My Unsubstantiated Nutritional Hierarchy
Here is a thought regarding nutrition from my brain. This, idea as a whole concept, has no scientific backing and is just something that I made up. So if you are smart you may want to forget that you ever read this. This is my unsubstantiated nutritional hierarchy.
Cut the Crap-In this phase you are eliminating all of the junk from your diet. Think Paleo-ish or at least a real food type of program. The biggest changes will be eliminating grains, alcohol and sugar (especially if losing fat is a goal of yours). This phase will have huge results in regard to your body composition, performance and general health. Just taking this step will put you ahead of most everyone in our country, but it is really just the beginning.
Planning for Performance- At this point all the junk is out of your diet. Almost all of your food is of high quality. Now you need to use some portioning tools to figure out how much of this high quality food to eat. You will know you have gotten this part right when you look, feel and perform great.
Nutrient Nuances- If you have reached this point you are eating almost all high quality foods in portions that are maximizing your performance and over all health. The last step is to extract every ounce of nutrients from the foods you are eating. This is usually where things really start getting weird. Here are some things you will be thinking about in this phase. All your meat and eggs will be from grass fed/pastured animals. You will be researching which fruits and veggies must be organic due to high pesticide levels. All dairy will be raw and grass fed. You will be making and using bone broths regularly in your cooking to gain the naturally occurring collagen and glucosamine from the ingredients. You will research how to maximize your dietary Vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acids. These are just a few of the things that can be done to maximize the nutrient quality of your food.
What do you think? Post thoughts to comments.
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95 pound Sumo-deadlift high-pull, 21 reps
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Always enjoy the nutritional information. Thanks Jeff!
Thanks for the simplicity of your nutritional comments. It really does work once you get into it!! I’ve felt a bit sluggish during some of my workouts and really notice it during pullups. So, I’m going back to basics and getting rid of the junk that slows me down. Keeping a clean diet is the only way to do it to improve your performance. thanks Jeff!
Thanks for the kind words you two! Keep up the good work.
I like this one Jeff. I had cut out dairy (Paleo) & have recently considered trying raw/whole milk.
I would love to see more information on the Nutrient Nuances (hint, hint).
Heather,
Thanks for your input. Stay tuned. Ask and you shall receive.