Bronze Era Bodybuilding Diet - What Did They Eat?

[@NattyLifeYT]

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[@AlKey3]

Would love to see your silver era follow up on dietary intake. BTW your advice given to simply eat the foods that your grandmother would have cooked for you is spot-on. At least if your grandma was born before 1940 that is..LOL

[@blizzyblakeyoppa]

I'm not natural but I love this channel

[@proudmen1220]

Do be a strong bodybuilding you need meat

[@w415800]

You should've said what class of people would've have access to mostly fresh food. Vast majority of common people existed solely on pickled, dried and other preserved food.

[@kirstypollock6811]

With so many people doing highly physical work back then, maybe the gap between normal eating and bodybuilder eating wasn't as wide as it is now!

[@kirstypollock6811]

I don't know if training has the same effect. Nattys would be the ones to study though!

[@rebel4466]

The gap couldn't be wide in the first place. There simply wasn't a lot more available to most people and fancy knowledge wasn't a thing. Today, it's like most people eat like shit, bodybuilders often eat unhealthy garbage as well (mostly over-processed and convenience instead of quality) and only a very small amount of people eat a healthy diet (in western culture). But more studies would be extremely interesting. Probably not going to happen, as it's nobodys financial interest to find out what natural stuff works best. Unless farmers markets advertise their produce as a supplement lol

[@Mai_Tai_Meyers]

wow, great point!!!

[@Mr_Boifriend]

Good point 😊

[@oleof635]

​@@kirstypollock6811there was no steroids in that era duh

[@Roanstar]

I'm an amateur historian, and I loved talking to my grandparents that grew up in the Great Depression era in England about what life was like. You would buy foods from specialists; bread from bakers, meat from butchers, produce from 'green grocers', milk would be delivered each morning, and you would do that every day because refrigerators were rare. At most they would have an unpowered 'ice box' in the cellar to keep leftovers overnight. You would buy things like pasta, tea, and sugar from dry goods stores. Food was also a lot more expensive relative to people's salaries than now, so people would often grow food in their gardens or neighborhood allotment/community garden, usually things like carrots, squash/zucchini, tomatoes and cucumbers. I'm pretty sure this is very similar to how Bronze era bodybuilders lived and ate.

[@markislivingdeliberately]

Good to point out having specialists made things more expensive and trips to stores less convenient so it made sense to go all under one “super market”. But unintended consequences. Now we eat plastic labeled as “food like substance” for cheap in one convenient location. Hooray?

[@Mr_Boifriend]

Cool anecdote. Thank you for sharing that info. I like these bronze era bodybuilders

[@jirensays6994]

Sounds exponentially healthier than today

[@jakesim6580]

Quality food and ingredients are still expensive as they market them as “organic”. Big chunk of my salary (close to 200k) go to food costs for my family of 4.

[@hypothalapotamus5293]

The consumption of perishable goods would have been highly seasonal (there are a lot of vegetables you could not get in the winter and there was a preference for slaughtering large animals in winter when you could store them more easily). The things eaten year round would have been dry, fermented, or canned. People often think of these food items as unhealthy, but they aren't. Studies of the consumption of whole grains and legumes (inexpensive and often stored dry) find that increased consumption reduces all cause mortality rates, reduces obesity rates, and improves late life mobility and cognitive health. People just don't seem to be eating much of them anymore.

[@retardedphilosopher6097]

I now exclusively look up to bronze-era bodybuilders because of how holistic their approach was to physical development. It's a disgrace how the fitness industry now is filled with charlatans trying to sell you the next big "secret" to get big/shredded. The old-timers believed in not only training the body but also cultivating the mind and character. They believed in the most fundamental things which generated results, My plea to you is to never stop making such top-tier content, i would love to learn more about the different eras of bodybuilding.

[@NattyLifeYT]

Thank you very much for your kind words, Retarded Philosopher 😂 Seriously, much appreciated 🙏

[@retardedphilosopher6097]

@@NattyLifeYT You deserve every bit of praise that comes your way.

[@Wayf4rer]

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[@citizenoftheninthdivision]

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[@retardedphilosopher6097]

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[@Matt-on4of]

This is how I want to train and exercise. I tried counting calories once and just found it annoying. I've had much more luck just eating decent food, not over eating and sticking to my training. As I've found time and time again there is much wisdom in the past we can learn from, instead of automatically writing it off as outdated. This is quality content, mate. Subscribed.

[@pkrent3461]

Yess, so many videos talk about calories math and counting, so boring!!! Its just CICO and just focus on eating whole foods

[@jirensays6994]

I find counting calories gay. Never tried, never will

[@TheoVanUtrecht]

@@jirensays6994 what does it have to do with liking the same sex?

[@Sir_Lewice]

@@TheoVanUtrecht he just means it's silly in a sense

[@HadrianGuardiola]

@@TheoVanUtrechtit is because many fruits and vegetables happen to be phallic. These, as we all know, must be swallowed whole without chewing. Therefore, if done correctly, there bears certain similarities between downing an eggplant or a willing male. 🥸

[@crvblegs6466]

"Just learn to cook like grandma" is maybe the best diet advice I've ever heard lol and it's accurate 99% of the time

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

Not just for bodybuilding but in life. They had a lot, many, (most?) things figured out a hundred years ago.

[@Mac3622]

One of my grandmothers used to fry eggs in bacon grease and used a lot of salt in her cooking, so it may depend on how your grandma cooked

[@crvblegs6466]

@@Mac3622 Yeah, I agree. She's the 1% I excluded when I said "99% of the time"

[@defeqel6537]

@@Mac3622 and why would that be bad?

[@mikuspalmis]

​@@defeqel6537Anything pork really is some bad sh*t, and so is regular table salt. That said, even bacon grease is better than cooking oil, shortening, and margarine.

[@SgtCrypto]

That’s what I tell people. Just eating single ingredient whole food is all you need. The only that should be “packaged” are meats & that’s to keep it safe. Fruits, vegetables, & meats it. If you’re vegan, no meat.

[@MotoguyX5]

I was at my healthiest when I was eating this way 80% of the time. I've since slipped and now it's more like 60%. Slowly getting back to it though

[@cellcenter2831]

I totally agree, just don’t forget protein powder! It’s technically processed, but context matters as you stated before with the safety of meat.

[@brucejensen3081]

@@cellcenter2831 problem with drinking food is it doesn't make you salivate and you don't chew it, mixing saliva in, making it very hard to digest properly. Swirling it around in your mouth can help. If I can find some good pineapple to have with it I do. The digestive enzymes help a lot

[@cellcenter2831]

@@brucejensen3081 Liquids digest faster, and usually have a quicker rate of absorption, but I’ll look into it! Thanks

[@brucejensen3081]

@@cellcenter2831 yeah saliva is very powerful at breaking down food. It might not matter so much with whey, as it seems to be the preferred source of protein for your gut bacteria and they ferment it. You shouldn't really get much gas and it should not smell and your stool should be healthy. If so, you are good to go.

[@kirstypollock6811]

Home "canning" (in glass jars), drying and pickling were all very popular to preserve food for when it wasn't available fresh.

[@brucejensen3081]

Preserving has been done forever. Lots is high in salt and sugar though. I make pretty awesome jam. I part sugar for 1 part fruit, I don't consume it very often

[@pchound5962]

Pickling can grow healthy bacteria.

[@KenanTurkiye]

Home ''canning'' is completely different than the commercially available such foods. The commercial ones we buy in stores aren't ''food'' although they are edible.

[@orasmith7246]

My mom and grandma still do it, especially with pickles and jams, it's really good, for pickles they use vinnegar and salt, those can hold up for a half a decade and still be edible

[@HerculesFit]

Their diet consisted of what humans were actually meant to eat 💪

[@dhuss14]

Unprocessed whole omnivorous diet with lots of milk and meats/eggs. No calorie counting bullshit. That's it.

[@SoulDelSol]

My thoughts exactly. Back when people ate actual food and had natural testosterone production. Really their natty is equivalent to a guy on TRT now. That's why all these guys are a 100 years ago

[@gsalazar8176]

Agreed. Delete all processed foods, and u feel and look better

[@lillee4207]

​@@SoulDelSolquite difficult nowadays

[@doddsalfa]

@@lillee4207 not really plant based

[@alainmallette2265]

Of course a silver era diet video would be welcome.

[@atlaspowershrugged]

The main lesson I draw from bronze era strongmen is that training is much more important than diet. They all ate a little differently and none of it was all that special but it worked because their training was very exceptional.

[@NattyLifeYT]

Absolutely!

[@4C1DR4G3]

not really lol. kane was 11 years old already 5ft 10 and broad as fuck. trials for England rugby never worked out till or as far as anyone saw him. it amazes me that people generally believe half the shit online, agreed they look amazing but considering majority of the population were starving and working 18hr days im not surprised these guys who don't look poor not only had the time but the resources to do so. Diets is 80% of your work out. training is super important however not in the way you think it is. these guys would've ate well very well for the times and doing reps after reps which we would see as over training, no1 here or anywhere trains for 1hr day and win anything... lee priest says it correctly people work out for hours and hours and slept alot back then. i think these guys also did the same, ate alot worked alot and rested.

[@timursultanov4564]

​@@4C1DR4G3yep! Food isn't important is the biggest bs...I see it similarly, food 80% exercise 20% cuz simply no matter how hard u work out,u won't build that house if u do not have the bricks to do so...other way round, if u have them it doesn't matter if that house stands tall in 1 yr or 20...

[@yoholmes273]

Your "lesson" is entirely erroneous. Diet is far more important training.

[@KasperK-su9oz]

@@4C1DR4G3 You could try to not sound like a douchebag next time you bring a point to the table. I never understand why people that by no means have offended or even singled you out gets a "lol" and a "people believe this shit online" and your other means to sound like a tough cookie. I would sit this one out if I were you until you learn how to approach others in better fashion. Nobody said food wasn't important btw, just that what food that works has not changed. The classics will forever be classics. You are making this much trickier than it has to be. Building muscles is not rocket science, even though you want to believe it so.

[@musclebuildingshorts]

Great channel, as a natural lifter who started later in life 47 yrs old now 54 yrs old, it's great to know what can be achieved when you throw the BS to the curb and adopt solid, proven training methods and good nutrition. Keep up the good work. Subscribed!

[@mattd3826]

Hey man fit and 50 is a really great channel specially for people in your age group! I find it such an amazing channel for training and diet info.

[@Fitand50Formula]

I have always been of the opinion, training comes first nobody has ever built muscle on diet alone.

[@warriorfire8103]

I liken it to iron. You can make a great knife with a little bit. A thing of beauty and art. More is useful but unless you put in the work, it's pointless.

[@mr.mensch1557]

Heh… “pointless”… I see whatcha did there 😂

[@wesyeary3942]

Man, I can't tell you how much I love these videos. YES, cast my vote for covering silver era diets. Keep up the good work, both in the videos and your own bodybuilding. What you're doing is really great. And needed.

[@dibyendraadhikari]

Thanks for shedding light on all the natural bodybuilders of the past. Your research is greatly appreciated. It gives hope to folks who put the effort in building their bodies naturally.

[@larsporsena9529]

Great content! When my grandpa was a kid during the depression he was prescribed beer for his stunted growth - it’s a natural-ingredient carb shake :)

[@brucejensen3081]

Beer was invented as a nutritional supplement for sailors on long voyages. It is toxic and there are far better ways to get your nutrients

[@MultiTsbaby]

I do love me a beer. Reg park used to drink a lot of stout and wine. Worked for him!

[@warriorfire8103]

Now we got soda... I'm not happy about that

[@MultiTsbaby]

@@warriorfire8103 then drink beer 😎

[@goob3826]

@@MultiTsbaby sure because beer is so much better for you lmao

[@vegetasfitnesschannel446]

Jack Lalanne said "If man makes it don't eat it". I think there is a good amount of wisdom. Also I agree with you that they didn't need a special diet. You don't need too much more than the regular amount of calories and just a decent amount of program. I think the focus on it is just a modern day marketing tactic. Some of my best gains were when I started and probably got under 100 grams of protein every single day. Great video man!

[@NattyLifeYT]

Thank you bro

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

Yeah I agree the high protein requirement is way over exaggerated. I do just fine with .6 gram per pound of lean body mass. That is animal protein with saturated animal fat though, that may make the difference.

[@vegetasfitnesschannel446]

@@The_Conspiracy_Analyst idk man maybe. I always try to get a good mixture of all three. Personally I think it’s best to experiment to see what works best for you.

[@MrAlepedroza]

@@The_Conspiracy_Analyst Op and you are probably 5 ft tall. I'm 6'1 and less than 100 grams per day was barely enough for my rest days not to leave me starving. 0.6 grams per day kept me a scrawny, flabby mess who was always sore. I've never known a single lifter, natural or enhanced, who ate so little protein without badly stagnating or losing gains. You guys are either genetic freaks who should NOT be emulated, or are just bragging BS to get attention or create hype around these "lost old wisdom facts". People like you make me worry about how gullible the kids watching these channels can be.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

@@MrAlepedroza hahah a "five foot manlet" is something I've never been accused of. And the reason you say that is probably because you aren't eating enough saturated fat. I'm on a cut and .6 gram/lbs lean body mass is enough to stall it (maintaining weight) while eating around 1000 calories deficit. Everybody's a little bit different, but I think either you are not done growing (as in, late puberty, bones not fused yet) or you need to get your hormones checked bud

[@RoidfreeSenior]

As mentioned, I think the food quality was better in those days... less packaged convenient garbage

[@andrewwelch1040]

John Grimek during the Great Depression ( 1929-1939) was said to have existed on bread and black coffee simply because there was not much else. Despite what would be classed a poor diet, the man was a specimen.

[@brucejensen3081]

Not so sure about that. Many in the great depression ate lots of things like Jerusalem artichoke, because it's a friggen weed. Turns out it's a superfood, like prickly pear, which is another frigging weed. The weeds in your garden are often more nutritious and have less calories

[@Dorian.P]

@@brucejensen3081 Hy,while I don't comment often here I saw your comment and you are right,after I did a little bit of digging,turns out the jerusalem arichoke,Topinambur( Helianthus tuberosus)or as we call them here in estern europe ,,pig artichoke",as in ,,a weed for pigs" we never eat them here,and people at the country side usually harvest them to feed them to their livestock,such as pigs..but it makes me wonder,after I read the many benefits I will add it to my diet,it's dirt cheap here ! makes me wonder how we strayed to eating all kinds of protein powders and a lot of stupid useless sh^t when...we could "return to our roots" as it were,the fitness scene right now is crazy...selling all kinds of uterrly useless stuff.(sorry for my english,obviously second language :)

[@brucejensen3081]

@@Dorian.P just don't cook them too long, they will go soft and aren't nice like that. They are really good for your gut. It will probably take a while to get used to them, your gut will probably churn, and they can cause you to fart.

[@DonRubinjo]

@@Dorian.P Topinambur are great, I love them since childhood. It is more for a side dish or soup. They taste good eaten raw, but you will fart like crazy, no joke. Better to lactic acid ferment them with other vegatbles like cauliflower, kraut, carrots and so on.

[@MrAlepedroza]

Except that's probably exageration used to hype his legend, and guys here tend to be super gullible when it comes to anything that may sound like "ancient wisdom". Please folks, just because the old timers were rumoured to do it does not mean its automatically good.

[@heartbroken2539]

I'm currently learning english and I love how he pronounces every words, it's very clear to understand

[@toni6194]

Very high quality content

[@NattyLifeYT]

Thank you brother

[@firebird7479]

Hackenschmidt had issues with the way animals were being raised even back in the early 1900s. They DID have a nutrition type drink back then called Bovril.

[@ru8775]

Unbelievable if you think about it and look what is going on today Everything is on steroids it seems today 😂 Not funny and poor animals I myself only eat eggs and sometimes fish No meat and no milk products 👍

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

Interesting digestion comments. Reminds me of my things my grandmother (born in 1894) would say. One thing she said is to never eat doughnuts because they would "coat your intestines". And oh yes, canned food (both industrial and home) was huge during this era, not a novelty. Industrial canned food became a thing for the average schmo in the 1880s. There's ghost towns and mining camps out west littered with piles of food cans from that time frame.

[@NattyLifeYT]

Interesting, thank you for the insight. From what I read canned foods were widespread in militaries but not quite as much in homes. But I’m happy to take your word for it. Thanks for stopping by!

[@brucejensen3081]

Chewing your food is the most important part of digestion. Food has to be salivating before you chew it. You should poo a pound a day to have a healthy digestive system. For all this to work and not get fat, you need the correct foods

[@m2pozad]

@@NattyLifeYT I've seen small mining operations of yesteryear. They all had their dump sites filled with cans. The 1880's were big for western mining ventures. Some sites were reworked again in the depression era 30's as well. So the dumps could get more complex requiring one to become an amateur archeologist.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

@@m2pozad the plating of the cans changed (it was poor in the 1800s) also I don't think they has roll seams before 1900

[@warriorfire8103]

I'll have to make a note to better chew my food. It's silly but sometimes we forget the basics due to them being so familiar we ignore them

[@rosstaylor71]

I think George Hackenschmidt’s advice is relevant today. Seems like a great way to approach nutrition in general.

[@mikafoxx2717]

I'm convinced Hackenschmidt was a genius by his remarks on diet, even to the point of realizing that vegetarians still better health when overeating, and recognizing fattened animals as less healthy. He pretty much figured out the saturated fat thing by observation. Just trying to imagine what he'd look like if bench pressing was popular at the time, a real unit.

[@justinweber4977]

On the subject of Protein Powder, Sandow did start promoting "Plasmon" which he said "A teaspoon of which contains power equivalent to two eggs" and claimed he lived on Plasmon alone for a week as an experiment. This sounds like an early protein powder.

[@NattyLifeYT]

Yes it did exist. Though it wasn’t anywhere near as prevalent as it is today and also we can be quite certain that the great bronze era physiques were not built off of Sandow’s supplement. Good observation though, thanks!

[@justinweber4977]

@@NattyLifeYT Yeah, I figured it was more of a historical curiosity than a major component like people treat it now. Actually, the history of protein supplements sounds like it could be a fascinating research avenue too

[@geraldfriend256]

@@NattyLifeYT Hey great content here. Do you have any idea what Plasmon was made of?

[@SAFFRONINFERNO]

What is Plasmon?

[@justinweber4977]

@@SAFFRONINFERNO I've only found a few small mentions of it, but as far as I can tell it seems like it was an early protein powder. Ive heard on some sites that it's still used in Italy for baby food like "Plasmon Biscuits".

[@coffeepot3123]

All these guys just look majestic. If i had a top-hat i'd take it off in honor of these men of the past tbh.

[@jessicasissa53]

This is so interesting, love how they kept it simple and achieved great results! Thanks again for this top notch content :)

[@peu239]

Great video, bro! Very informative 👏

[@NattyLifeYT]

Thank you brother 🙏

[@TIMOSTERRORS]

As a chef, for anyone looking to cook fresh food and doesn’t have experience cooking. Just try. It’s the same as lifting the more you do it, the better you get. Action over thought

[@andressanteliz5354]

It’s amazing how in-tune people were with their bodies. I think that’s the point of “intuitive eating”. To recognize what your body is truly asking for

[@thefix2573]

Yup, I know when I need a steak or fish, just listen to my body.

[@joanne488]

I know this channel is purely focusing on Bronze/Silver age bodybuilders but can you consider maybe do one or two video on old time powerlifter?Old school guys like Anthony Dittilo,Doug Hepburn,Pat Casey,etc. Thank you.

[@NattyLifeYT]

Yes maybe, but they would have to be from before the 50s

[@matthewcaldeiradejesus4902]

Love learning from the greats! Todays natty standards are at an all time low due to fitness culture promoting all kinds of non natty supplements and deeming it okay to consume. Your content shows what we can achieve with hard work and dedication!!!

[@DMRCapitalHill]

No they are not. Most people that are ripped and natural look like these natural Bronze Age builders

[@matthewcaldeiradejesus4902]

@@DMRCapitalHill I'm referring to enhanced body building

[@jooyichen]

This is crazy. The most affordable lifestyle 100 years ago is today's costly and mostly organic lifestyle.

[@Oldtimenattylife]

Try to eat the same way as the name implies I’m all about that life! Whole milk, a lot of it alot if eggs and cheese, oats supplemented with fruits and meats when my budget allows

[@juanpabueno]

Another amazing video my man very informative!

[@NattyLifeYT]

Thank you!

[@BlakbunnyxD]

Great Video! Yes, please make a video about the silver areas diet!!

[@glenmorgan4597]

I remember a trainer at my old gym being asked about liver tablets & vitamins / protein drinks etc, he said " just get some workouts in first "

[@d_t847]

Recently started eating intuitively after seeing Geoffrey Verity Scholfields videos about it and it really did not make a difference to counting calories. If you learn to listen to your body neither tracking macros nor calories is necessary. Of course this does not work for everyone, but it works for me. Recently started watching your old school bodybuilding playlist and I believe YT fitness could really benefit from it as a whole! Great content as always :)

[@brucejensen3081]

Yep, if you aren't getting enough protein you find yourself in the deli starring at the prawns or octopus and you know you need to up your protein. Understanding what your stool and urine should look like is of utmost of importance

[@eciekoc]

Sounds like you're letting the internet do your thinking for you

[@Jane_Friday]

My grandma was a farmer and so was my husbands grandma. Now in our 40, we decided to tent a plot of land and grow our own vegetables and eat them in season. I'm thankful that we both grew up very old fashioned, when it comes to food. Yes we eat treats, but I prep everything fresh and it's really not that hard if you know what you're doing. And yes we're both working full time, carrying a lot of responsibility.

[@pdruiz2005]

Yep, I've done that for the most part, the Bronze Era diet. Couple that with going to the gym 3x to 5x a week to do progressive overload with weights, and I'm in the best shape of my life. Ditched all processed foods. The only things I get in bags or cans are oatmeal, brown rice, extra-virgin olive oil, 0% fat Greek yogurt, instant black coffee (of the nasty kind), condiments like spices and salt, and that's about it. Chicken and eggs obviously come in cartons. But everything else is comprised of raw fruits and veggies. Once in a while I get my candy--need to keep this way of eating sustainable, of course. But it's in moderation. I also almost never eat out. But I do have my gin and tonics, beer and such at the bar occasionally.

[@rudyspective1870]

"Basically just eat whatever your grandma made for you." If my grandma was alive today I'd probably go to her house and bug her everyday lol! I'm glad I grew up in an environment where my grandma and my mother cooked delicious nutritious meals, so I should continue doing so. Love you grandma, love you mom, and thank you!!

[@heruka369]

Great content. Yes, definitely more on diet, please.

[@NattyLifeYT]

Thanks :)

[@atompunk5575]

A video i was praying you would make, thanks dude 💪🧐

[@NattyLifeYT]

Thanks for your support!

[@atompunk5575]

@@NattyLifeYT keep up the great work

[@grimmseti]

I am VERY interested in learning about Silver Era nutrition and dieting. Those guys to me are the pinnacle of natty bodybuilding and they are who I want to model my routines and duet after.

[@trilisser]

This is pure gold, man. I came to the same conclusions about all the sport nutrition industry crap. You may need some extra protein if you take steroids and, as a consequence, have extra muscles and physical exercise stress

[@sebastianfernandez5381]

Thanks, I thought the first thing you said, like not having so much processed food on hand, was the most important thing, also our minds are heavily influenced by the "fitness industries". Nice video.!!

[@joshuasmith4979]

Organic food, or as our great-grandparents called it, FOOD.

[@zibtihaj3213]

Very nice channel. Although I still think after a certain age one should consider things like TRT but most of one’s life one should train completely natty . This channel is a blessing - imagine in 2023 we have this Channel. Thx

[@metalhammerm6903]

Looking forward to the Silver Era diet video!

[@timurtek5950]

good video shows that you can also build a strong, well-muscled body with normal food without all those supplements keep it up very informative for the youth of today would also like a video about your own eating pattern nice to see

[@tomaccino]

Nice to include stock photos of foods around the world... and the lovely indian granny!

[@mannyblackstar]

1st like brother. Let's go with the content ❤️

[@NattyLifeYT]

Thank you brother!

[@baronmeduse]

It's pretty much how we shopped and ate when I was a boy, and I am not very 'old' (but also not whippersnapper young), though I lived in a village. Out in the country where we were there was a bit of a trek into the village to buy anything. We had our own large vegetable garden (summer and winter, plenty potatoes) and also a goat. Meat, rather monstrously, was sometimes from neighbour farmers and delivered to your house in buckets swimming in blood, direct from slaughter, to be honest we didn't eat half as much of it as people do now. Or we bought from the butcher. We baked some bread and bought some of it. The bulk of apples, pears and blackberries, and some other fruits, were picked by us during summer and autumn. Some of them preserved. Where I live now, in a different country, is also a village and whilst I do go to a supermarket, I also have an allotment garden for vegetables. There are local eggs, many I get free. The rest is basic foodstuff staples.

[@CrispyBacon11]

Would be very interested to hear about the diets of those from the silver era!

[@yazanraouf9604]

Yesss silver era diets would be amazing

[@bobbyrejek6013]

I would love an in-depth review on silver age bodybuilding diets. I know it was a lot of milk, cheese, eggs, etc. but any nuances and opinions would be great!

[@m00nkiid]

Killing it as per usual

[@divvy_witch1593]

Long live your content ❤

[@NattyLifeYT]

Thank you :)

[@yaasikasa17]

They didn't have a special diet because everything was very special back then. We've even got meats grown in labs nowadays, scary stuff!

[@Toactwithoutthinking]

It really is as simple as eating fresh meals made from raw ingredients, not overeating, and doing repetitive labor of some sort to get the body your grandpa had in his youth.

[@skeletorrobo]

The Beef Eaters are the guards for the British Royal Palace. I guess they got the name for their physicality, likely attributed to their high protein diet. So Body builders of the bronze age probably had generally the same idea.

[@LarryReynolds591]

Dude so glad I found this channel this is epic.

[@aaronchen3034]

The definition of “eat what mom cooks you finna be aight” 🗿

[@spindleblood]

Please make more videos like this!

[@justinw1765]

Canning has been around for awhile. I'm sure that plenty of people were eating food from cans during these eras as well. Not everything was completely fresh all the time. Processed foods like pasta and white bread have been around for awhile as well.

[@vornamenachname4163]

Sehr interessantes Video. Danke für die Bemühungen.

[@jailoutafreecard4414]

You're slightly underestimating the kinds of food preservation they had. Jamming, jarring, pickling, fermenting, dehydration, smoking, larders. Thats all i can think of. Love your stuff. Just wanted to mention it.

[@stendec-dd3he]

Excellent commentary.

[@bruns.like.spoons9251]

Fascinating topic. Yes, I'd love to hear your thoughts about the Silver Era diet, too.

[@OracleTheRonin]

Your videos are inspiring me to get healthy again, the bodybuilder's of the bronze era are my ideal.

[@chepesantacruz777]

"Diet is of secondary importance to training" this right here is probably THE most important fitness advice. You cant out diet a sedentary lifestyle, but you can definitelt out train a bad diet.

[@louisalex5785]

I recommend Randy Roach's book Muscle, Smoke and Mirror which is very comprehensive on this subject. Would be great to have a video on it.

[@bobbullethalf]

There is no secret, hard work and protein is all you need.

[@Mrgamezombie1]

Best video channel on youtube about fitness

[@AJ13B]

Man, I love with this channel

[@gmxninja5807]

In India we daily go to Bazaar to buy fresh food,most of the southern Asia believe in making food at home

[@EugeneMatlin]

It's so simple and so obvious, yet so profound!

[@biohazard9503]

Will you ever make a video on Steve Reeves's training? I think the way he trained is interesting and could make for a good video

[@damonmart6627]

He's made a video talking about Steve Reeves, but I'm not sure if it contained his workout routines

[@NattyLifeYT]

Yes I will. I made a video covering his life and a separate video covering his workouts is coming at some point.

[@assassinlegend1800]

There’s already one on KZbin where Steve talks about his training himself

[@tuff_lover]

That intro was pure swag, even did a backflip.

[@palitoonthebeat]

Nice video, thank you! Would be even more interested in the silver era video!

[@nikolavonfulton5195]

Yes please cover silver diets

[@Lousy-Looter]

When it comes to what's most important,training or diet, I don't think you can have one without the other, it definitely takes good training along with good diet both to look like these guys,most of the modern gurus say diet is more important, like 80 percent diet to 20 percent training

[@NattyLifeYT]

I would say it's more like 80% training and 20% diet. As long as you're eating enough with a decent amount of protein you're pretty much good to go. You can have an absolutely perfect diet but if you don't train you will make 0 gains, however you can train properly with a trash diet and still make gains.

[@Lousy-Looter]

@@NattyLifeYT thanks for the reply, that sounds very logical, I think it may have been Vince Gironda who said 80% diet 20% training, but I think he was referring to getting lean as a primary goal. A reversal of that does sound more logical for overall muscle development. 🤔

[@Lousy-Looter]

@@NattyLifeYT thanks again I just subscribed, yep those silver and bronze Era guys really were quite amazing for their time,since I enjoy bodybuilding and I'm also a bit of a history buff,it's a good fit!

[@BakiNorthStar]

Great video as always bro.

[@MovieMuscle]

He is correct in stating that they did not have a diet of processed foods but whole foods. The nutrition level of foods was far higher due to soils not being as depleted etc. Was not just their diet back then, that gave them this crazy conditioning. They had very little knowledge of nutrition. We are looking at genetic outliers first of all. Ones with better/ optimized natural metabolic functions, such as thyroid and testosterone levels. Also in these times many people worked far harder in daily life than we do today. The simplest of tasks required far more effort. A lot were engaged in heavy physical labor etc, blowing far more calories a day. When performing manual labor I see my caloric burn go through the roof, like 6-7000 even. I lean up like crazy doing nothing. I can hard eat enough at my body weight to keep my strength and weight up.

[@brucejensen3081]

They still had some idea of nutrition. I would say dairy farmers are light years ahead in the field of nutrition than sports scientists. Excellent Dairy farmers back then and a long time before then were very apt at keeping condition on lactating cows. That was all nutrition. All farmers were really. You can tell what nutrients are deficient in the soil from what weeds grow well. That's how they did it then, the studies gave the amounts needed, but you needed practical ways to know what was lacking.

[@brucejensen3081]

Shit with all the misinformation today, you are probably better to know nothing and just use trial and error, adding or removing one thing at a time to a very diverse diet and see what works. They have been doing this will erbs for 100000 years, and back then they probably had a better idea than now

[@justchilling704]

The only bit of this video I disagree with is the idea that “far too much flesh food is taken” the average American consumes only about 30% of their calories from meat and animal products. It’s also incorrect to think overconsumption of animal products is worse than overconsumption of plants both are harmful in relative degrees in fact some plants/ veggies can be outright poisonous in high doses.

[@tru937]

yo love the vids im so weak that this picture 0:36 is literally in my city😂

[@SalviG-fo5bi]

Oh yes! Please continue with the Silver Era examples.

[@earlj.d.6285]

⚠️ Majorn missed points ⚠️ 1) fermented foods were very common since it allowed foods to last longer. That would help with the gut microbiome and digestion leading to proper acquisition of nutrients from the food 2) they didn’t snack. They ate real food, the body used it to rebuild, burned off or expelled what it didn’t need and chipped away at fat stores till the next meal

[@metal-lm6ue]

Workout is king and diet is queen… your body can absorb protein more effectively after a workout so put the work in

[@seraphx26]

I can say that I have seen far more people fail to progress precisely because they were afraid to eat enough, you hear a lot about the dangers of excess eating from these old timers but frankly if you are eating natural healthy foods it is hard to reach calorie surplus in the first place. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen people who work themselves incredibly hard but eat like birds and can't figure out why they aren't growing muscle. You must not be afraid to eat and of course on top of that getting good quality sleep every night.

[@brianstephenson984]

Would love a silver era diet video for sure! 🎉❤ Thanks dude!

[@roffels11-gamingandhistory69]

Of course we all would like a "silver era" video. ^^

[@arturorubio7114]

Please cover modern era bodybuiding diet.

[@Adeodataomnia]

Great video. Silver era would be very interesting too!

[@Righteous.Indignation0527]

It would be GREAT to see a video on Vince Gironda as he was natural and against steroid use even though his students would use.. but still none the less it would be a great video on the iron guru

[@joe-zj8js]

Vince said physique was 90%diet and 10% training. Not sure how accurate that is but he used himself as a guinea pig.

[@fernandomaron87]

Great content as usual!

[@danplasma]

genius, he talks about artificial meat, vegetarianism, low calorie diets, intestinal obstructions, processed sugar....genius! if only the world listened instead of commercializing food.... I think Hackenshmidt lived into or close to his 90's!

[@jk1362]

For the past 8 weeks I’ve consumed only real foods, no protein shakes or supplements. It’s hard work getting all of your protein from real cooked food and very time consuming but it’s definitely worth it if you’ve got the time

[@JapsPlay]

Loved the video!!