ISL1985
Tue, July 26th, 2005, 05:41 PM
First of all, a few disclaimers:
This thread will not contain too many numbers (if any) simply because I went on general feeling and visible results as opposed to measurements and bf percentages.
Second, many people scoff at the idea of a blood type diet and write it off as a fad diet. Well it probably is, but using it as a basis shows that it is not far removed from what is considered optimum on these boards.
So here we are:
About 6 months ago I had gotten away from 6 meals a day 2000 cals- mainly due to the fact that I was now in college and was lucky enough to be eating period.
A fellow actor (who was one of the most cut guys I had ever seen) told me about this "blood type" diet. A quick overview is this:
Based on your bloodtype you can optimze energy, weight loss (muscle definition) and your immune system byt eating certain foods geared towards your bloodtype (either A, B, AB, or O).
My friend had told me that he had gone vegetarian half a year ago, and within three months was unable to do a pushup- he was that weak. However, once he gave this diet a try- his bloodtype was "O"- his energy levels skyrocketed and he was feeling and looking better than ever.
Fast forward to me. I also have O bloodtype, as does my entire family. My diet consisted almost entirely of Beef, Vegetables, fruits and water/green tea. I had to cut dairy and wheat completely out of my diet along with pork, potatoes, coffee and basically any processed food.
Being a diet skeptical (who strangely tries fad diets to test their worth) I took a calcium supplement and made sure to keep the cheat meals in once a week. I also hit the gym 6 days a week (3 lifting-3 cardio).
The results- my energy levels are amazing and i'm seeing more muscle definition than ever- though I'm switching to HIIT to get past a plateau. My strength is the gym is huge, and I'm feeling like well oiled machine.
HOWEVER, the bloodtype O diet is based on high protein and clean carbs -much like the people on here already eat- yet has many more restrictions. If you are A blood type, it suggests you go mostly vegetarian (some fish is allowed). So I cannot comment on how effective that form of the diet is (my girlfriend is blood type A and seems to be having similar energy results with her vegetarian diet however.)
Believe what you will, but for me the diet is working very well, mainly since it is a blanced diet with a few minor tweaks that really work for me.
I know it's a controversial subject in a forum like this, but I would love to hear feedback or questions!
This thread will not contain too many numbers (if any) simply because I went on general feeling and visible results as opposed to measurements and bf percentages.
Second, many people scoff at the idea of a blood type diet and write it off as a fad diet. Well it probably is, but using it as a basis shows that it is not far removed from what is considered optimum on these boards.
So here we are:
About 6 months ago I had gotten away from 6 meals a day 2000 cals- mainly due to the fact that I was now in college and was lucky enough to be eating period.
A fellow actor (who was one of the most cut guys I had ever seen) told me about this "blood type" diet. A quick overview is this:
Based on your bloodtype you can optimze energy, weight loss (muscle definition) and your immune system byt eating certain foods geared towards your bloodtype (either A, B, AB, or O).
My friend had told me that he had gone vegetarian half a year ago, and within three months was unable to do a pushup- he was that weak. However, once he gave this diet a try- his bloodtype was "O"- his energy levels skyrocketed and he was feeling and looking better than ever.
Fast forward to me. I also have O bloodtype, as does my entire family. My diet consisted almost entirely of Beef, Vegetables, fruits and water/green tea. I had to cut dairy and wheat completely out of my diet along with pork, potatoes, coffee and basically any processed food.
Being a diet skeptical (who strangely tries fad diets to test their worth) I took a calcium supplement and made sure to keep the cheat meals in once a week. I also hit the gym 6 days a week (3 lifting-3 cardio).
The results- my energy levels are amazing and i'm seeing more muscle definition than ever- though I'm switching to HIIT to get past a plateau. My strength is the gym is huge, and I'm feeling like well oiled machine.
HOWEVER, the bloodtype O diet is based on high protein and clean carbs -much like the people on here already eat- yet has many more restrictions. If you are A blood type, it suggests you go mostly vegetarian (some fish is allowed). So I cannot comment on how effective that form of the diet is (my girlfriend is blood type A and seems to be having similar energy results with her vegetarian diet however.)
Believe what you will, but for me the diet is working very well, mainly since it is a blanced diet with a few minor tweaks that really work for me.
I know it's a controversial subject in a forum like this, but I would love to hear feedback or questions!