4 minutes ago, theguru said:

What do you think the drawbacks of plants are?

The way I see it as long as you are insuring that you are getting the nutrients that you would traditionally be getting from meat from plants/nuts, I don't really see drawbacks besides possibly the sheer amount you might have to eat to meet the nutrient requirements you need to feel good. 

Here are some highlights from an article about red meat from the Cleveland Clinic:

Generally speaking, choosing white meat or vegetarian options are your best bets for living an overall healthier lifestyle.  

Anytime you choose to have red meat, it should be the leanest cut you can find and you should limit the amount.

When you prepare red meat, focus on dry cooking methods, like baking, broiling, grilling, roasting, poaching or air frying.

Try to limit your red meat consumption to 1 to 2 serving per week, which is 6 ounces or less per week. If you have heart disease or high cholesterol, the recommendation is to limit red meat to less than or equal to 3 ounces per week.

A plant-based diet that includes lots of fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes and nuts is ideal.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/is-red-meat-bad-for-you/

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There is more but you get the idea from what I think is a good source of health related information.

2 hours ago, theguru said:

So I watched the whole video.  I could go into a lot of specifics but generally speaking I think they are somewhat guilty of what they are accusing the movie of.  They cherry picked too and used antidotes to make points too.  Moving forward, I watched another much shorter video on the same topic "reviewing the movie" that I think was much better, much more objective, much more helpful and I suggest watching it:

 

You ain't wrong about that.

I am starting a new nutrition/workout program within the first week of April called Body For Life. You eat 6 meals a day, and each one is portioned out. You must have 2 parts of every meal; a carb and protein. For 2 of these meals you must eat a vegetable with it. Serving sizes for each is the size of your clenched fist, or the palm of your hand. 

The workouts are where things get wild. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday you are lifting for 45 minutes. There is no breaks, you are putting up 200+ reps every day of lifting. Each exercise is 12 reps at light weight to start off, and then you increase 5-10 lbs each time. Your number of reps in each set are 12,10,8, and 6. After you finish this part, they focus on a "high-point" in each different exercise, which is where you go as hard as you can for 12 straight reps 2 times to end it.

The aerobics are pretty simple. You do some sort of cardio whether it be running, a bike, swimming, or any other. You base it off of personal intensity levels, starting at 5 and moving up towards 9 by 1 each minute. Once you reach 9 you go back to 6 and repeat. You do this until you are on your last rep of this, where you push yourself to 10 right before your 20 minutes are up. 

Personally, I love challenges and this seems like one of the toughest challenges imaginable for the human body. I am looking forward to it, as the results shown from this program are astonishing! The first week of April can't get here soon enough. 

3 minutes ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

I am starting a new nutrition/workout program within the first week of April called Body For Life. You eat 6 meals a day, and each one is portioned out. You must have 2 parts of every meal; a carb and protein. For 2 of these meals you must eat a vegetable with it. Serving sizes for each is the size of your clenched fist, or the palm of your hand. 

The workouts are where things get wild. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday you are lifting for 45 minutes. There is no breaks, you are putting up 200+ reps every day of lifting. Each exercise is 12 reps at light weight to start off, and then you increase 5-10 lbs each time. Your number of reps in each set are 12,10,8, and 6. After you finish this part, they focus on a "high-point" in each different exercise, which is where you go as hard as you can for 12 straight reps 2 times to end it.

The aerobics are pretty simple. You do some sort of cardio whether it be running, a bike, swimming, or any other. You base it off of personal intensity levels, starting at 5 and moving up towards 9 by 1 each minute. Once you reach 9 you go back to 6 and repeat. You do this until you are on your last rep of this, where you push yourself to 10 right before your 20 minutes are up. 

Personally, I love challenges and this seems like one of the toughest challenges imaginable for the human body. I am looking forward to it, as the results shown from this program are astonishing! The first week of April can't get here soon enough. 

Please keep us updated, I want to hear how it goes.

12 hours ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

I am starting a new nutrition/workout program within the first week of April called Body For Life. You eat 6 meals a day, and each one is portioned out. You must have 2 parts of every meal; a carb and protein. For 2 of these meals you must eat a vegetable with it. Serving sizes for each is the size of your clenched fist, or the palm of your hand. 

The workouts are where things get wild. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday you are lifting for 45 minutes. There is no breaks, you are putting up 200+ reps every day of lifting. Each exercise is 12 reps at light weight to start off, and then you increase 5-10 lbs each time. Your number of reps in each set are 12,10,8, and 6. After you finish this part, they focus on a "high-point" in each different exercise, which is where you go as hard as you can for 12 straight reps 2 times to end it.

The aerobics are pretty simple. You do some sort of cardio whether it be running, a bike, swimming, or any other. You base it off of personal intensity levels, starting at 5 and moving up towards 9 by 1 each minute. Once you reach 9 you go back to 6 and repeat. You do this until you are on your last rep of this, where you push yourself to 10 right before your 20 minutes are up. 

Personally, I love challenges and this seems like one of the toughest challenges imaginable for the human body. I am looking forward to it, as the results shown from this program are astonishing! The first week of April can't get here soon enough. 

That is becoming a more popular and easy to follow way to control portions. It was popularized by Precision Nutrition
Protein: 1 serving = Open Palm

Carbs: 1 serving = Cupped Palm

Veggies: 1 serving = Fistful

Fats: 1 serving = Thumb sized

You manipulate the number of servings based on Male/Female and desired goals. 

 

That is a solid, simple (not complicated - the work will be challenging) progression for training. If you stick with that you will absolutely see results. I hope you stick with it and keep everyone updated with your progress.

This one made me think you @bugatti and @Mustang ?

9 hours ago, JCVD said:

That is becoming a more popular and easy to follow way to control portions. It was popularized by Precision Nutrition
Protein: 1 serving = Open Palm

Carbs: 1 serving = Cupped Palm

Veggies: 1 serving = Fistful

Fats: 1 serving = Thumb sized

You manipulate the number of servings based on Male/Female and desired goals. 

 

That is a solid, simple (not complicated - the work will be challenging) progression for training. If you stick with that you will absolutely see results. I hope you stick with it and keep everyone updated with your progress.

On portions, I eat as much as I want and weigh myself almost daily.  If I need less, I eat less, if I need more, I eat more.  Also, I can already tell going to mostly a plant based diet I need to stuff myself or I can't maintain weight. 

Just a little update... 1 week in and down 12 lbs. I feel GREAT!

13 minutes ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

Just a little update... 1 week in and down 12 lbs. I feel GREAT!

That is a lot of weight for one week, slow down AWB. 

21 hours ago, theguru said:

That is a lot of weight for one week, slow down AWB. 

LOL, water weight!

22 minutes ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

LOL, water weight!

Still too much, please slow your roll. 

2.5 weeks in, if anyone is looking for a healthier lifestyle I 100% recommend this!