Bodybuilding Diet Plans - The Warrior Diet

 

The Warrior Diet is one of the newer diets based upon intermittent fasting, or IF. As in the Six-Meals-a-Day Diet, it also revolves around eating unprocessed, organic foods that are nutritious and wholesome.

During the day, you don't have to skip food entirely. You can snack on fruits, vegetables, and limited amounts of protein (nuts, plain yogurt, whey protein, etc). The idea is not to feel like you are starving, so if you experience hunger pangs, you can certainly have a snack.

Then in the evening, you reintroduce food by starting with uncooked organic vegetables (for the enzymes), followed by chicken or fish as your main dish, and then some fats or carbs if you still feel hungry. It is believed that you minimize the impact on your insulin response by doing this.

Calorie counting is not recommended, instead, when you consume your evening meal, you continue to eat until you are no longer hungry. Sticking to organic foods and using spices, herbs, and oils, you detoxify your system.

The other principal behind the Warrior Diet is that by combining exercise with under-eating, you will amplify the beneficial mechanisms of both - increasing our ability to utilize energy, improve strength and resist fatigue.

The Warrior Diet Is One Of The Newer
Diets Based Upon Intermittent Fasting.

Phase I (week 1) - Detox

Improve the body’s capacity to remove toxins, thus helping the liver neutralize substances that cause fat gain.
The purpose of this phase is to detox your body to afford maximum fat burning.
Daytime: Undereating / Night time: Overeating

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Phase II (week 2) - Adaptation to Fat Fuel

Improve the body’s ability to utilize fat for energy.
The purpose of this phase is to train your body to maximize the utilization of fat fuel for energy and thereby activate genes that turn fat storing cells into fat burning cells.

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Phase III (week 3) - Adaptation to carb fuel

Improve the body’s ability to utilize carbs for energy.
The purpose of this phase is to take advantage of previous phases and maximize fat loss, while at the same time enjoying eating high carb meals followed by high protein meals. In this way you will not feel deprived and it will not feel as though you are on a diet.

Pros:

• If you reduce your caloric intake on a regular basis you will lose weight

• The only foods you need to cut from your diet are processed, high fat and sugary foods

• By eating organic, clean foods you will boost your immune system and increase overall health

Cons:

• If you follow the diet as instructed and purchase organic foods it can be expensive

• Some people may tend to overeat the evening meal after under-eating during the day

• You may experience headache, shakiness, weakness and lack of concentration during your under-eating hours due to the fact that your blood sugar levels have dropped after a long night's sleep