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[@keithadams7219]

I really look forward to seeing more of your videos,lm literally consuming information, and by far the best info has come from your videos.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Epic Keith, glad to be of service :)

[@tc-3]

Your channel is one of my favourite channels. Always keeping it real and progressing in terms of everything, whether it be training, nutrition or general knowledge. I love how you always state your opinion and have an open minded approach to trying out new things. Keep it up, Tom.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks Tamara, always good to see you in the comments. Strong, mobile and mindful are the goals haha, you too :)

[@gregcampbell7483]

Fitness FAQs, Calisthenic Movement, Dominik Sky and GMB fitness are my go to for training and information. Tom you're doing a great job, I enjoy your recipes and mobility/flexibility vids! Excellent stuff

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks Greg, appreciate it!

[@Mr3scopol]

Hey Tom, I'm normally just lurking around watching your videos, but after your comments about reading all comments and so on I wanted to take the time to thank you for the great content. I (try to) use your mobility routines consistently and have got great benefits already. Keep it up and thanks again for all the great videos, you are a real role model. cheers

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Hey Albert, appreciate the support. It's always nice to know it helps :)

[@connoredick1610]

I really like the topic of this video . . . question yourself. It's because of this principle that I go on Pubmed every now and then to look into if eating plant based is actually superior to eating animal products for environmental sustainability and global health. The answer is almost a resounding yes (as much as any such answer exists in scientific literature . . .) for anyone who lives in a part of the world with industrialized food production and isn't themselves a subsistence farmer who grazes animals on non-arable pasture land. Obviously exceptions exist, and the body of evidence isn't yet sufficient to make any definite claims. But we have data to point us in the right direction, and sometimes any action is better than no action. You can actually make a solid argument for including some animal products in your diet if your focus is solely on optimizing personal health. As soon as you adopt a broader perspective this argument becomes VERY difficult to make (depending on where you live), and I would say impossible for most, but only in the context of current food systems. Sometimes an essential part of questioning yourself is questioning your priorities. Awesome videos, keep it up. You've helped my body weight training in a lot of ways.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

cory trevor thanks for sharing this. I certainly think being “plant based” is essential but by this definition I would just say that the majority of your food in volume comes from plant sources. I also agree on the issues with industrialised food which is why I buy all my meat from a local butcher and my eggs are from a neighbour. I think context matters a lot here. I could be vegan but only eat cereal with almond milk and Oreos, that doesn’t make you healthy but it does qualify as vegan. I don’t think the same broad strokes apply to people who want to eat meat either. Not everyone eats copious amounts of processed meat from McDonalds, KFC etc. Quality, sourcing and context is hugely important :)

[@connoredick1610]

yep context is key. And having people out there who support responsibly produced animal products is also important, because the whole world isn't about to go 100% plant based and there is more than one way to make a positive change. It's just difficult because very few people are in a position, financially or otherwise, to include these products in their everyday diet. I think that anyone giving nutrition advice or promoting a certain way of eating should be cognisant of this when working with clients or even just communicating to a large audience.

[@dexistence19]

I love your growth mindset Tom! And your editing is becoming unreal! :)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks dude, really appreciate that :)

[@AdrianKingsleyHughes]

Hi Tom! Awesome video! Informative as always! Any chance you could do a video on the stretches you show using resistance bands (unless you've already done that somewhere I can't find!)?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

100%, great suggestion :)

[@SirKaelan6]

Tom is a teleportation master! Jokes aside, this was, once again, an amazing video! Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Haha glad you enjoyed bro :)

[@dawidant2876]

Thank for new recipe! I surely try it. What peanut butter do you use? It is self made or the bought one?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

I just use one that is 100% peanuts :)

[@gwynne-tendo]

Great videos Tom, i stumbled on your channel a few weeks back and i'm really wanting to start looking at my flexibility (which at the moment is pretty much 0 as you mentioned you were a few years ago). Starting from the very begining of flexibility training, what kinds of progressions would you recommend for some of the staple stretches (in terms of time for holding the stretch initially, then what to aim for to progress etc.)? Thanks!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

I'd recommend starting with any of my full body routines as a good starting point and paying attention to what feels good for you. They're all a good starting point :)

[@crewc02]

Awesome video as always! Also a Defranco fan.... Just an idea, since you are already doing whole days of eating with info to go along with it why not split some up into the individual recipes... I enjoy the nutrition aspect of your channel just as much as the training aspect

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Love the man, speaks his mind. Well every video has a recipe as part of it but I guess you mean individual recipe videos?

[@marinriv514]

9 seconds more... Great video btw. Cant wait for the next one.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

hahaha, glad you enjoyed Marin :)

[@marinriv514]

Tom Merrick One question Tom: When I am in "ring support hold (vertical)" do I need to contract biceps while keeping straight arms? Or do I just keep my elbows straight without worrying much about biceps? Thanks.

[@TheBazzti]

Hey Tom, can i do a mobility session right befor, after or even in between weight lifting? I guss it impacts each other, but i dont know in which fashion. Would be nice if you could say a few words about it.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Mobilise what is needed to perform before and working everything else after :)

[@johnmitchellskinner4447]

Compared to a lot of other fitness youtubers, your fat intake is abnormally high, is there a reason behind this? Love your videos!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

John Mitchell skinner I personally find myself feeling and performing best on a slightly lower carb and higher fat approach. The numbers make more sense as a percentage which is roughly 20:30:50 protein, carb and fat. It does depend on individual variance though :)

[@atulshenoy6970]

I wanted to ask something, you fancy fried eggs over omlet or is there some other reason? :)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Whenever cooking eggs I try to keep the yolks whole to avoid oxidation of the fatty acids and cholesterol in them :)

[@atulshenoy6970]

Tom Merrick Oh, didn't knew that, thanks for sharing :)

[@dojajkox]

I've always wondered. How do people, including you, train for flexibility while being sore from previous mobility work? Not even limbering up is much effective while you are sore. Maybe you built it up always avoiding DOMS?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

I very rarely am sore from mobility work, only occasionally on heavy split days. Like strength training you build up a tolerance to it :)

[@dojajkox]

Tom Merrick Yeah, you've already said that. As I remember, you used to stretch for a year with no results, and then after you found out the right methods, the things started working out. Do you think that period actually prepared you for what you are doing now? Talking about mobility training

[@EsiMaloney]

I am a vegan but i see nothing wrong with animal protein, i just believe plant based foods are better! ^_^. Sometimes even vegans struggle with fat loss and weight management.

[@ZEEBOFAN]

Is there any way to know that frozen berries are "fresh"? You know, not covered with any kind of industrial shit

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Most the time I find it mentions it on the pack but generally with frozen berries, they are frozen fresh. They also maintain their nutrient content better :)

[@authentic_translations]

Link to where to buy the glasses please Tom.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

They're called "Swannies", heres a link amzn.to/2jCv4tk

[@cosmocullen7860]

Do you recommend uni??

[@travelwell6049]

University is right for some and not for others. You need to look at the different pathways which will get you to the job you want to do.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

I think uni is an awesome experience as it exposes you to such a wide variety of ideas. However, I wouldn't recommend going for the sake of going. If I had my time again I would only go if I knew it would either greatly help or be essential for what I wanted to do in the future. That's just my opinion though :)

[@bloggs692413]

Tom do you take branch chain amino acids ?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Occationally if it's needed but there is nothing special about them :)

[@bloggs692413]

Tom Merrick do they aid doms and recovery ?

[@adityasinha8089]

Always been a fan of Banana + Peanut Butter

[@BodyweightWarrior]

how could you not ;)

[@grunow]

Hahahaha..... no no ..... just grab the bananas 🍌 ice cream for new years or christmas.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

hahaha, yes Christmas is when to get fat...

[@andrewbarnes8475]

Eating eggs is the same as smoking? OMG, I never knew!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

ahaha not really ;)

[@MrAllywood79]

Is he vegan> Is that ham?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Definitely not vegan :)

[@travelwell6049]

[5:35] Sorry Vegans.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

hahaha

[@chikkmagneet]

There are plenty of vegan sources of omega 3 like from flax, walnuts, chia seed and contrary to popular belief the body actually can actually convert the ALA from those sources to EPA and DHA in sufficient amounts and efficiently. Eating a half an avocado worth of whole food plant based fat per day is enough to help the body absorb those fat soluble vitamins. And the consumption of eggs in terms of atherogensis using empirical data is comparable to the consumption of cigarettes though obviously eggs won't cause lung damage. Love your videos man. Keep it up!

[@matmul4850]

chikkmagneet people who think they eat healthy probably won’t listen. People who have little idea about nutrition to start with and then become interested in it will look at the science and realise there is only one to go and that’s WFPB.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

chikkmagneet ALA converts at a rate of 42:1 to DHA and EPA. Most plant based sources of ALA also come with a bunch of omega 6 fatty acids so it doesn’t really help the balance

[@chikkmagneet]

Tom Merrick ALA converts average at 4% actually. And most meat products are the true omega 6 sources that mess up the balance. 2 tbsp of flax seed has 5000 mg of ALA which would convert to roughly 200 mg. That's more the half the daily requirement in literally 2 tbsp.

[@dereksleater9330]

Questioning if vegan's should eat meat/animal products. Epic fail for 2017! Unsubscribe.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Bye :)

[@matmul4850]

Derek Sleater unfortunately he’s very dismissive of a WFPB diet. Anyone who eats processed meat (a class 1a carcinogen) and eggs as part of a “healthy” diet has a looooong way to go.

[@dereksleater9330]

Hi Tom, thank you for your time to reply and edit, I feel maybe you could reflect on your original comment and open yourself up to the possibility of a Plant based diet, you obviously are very accomplished and maybe with a bit of investigation you could go that extra mile, I would recommend nutritionalfact.org and Dr Greger's you tube videos. But also well done on spreading the fitness message, not a lot of channels discuss all the components of fitness, so kudos where kudos due.

[@davidkymdell452]

Good riddance

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Ive tried veganism in the past but it doesn’t suit me. I had literally zero energy when I was doing it. Im not dismissive of being plant based, in fact I have a few clients that I prescribed close to a vegan diet because that is what suited their needs best. I would consider myself a plant based carnivore. No one can deny the benefits of eating a vegetables but depending on your individual requirements there is a lot of benefits to eating decent quality animal produce. There is also a lot of cherry picking when it comes to scientific literature with veganism and a habit of ignoring evidence that lies outside the framework. Admittedly this is the same for most “diets”, you can always find 10 papers supporting but also 10 disproving your point. I don’t try in these videos to tell you what to eat but I do invite you to be open and experiment with what works for you :)