People criticizing Mitch for analyzing someone that won more titles than him, should understand that he is not saying Brian was a bad athlete, just that he could've improved some things to do even better, also Mitch won the title while being probably 100+ pounds lighter than Brian, so he probably understand how to perform a bit more optimally than most people.
Yeah but he also is spreading false info on said improvements, like saturated fat being bad for you, and unsaturated fat being good, when in fact it's the exact opposite.
So WSM has gotten away from feats of strength it becomes more cardio with a lot more running events and a lot more endurance events. The Shaw classic truly wants to find who is the strongest lifter
@@magmahawk583 exactly its not like brian didnt know the "american meal" was unhealthy the one with the burgers... hes well aware ffs hes a top athlete he could have done better but maybe he just wanted that meal for the enjoyment
I think everyone including old Brian knew that this diet was terrible for you, but the idea of it was to put on size quickly so he could become competitive. Once he reached that goal he could then stabilize and dial it back and eat healthier. If you’re trying to get to 400+ pounds and you’re eating controlled and healthy, it’s going to take you nearly a decade to get there.
I firmly believe that your diet has been one of the big contributors to just how successful you’ve been. There are still other strongmen eating absolute garbage, and it shows.
Eddie hall did ice-cream and cheesecake to get the bulk he thought he needed to win WSM but was smart enough to understand he would die if he tried to maintain it.
Eddie Hall "won" WSM with a simple phonecall to his boy Colin Bryce. Lets be real. If Colin hadnt swapped events last second Eddie would have placed 3rd or 4th that year, instead of 1st. Stoltmans got the same deal too! Go figure. nothing to do with cheesecake or ice cream
Brian also got back off of it because it couldn't sustain him. It was too clean. You're not eating 10k of clean calories on a prep. You have to throw in some family cheesecakes and pizzas, which are actually totally fine, especially for somebody as big and active as Brian.
With the disclaimer that it's been a long time since I've looked at the research, saying saturated fat is bad in incorrect. It certainly is unhealthy one starts to get 20% of our caloric intake from saturated fat, but it also stands to reason that we do need a degree of it. As per WHO recommendations, 10% of our caloric intake is the maximum recommended amount. (And I won't even get into distinguishing between saturated fat derived from various sources, such as milk vs cheese.)
The data is pretty clear if we look at the actual studies, not what some keto/carnivore-charlatan has taken out of context and spun in a completely different direction. It gets tiring to have this old argument.
You said that saturated fats are bad for you, but you also said eggs are a good choice. Do you consider eggs to be different despite being moderately high in saturated fats?
Good point, I found this info on why eggs are good even though they have saturated fats: Provides Healthy Fats While eggs do contain saturated fat, they also provide both polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat, which are considered "good" fats because they help you lower your LDL or "bad" cholesterol while boosting heart health. The American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated fats to about 13 grams per day if you typically consume about 2,000 calories daily.
He's clearly just a brainwashed Canadian. Any study demonizing sat fat is all corelation, not causative. Humans have survived off of saturated fat for as long as we have been around. He really needs to unbiased research. Most I bought and paid for by the sugar industry
05:00 Bison has less fat than chicken. That being said, it also depends on if it's ground and fat added. I whole heartedly agree with your meal changes. If i ate any of the meals listed as Brian's old meals, beyond breakfast.....I'd feel craptastic.
*As he's mentioned, he has struggled to get food to stick around long enough to benefit from it.* I can remember pushing a lot of food through myself and getting nowhere other than maintaining body mass index. In those days, about the only thing I was getting correct was my nutrition in terms of health and BMI. When it came to growing muscle, *I didn't have a good strategy going back just over a decade ago.*
love these diet review videos. maybe add an image of the meal from the video to spice things up. stoltmans next? (thought of Tom after i wrote spice lol)
I still remember when Brian hit 250k subs on TH-cam and he wanted to celebrate that milestone by trying to do a 25k calorie cheat day. He didn't make it. I didn't really expect him to, lol. But he did get a lot closer than I thought he would too.
If one wants to smooth out sugar spikes a great way is to eat a side salad at the start of your meal. I would also eat fish instead of chicken, sardines, mackerel are good. Potato instead of pasta, a rich mash I find it easier to digest.
Hey mitch. I would love a discussion on the important comment you made "the fat in butter is not good". Because as of recently it looks like the data showing insight into this says otherwise. Oils are horrible for the body and seems like "in moderation" that butter/animal fat is way better for us
A lot of food ingredients from USA are banned in the UK and Europe im glad they are after reading about some of them, also we've got a sugar tax over here in the uk forcing companies to reduce sugar levels in energy drinks and sugary drinks. But even before the tax the levels of sugar was much lower than the USA in comparison products in most cases
The obvious question is, do you think this diet had a detrimental effect on Brian's performance? i.e. If he'd eaten 'healthier', during his peak - would he have won more titles?
So do you drink 2% milk instead of whole milk to keep the saturated fats down? I still drink a lot of milk but the yogurt orange juice has taken over a lot of what used to be milk territory for me.
I'd prefer to hear about PRACTICAL points of a good diet than be offered multiple videos of Brian and Eddie competing at stuffing themselves with cheeseburgers, followed by who can fart the stinkiest.
@@weedermann never sayd that Eddie and brian videos are better than this. So if you dont like this why are you watching mitchel whos watching Brian? Yout Logic ability are disfuncional and you are very weird
The criticism that its ridiculously unhealthy is accurate but Brian seems to just be maximizing calories in at the cost of everything else - which is a valid strategy - and in that sense, no, you can't even touch fruits or vegetables. They're too low-calorie. And the huge amount of sugar is clever because as mitch says in the beginnig, if you can't digest the food it's wasted anyways, but sugar basically requires no digestion at all, in fact you even absorb it through the mucous membrane in your mouth before even swallowing.
Honestly I think the best thing Mitch brings to Strongman isn’t the titles, records or performances (although they are obviously incredible) but bringing some logic into the world of strongman nutrition and (to a lesser extent) training. Assuming other athletes learn from him we should see less incredibly unhealthy insanity regarding diet in the sport.
5,5 k kcals is still alot of kcals. For a person below 100 kg 3000-3500 kcals (of quality foods with sufficent amounts of nutrients) will propably be more than enough on a bulk. One should probably aim to have 2,2 grams of protein per kg of body weight (roughly 1 gram per lbs of body weight)
Nutritional advice from a bloke who thinks Stan Efferding is a diet plan God. I remember when Brian went on the Stan diet advice a few years back and it completely rooted him, probably damaged his last few chances to win WSM. Nothing taken away from what Hooper had done at 6 foot 3 and 330 pounds but 20/20 hindsight is a beautiful thing. Would to have loved to see how he would have gone when Brian was at his peak with Big Z and far less available sports science.
This was not his everyday diet. It was a click bait video to see how many calories he could eat in a day, pretending like it was is dishonest. You're better than this and should make this clear in your video.
You are entirely wrong about saturated fat and despite claiming it's bad for your health, you didn't provide a single objective reason why. Poor form buddy
I think you should continue to critique these diets. You have the power to completely change strongman. A lot of these guys are eating way to much and getting way to big. If you keep dominating the game maybe some of these guys will follow your diet plan and see that you don't have to eat such a insane amount of food to win.
All I’d like to state: this was a “cheat meal” day for Brian at his absolute biggest, he would never recommend this on the day to day. Also, he changed his diet extensively throughout his career, as Mitch has mentioned. (While I know Mitch is trying to get views with the crazy diet reviews it would also be interesting to review the actual diets of strongmen compared to their cheat days
"While I know Mitch is trying to get views with the crazy diet reviews..." So many in here practically worship the degreed doctors and "experts"--well, Mitch is one of those experts who ALSO happens to be one of the top-3 strongmen in the world. And he got there QUICKLY. In 2022, no one in elite strongman had ever heard of him. Now, just two years later, he has won EVERYTHING. So, Mitch has the academia AND the strongman credentials PLUS more than 300K followers in less than 3 years.
@@weedermann bud you completely took this the wrong way, I’m not saying he’s wrong or he believes this is what Brian ate everyday. I’m simply trying to say that he should also cover the true diets that Brian put out (as well as other strongmen) that weren’t cheat meals. Mitch is an incredible athlete and the smartest strongman around, much like Brian himself, however if you think he isn’t doing this for TH-cam content you’re out of your mind
I used to eat like this. Can confirm getting to 500 pounds wasn't that hard when eating 10000-15000 calories per day. I'm down to 350 pounds, eating around 3000-4000 calories a day. Probably going to cut a little more and try to get under 300 soon.
This must have been in Brian’s early days when food service companies like Trifecta were not around or price prohibitive. I remember Brian saying he had no money and bought whatever he could afford. With the exception of eggs and bison none of his meals look like this.
Believe whatever you wish. Unless you add a counter with each serving of saturated fat, you can be certain that the arteries will clog and the inflammation will mount.
I tried your orange slurry drink. It’s nice. Tried it with cranberry juice as well, as I prefer it over oj. It’s scrumptious as well. Looks like pepto, though.
Saturated fat in abundance is not good for anyone. A good amount is fine. I use butter from time to time. Not daily. I love avocado oil. If I eat a can of chili, I add hemp hearts to balance out the high omega 6 content with some omega 3. I started avoiding fast food as much as possible and it has been great so far.
@atodaso1668 I think he's trying to say anecdotes don't mean a lot when we're talking about overall health outcomes.. My Grandad worked with asbestos all throughout his 20's and 30's and didn't get asbestosis. - This doesn't mean inhaling asbestos doesn't increase our risk, just that my Grandad got away with it.
@@thomasmanning477 Where is your data that shows natural butter is bad for you? I know many old farmers that ate butter every single day of their lives. My great grandma lived till 98 and she ate crow pie! My Grandma now eats butter everyday and is 94, and still does Highland dancing once a week! Like all things in life its about moderation, don't get fat, that will kill you.
This sounds like ine of his early diets before he was able to afford Nathan and Stan, and I can't really blame him for "eat big to get big" mentality, I think we all made mistakes when we didn't know better. Honestly, hearing it made me sick myself so I can't imagine how he even got all that down without vomiting after the second meal.
Great video, nice to see a strongman looking critically a diets. The sad part is we are being depopulated via our food. Chemicals galore. MSG, Polysorbate 80, BHT, Silicon Dioxide, hydrogenated oils, artificial food coloring, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Hexachlorobenzen, Mirex and list goes on and on...
I didn't know Brian and I had been eating similarly, but I hadn't been active at the gym. The result is similar weight with a very different composition.
Could Sodium maybe be added to these in the future? I'd be interested to see how much sodium these strongman meals are running, at any point would water retention also add to the swelling/inflammation?
Mitch is still eating wayyyyyy more than us normal people do. But he is carefull of what he eats. And look at him. He is pretty much the antithesis of being a bloatlord. But I wonder what the diet of Magnus ver Magnusson was. The dude weighed only 130kg. and still outperformed all the bloatlords. And what about Mariuz Pudzianovski? The guy was shredded!!!
This vid is great and informative content as always but I wondered could you do something about elbow pain like tennis elbow. I don't know if you have had it or know someone who lifts who got rid of it. Any advice appreciated.
I guess it deppends. I hade ha really (REALLY) hard time gaining weight when i was younger. I was like 65-70kg (180cm) and wanted to get bigger. I ate everything, every day, all of the time... nothing happened... Then i turned 30 and stuff happened. I'm now 100kg more or less... That amount of sugar is not good for anyone. Good food with nutrition is what you need, doesn't matter if you're brian shaw or me 10 years ago.
I'm not an expert and can be wrong. It is just a humble and respectful opinion. Obviously eating that much is not healthy but more important I don't think this can be done naturally. First, weights is not a sport that make you hungry to eat that much. Second I don't think someone can be hungry every 3-4 hrs, especially eating what it is in each meal. It is a big mystery because only just few are open to speak of what juices they take to be such athletes and live the way they live. Aside the supplements, food, training there must be something else that athletes that eat like that take in order for their bodies to process so much food. Liver, kidneys, pancreas are small organs that are processing food and nutrients, including glucose, protein, etc. I find literally impossible to process so much in such small organs and in just few hours, so you can be hungry and ready for the next meal. Sorry but I don't believe someone can eat that much, including taking so many supps without taking something else that it is is not mentioned...perhaps insulin and other juices that speed up the metabolism?. I think we all agreed that it is not healthy and I don't think it is natural that someone weighs 200Kg Mitch, I STRONGLY and believe it would be VERY interesting if you comment on this and perhaps do a video speaking about it.... I am not judging anyone, I think it is very important for educational reasons. I think it is important create your own expectations as to what can be accomplished naturally and with drugs.
He dosnt have one, because it dosnt exist. HUMANS HAVE THRIVED AND SURVIVED FROM SATURATED FAT FOR CENTURIES. it's not hard to understand. Look at any survival show. The people that can't get the fatty meat and just done for. It's essential for life.
@Nick-gg6tg needing sources of fat on a literal survival show is so far removed from what is going to promote the most health outcomes in a first world country as an athelete. Hilarious to use that as your argument
Everyone has their opinions on nutrition. There are a million videos on TH-cam about what you should or shouldn't eat, what's good for you what's bad for you.
I've started doing the greek yoghurt and OJ, my trainer refuses to try it and thinks there's something wrong with me but I love it. If you haven't tried it you should
I started the OJ/plain no sugar , no milk Greek yogurt after workout drink 2 nights ago. I can't believe how good it tastes....no sweetening required. It's the shit !
Who is these guys? Where are they dropping so much faster than diabetics, alcoholics, smokers etc? The hate people show for someone stronger is hilarious
@@mediaproof960 Don't worry, I watched the whole video. What am I supposed to take away from the video? It is no secret that Brian ate a whole load of fatty crap at times - I'm sure Brian is aware of that too. But Mitchell always presents it as if every strongman in the world gets by on 5,000 - 6,000 kcal a day like he does. But that's not the reality.
They said Brian was the next revolution in strongman, now I truly believe you will be the next revolution of strongman. There will come a time when in order to win strongman you’ll have to have the exercise science knowledge that you have.
Fat from grass fed butter is fine, don't take advice from someone who says the fat in eggs is unsaturated.... What you should be talking about is how fat slows digestion signifcantly and how hes not digesting the food before the next meal because it takes 3-4 hours for MNC complex to empty the stomach and push food through.
There's a reason why Brian doesn't do this diet anymore. We live and learn.
Yeah idk he still does food challenges with junk food 😂😂
Not even Brian would recommend this now
This is Brians cheat day for youtube I think.
Usually its meat, rice and shakes.
@@gurrag78nope, this was his actual old diet that he used to gain weight transitioning from basketball to strongman. The video is on YT
Yeah it's kinda like a Mukbang just for TH-cam. Look at Nikocado Avocado 🥑👀 But he's 2 steps ahead and fooled us all by losing 250 lbs ☹️
Come up with an new format. These repetitive videos make me just pause the video, comment. Then exit the video
People criticizing Mitch for analyzing someone that won more titles than him, should understand that he is not saying Brian was a bad athlete, just that he could've improved some things to do even better, also Mitch won the title while being probably 100+ pounds lighter than Brian, so he probably understand how to perform a bit more optimally than most people.
Yeah but he also is spreading false info on said improvements, like saturated fat being bad for you, and unsaturated fat being good, when in fact it's the exact opposite.
Mitch doesn't know jack shit about perfect nutrition, what he knows is exercise.
And if you think I'm not speaking facts, I bet your head ass he won't debate anyone worth their marbles on the subject.
So WSM has gotten away from feats of strength it becomes more cardio with a lot more running events and a lot more endurance events. The Shaw classic truly wants to find who is the strongest lifter
@@kurtwuttke5787 Exactly. WSM just has legacy not true accolades of strength.
What Moose overlooked is that Brian's diet had GREATNESS in it. LoL
Yeah but Brian could’ve been better
@@Crimsontide1694to be fair most people could be if not everyone
@@magmahawk583 exactly its not like brian didnt know the "american meal" was unhealthy the one with the burgers... hes well aware ffs hes a top athlete he could have done better but maybe he just wanted that meal for the enjoyment
@Shortydude847 Missed the joke, buddy.
As a 100% born and bred Full American, I totally support the statement, "NEVER go Full American". Wiser words were never spoken.
That sounds like commie speak, brother.
Haha, ok fair point. *only with regard to diet!
Go double American
@@wompastompa3692 complaining about "commies" is exactly the kind of thing a dumb american would do so nice job I guess
@@wompastompa3692 lol
“Never go full American.” Very well said. Great alternative recommendations.
I think everyone including old Brian knew that this diet was terrible for you, but the idea of it was to put on size quickly so he could become competitive. Once he reached that goal he could then stabilize and dial it back and eat healthier. If you’re trying to get to 400+ pounds and you’re eating controlled and healthy, it’s going to take you nearly a decade to get there.
Eddie's was ridiculous as well it almost killed him too
405g of sugar a day is crazy how Brian didn’t end up diabetic is a miracle
You'd have to invent a new type of diabetes if I ate that much every day.
@@espenstoro diabetes type III loading
Half a kilo of sugar per day…..
How do you know he's not?
Def took insulin to take in that many carbs and sugar
I firmly believe that your diet has been one of the big contributors to just how successful you’ve been. There are still other strongmen eating absolute garbage, and it shows.
That meal #5 is more calories than I eat in a day at 225 pounds
it's crazy how mitch runs like 5-6k calories and brian was doing 10-15lb and they both perform at elite levels
10-15k****
Brian is mulher stronger than mitch...
Sadly he waasnt much at all still my goat tho
@@chavezchavez1531 brain was way stronger than mitch ever was or ever will be
This is what Mitch is always talking about with different levels of genetics. It plays a huge part in all of it.
Eddie hall did ice-cream and cheesecake to get the bulk he thought he needed to win WSM but was smart enough to understand he would die if he tried to maintain it.
I think it was even more unhealthy for eddie given the natrual size difference between them.
@@mgrimble3975Yeah same as me if i was 375 at 5'7 💀💀💀
Eddie Hall "won" WSM with a simple phonecall to his boy Colin Bryce. Lets be real. If Colin hadnt swapped events last second Eddie would have placed 3rd or 4th that year, instead of 1st.
Stoltmans got the same deal too! Go figure.
nothing to do with cheesecake or ice cream
@@TheVanillatech You seem to have reading problems, i never said he won because of his diet, i just said it is how he bulked up.
@@TheVanillatech what event was switched at the last minute?
The perfect video to watch at breakfast 🥞!
Wasn't this a full cheat day and not his actual strongman diet?
Funny thing is he did this at the beginning of his career then he switched to the same person who does Mitch’s diet now, Stan
Brian also got back off of it because it couldn't sustain him. It was too clean. You're not eating 10k of clean calories on a prep. You have to throw in some family cheesecakes and pizzas, which are actually totally fine, especially for somebody as big and active as Brian.
He didn’t switch to Stan, he went to Nathan Payton, every title he won was with payton
With the disclaimer that it's been a long time since I've looked at the research, saying saturated fat is bad in incorrect. It certainly is unhealthy one starts to get 20% of our caloric intake from saturated fat, but it also stands to reason that we do need a degree of it. As per WHO recommendations, 10% of our caloric intake is the maximum recommended amount. (And I won't even get into distinguishing between saturated fat derived from various sources, such as milk vs cheese.)
Lots of clogged arteries in the comments
The data is pretty clear if we look at the actual studies, not what some keto/carnivore-charlatan has taken out of context and spun in a completely different direction. It gets tiring to have this old argument.
@@espenstoroexactly. That’s why America is so healthy! Because of your so called good studies.
@@russgunter3834 I don't think most Americans are structuring their diets around study results.
@@espenstoro carnivores are the new vegans lol
@@russgunter3834no it's from overeating,lack of exercise and lack of nutrional knowledge.
Plenty of healthy people out there lol
If he thinks this is bad, he should check out Mariusz Pudzianowski’s strongman diet
not nearly as high in calories. although bad food
Please do more videos on diet and nutrition, especially how to put on weight while eating healthy
You said that saturated fats are bad for you, but you also said eggs are a good choice. Do you consider eggs to be different despite being moderately high in saturated fats?
Good point, I found this info on why eggs are good even though they have saturated fats: Provides Healthy Fats
While eggs do contain saturated fat, they also provide both polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat, which are considered "good" fats because they help you lower your LDL or "bad" cholesterol while boosting heart health. The American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated fats to about 13 grams per day if you typically consume about 2,000 calories daily.
He's clearly just a brainwashed Canadian. Any study demonizing sat fat is all corelation, not causative. Humans have survived off of saturated fat for as long as we have been around. He really needs to unbiased research. Most I bought and paid for by the sugar industry
Mitch is becoming a great TH-camr on top of being the best strongman on earth. Well played, sir.
05:00 Bison has less fat than chicken. That being said, it also depends on if it's ground and fat added. I whole heartedly agree with your meal changes. If i ate any of the meals listed as Brian's old meals, beyond breakfast.....I'd feel craptastic.
I would like to see a video on bad food science that explains good vs bad fats and so on
*As he's mentioned, he has struggled to get food to stick around long enough to benefit from it.* I can remember pushing a lot of food through myself and getting nowhere other than maintaining body mass index.
In those days, about the only thing I was getting correct was my nutrition in terms of health and BMI. When it came to growing muscle, *I didn't have a good strategy going back just over a decade ago.*
It might not be the healthiest but the results speak for itself being 4x worlds strongest man
love these diet review videos. maybe add an image of the meal from the video to spice things up. stoltmans next? (thought of Tom after i wrote spice lol)
Been doing the Greek yoghurt and orange juice and i absolutely LOVE it! Cheers Mitch! 💪👍
I still remember when Brian hit 250k subs on TH-cam and he wanted to celebrate that milestone by trying to do a 25k calorie cheat day. He didn't make it. I didn't really expect him to, lol. But he did get a lot closer than I thought he would too.
We need a Devon Larrat lifts analysis/collab ASAP Mitch ❤
My preworkout meal of choice is depression and air. Gotta confuse the body..right babe?
If one wants to smooth out sugar spikes a great way is to eat a side salad at the start of your meal. I would also eat fish instead of chicken, sardines, mackerel are good. Potato instead of pasta, a rich mash I find it easier to digest.
What year is this diet from? Curious if it was when he was working with Stan or Nathan.
This sounds like his very beginning diet, before he started with a dietician
@@eliheinrichs1185 I thought he started with Nathan REALLY early?
Heck yah Mitch! Love the insight
Amazing work mate!
Hey mitch. I would love a discussion on the important comment you made "the fat in butter is not good". Because as of recently it looks like the data showing insight into this says otherwise. Oils are horrible for the body and seems like "in moderation" that butter/animal fat is way better for us
A lot of food ingredients from USA are banned in the UK and Europe im glad they are after reading about some of them, also we've got a sugar tax over here in the uk forcing companies to reduce sugar levels in energy drinks and sugary drinks. But even before the tax the levels of sugar was much lower than the USA in comparison products in most cases
Saturated fats are the best fats for performance
Simple carbs are the best carbs for performance
Yep, they only get bad if you're eating more than you use. Activity costs calories.
The obvious question is, do you think this diet had a detrimental effect on Brian's performance? i.e. If he'd eaten 'healthier', during his peak - would he have won more titles?
So do you drink 2% milk instead of whole milk to keep the saturated fats down? I still drink a lot of milk but the yogurt orange juice has taken over a lot of what used to be milk territory for me.
Always drink whole of anything. Whole milk is superior, just move more.
I’m curious at what point in his career this was and how his later diets compared to
Bro there are so many things you can talk about. Talk about Andrey smaev and many others
I'd prefer to hear about PRACTICAL points of a good diet than be offered multiple videos of Brian and Eddie competing at stuffing themselves with cheeseburgers, followed by who can fart the stinkiest.
@@weedermann never sayd that Eddie and brian videos are better than this. So if you dont like this why are you watching mitchel whos watching Brian? Yout Logic ability are disfuncional and you are very weird
The criticism that its ridiculously unhealthy is accurate but Brian seems to just be maximizing calories in at the cost of everything else - which is a valid strategy - and in that sense, no, you can't even touch fruits or vegetables. They're too low-calorie. And the huge amount of sugar is clever because as mitch says in the beginnig, if you can't digest the food it's wasted anyways, but sugar basically requires no digestion at all, in fact you even absorb it through the mucous membrane in your mouth before even swallowing.
Honestly I think the best thing Mitch brings to Strongman isn’t the titles, records or performances (although they are obviously incredible) but bringing some logic into the world of strongman nutrition and (to a lesser extent) training. Assuming other athletes learn from him we should see less incredibly unhealthy insanity regarding diet in the sport.
Mitch does need to more research on saturated fats. Trans fats aren't good for you, there is a HUGE difference.
5,5 k kcals is still alot of kcals. For a person below 100 kg 3000-3500 kcals (of quality foods with sufficent amounts of nutrients) will propably be more than enough on a bulk. One should probably aim to have 2,2 grams of protein per kg of body weight (roughly 1 gram per lbs of body weight)
Nutritional advice from a bloke who thinks Stan Efferding is a diet plan God. I remember when Brian went on the Stan diet advice a few years back and it completely rooted him, probably damaged his last few chances to win WSM.
Nothing taken away from what Hooper had done at 6 foot 3 and 330 pounds but 20/20 hindsight is a beautiful thing. Would to have loved to see how he would have gone when Brian was at his peak with Big Z and far less available sports science.
This was not his everyday diet. It was a click bait video to see how many calories he could eat in a day, pretending like it was is dishonest. You're better than this and should make this clear in your video.
You are entirely wrong about saturated fat and despite claiming it's bad for your health, you didn't provide a single objective reason why. Poor form buddy
I think you should continue to critique these diets. You have the power to completely change strongman. A lot of these guys are eating way to much and getting way to big. If you keep dominating the game maybe some of these guys will follow your diet plan and see that you don't have to eat such a insane amount of food to win.
>5 500 calorie meal plan
>for any of you would be a reasonable starting point
Bro that's like 2x my maintenance.
My heart surgeon says it's the oils that put our hearts at risk .processed foods..
Brian Shaw is a treasure and clearly his diet worked. Break down his actual diet not something he started with.
Love this, would like more diet content.
Everyone wants to be big and strong, but nobody wants to eat 15,000 calories.
Ikr
Yeaaah buddy
Who's eating 15k on a legit bulk, besides Brian, Eddie, Thor, or Zydrunas? My bulk would be like 4k.
All I’d like to state: this was a “cheat meal” day for Brian at his absolute biggest, he would never recommend this on the day to day. Also, he changed his diet extensively throughout his career, as Mitch has mentioned. (While I know Mitch is trying to get views with the crazy diet reviews it would also be interesting to review the actual diets of strongmen compared to their cheat days
"While I know Mitch is trying to get views with the crazy diet reviews..."
So many in here practically worship the degreed doctors and "experts"--well, Mitch is one of those experts who ALSO happens to be one of the top-3 strongmen in the world.
And he got there QUICKLY.
In 2022, no one in elite strongman had ever heard of him. Now, just two years later, he has won EVERYTHING. So, Mitch has the academia AND the strongman credentials PLUS more than 300K followers in less than 3 years.
@@weedermann bud you completely took this the wrong way, I’m not saying he’s wrong or he believes this is what Brian ate everyday. I’m simply trying to say that he should also cover the true diets that Brian put out (as well as other strongmen) that weren’t cheat meals. Mitch is an incredible athlete and the smartest strongman around, much like Brian himself, however if you think he isn’t doing this for TH-cam content you’re out of your mind
I used to eat like this. Can confirm getting to 500 pounds wasn't that hard when eating 10000-15000 calories per day.
I'm down to 350 pounds, eating around 3000-4000 calories a day. Probably going to cut a little more and try to get under 300 soon.
Very very sensible advice!
This must have been in Brian’s early days when food service companies like Trifecta were not around or price prohibitive. I remember Brian saying he had no money and bought whatever he could afford. With the exception of eggs and bison none of his meals look like this.
Well also to be fair Brian is a LOT bigger guy. So calorie wise he needed more. Just coukd have been a little healthier versions
Which is why he switched to the vertical diet, which is basically how to get calories while eating healthy and not making yourself sick or bloated.
i dont agree with saturated fats being “unhealty”bs
100% agreed!!
No it’s like most things, they’re unhealthy in very large quantities which is exactly what he said😂
Believe whatever you wish. Unless you add a counter with each serving of saturated fat, you can be certain that the arteries will clog and the inflammation will mount.
@@TomBarber-s6b you are right, but i believe it was the right approach for brian
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"no sniff at a vegetable" I was laughing hard at this lmao
Made me feel WAY better about my own diet😂
I tried your orange slurry drink. It’s nice. Tried it with cranberry juice as well, as I prefer it over oj. It’s scrumptious as well. Looks like pepto, though.
Sorry Mitchell...butter is king.
Saturated fat in abundance is not good for anyone. A good amount is fine. I use butter from time to time. Not daily.
I love avocado oil.
If I eat a can of chili, I add hemp hearts to balance out the high omega 6 content with some omega 3.
I started avoiding fast food as much as possible and it has been great so far.
My grandpa ate butter everyday and he lived until he was 94
@atodaso1668 my grandmother smoked a pack a day and drank a bottle of homemade sherry until she was 90. I guess cigarettes are good for me
@@fraserehl5894 Well my grandpa outlived your grandma so that proves something no? He was still hiking in his late 80's
@atodaso1668 I think he's trying to say anecdotes don't mean a lot when we're talking about overall health outcomes..
My Grandad worked with asbestos all throughout his 20's and 30's and didn't get asbestosis. - This doesn't mean inhaling asbestos doesn't increase our risk, just that my Grandad got away with it.
@@thomasmanning477 Where is your data that shows natural butter is bad for you? I know many old farmers that ate butter every single day of their lives. My great grandma lived till 98 and she ate crow pie! My Grandma now eats butter everyday and is 94, and still does Highland dancing once a week! Like all things in life its about moderation, don't get fat, that will kill you.
This sounds like ine of his early diets before he was able to afford Nathan and Stan, and I can't really blame him for "eat big to get big" mentality, I think we all made mistakes when we didn't know better. Honestly, hearing it made me sick myself so I can't imagine how he even got all that down without vomiting after the second meal.
Orange and Greek yogurt has become my favourite food of the day also. Love it.
Like why TF turkey sausage? At that point is the pork really a problem?
Protein ratio maybe? Not that he's short there either...
I was with mitch all the way until he said to mix greek yogurt in orange juice
Great video, nice to see a strongman looking critically a diets. The sad part is we are being depopulated via our food. Chemicals galore. MSG, Polysorbate 80, BHT, Silicon Dioxide, hydrogenated oils, artificial food coloring, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Hexachlorobenzen, Mirex and list goes on and on...
i want to say brian said he felt flat when he was running stan’s diet !
I didn't know Brian and I had been eating similarly, but I hadn't been active at the gym. The result is similar weight with a very different composition.
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Try not doing that anymore.
Could Sodium maybe be added to these in the future? I'd be interested to see how much sodium these strongman meals are running, at any point would water retention also add to the swelling/inflammation?
When you have 4x wsm titles ill listen to your opinion. 😂
Well I was already gonna plan on cutting weight but now I have a meal plan to follow
Shaw's OG diet, not sure the upgrade with duck-fat and domino's was actually an upgrade haha
Mitch is still eating wayyyyyy more than us normal people do. But he is carefull of what he eats. And look at him. He is pretty much the antithesis of being a bloatlord. But I wonder what the diet of Magnus ver Magnusson was. The dude weighed only 130kg. and still outperformed all the bloatlords. And what about Mariuz Pudzianovski? The guy was shredded!!!
This vid is great and informative content as always but I wondered could you do something about elbow pain like tennis elbow. I don't know if you have had it or know someone who lifts who got rid of it. Any advice appreciated.
"It would be a stretch".
When pooping it all out it would be, I imagine!
I guess it deppends. I hade ha really (REALLY) hard time gaining weight when i was younger. I was like 65-70kg (180cm) and wanted to get bigger. I ate everything, every day, all of the time... nothing happened... Then i turned 30 and stuff happened. I'm now 100kg more or less... That amount of sugar is not good for anyone. Good food with nutrition is what you need, doesn't matter if you're brian shaw or me 10 years ago.
Less food more PEDs?
I'm not an expert and can be wrong. It is just a humble and respectful opinion. Obviously eating that much is not healthy but more important I don't think this can be done naturally. First, weights is not a sport that make you hungry to eat that much. Second I don't think someone can be hungry every 3-4 hrs, especially eating what it is in each meal.
It is a big mystery because only just few are open to speak of what juices they take to be such athletes and live the way they live. Aside the supplements, food, training there must be something else that athletes that eat like that take in order for their bodies to process so much food. Liver, kidneys, pancreas are small organs that are processing food and nutrients, including glucose, protein, etc. I find literally impossible to process so much in such small organs and in just few hours, so you can be hungry and ready for the next meal.
Sorry but I don't believe someone can eat that much, including taking so many supps without taking something else that it is is not mentioned...perhaps insulin and other juices that speed up the metabolism?. I think we all agreed that it is not healthy and I don't think it is natural that someone weighs 200Kg
Mitch, I STRONGLY and believe it would be VERY interesting if you comment on this and perhaps do a video speaking about it....
I am not judging anyone, I think it is very important for educational reasons. I think it is important create your own expectations as to what can be accomplished naturally and with drugs.
I have personally done crazy bulking diets and they are wicked fun. Recommend.
Agreed. This guy really knows what he is talking about
Very interesting so I can eat sweets with eggs to reduce blood spikes?
Most people have the opposite problem: how to eat less in order to lose weight.
Can someone help me when I was doing barbell rows I'm getting tired before my muscles do. What am I doing wrong?
Best fats eggs, oily fish, variety of unsalted nuts
Please better arguments than just "…saturated fats are bad.."
Totally agree, like sugar content too high, lack of vitamins and minerals, low quality macros etc. If only Mitch mentioned any of those.
@mediaproof960 he mentions all of those as well you just have to keep watching past the beginning
It's not a matter of argument, it's a matter OF FACT. Holy shit you people are embarrassing.
He dosnt have one, because it dosnt exist. HUMANS HAVE THRIVED AND SURVIVED FROM SATURATED FAT FOR CENTURIES. it's not hard to understand. Look at any survival show. The people that can't get the fatty meat and just done for. It's essential for life.
@Nick-gg6tg needing sources of fat on a literal survival show is so far removed from what is going to promote the most health outcomes in a first world country as an athelete. Hilarious to use that as your argument
Everyone has their opinions on nutrition. There are a million videos on TH-cam about what you should or shouldn't eat, what's good for you what's bad for you.
I've started doing the greek yoghurt and OJ, my trainer refuses to try it and thinks there's something wrong with me but I love it. If you haven't tried it you should
I started the OJ/plain no sugar , no milk Greek yogurt after workout drink 2 nights ago. I can't believe how good it tastes....no sweetening required. It's the shit !
What do you think about Stan efferding Vertical diet?
This is the main factor killing these guys. The heart can't keep up.
Wrong. That would be the roids & over carb consumption/ insulin spikes
Who is these guys? Where are they dropping so much faster than diabetics, alcoholics, smokers etc? The hate people show for someone stronger is hilarious
Which ones have died?
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5:13 Demonises a glass of cola.
12:06 Talks about orange juice like it's the greatest thing in the world.
He's honestly a fool.
Is that actually all you took from the video? I can't imagine commenting on a vid that u heard none of.
@@mediaproof960 Don't worry, I watched the whole video.
What am I supposed to take away from the video? It is no secret that Brian ate a whole load of fatty crap at times - I'm sure Brian is aware of that too. But Mitchell always presents it as if every strongman in the world gets by on 5,000 - 6,000 kcal a day like he does. But that's not the reality.
They said Brian was the next revolution in strongman, now I truly believe you will be the next revolution of strongman. There will come a time when in order to win strongman you’ll have to have the exercise science knowledge that you have.
Healthy for sure. It's harder but will add years to my lifespan
Brian Shaw is built different
Since you like data, you might be interested to watch Dr Sten Ekberg's video: "I Ate 100 TBSP Of BUTTER In 10 Days: Here Is What Happened To My BLOOD"
Brian is the greatest to do it !
Big Z Is The Greatest But Brian Is a Legend As Well
Fat from grass fed butter is fine, don't take advice from someone who says the fat in eggs is unsaturated.... What you should be talking about is how fat slows digestion signifcantly and how hes not digesting the food before the next meal because it takes 3-4 hours for MNC complex to empty the stomach and push food through.
How much better could the over eating generations of strongmen have been with modern nutrition and sport science?