Veganism, health and building strength and muscle

[Mark Edward]

Leaving aside his willingness to get fooled by fake science and political nonsense, the OP has a pitiful idea of what a "great amount of animal-based food" is.

Today and for all my life my diet has consisted of a great amount of animal-based food. As I live on a farm I have consumed lots of eggs, milk and meat, typical 4 eggs, 1 liter milk and 100g meat a day in general.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Hey Rip, I thought you said "don't post stupid shit?"

It amused me to do so, and since I'm out of pocket, it gives you guys something fun to kick holes in.

[elVarouza]

Yea, all those cavemen who had to deal with epidemic cancer, heart-disease, diabetes, and obesity because of their meat based diet....

Yeah, those caveman who lived to an average age of 25. Let's base what we do on them!

[Kumar]

My 2 cents.

Food is fuel for the body. The kind of fuel that the body needs is determined by what that particular body has to do in the course of the day. What works for Peter can't work for Paul. Health problems usually arise when there is a mismatch between fuel quality/quantity intake and bodily needs.

And just as there isn't anything like fitness in general - fitness is always specific to what one wants to be fit to do - I would say that the same applies to being strong. Strong for what?

I would say that the food/diet questions can be answered only once these are, and can't have generalized answers. Also, since what the body is tasked to do are different things at different times in life, the answers would keep changing over time.

[mrflibble]

Unlike some people here, I have no illusions about a giant steak is health food. It's not.

Please elaborate. Explain what is even remotely unhealthy about steak.

[apparatus]

You guys think this shit is bad? My new roommate reads BodyBuilding.com. I literally have to live with this shit.

[Kregna]

Yea, all those cavemen who had to deal with epidemic cancer, heart-disease, diabetes, and obesity because of their meat based diet....

All what cavemen? You don't know anything about cavemen do you?

[SQUAT_316]

I agree with turgid.dahlia. I used to live in NYC. There was plenty of fast food joints, but there were plenty of sidewalks. I use to train and then take long walks. Nothing like walking in NYC and being entertained by the everyday freakshow. Now I live just outside Syracuse. And if you don't have a car, you're pretty much fucked. If you walk, good chance you will get hit. Hence the Prowler for some conditioning. Strength training is not rocket science and neither is nutrition to fuel that strength.

[Alexis]

Don't take anything for granted just because it's "scientific". Especially when the author makes a shitload of $$$ with it. Learn to second guess anything you come across and to consider different sources.

[Troy]

...I actually bought the book a while back. It's suggestion of high protein diet from ANY source (animal/veg) is bad seemed quite tedious.
...Also, it's recommendation the next time you order a pizza 'make it cheese free and meat free ' --really why fucken bother ordering one in the first place ???
Let me die a few years earlier and keep the cheese.