My Conversation with Ori Hofmekler

 My Conversation with Ori Hofmekler

• Pasture Raised vs Grass Fed
• Doesn't really matter.  Don't stress over it.
• Water fasting vs Undereating
• It truly is a personal preference BUT Ori believes undereating provides great additional benefit.
• How to undereat correctly?
• Coffee and greens mainly.  Chewing herbs like cilantro, parsley and arugula.  Maybe have a little light fruit and some dairy.
• Timing of Workouts and are recovery meals necessary.
• No longer necessary.
• Olive Oil vs Butter
• Stick with olive oil mainly.  Just use what you enjoy for taste and pleasure.  Coconut Oil is great as well.
• What's an example of a complete main meal without eggs or fish?
• Generally you want to have a good protein source like eggs/meat/fish/dairy.  If not you can combine legumes, vegetables and raw nuts.  You can combine black rice with legumes.  Never combine rice with nuts.
• Vitamins and Recommended Supplements
• It's best to use none.
• Rotating proteins and nuts?
• Eat one nut at a time to not develop an allergy.  Also work on rotating protein sources.
• What's the healthies eating protocol when you're sedentary all day?
• Try to wake up early and bang out 15 minutes of intense drill.
• During lunch try to go for a walk.
• Try having some yogurt, berries and juice some greens.
• How to maximize nutrient timing for AM and PM workouts?  If I workout at 5pm what should my post workout meal look like?
• Green Juices and/or coffee are all you really need for preworkout.
• Post workout meals should be yogurt or milk.  No Shakes.
• Just eat a full and satiating meal post workout.
• Do you still recommend Recovery Meals?
• Not really because Ori's approach has changed from performance to longevity based.
• There really is no timeline for recovery meals but green juices would be useful to reduce inflammation.
• How would the Warrior Diet look based around seasons?
• The Warrior Diet principles stay the same.  During the cold season you can have some soup or broth during the day.
• During the Summer you can pretty much undereat forever.  Lots of vegetables, light protein and fruit.
• Go by how you feel essentially.
• What if I workout after 18 to 20 hours without food?
• Don't go too intense.
• If you're performance oriented, have something small beforehand.
• Pulse Feeding for muscle building?
• Ori still supports pulse feeding but no more shakes.  Only things like yogurt and milk.

My Notes/Ramblings About this Conversation

I really enjoyed my conversation with Ori and seeing how his ideas have evolved.  It seems that Ori has changed from performance to a more anti inflammatory and longevity based approach.  Personally, I think this is a change for the better.  The green juicing and vegetables will prime your body for the main meal at the end of the day.  Filling your body with live/digestive enzymes.  Ori was really adamant that chewing is vitally important for all digestive processes.  The saliva is the most important part of digestion.  It's nice to see the shift away from supplements into whole food.  Ori is really adamant about not overstressing your body.  You need to roll with the punches of life and never be afraid to change from undereating during the day to water fasting.