Haven't posted anything in forever, but I thought I try to glean some general experience from the community. A little about me: At my best, I can nail S&S Simple swing standard at 32kg and 24kg on the TGUs, but I've had a 1RM of 32kg on TGU. Max press is double 24kg for a couple reps but I can't put up a 28kg at all. I've hit 100 snatches with a 20kg in 4:45. 5'9" @170 lbs w 21% BF and 40 years old. High meat and fat, some veggies, little fruit or grains.
Over the course of 2018, I'm considering transitioning to a whole plant based diet (as advocated in Forks Over Knives, Engine 2, and similar to Dr. Joel Furman's Nutrarian diet) which is generally ~70/15/15% carbs, protein, and fat. It's high on whole grains, legumes and starches with vegetables and no oils; fats that are consumed are intact with their original food source. Very little saturated fat.
Has anyone made a transition like this and if so what did you experience as far as strength, endurance (strength over time), body composition, muscular loss/gain, blood work, sense of well-being etc..? I haven't seen too much online about this from a strength perspective, however I read some of Mike Mahler's nutrition recs which is more of a 40/30/30 approach. I've done some searching on this in the forum and seen some info, but I thought it would be easier to start a thread on it to keep the conversation in line.
I'm not trying to get into the "which diet is superior or ethical etc..." discussion. Just interested in actual experiences.
Thanks.
Over the course of 2018, I'm considering transitioning to a whole plant based diet (as advocated in Forks Over Knives, Engine 2, and similar to Dr. Joel Furman's Nutrarian diet) which is generally ~70/15/15% carbs, protein, and fat. It's high on whole grains, legumes and starches with vegetables and no oils; fats that are consumed are intact with their original food source. Very little saturated fat.
Has anyone made a transition like this and if so what did you experience as far as strength, endurance (strength over time), body composition, muscular loss/gain, blood work, sense of well-being etc..? I haven't seen too much online about this from a strength perspective, however I read some of Mike Mahler's nutrition recs which is more of a 40/30/30 approach. I've done some searching on this in the forum and seen some info, but I thought it would be easier to start a thread on it to keep the conversation in line.
I'm not trying to get into the "which diet is superior or ethical etc..." discussion. Just interested in actual experiences.
Thanks.