Cave man life

So I Follow my own paleo type diet. For those of you that don't know, I'm into power lifting/cross fit type training. Any ways I'm going to go to a pretty straightforward paleo/ caveman diet and see how I like it. Basically the only thing I will be doing different from my own style is taking away dairy, cutting out brown rice for carbs and getting to load up on more meats. Just wondering if there is anyone that's following the paleo lifestyle, and how it's working for them.

youre such a dork lol
I reccommend getting a club and cutting a hole in the bottom of your car so your feet can stick out. Oh yea and get yourself a nice loin cloth, nothing too tight though. You dont wanna be mistaken for one of those european cavemen.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

youre such a dork lol
I reccommend getting a club and cutting a hole in the bottom of your car so your feet can stick out. Oh yea and get yourself a nice loin cloth, nothing too tight though. You dont wanna be mistaken for one of those european cavemen.

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Shhhhh lol

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Originally Posted by Rob

Shhhhh lol

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Uh oh. Sounds like they might be one of the european cave men lol

Just kidding. What exactly does a paleo diet consist of?

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Remember to spend several hours a day running after/ away from said meat. ;)

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Originally Posted by Brokenangelr

Just kidding. What exactly does a paleo diet consist of?

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It's generally eating what primative people could eat before agriculture. So meats, nuts seeds, vegetables. It cuts out the processed foods like bread. So instead of getting your carbs from breads and grain, you get them from veggies. I love it because I can still eat all the meat I want.

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Originally Posted by dr del

Remember to spend several hours a day running after/ away from said meat. ;)

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Lol no I'm not going all crazy paleo lifestyle! Just the food for this guy.

One of the guys I rode with back in Virginia was on the Paleo diet, and he dropped a lot of exess weight over the course of last racing season.

I know a couple people who've tried it and it works well as long as you follow the portions laid out. That means relatively little meat compared to veggies simply for fiber and vitamins. Both of them went on the diet to lose weight and it worked but that could be because they started having grilled chicken and veggies instead of bacon and burgers. ;)

In a way, I actually eat a semi-paleo diet with a lot of raw veggies/fruits and then grilled or broiled chicken/venison/elk/bison/fish. It's actually helped a lot with chronic fatigue, allergies, and digestive issues.

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Originally Posted by Dracoluna

That means relatively little meat.

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I'm following the paleo items not tiny portions. I eat up to 8 meals a day
Lol I don't know the meaning of relatively little meat ;)
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Originally Posted by Rob

I'm following the paleo items not tiny portions. I eat up to 8 meals a day
Lol I don't know the meaning of relatively little meat ;)
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Dont let him fool you guys, Rob is that scrawny guy in the back! hahaha jk jk

This sounded dumb to me at first but now im kinda intrigued. It sounds good, i enjoy eating everything you listed. Especially since its summer i tend to eat more fresh vegetables from the garden. So you basically cut out everything processed, so that means like no lunch meat, and fresh hamburger or chicken instead? The only thing i think i woul have to cheat on is drinking milk. I loveeee me some milk lol.
Do you have any links to sites that talk about it?

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

The only thing i think i woul have to cheat on is drinking milk. I loveeee me some milk lol.

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Yeah me too! I have tweaked some minor things here and there but keeping the core idea of paleo to this point. I'm going to cut dairy out and see how I do.

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Originally Posted by Rob

Yeah me too! I have tweaked some minor things here and there but keeping the core idea of paleo to this point. I'm going to cut dairy out and see how I do.

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Are frozen vegetables allowed or does everything have to be fresh?

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Are frozen vegetables allowed or does everything have to be fresh?

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Frozen is fine. I really like the steamer bag ones.

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Originally Posted by Rob

Frozen is fine. I really like the steamer bag ones.

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yea thats what i like too, except i burn myself with the steam everytime lol.

I would just die with out my cows and carbs. Really, no cheese or pasta?? No processed foods sound great for your health though. I have actually heard a few people talking about that lately.

Mike, you have to read the caution on the side of the steamer bags...j/k lol

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Why waste time with paleo lifestyle when you can dbol it up...

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

Mike, you have to read the caution on the side of the steamer bags...j/k lol

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"Let stand in microwave for 2 minutes after finished cooking"

F that S! When i here the nuker beep i wanna get at my white shoepeg corn!

I take a test booster when not on a cycle along with creatine, whey protein, my daily sports vitamin, but yeah I just eat the heck out of chicken and load on straight protein when I eat. I was never big on loading up for carbs with pastas and all that.

Edit: Def not that big of a fit nut either, I don't have the motivation to lift that much any more by myself, I really only go when I can go lift with one of my boys.
Let me know how cutting all of this works Rob I'm really curious.

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Originally Posted by BTennant

Why waste time with paleo lifestyle when you can dbol it up...

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Isnt dbol roids lol? Not everyone may be into that Barry Bonds.

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Originally Posted by BTennant

Why waste time with paleo lifestyle when you can dbol it up...

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That really doesn't make any sense. Ones a way to eat and one is a performance enhancer. Although I will admit they can go hand in hand in together. But I'm more into health and living a long life for my family at this point.

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Originally Posted by BTennant

I take a test booster when not on a cycle along with creatine, whey protein, my daily sports vitamin, but yeah I just eat the heck out of chicken and load on straight protein when I eat. I was never big on loading up for carbs with pastas and all that.

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If your geared up you should be also taking milk thistle to protect your liver, along with a estrogen blocker off cycle. And yeah creatine and a good multi is a no brainer.

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Originally Posted by Rob

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Setting diet talk aside, what I really wanna know is...

You call that power lifting???? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by RobNJ

Setting diet talk aside, what I really wanna know is...

You call that power lifting???? :rolleyes:

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Well let's see.....it's a picture of me at a power lifting comp so yeah. Why?

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Originally Posted by Rob

Well let's see.....it's a picture of me at a power lifting comp so yeah. Why?

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Joking...it's very obvious that there's a lot of weight on that bar. 475?

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Originally Posted by RobNJ

Joking...it's very obvious that there's a lot of weight on that bar. 475?

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Lol ok you never know what people are going to say. "I'm 400 lbs of muscle and can bench 10000000lbs" type stuff comes out of people on the Internet a lot. It's actually 500 on the dot. And my shoulder hated me for it lol.

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Originally Posted by Rob

Lol ok you never know what people are going to say. "I'm 400 lbs of muscle and can bench 10000000lbs" type stuff comes out of people on the Internet a lot. It's actually 500 on the dot. And my shoulder hated me for it lol.

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Other than the occasional car I pick up at random, I don't lift much at all anymore...used to, but never close to 500, and my shoulder still hates me for it. Cool stuff....

This is really interesting! I'm about to go look it up sense I've been living off processed foods, bread, and dairy for the last 5 years.... Now that I don't work at a fast food joint anymore and feeding myself I think I might like the natural route for a change haha!

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Originally Posted by Scubaf250

This is really interesting! I'm about to go look it up sense I've been living off processed foods, bread, and dairy for the last 5 years.... Now that I don't work at a fast food joint anymore and feeding myself I think I might like the natural route for a change haha!

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Getting off the processed stuff will make you feel 100 times better. That whole 3 o'clock tired feeling people get really doesn't happen when you kick the crap out of your diet. Good luck!

This is definitely something I'm going to look into. I need to drop about 15 lbs for football and need a diet that supplies me with what I need. And I hear you in the shoulder, I did 405 earlier this off season and my shoulder is lucky to still be attached. Since then though I've plateaued really bad. Wonder if this could hekp

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Originally Posted by Rob

Getting off the processed stuff will make you feel 100 times better. That whole 3 o'clock tired feeling people get really doesn't happen when you kick the crap out of your diet. Good luck!

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I can second that. Just make sure you take vitamins though and amazingly enough, cutting out caffeine helps a ton too. Granted, I have trouble pulling all-nighters now, but it beats waking up tired every single day.

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Originally Posted by Rob

getting to load up on more meats.

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Debatable, but most modern theories on prehistoric homo species diets downplay the magnitude of meat in it.

Nuts and berries, my friend. Unless you want to be portraying TV and the movies, nuts and berries 28 days a month, mammoth/scavenged meat for the other 2-3.

Nutritionists, doctors, and anthropologists agree: nuts and berries are awesome. They helped humans and our ancestors survive for a million+ years, and are still great to have lots of.

Of course, variety is key. An easy guide is try to get a variety of colors.

If you want to eat meat because it's delicious, fun, and decent for putting on muscle, go ahead. If you're honestly trying to make your diet more like something typical of 50,000 years ago, don't focus on it.

Feel free to throw in plenty of bugs though! Insects are awesome, and an overlooked part of our diet in the western world.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

If you want to eat meat because it's delicious, fun, and decent for putting on muscle, go ahead. If you're honestly trying to make your diet more like something typical of 50,000 years ago, don't focus on it.

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Lol No I'm not doing the "cave man" or paleo diet to live like one. Im doing it for my lifting/ training. I was a fan of the keto diet in the past but it was a little more restrictive then paleo. Since I have been on it my cardio has actually gotten a lot better and I feel great, the fat keeps my feeling full and energized even with minimal carbs.

And yes meat is a big part of my diet
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That kind of strength is impressive. Don't think my body would do it even if I wanted to. I tend to stick with lower weight high reps and swimming/cycling/running. Then again I'm not going for tons of power.

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Originally Posted by AndrewGeibel

That kind of strength is impressive. Don't think my body would do it even if I wanted to. I tend to stick with lower weight high reps and swimming/cycling/running. Then again I'm not going for tons of power.

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Thanks I actually get that for 12 good reps. So not that low on reps. Tho recently I have been doing more circuit training and super sets, getting my cardio work in.

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Originally Posted by Rob

Thanks I actually get that for 12 good reps. So not that low on reps. Tho recently I have been doing more circuit training and super sets, getting my cardio work in.

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Nice man. Circuit training is rough ... weights and cardio. I remember the beginning of swimming season in college we would do 45 seconds on and 15 to switch machines. It was a good day when you kept your breakfast.

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Originally Posted by AndrewGeibel

It was a good day when you kept your breakfast.

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hahaha that's just how you know you got a good workout in.