I Hired The Nutrition God, Stan Efferding | Brand New Diet

[@aussie20991]

You are doing amazing. I am 43 yrs old and started strongman 9 or so months ago. I am competing nationals next month in Winnipeg. It is my only my third comp ever. I'm excited to see how I stack against the best u 100kg masters in Canada. None the lest I'm excited to just make an national event in any sport. I appreciate all the work and time you put into steongman. I know even on my level it is a lot of time and sacrifice you and your family put in. Much respect 🙏

[@Aowyr]

Good luck this year, mate. I will be seeing you next year if you keep at it. First Masters comp coming up this March to qualify.

[@toddmchenry8509]

"So far no ones agreed with me" that cracked me up

[@Nelarsen]

So glad you made that decision Mitch. I know that you've had every other domain dialled in but your nutrition, you've always had a rather basic approach to it but I think there are a few low hanging fruits for you to pick in that department. Can't wait to see where this change will take you

[@michaeloxlong5697]

Stan's diet is fantastic. I've always struggled with appetite and getting enough calories, and his book really changed the way I plan my meals to increase or decrease my appetite.

[@CryptbloomEnjoyer]

Keep at it man your channel is going to get a lot bigger. You are really down to earth and give a nice sanity check to all the insane sensationalized strongman content on youtube.

[@StephanAndreMusic]

Regarding that OJ and Greek yog mix... I've been mixing OJ and Vanilla Whey for a little while now. Peak creamsicle flavour, and a great intra-workout shake tbh

[@bigslacker666]

Pleasantly surprised! It's refreshing to see one of these vids vs the 'big man stuffing their face' to support the mass/power belly ones these usually turn into. There is a whole life after competition and this will help set up a long healthspan as well as lifespan! I ALMOST wanna try the OJ and yogurt. Sounds gross but also intriguing, haha!

[@Movielover123451]

Mate this is great, I compete at the amateur opens level. I'm pretty strong but lack speed in the movement medley and I think that's due to my size. Hopefully cleaning up the edges and tightening up the screws in my diet will help. You're awesome dude. Keep it up 👍

[@Sean_Shaun_Shawn]

As a type 1 diabetic eating like this would literally kill me. The vertical diet has some great aspects and I get that you need a lot of sugar but that much straight orange juice is straight up crazy for genpop, even if you temper it a little with greek yogurt.

[@kristiang7269]

You are well on your way to be a great dad with that enthusiastic grill review😂

[@dopet4h2c0]

the man just wrapped his fish in foil then tosses it on a smoker! haha not 1 wift of smoke touched that fish dad move forsure

[@EDtheIslander]

Stan is the man. With his experience in powerlifting, bodybuilding, and all of his athletic clients, Stan would definitely be my pick. I love that OJ,and yogurt concoction.

[@Slushcams]

that food is looking pretty vertical

[@hulkthedane7542]

You seem to know... can you explain to me, what "vertical" means in terms of food/diets?? I once watched a video with Efferding, and that did not make me understand. 👍

[@SPRVLN27]

​@hulkthedane7542 it's primarily about using foods which are nutrient dense and easy to digest. So some staples are things like red meat, white rice, chicken stock, etc. And then avoiding things which are difficulty to break down in the body, which can prevent you from getting your next meal in. It's a diet centered around food specificity and performance.

[@wickywills]

@@hulkthedane7542As I understand, the diet is just a way of eating foods that are easily digestible foods rich in macronutrients. And you can scale it “vertically” to your needs. It seems low in fibre though, so good luck pushing it out in the bathroom..

[@randomdude71kwnd]

​​​@@hulkthedane7542 Look at the cover of the book "the vertical diet" and you'll see why it has this name. It's just about the way he presents it visually. It's about eating mostly rice for carbs and energy and meat for protein and micronutrients and some other stuff like eggs and salmon for fats and some veggies for fibre and vitamins and other micronutrients.

[@hairyape_8103]

​@@wickywillsthe low fiber part makes it easier to digest and push it out frequently

[@ishalmania]

great content. there are lot of food and nutrition videos on youtube but can you do something about nerve system? what to do after real heavy exercises how to calm the nervous system.. maybe some exercises or nutrients for recovery.

[@alsaadyusama3416]

That will be good

[@mattchart9808]

Great idea I’m sure Mitch will read this and do it!

[@mattchart9808]

I would also love him to include frequency for lifts such and deadlift, bench, squat as it pertains to cns recovery

[@Callum_Lifts]

When you mentioned Orange juice and plain Greek yoghurt I was worried but might have to try it now. That BBQ is awesome never seen one fuelled by pellets.

[@johnberesford7216]

Surprised at how much of your protein you are drinking, but the Greek yogurt seems like a great add to the OJ Your premade meals don't look, on camera anyway, like they have as much meat in them as I'd expect. I'd want to add one more steak or fish serving and drink one less whey isolate beverage, but I imagine something that fits in a sports bottle fits better into your busy day. All the best and keep rocking it. I like some grainy mustard on my salmon if you want some variety and you can put a foil pack with peppers, onions and broccoli and a pat of butter in with the salmon for some delicious veggies

[@DFMotorSports]

Monster mash is awesome (I eat bison, can't get enough of it). I started following Stan a few years ago with Brian Shaw - I got lean and mean with it - no "helpers". I followed the vertical diet for 2 years and was absolutely ripped until covid hit then decided to relax more and enjoy the dad bod. I have a Belgian Malinois so we walk over 6 miles a day (10km) on avg - our long day is 8 miles/13km. Also, you can't beat a Traeger grill! Side note... go un-wrapped, it'll taste way better.

[@Jules-t5q]

My mom used to make me a glass of sugar water when I had an upset stomach as a kid. That or some ginger ale lol. Now I take some licorice root. It's much healthier than taking a tums. It increases your music production which hells protect your stomach lining.

[@kaamed]

On salmon, I put lemon and lime juice, spray butter, and lemon pepper. Grill flesh side about 5 minutes flip and cook on skin side about 7 minutes depending on thickness.

[@MisticStyles]

Has Hooper always had sort of a 90's Pauly Shore kind of voice going on?

[@petercsigo3314]

The best barbecue you would find in Texas slow woodsmoked barbecue.

[@scoobtoober2975]

If you have high BP, a few things to try are. No mouthwash, no fluoride anything, nasal breathing day and night. Mouth tape at night if you can nasal breath. Ask a sleep doctor for help. Sprinting while breath holding, then recover with nose breathing only. It is a challenge to help generate nitric oxide in great quantities.

[@Weightliftingshorty]

Looks amazing. Keeping things simple (aka good).

[@imccrae1]

Finally broke down and started caring about food 😄 Thank you for not eating it on camera. I'm with you. People who are into that are straight up weird.

[@sippachu9721]

can always get a world class chef to make a day of meals for you just to see how far they can elevate it

[@gediboy5695]

That orange juice, yogurt mix is single-handedly saving my bulk xDDDD

[@ToTallTim..]

I see a beard in Mitches future. LHBK!

[@johnpauladamovsky86]

Right now, Mitch only weighs 320 pounds, but one day, he's gonna be big enough to eat the whole world...! I wonder how his hamstring is recovering?

[@earlm]

Eddie needs to get this hydration hack!

[@steelcurtain3746]

Coffee before bed?!?! Lol. How do you get proper sleep for recovery, drinking coffee?

[@jacobrogers55]

True Canadian with the Tim’s at the end.

[@aaronbloom9457]

I’d like to see you cook that cheesecake on the traeger like you mentioned

[@KRYPTOSPOLLARD]

I've seen you say how you want to get a bit away from being so "suburban" and you want to get into more things like grilling. I think you should expand that into other many shit. I'm not saying become an expert at any of it, but just dabble and glean what you can. Hunting, building, weapons, fighting, team leading, cooking, therapy, basic medic work, etc. Anything that you feel can make you a better person and possibly leaned towards men but not just dude bro shit. Actual man shit, that makes you a better man in whatever regard you find to be valuable. That would be a dope ass series, and tons of people would watch and more importantly, maybe learn stuff and get more well rounded.

[@anthonycassidy1124]

cheviche is a great way to cook fish just leave it in lemon juice and walk away come back and it’s so delicious and easy

[@ebutuoyYT]

Mr Hooper what are your thoughts on nitrate supplements such as concentrated beetroot shots, as well as eating high nitrate vegetables like arugula, lettuce etc? They have been well proven in running and cycling, but as they improve muscle efficiency and reduce lactate, it may been helpful in strongman to improve duration of max power output?

[@DrewPWebos]

Take Cialis

[@Jason-gb2zl]

I really thought he was about to explain his dbol pills at the beginning

[@kylefitzherbert9381]

Um wrapping tge salmon in foil completely defeats the purpose of a pellet grill

[@cannon4854]

Thank you for making this video. I try to take your advice seriously in my own training and now dieting as well.

[@VykisWins]

Greek yogurt + OJ is an amazing combo

[@Hospice4lyfe]

The OJ helping with meat digestion, would that be the vitamin C helping with iron absorption or something with the actual breakdown of the meat?

[@jakealexander2447]

Next time start off with the salmon un wrapped to soak in some of that smoke then finish off wrapped. Great smoker though and thanks for sharing your journey!

[@cmybeard6889]

I loved how this quickly turned into a Traeger commercial...I don't mind though because I LOVE my Traeger. 😃

[@Joe___R]

You should try smoking a whole suckling pig. Trust me, once you make it, you will want to cook another as even before you finish eating that one. I dry brine it for 24 hours, then baste it a couple of times while it smokes with some carolina vinegar BBQ sauce. Start off low and slow, then crank it up for the last 20-30 minutes to get the skin nice and crispy.

[@chemstreescreations]

You said in a previous video its around 5500 on average depending on the training you're focused on could be more or less.

[@kirkeichenberg]

It would be awesome to see how the diet shifts once you go into a peaking cycle for a event.

[@bronchoped]

Vertical diet was super popular for a year or so when Thor and Shaw did it

[@spokeen6249]

Thor is still on it 👍

[@MonMonKack]

Brian changes his eating all the time. He was on and off with Nathan as a well. But I agree I feel like heard all about it and now I don't hear about it all.

[@slothshott4201]

I could watch this guy all day

[@Jules-t5q]

He's my favorite strongman of all time already. He's totally transparent and it's great. He's really mature for his age as well. He knows more than all of the vets and is supremely humble. He's the epitome of a gentle giant

[@susanwilliams7785]

What were all those little packets/bottles on the top shelf of your fridge?

[@mozzer920]

Mitch, I was vacationing from Winnipeg into Toronto and was at the Blue Jays game and they announced your name to throw out the 1st pitch- both of my kids said Dad Mitch Hooper is here to throw out the first pitch- small world in Canada

[@adrian-gr8hg]

Stan worked with Jon Jones........I love the vertical diet book. Iron Sharpens iron. Good move Moose.

[@lukec5528]

caffeine right before bed? gotta optimize nutrition & sleep

[@skrziwanskrziwan2923]

Since you last mentioned OG with greek yoghurt I tried it, and it's freaking delicious!

[@brianmatchett5589]

Take it off the baking sheet! Dry rub the salmon or marinate in soy, garlic, ginger, and maple syrup.

[@mattjuicedup6896]

The most Canadian of Canadians type of video fucking loved it...

[@kickturncurtis606]

Duuude you so right! Traeger is where it's at

[@tonymeyer2423]

Ribs, brisket, pork butt, pineapple upside down cake, spatchcock turkey or chicken, these would be somethings to try on the grill if you have enough time in your schedule

[@Jules-t5q]

I've found thst braised red meat is quite good. A long braise and it's basically predigested. You can do this in an instant pot. Normally red meat is seen as being hard to digest, but braising it breaks down all the fibers nicely.

[@Jules-t5q]

This is random but apparently BBQ was the food of the African slaves in America originally. Funny how we see it as being the opposite in modern day

[@mikefoster732]

Not sure about the value of the smoke chips if you entirely wrap the fish lol

[@trevtkd]

Don’t wrap your salmon when putting it on the grill. You’ll actually get smoke flavor. If you wrap it the smoke won’t get to the meat so it’s defeating the point of smoking the meat. Just a little FYI

[@MaxSquats]

now you got me curious about the orange juice and the Greek yogurt I'm going shopping tomorrow so I'm gonna make sure to get more orange juice and a little more yogurt, so I'll try it the next day.

[@jaredgalloway3642]

Yessss Bob Ross of strongman is back with another banger

[@Mr.Ciobanu]

self proclaimed,! just do you man

[@codygentry9472]

Vertical diet is easy to follow for me. Do what is easy to follow for you.

[@TheBigadam1980]

Why would you foil up the salmon with smoke? Let the smoke get to the meat. I am looking forward to trying the yoghurt and oj.

[@joemorgenstern9846]

How can you drink coffee right before bed without it negatively affecting your sleep?

[@lanehartwig6917]

Don’t use aluminum foil over 400 that’s when the foil can break down. Should be safe at 350, just cook slightly longer.

[@codyryanlifts]

oh shit, I think you just changed my world. Love orange juice yogurt is ok but the mix sounds amazing. great high protein breakfast drink

[@riverm4386]

Cheesecake on a bbq now that’s something beautiful I’ve never thought of

[@stevecoleman9719]

If you're pressured for time, what are some quick meals that are your go to for high protein and large nutrients in a short period of time.?

[@buddyyantz2446]

Mighty clean eating...3500-4000 calories...gotta love fish...rice quinoa where are the salads? Thanks for the video

[@jonsmith9728]

cooking with mitch hooper season 1 lol.... well since its fall probably any pork/rib/turkey receipes would be cool

[@poiuytrewqfg1477]

I mean to be fair the skin on salmons has gotta be cooked right. If it's slimy &/or scaly it's not as great of an experience as crispy salmon skin.

[@phillipbingham5833]

Tommer hawk 1.5kg. ❤ya set up I'm goin to get a new bbq for winter. 3times a day is a 1000 bbq a year worth every penny

[@adriansilaghi1]

Tried the OJ and yogurt, is as good as I expected. My opinion about the salmon cooking, it's a shame to have that amazing bbq and wrap the salmon all the way through, it's probably doing nothing for the flavour.

[@formdoggie5]

fully covering the salmon when you have a smoke defeats the point of the smoke. Just put it on the aluminum foil in on the rack skin down. The skin will crisp and at a 400 preheat, the heat will sear, preventing moisture loss. It will pick up waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more of the smoke flavor this way.

[@johnspauldingjr7559]

orange juice and strawberry yogurt is the bomb

[@jeffcoombs1672]

I want to see you cook that salmon again, but prep it first, put it on, then start it (or start it, but put it on within 10 minutes so it's still smoky). Wait to cover it (if you have to) until 400. You missed all the smoke flavor doing it that way and you're totally missing out, especially with salmon. Hope you see this. Try it once, you'll love it.

[@dyl1818]

Bro, get some honey, chipotle, tiny amount of cayenne pepper, and grind a little bit of zest of an orange (just a little), and brush it onto your salmon to make a glaze. Also, wild caught is superior in every way to farmed. You’re definitely welcome and go win some more!

[@ericcordry123]

I have three great loves in my life: strongman, my wife, and my Traeger

[@hollowpoint27]

Mitch has teamed up with Stan, good luck everybody else

[@rikachiu]

Probably the friendliest giant on earth since he's candian :)

[@mikefarge3543]

6000 cal a day loving your content big love from the UK 🇬🇧 😊

[@Nick-gg6tg]

Love salmon just kept making my self sick undercooking

[@coleby77]

BBQ is charcoal only anything else is just an oven outside😂😂

[@hitman1421]

Doubt you’ll see this. But pineapple juice is way better at digesting meat. Put some on some chicken and let it marinade for a little while and it will nearly dissolve it.

[@theodorebourne2675]

Is it really just straight normal sugar and table salt your adding to the water Remember Stan talking about his mixture years ago didn’t think it was that simple

[@OldDays99]

If you want a smokier flavor... Wrap the Salmon in Parchment paper instead of foil.

[@thomassteadman6180]

We need an @mitchellhooperstrongman x Matty Matheson BBQ vid - Keep it Canada 🇨🇦

[@hamdamDL600]

Hooper didn't want to say hopper

[@danielmerriman8118]

Try some pulled pork on that Trager! Can’t go wrong with some pork but

[@DefferJohn]

4600 calories!

[@vidnovic]

Lite salt will give you some additional potassium, which I have found to be beneficial.

[@Wyoboy7220]

Great video, nice to see what you eat in a day.

[@travis8947]

Mind my asking what the magnesium is for?

[@wildwilie]

Pre-watch guess: I'm guessing its around 5k calories. Maybe closer to 6k-6.5k very close to competition.

[@Diesel1999]

What do your total calories and your macros look like for the day protein, carbs, and fat? The salmon and rice are not many calories total. The treager is a great grill/smoker. The walking after eating is very smart lots of studies on that to prove it 👍🏼. Thank you for the info, Cheers ✌🏼

[@MrBull5667]

I actually like when you just ate when you were hungry and didn’t go with the trend of a “Strong Man diet”. Either way, keep up the good work, sir.

[@WaylonnnS]

Yes! Awesome

[@phillipsmith1489]

Brian tried to work with Stan years ago and it didn't seem to help him.

[@JohnQ84765]

Brian had already been going downhill for a while before that. Thor made massive improvements and became his absolute best after working with Stan.

[@jumbledump]

You cooked fish without Old Bay??? thats a war crime

[@davidwelburn]

Was that frozen salmon you were cooking? I can't find out if pre-frozen salmon is as healthy as fresh. But I can get frozen wild salmon, whereas the fresh is farmed. Thanks.

[@joshslaughter8343]

I'd be interested to see how you cook a steak