Fat can be used to restore Glycogen it just takes longer, if you do any kind of Sports/Training for Sports then you can always take in simple sugars immediately after when your insulin levels are raised (natural response when the body is under physical stress from exertion)

[brushfour44]

@lionelmtb88 During any physical exertion, your body used glyogen to produce ATP. Fat cannot produce ATP as efficiently as glycogen for any extended period of time. Low carb athletes tire faster and hit the wall sooner.

[brushfour44]

I don't count calories however; it's not neccessary. The scale/waist measurements combined are thee ultimate determiner as to whether you're losing fat.The only way to lose fat is to burn more calories than consumed.These small caloric deficits created daily over time are what burn fat; not food.The best way to create a caloric deficit and be satisfied is to consume foods high in fiber, low in calories, low in saturated fat. All fruits and vegetables are great.So are red potatoes and brown rice.

[brushfour44]

It's not the number of servings of grains that you should be focused on if fat loss is your goal. It's the total calories you consume throughout the day against your calorie expenditure. Exercise, namely cardio exercise keeps blood glucose levels in check and reduces appetite. Good carbs fuel great workouts. Diet and Exercise work hand in hand to get you lean and keep you there. The best and leannest fitness athletes consume a diet in the neighborhood of 25%-30% Protein, 20% Fat, 50+% Carbs.

[cheifragingface]

@brushfour44 False i lost 70 pounds 5 months just by cutting out sugar and grains. Still had fruit veggies and fat and a little meat. I felt amazing too.

[brushfour44]

@cheif You lost weight because you cut calories.Cutting out sugar is always a good idea. Cutting grains and the fiber they contain is not a good idea for long term weight loss.If you lost 70 lbs in 20 weeks, then you lost a good deal of muscle weight as well. This will trend you toward a higher degree of fat storage and creation of enzymes for fat storage.In 5 months you should have cut no more than 30-35 lbs safely.This is the problem with low carb dieting;Weightloss with bad body composition.

[brushfour44]

Natural grains; Brown rice, Kamut, Amareth, Oat Groats, Natural Sprouted Grain breads, are high in fiber and fill you up while slowing upsorbtion into the blood stream.Grains also taste great which is important. Protein is over consumed in industrialized nations.Bodybuilders and Pro athletes needs for protein are higher,..but only somewhat. They are notorious for over consuming protein. 1g per 1 Kilograms of bodyweight is the gold standard. That's 80 grams of protein per day for a 200 lb man.

[lionelmtb88]

@brushfour44 Incorrect, 1g/Kg bodyweight is not adequate for an athlete/bodybuilder. It should be based on how large the muscle group being trained was among other things.

[brushfour44]

@lionelmtb88 1g protein per kilogram of bodyweight has long been the gold standard.  Some suggest 1.2 grams/per kilogram. Bodybuilders in particular have always overconsumed protein. The USDA recomments .5g per kilogram for the average person. One very good study in 2011 at University of Texas Galveston proved what many have known all along. That additional protein consumption beyond 1g/1kg produced no additional gain in lean muscle tissue. Muscle gain is created in the gym,..not the kitchen.

[lionelmtb88]

@brushfour44 What qualifications or experience do YOU have to back this up? I hope you have both because I certainly do, as well as research to prove otherwise which is backed up by a list of references to studies.

The USDA recommends a lot of things that prove to be false, they are in no position to say otherwise, their regulations have led to the USA being the most obese in the world.

[brushfour44]

@lionelmtb88 Obesity is not the result of people following USDA guidelines. Obesity is the result of people not following guidelines.The USDA guidelines are the same as the American Diabetes Association Guidelines, the American Heart Association Guidelines, The Mayo Clinic, John Hopkins School of Medicine Guidelines, the Cooper Clinic, The American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines, and on and on. Over consuming protein and underconsuming natural bulk/fiber rich foods can lead to fat gain.

[brushfour44]

@lionelmtb88 Any additional protein beyond the bodies needs are simply extra calories that need then be burned off through exercise or daily activity. Protein or any food item for that matter, does not build muscle. Lifting weights/progressive resistance builds muscle. Protein provides the essential amino acids that aid in THE REPAIR of muscle post workout. The extraction of the amino acids and the entire muscle repair process, as in all processes of the body, is actually driven by carbohydrate.

[Jordonification]

Was a world class athlete. Now mark can't even run around the block because he's so glucose exhausted.

[MiCompre]

Fat is a NOUN NOT an ADJECTIVE. You don't see FAT people, you see OBESE people. There is a difference, and the obesity is caused mostly by processed food, such as bread, pastries, biscuits (Cookies) and packaged fruit-juices. Think about it. Did our ancestors eat these things? Course not. They weren't around to be eaten. So, if they needed those things, they wouldn't have survived and we wouldn't be here. And anyone who eats at Starbucks deserves to be sick.

[cfoster3406]

Nothing but what Dr Atkins been trying to tell people all these years

[MiCompre]

How can anyone argue against this? I think Darwin would tell you that it's impossible for us to have adapted to eat grains, in the short time we have had them available. Also, when man started eating grain, it was REAL grain, not the genetically manipulated rubbish they foist on us today. Dump the starch and sugar, and dump the 'wheat belly' and body-fat. 17 lbs gone in 5 weeks. I don't need any more proof to satisfy me. I feel great again.

[brushfour44]

@MiCompre If you lost 17 lbs. in 5 weeks, would you like to take a guess as to how much of that weightloss is bodyfat? If you're dieting and exercising very well, you can lose 1 - 1.5 lbs of fat per week. If you're doing low carb, you probably did not lose even that. At least 6-8 lbs of the loss so far was water.

[MiCompre]

@brushfour44

Don't need guesses. I am eating mostly meat and greens, nuts and some fruit. I am wearing clothes I couldn't get into two months ago. es, some water is lost, but the amount of water I drink makes up for that and I am still losing weight. (Another 7lbs. ) My BP is down and my Cholesterol is 'normal'... Thanks for your interest.

[brushfour44]

@MiCompre Your bodycomp over time with the low carb approach will suffer. I'd suggest staying with it until you weight is to where you want it, then switch over to a healthier diet and do progressive resistance training to build back lean muscle tissure you lost during the low carb dieting portion.

[Rad1ka1]

More fat and no grains. I guess that explains why entire Asia is fat when they eat lots of veggies and grains - oh wait..

[90Rush]

@Rad1ka1 They still eat less carbs overall than US. Cooked rice is full of water. In fact asians just started to get fat. Guess what? Bread and coca-cola was introduced to asians...

[brushfour44]

90Rush So was the age of technology.Asians sit more now than ever; driving more, walking less, less physical labor.Many of the fats they consume are less Omega-3 rich, and more Omega-6 rich saturated.This upsets the Omega-6/ to /Omega-3 ratio within cell membranes. Healty Omega-3's are squeezed out. They consume more processed carbs, which in turn stimulate appetite unnaturally and spike insulin constantly. More calories IN, Less caloires OUT, Over time = Big Weight Gain. No surprises there.

[Brighteyes1ful]

What a load of TOSH????????????

[Jitpring]

Fat fat fat fat asses everywhere.... I'm in Starbucks right now and it's full of fatties. Nauseating!

[michelsvideos]

here, me, lost 60 pounds in 9 months. No carbs, lots of fat. Feel great.

[korvix]

@michelsvideos please correct, you do have carbs when eating fruits and vegtables.

you meant to say no grains

[x2lvlarcherx]

Following a Primal/Keto diet I have managed to go from 160 pounds to 150 pounds and 22% Body fat down to 17% Body fat. If that's not an improvement I don't know what is. I have tried vegan, I have tried all raw fruit, I have tried 30 bananas a day, I have tried all the high carbohydrate diets. Since transitioning over to the low carbohydrate, high fat diet I have more energy. I actually look forward to waking up in the morning, and can actually keep up with my daily routine. This works for me.

[brushfour44]

I'm not sure how Sission relates athletes and other health/fitness people who ARE carb eaters....and are leaner then him. Many of the very leanest athletes/health advocates say that the reason we are a fatter society is because we MOVE LESS than ever,...and don't get enough good carbs and fiber in our diets. Most competitive bodybuilders and tri-athletes get close to 60% carbs daily. C. Bass has kept his bodyfat between 1% - 5% for close to 40 years now. He consumes 55% carbs daily.

[korvix]

@brushfour44 it's not only about being lean, it's also about being healthy.

and mark is pretty lean and will be lean till his 100 years old.

i'm sure that if he followed such diet since he was born and avoided the grueling marathons and iron man competitions he would look 20 years younger today

[brushfour44]

We all know it's about being lean and healthy. The point is, what evidence is there that a low carb diet is healthier? I might believe that an "Eco-Aktins" approach is at least on par or close to a natural whole foods diet. But your standard low carb diet: meat, cheese, eggs, and lots of saturated fat is not healthier than a whole foods diet.It's actually less healthy and the amount of evidence showing additional health risks from low carb dieting is mounting. Low carb is not best for body comp.

[MiCompre]

@brushfour44

There might be less evidence that low-carb is better, but the problem is the mass of evidence that low-fat is best, is NOT backed up by any TRUE stats. If we came off bread in our millions, the grain industry could go broke. Would they let that happen? Of course not. So they pump, pump, pump their products and pay professionals to back them up. We have been 'fed' the wrong message. Read a few reports and books my friend and you might think your way out of it.

[brushfour44]

You can start your research at the website of the Mayo Clinic, then proceed to John Hopkins School of Medicine website. Try the American College of Sports Medicine or the Amercian Heart Association websites as well. The rule of thumb is a diet that consists of about 25-30% protein, 20% fat, 50-55% carbohydrate. Grains are an excellent source of carbohydrate and fiber. So are all vegetables and fruits, that' why doctors recommend this diet over an Atkins or any other version of a low carb diet.

[90Rush]

@brushfour44 Basically everybody in the fitness community knows, or at least has heard of the 'earn your carbs' approach, which means eat starchy food only after training.

Pro athletes train a lot. If they eat a lot of carbs, that doesn't surprise me. I eat more carbs on training days. Also, low carb is not low in carbs at all. 100-150 grams from vegetables and fruits. No need for starch.

[brushfour44]

@90The key to fat loss is calorie control. The key to calorie control is being satiated for less calories.The great determiner in that is fiber.Natural carbs are full of bulk/fiber and are water dense and fill you up for less calories.Foods in their natural state do not spike insulin much so appetite is kept in check (as the rebound from spiked isulin = low blood glucose and unnatural feelings of hunger). Potein releases glucagon which aids in blood sugar control.Healthy fat does the same thing.

[90Rush]

@brushfour44 Grains are still a poor source of fiber, actually, grains are a poor source of everything except calories. Why not eat vegetables, or flaxseeds? There is no such thing as carb deficiency. Carbs from a few large servings of vegetables a day is totally enough. 6-11 servings of starch a day is insanity.

[anactivegrenade]

Also, many people nowadays, including Mark himself, aren't able to eat multiple meals in a day. Without any spike/drop in insulin, having only 1 or 2 meals a day is possible and healthy as well, meaning it would have to be a high protein/high fat meal.

Do you think a hunter-gatherer tribe was able to kill an animal and snack on it gradually throughout the day, or kill multiple small animals a day? No.

[anactivegrenade]

I don't really understand why are arguing whether this is or isn't BS. Plenty of people follow this lifestyle and are extremely healthy. Just because Mark isn't at 3% bodyfat, as opposed to his 8-9% bodyfat, doesn't mean his "diet" is crap. From what I believe, 8-9% BF is very lean, and he does have muscle on him.

Hunter-and-gatherers would die if their bodyfat was at 3%. They would go through periods without food and their fat stores would immediately be used up. Thus, 9% BF beats 3%

[brushfour44]

@anactivegrenade Not true. If meals become few and far in between, ( as if entering a prolonged state of famine), your body starts storing more fat from the food you eat, starts producing more enzymes responsible for storing fat, and switches to burning muscle to preserve fat. 9% is not better then 3%.

[shlokda]

Wanna know why paleolithic man didn't eat grains? Because they weren't smart enough to figure out agricultural means of harvesting them. Do you think paleo man gave 2 shits about whether grains had LECTINS AND GLUTEN, much less even know what the fuck those were? Paleo man ate what they could find to SURVIVE. Their life style was spent hunting and foraging for any food to live on, foods that were simple enough to get with your hand or spear. They also had intermittent periods of starvation.

[MetalChick1980]

What about milk, nuts and oatmeal? Can we have those?

[anactivegrenade]

@MetalChick1980 milk: in moderation (organic as well) nuts: yes, as snacks. oatmeal: no

[korvix]

@MetalChick1980 you can have nuts and cheese (not milk - as most is chemically loaded and full of estrogens)

[SebbeSucksBawlz]

@MetalChick1980 I'd like to add to korvix's comment - Mark mentions that heavily processed, messed around with cheeses/milks/yoghurts are to be avoided, whereas less processed ones or whatever he said (e.g. Greek yoghurt) aren't all that bad.

[hanseric245]

@MetalChick1980 Just think what primal man had access to before "modern" man started processing things. Milk is out since that is something man started fairly recently when herding became popular in Europe. Before then you couldn't get a cow to sit still to milk it. So that's out. Oatmeal is a grain and so is definitely out. Nuts are fine.

[MsToxicAddiction]

@MetalChick1980 nuts yes

[brushfour44]

I'm not sure when Sisson switched to low carb. I know he was producing sugary post workout drinks for Beachbody Inc, along with high carb protein bars. He has a company that produces all sorts of supplements. This whole low carb thing is relatively new for Mark it seems. I don't like when people of any discipline refer to a straw man of sorts, when they refer to the "ancients"..or "prehistoric man." They're guessing as to the diet, activity, and body comps of people they don't know much about.

[bsdohn86]

@brushfour44 You're an idiot.

[brushfour44]

@bsdohn86 You're a fool. If you're going to preach leanness to the masses,...then you need to know how to get there yourself. Mark is out of his league.

[bloozedaddy]

Mark may not be the master of lean but he's 57 years old....look up some pics of him shirtless and you'll agree there are few his age who look as good when it comes to lean body mass. I'm not sure how you can be "debunked" at 57 with that body...his diet advice is common sense...eat what you're designed to eat.

[VYD239]

0:43

Is that a turd?

[Quizoid]

I started doing this kind of thing for about four months. It's really strange and almost unbelievable how well it works. After a couple weeks of feeling slightly crazy (going off the sugar and carbs created cravings like I've never experienced before) I've had more energy and lost all kinds of weight. I've also gained muscle even though I'm only doing very light muscle training (sit ups, pull ups, and squats). It's happening to me, but I still don't believe it.

[jdwasher42]

@brushfour4... yeah and bodybuilders got to doctors all the time and gyms all the time and ache all the time and die at young ages all the time.. so your point is exactly what?

[FutureLaugh]

this has been a secret ive been living by for 6 months. 

[11Rockstar1]

@bushfour44, your commet to Sharon. wot a load of bull shit! the average normal person can't even begin to copy a bodybuilders diet or trainin program!!! these people are not normal people, to start they are cainin steds so recovery time is shorter and can train more frequent! and these guys write and tell u what the mags and sponsors won't them to say! the foundation of there whole diet is steds! they need to eat the way they do because of that!! I eat NO carbs and I'm 6% BF and 185lbs. No car

[nmitch17]

The last line should say "If you CAN'T stay away from grains and sugar then 'The Primal Blueprint' might be for you."

[auggiedoggy]

Maybe Sisson can eat that much fat and achieve a great lipid profile but that's not the case for everybody. How does Sisson explain the superior health of people like the Okinawans who follow a high-carb, low-fat, low-protein diet?

[Erlyn4]

@auggiedoggy Simple. Okinawans don't eat a high-carb, low-fat, low-protein diet. The Japanese do, but Okinawans are not the same (historically anyway). Okinawans traditionally eat a lot of seafood and pork. They cook with pork lard. As they adopt a more Japanese/Western diet these days they are losing their spot as the longest lived humans.

[auggiedoggy]

@Erlyn4 ; Better go back and read up on the Okinawa study. Their diet is low in fat and very high carbohydrate with 70% of the calories coming from sweet potatoes. They eat pork and fish in very small amounts. What they or any country eats these days is really quite irrelevant. Its the traditional diet that is praised, not an adopted western version. The Japanese diet is similar but more rice is consumed. The Okinawans still lead the world with the highest number of centenarians per capita.

[ytcf71]

@auggiedoggy Because that diet and a high fat low carb diet are identical in two ways, in that they both eliminate sugar.

[reddupo]

wat

"good fats like lean meats"

Since when does Sisson advocate lean meat

[madmax200769]

Good vid but I wish these people wouldn't use New-Age/marketing/advertising language and "over-egg the pudding" by making nonsensical claims like - "literally reprogram your genes".

I believe he intended to say it affects gene-expression (epigenetics). He surely doesn't mean that omitting cheap grains triggers some morphogenic change in DNA.

[tigonmiami]

Yandykun you are an idiot. I have followed this diet for the last five months and i have gone from 15% body fat down to 9% body fat. Im a professional MMA fighter and my performance has gone to the roof! Also just did my blood work and the numbers are incredible! People have an open mind and try this diet. How can you knock eating more vegetables, fruits, nuts and meats in place of garbage fillers like grains.

[limpeh666]

It's easy for a white guy to make these remarks but eating rice is not only part of the Asian diet but culture as well. Giving it up would be a sacrilege.

[mokugin81]

A Great Book Called The Obesity Epidemic by Zoe Harcombe was out on Thursday!! Get it, Read It and then stop making your "silly" comments against someone like Marc who is teaching us to eat real foods!!!

[MichaelnChristine]

Reprogram your genes...that`s called mutating. That isn`t good.

[cjohnson596]

Mark Sisson's approach to fitness and food consumption are dead-on brilliant... and suprisingly simple

[yandykun]

this old man doesnt know shit dont listen to him

[rast123456789]

@yandykun and your opinion matters why?

[yandykun]

@rast123456789 if my opinion doesnt matter then his oppinion doesnt matter either

[rast123456789]

@yandykun what opinion? He is stating facts

[yandykun]

@rast123456789 facts that are not true come on dont eat any carbs cuz carbs are bad for u.are u kidding me ?lol.those are not facts those are lies.our ancestors didnt eat any grains ?lol fuck this guy has no idea of what he is talking about u go buy his book pal that aint my problem

[rast123456789]

@yandykun he just says that carbs control insulin that control fat storage which is scientific fact. And alot of grains arent good for you especially wheat. He does advocate eating lots of fruits and veggies which do have carbs. What science have you looked up lately?

[yandykun]

@rast123456789 what science ?no science.it's expirience. we cubans eat high in carbohydrates cuz protein cost too much,where there is protein there is always fat like the fat u can find in meat.americans here avoid even eating rice and a lot a overweight but we cubans eat rice like crazy cuz it's very cheap,but me and my friends pay soccer almost everyday.dont u think he looks in shape cuz he sprints ?this guy aint leaving 5 more years bro lol that really is a fact

[77heavensent]

Interesting! Yet, I wonder why my neighbor from Okinawa says her grandmother, who is so vibrant and over 100 years old, eats and drinks barley with gluten daily plus rice like most there in that part of Japan? Grains. They live longer, are healthier than any others on the planet. True though, fat a major part of their diet. Pork fat however is favs. Hmmm, Mark. Interesting!

[PrimalToad1]

@77heavensent I also wonder why chain smokers live till they are 90... crazy huh?

[vlk40]

I, and my hubby, switched to this way of eating and I have lost 35 lbs. My body has settled into a weight of 121 lbs. at 5'6". It's changed my health and life.

[SteroidsR4tools]

chek my chan i wrote that ur natural

[Raybee]

what movie was that?

[JesusACruz64]

Now that's holistic!

[mokugin81]

And In April 1994.. they Went After PopCorn. They Forsed Cinemas Selling Popcorn cooked in Coconut Oil To Switch To TransFats!! They Said: high Fat Coconut Oil! What Oil Is Low In Fat?? Well Done People At The CSPI.. First You Put Garbage In Our Foods.. Then U Ban It!! Doesnt CSPI stands for Center of Scince For Public Intress???? Oh Well Not Practically.. bye bye.. thanks for reading my comments

[mokugin81]

hello.. im back.. Did U Know That in the 80s McDonalds Was Frying Their Fries With Beef Fat And Then The CSPI Went After Them And Forsed Them To Switch to transFats? They Said TransFats Not Guilty As Charged! Now Few Years Ago The Banned TransFats!! Oh Well Done People At The CSPI!!

[mokugin81]

i also advice to to check out the video called :Wake Up America: Making Nutrition A Crime and listen to the advice that some dietitian working for the goverment would give to someone who's got hiv.. Unbelivable!!!!! but its true!! Im Sure Out There There R Good Dietitian Who Did Their Own Studies After Their Legal Required Education School but Most Of Them Just Repeat What They Study, No Common Sence at All..

[mokugin81]

They Say; Avoid Animal Foods As They r High in Saturated Fat.. U Can Get Unsaturated Fats by eating Plant Base Foods.. Both Claims R Wrong! Have U Seen And Read Some Lables? Saturated Fats R Also In Plat Base Foods like nuts, seeds, avocados, cacao beans, olives, and Unsaturated Fats R Abondante in Animal foods too like eggs, parma ham, lard, lamb.. 100gr olive oil contains 16gr saturated fat.. How Much Saturated Fat in 100gr parma ham? 5.5!!!

[mokugin81]

The FDA has recently said that Walnuts R a Drug while Doritos r a good food choice for our heart health.. Do u Think Thay Any Of Their Dietitians Went Up To The People In Charge And Said U Guys R Nuts?!! Also Most Nutrition Infos On Web Sites of the FDA and FSA r Wrong!!!!!

[mokugin81]

@brushfour44.. Well id hope so that dietitians wanna help others.. the problem is that They Want To Take Over And Become The Only One that Are Allowed To talk About Nutrition and Diet! Do U Belive This Is Fair? Do You Think This Is A abit Too Much? Also.. They Get Trained By The FDA(in usa) and the FSA(here in Uk) and other agencies schools around the world but most of them dont even bother questioning.. Is It Real What They R Teaching Us?Or Is There some Conflict of Interess Behind It?

[mokugin81]

@bodyperformanceTv Thanks for blocking me from commenting your videos!! Id have loads of comments to write but u dont fancy reading them, aint it?? Your Adivice on eating snikers for breakfast and lunch and a 600calories dinner is just None Sense!! Fab advertising for food manufactors not for human health!! there is Nothing Nada Nutritious about that junk food u advice!! Stop Counting Calories Start Loosing Weight by Zoe Harcombe! Thanks!!

[mokugin81]

@brushfour44 Sean Is Not An Idiot!! Keep your insults for yourself! If U Wanna Keep beliving in what main stram media together with goverment dietitians etc.. have been telling us in the last 30/40 years.. then keep going!! but let other people like Sean and Mark say their opinion and what worked for them!! Keep the monoplio u wanna impose on us for u guys!! Thanks!!

[brushfour44]

@mokugin81 Sean IS and idiot. The reason he's an idiot is because all the best information out there is right at hand for those who choose to use the brain and education they were given. Instead of that, they choose instead to sail off on some nonsensical conspiracy ridden tagent and pull others with them. Please stop listening to Sean. There is no conspiracy amongst dieticians to do anything other then help people to improve their health and knowledge base. Thanks.

[TheAtomicDon]

Media hyped bullshit.

[BodyPerformanceTV]

1. Complex carbohydrates don't create an insulin response.

2, Any weight loss will cause a decrease in BP, cholesterol, etc.

3. Even a stupid diet will casue weight loss if you eat less or exercise more.

4. Our ancestors never ate beans, fruits, nuts, rice, berries, grains? Really?

5. Ladies and gentlemen do you think the marathon running has anything to do with it!!!

[p90x4lifewaswrong]

@BodyPerformanceTV YES!!! GREAT points!!! God, why couldn't there be more trainers like you Steve?

[BodyPerformanceTV]

@p90x4lifewaswrong My pleasure!

[SteroidsR4tools]

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[SteroidsR4tools]

@BodyPerformanceTV rd my other communts. i went to bodyperformancetvsux latest vid and told him ur NATURAL!! ur not on roids!! im sorry,i just listen to ur radio show and video

[SteroidsR4tools]

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[Destorrrrr]

@BodyPerformanceTV Did you just say that complex carbohydrates don't create an insulin response? Complex carbs spike insulin, it's just more gradual.

Mark Sisson says nothing about not eating fruits nuts or berries, eat as many as you can.

FYI I've been "bulking" for the past year, for most of that I was eating mountains of grains in the form of rice and pastas. I then cut out grains, my caloric intake remains the same but I'm lean and still gaining, figure that one out.

[SharonC4]

I ate less of what I liked and went from a 10 to a 6. When I found this and eliminated processed sugar and grains, I went from that 6 to a 2. At size 10 I was 37% body fat.  At size 2 I am 21% body fat. Lovin every minute of it.

[brushfour44]

@SharonC4 The elimination of grains had little to do with your weightloss. It was the elimination of the calories associated with grains, sugars or any other food item. The reason you went from a size 6 to size 2 is because you reduced your overall food intake.

[p90x4lifewaswrong]

@brushfour44 Steve's post on this video was phenomenal!!! If you haven't seen it, check it out. Steve is a true professional.

[brushfour44]

That was a great response!! I'm not exactly sure why the low carb people don't understand that all carbs are not created equal. I wish they would look around at the VERY leanest athletes out there,..and you'll see that their diets are full of carbs. They close their eyes to that fact and instead reach back to " the ancients " or some term like that to describe diets they can't know by people they've never met.

[p90x4lifewaswrong]

@brushfour44 On another Mark Sisson video called "Mark Sisson: Life without carbs if fun with Fat", a moron named "UnderGroundWelllness replied to one of my comments. I saw his videos and they were so overhyped and ridiculous.

[brushfour44]

@p90x4lifewaswrong UnderGroundWellness...a.k.a. Sean Croxton, is a complete idiot. He believes having a tablespoon of coconut oil " heats up" his body and therefore burns bodyfat. He believes in a hundred other bullshit conspiracy theories as well. I wish that the Sean Croxton's and Mark Sisson's would quit referring to themselves and VERY Lean. They're not fat,...but they're not that lean. TONS of athletes out there eating carbs and are FAR leaner then either on of these two guys.

[brushfour44]

@p90x4lifewaswrong There's another guy,...the RAW food guy and his videos. He continually refers to himself as having no bodyfat. In his mind, he has 1 or 2% bodyfat. He's really about 12.5 - 14.5% from my best visual estimate. That's relatively lean or a heatlhy weight, but they have diluted themselves into thinking they have achieved much more then they really have. It's kind of bizarre actually.

[SharonC4]

I disagree, I've tried other weight loss methods- eating very low calories, and didn't accomplish that. At this point, I eat like a freakin pig, including things like chocolate, ice cream, etc- and haven't gained ANY weight back. My only rule really is not eating grains (except once in a blue, blue moon) and eating very little sugar, maybe a bowl of ice cream but no cake, cookies. I often eat an entire jar of sunflower butter each week and I handle the fat and calories VERY well.

[brushfour44]

@Sharon The fundamentals of fat loss are very straight forward. If you read how competitive fitness and bodybuilding athletes structure their diets, you'll see that they're all doing about the same thing. Plenty of carbs, whole natural grains, Oatmeal, vegetables, fruits, legumes, lean dairy, and healthy Omega-3 rich foods. The people on the outside who are trying to figure out what to do and don't know enough are the ones that guess their way through and don't fully understand the process.

[brushfour44]

@Sha Mark is trying to make his ideas unique in the marketplace. He's got some things right, and somethings not so right. There are thousands of athletes in an array of sports that are leaner than Mark Sisson.Clarence Bass is one of the leanest bodybuilders of all time. He's known for his record setting low bodyfat levels and has written 13 books on the subject over the last 35 years. Your body is NOT THAT unique Sharon. If everyones bodies were that different,..no surgeon could ever operate.

[brushfour44]

@Sh Get back to natural foods Sharon. The greatest link between fat loss and food is FIBER! The more fiber you have in your diet on a consistant basis,..the leaner you will be. Masters of leanness..(and Mark Sisson is really not recognized as one)..universally recommend natural whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and on and on. You're not understanding enough and therefore not applying good reasoning and logic to your program. You were not keeping good records of your bodycomp previously.

[egarrulo]

@brushfour44 Mark is a master of steel abs.

[brushfour44]

@egarrulo Mark is not a master of getting lean. There are quite a few masters of leanness out there who've achieved bodyfat levels between 1%-3% routinely. THAT is having steel abs. The leannest I've ever seen Sission is about 8-9% bodyfat. He's not that lean. The people that I'm talking about who achieve ultimate leanness are all grain eaters. They debunk Mark Sisson by example. I don't know why people listen to Sisson as he's being outdone by multitudes of people everyday.

[thespecter2]

@brushfour44 Actually, Sisson's point is not to design a body builder athletic body type, but rather to obtain a healthy body type. You can get abs of steel and huge muscles on anabolic supplements and powders and get very little nutrition from food. You really can. But is that healthy and optimal for the human body? Probably not. So if you think 1-3 percent body fat is healthy then more power to ya. There is a difference between looking healthy and being healthy. Believe it or not.

[brushfour44]

@thespecter2 ALL healthy corrections or changes in the body are " building " related. There is a real misunderstanding out there that's reflected in your post; the belief that an athletic body is not a healthy body. That is wrong. Supplements and powders are a very over-rated and really have nothing to do with leanness and fitness. Low bodyfat is very healthy. Reduces lean muscle tissue is not. The ideal is to both look healthy and be healthy. I don't think Sission understands this.

[thespecter2]

@brushfour44 8-9 percent is low body fat. My comment reflects no misunderstanding. People can appear "fit" with unhealthy levels of body fat. And I find 1-3 percent body fat unhealthy. And right about looking healthy and being healthy, but the two don't always coincide with eachother.

[brushfour44]

@the YOU may find sub 5% bodyfat unhealthy, but the best research out there does not. 8%-9% bodyfat IS lean and healthy,..but there is no point in which low bodyfat levels become unhealthy save for what's needed for human function. 6% is healthier than 9%. The health dividend does not reverse itself. You're going on feeling. Most Kenyan runners are 3-5% bodyfat; they are not unhealthy. Mark Sisson's diet has gotten him to about 11-12% at best. The low carb approach is not good for bodycomp.

[thespecter2]

@brushfour44 I have NEVER heard of this "best research" claim. I am a biochemistry major and a nutrition sciences minor but never ever have I heard that sub 5 percent is healthy. What sources do you have for this? And good for the Kenyan runners, they run.

[brushfour44]

@thespecter2 Check out Clarence Bass' Ripped website. Plenty of studies throughout that conclude that lean is good; particulary in terms of viseral fat and organ health. You're confusing low bodyfat,...with low bodyweight. I am NOT and advocate of low bodyweight against a persons height.  Health benefits do not work in favor of an idividual with low bodyweight or mass. Low bodyweight effects the immune system negatively and their ability to survive illnesses....among other things.

[dippadaws]

@brushfour44 Mark sisson is 8% bodfat n weighing in at 165lbs and looking at the photos of him i would say that is genuine, based on how lean he looks,your ab muscles won't really show up if you're not under 10%.

[shlokda]

@SharonC4 Wow, you sustained a caloric deficit for a period of time. We're dying to know how this magic works

[shlokda]

You think if rice and other harvested grains were easily available for consumption, paleo men wouldn't eat it? LOL. There's a reason that societies that discovered the agricultural revolution have progressed into modern day, while current hunter gatherer groups like those in Africa and other places are still years and years behind other civilizations. There is zero hard evidence or conclusive evidence on ACTUAL dietary habits of paleolithic man. Only speculation from ethonographic atlas's.

[TheAtomicDon]

I wouldn't give up ANY food. I eat what I like just less of it and/or work it off!

[helloxjed]

@TheAtomicDon One of Mark's tenants is to not be a cardio junkie. I'd rather ditch the bread and enjoy working out than kill myself over making sure I burnt every calorie in that sandwich.

[TheAtomicDon]

@helloxjed There's nothing wrong with doing cardio. Even a lot of cardio. I LOVE cycling. Why would I do LESS of it? If you are CONSISTENT with your workout, you'll maintain weight. I eat what I want, within reason, and know that I'll work it off tomorrow, next week and next month. It's an average over a long period of time, not a day to day thing.

[p90x4lifewaswrong]

@TheAtomicDon Perfect! Right on!

[p90x4lifewaswrong]

@TheAtomicDon Mark Sisson is wrong at pointing out one group of food at making people fat. This book is all a bunch of hype.I'd like to know Sisson's explanation for the countless numbers of people/athletes who consume grains. Body fat percentage is influenced by calories in/calories out. This guy knows shit. Steve Turano and Brushfour44 should be on this show, NOT this moron

[brushf0ur44]

@p90x4lifewaswrong poosy bitch!!!

[brushf0ur44]

@TheAtomicDon poosy bitch...

[TheAtomicDon]

@brushf0ur44 What? I'm not good enough to get !!!?

[brushf0ur44]

@TheAtomicDon u be poosy!!!

[TheAtomicDon]

@brushf0ur44 That's more like it!!!

[brushf0ur44]

@TheAtomicDon possy bitch u be!!!! go me!! boo ya! luzer!!

[stevelewisisasexymom]

@TheAtomicDon LOL

[brushfour44]

@TheAtomicDon Mark Sisson doesn't realize that there are legions of athletes, bodybuilders out there that eat grains and are far leaner then 8% bodyfat. Many are 2-4% bodyfat and consume grains all day long. I understand his theory,...and he's certainly and partially correct on his historical perspecitve,...but at the end of the day, he's misleading people again by going on hunches and feelings instead of proper data.

[TheAtomicDon]

@brushfour44 I agree with you. I will not eliminate any food from my diet. It's all good, so to speak. I eat a balanced diet but If I want a cannoli or a beer(like I just had) I just eat it and know I'll work out tomorrow, next week and next month! I love cycling too much to NOT do it! You only live once, why not enjoy it?! Live, people! Eating's part of that!

[TheAtomicDon]

Ugh.

[ieatsalad90]

haha why the "ugh"? this guy is awesome. :)

[TheAtomicDon]

@ieatsalad90 Awesome like after you take a dump and look into the toilet!