All:

This topic is the continuation of the WD conversation from the CrossFit Topic.

I will be interviewing Ori Hofmekler in the next few weeks and while I have plenty of questions, I am always interested in more.

If you have a question or comment about the WD as it applies to Military Fitness, please post it here. Thanks.

Nate

RKC-

I thought posting my original reply might stimulate some thought on the WD topic.

“RKC-
I agree that it seems unlikely that the
WD as prescribed could sustain combat activities for extended periods. I draw my refrence point several thousand years earlier than does Ori for insights about nutrition. Specificly this involves looking at our huntergatherer ancestors for clues about what, and how much to eat. For what that means grassfed, free range animal foods, vegetables, seasonal fruits and nuts and seeds. Grains, legumes and dairy did not enter the picture untill the neo-lithic and health took a drastic down turn at that time. As to how much it appears that huntergatherers ate a lot. For specifics I'll direct you to Prof. Loren Cordains site www.thepaleodiet.com
We can certianly work on some good questions for Ori if you would like.”

Robb

RKC,

While many people are concerned about excess weight/fat, there are many people that have the opposite problem. How does this diet affect those people that do not have a weight/fat problem? It would be interesting to know the affects of the WD as related to the level of physical activity? How do you regulate intake at night compared to the daily activity (or do you)? It would also be interesting to determine a method of adapting this diet for the field. Is it possible and how do you adapt the WD for field operations?

I have been looking for years, trying to find a method of eating that will support my body's needs. When I slowed my Workouts after CCT, I lost weight instead of gaining (178 lbs. to 160 lbs.) Previously and currently, I eat minimally during the day and one meal at night.

I remember the old LRRP rations that provided one large meal per day. They cautioned that you couldn't sustain heavy activity for more 2 weeks on these because of the nutritional value. Also the British survival rations were similar. They provided enough nutrition (normally one meal per day) for 1 man performing heavy activity (25 miles movement per day) for several days.

Excellent! I will definately use this material.

Nate

RKC:

My questions to Ori vis-a-vis the Warrior diet is about Fasting. Is it okay to fast occasionally, as the ancients were prone to do? How long? How many days/weeks/months between a fast? Relationship between Workouts during a fast? And all those others that we already covered during our conversation on the phone.

Oh, and one more thing, why does it appear that there is a inconsistency of information between the WD book and WD website? Or, is this just my perception?


Thanks in advance!

Had another thought. Using this type of diet would naturally cause your body to get into a cycle whereby after eating heavily at one time then your body wants to focus energy on digestion. This works well if you have a normal schedule like our ancestors, working (hunting, fighting) during daylight and recovery at night.

1. How does the diet work for shift workers?
2. How does it affect the alert level if you do not have the time to rest and digest, especially in the field with no set schedule and pulling security?
3. Changing shift from day to swing or mid, etc?
4. Changing time zones, climate, etc?

[]All:

This topic is the continuation of the WD conversation from the CrossFit Topic.

I will be interviewing Ori Hofmekler in the next few weeks and while I have plenty of questions, I am always interested in more.

If you have a question or comment about the WD as it applies to Military Fitness, please post it here. Thanks.

Nate [/]

Nate:

Is the Ori Hefmekler interview still in the works for the near future?

Advise,