The Non BodyBuilder Diet:
Bodybuilders typically have a specific bland “bodybuilder diet” that they follow that allows them to get ripped and show off extreme muscle definition. The problem with this type of classic bodybuilder diet is that often times it is so restrictive that it winds up costing you hard earned muscle in the process, or the foods are just plain boring and taste awful.
Most of these bad traits of the typical bodybuilder diet falls squarely at the feet of carbohydrates. Some weightlifters will tell you to avoid carbohydrates like the plague (especially as you get close to competition time) while others will claim they are a “must”. Why all the carb confusion?
It comes down to practicality for me.
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Could you do a video about carbs cycle please?
I normally revere your information and agree with 97% if it. BUT, YOU are dead wrong on this topic. I am also a trainer. I was also against Atkins when I first heard about it. But I was part of a study at the hospital I used to work, which put 1,700 people on Atkins diet. Their triglycerides went down, and good cholesterol went up, and they felt great after the first two weeks. I have been using Atkin's ever since, and I am more muscular than you Jeff (But not nearly as cut), and a lot older. When you go on Atkin's, you ONLY feel a loss of energy for the first week or two at the most. Then you feel a great energy once your body adjusts, NO PAIN (Because pain comes from the inflammation of sugar) and you can build muscle very well. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN ESSENTIAL CARBOHYDRATE!!!!!! IT DOESN'T EXIST. But, there is such things as essential fats and proteins. Sorry, but I've been doing this for more than 30 years now, and low carb is the MOST healthy diet anyone can be on. Carbohydrates kill the body can cause diseases!!! And soy is one of the worst things you can put into your body!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Didn't they used to call this the 4 food groups?
Jessi wasn't born yet
Should I eat bread with every meal?
He’s wrong , to say the body can’t run off fats/ketones Efficiently is total bs !!
Ofcourse this is a old video
Awesome! GOD BLESS
Some people are insulin resistant, which is an ironic way of saying their fasting insulin levels are extremely high. Carbs are only good in small amounts for those people IMO.
So is pasta bad?
So white rice in moderation is okay?
Is there any benefit to spreading out carbs rather then just basing them around only around training?
What about carb loading
This fu**ing carbophoby has kept me in a years-long limbo of low to zero carb, daily training draining my energy, cortisol issues, weight rebound, calories reduced to less than my tdee and still fattening/low energy. Introduced carbs back, keeping fats to minimum and proteins the same (2gr/lb) and boom: doubled volumes and losing fat. Problem is that today only the vegans defend carbs and the keto zealots on the other camp defend animal food but demonize the carbs. Both cults bring serious throubles in the long run. Carbs+animal proteins are the best fuel for sport!
I'm doing 40 protein 30 fat 30 carbs on 1500 diet im 142 pounds trying to cut to 132 pounds at 2 pounds a week
I reduced my carbs by a large extent,kept my protein intake the same as before,i realized that i was loosing muscle and looked flat,imagining i was gonna get shredded soon. I noticed my workout performance drop down drastically,and it felt as if i had very little strength.My body looked 60% ripped,I was happy but soon realized that i was loosing muscle!!!.My workouts got weaker and sucked out most of my energy.I was very happy to see my 60% ripped body,but every time i saw myself in the mirror,the muscles looked smaller and smaller.FLAT!! again as JEFF mentioned.In someways i was happy but in the back of my head I wasn't so confident about what i wanted to see.Now I have doubled my carb intake….and hope to see better results…What im afraid of is bulking up !!!
I like this person too, seems to make a lot of sense with a lot of the videos he makes.
Every time I scratch carbs it does not take long before I go on carb binges, so obviously it is something that is needed. Have to listen to our bodies.
Damn ive been eating this whole time
Legendary information as usual. Thanks Jeff for being such a great senei! 🙂
Tell that to keto followers and Thomas DeLauer. Carbo-phobes.
Would love to see a conversation with Thomas DeLauer
that meal looks like trash tho
The thumbnail said, "don't eat until you watch this!" I said "Yessir! I'll do intermittent fasting now and eat brunch later, sir!" He also said "We all know that complex carbohydrates establish blood sugar level." No, I didn't, Jeff. Can you be my new science teacher? Cuz watching your videos is so much better than enduring a 45 min lecture on biology in school.
I feel like he’s the only non-scam artist who makes these vids
Holy crap this vid was posted on my 9th birthday😂
How much weight per week should i expect to gain as a beginner to lean bulk?
I have a question about carb cycling. Should I do both of my high carb days on strength days? Or can I do a high carb day on my rest day after leg day?
Kuskus and Humus. Jeff is Yam Tichoni😀
Great content
So that explains why I began to feel a lil weaker today compared to other days. My carbs have been rlly low cuz im worried it'll prevent me from losing stomach fat thus not getting abs, don't get me wrong I've been getting my protein, and fibrous carbs in jus not much if any starchy carbs. Anyways, my question is what are the best starchy carb foods I can intake without it fucking up/halting my fat lose progression? Also what would be to much or to little ?
yea but if youre a skinny fat guy like 25% body fat u still eat the same as you are doing there 50% carbs?
My meals consists of.
Some fruit and oats 90 minutes before a workout and eggs, nuts, veg after.
I am already in good weight so I don't give a crap about carb loading.
Who is watching this in 2020?
This English translation is so annoying
God Bless you Jeff
Amen! Keto is today's microwave of meal plans. Basically short term gratification. #Team more carbs #Work hard
Yeah ive been fucking up
i want the outro music
carbs swell me up real bad
back when it was the point of the matter and not the fact of the matter
Doesn’t carbs give u energy ??? I felt horrible after a workout but after having carbs I felt much better
Is bread okay?
This bullshit
Jeff was the first one to teach me about how my plate should look and what i should eat to lose body fat when i first started my fat loss journey
I really wanted to pay attention to Jeff but then I saw the tv on in his living room and got distracted. Was that an episode of friends? I thought I saw rachel.