Based on the theory that warriors of long ago depended on an intermittent cycle of dieting, Ori Hofmekler devised an exercise and nutrition program that is somewhat different from all other diet plans.
This diet is purely based on under eating-overeating cycle, which was purported to have sustained historic warriors.
The system: According to this diet, optimal health and weight can be achieved by following a dieting cycle that is hinged on overeating and underrating.
During daytime, participants must under eat and during nighttime, that is when the dieter must compensate.
It is believed that the under eating phase, which lasts for 20 hours, readies the body's Sympathetic Nervous System for whatever stressful situation that may occur.
In the process, this will result to harnessing energy and its eventual use.
Since there is no readily available energy supply for the body, it will have to use stored energy.
As a result, fats will be burned and weight loss can be achieved.
During the overeating phase, however, the Parasympathetic Nervous System, which regulates normal body functions, kick in.
These include body functions such as digestion, relaxation, and muscle repair.
According to this diet, apart from the standard roles PSNS assumes, it will also help improve the process of detoxification.
The Warrior Diet and the eating cycle it espouses is said to trigger various cellular factors, fat burning and hormone synthesis during day, and muscle growth and protein synthesis during the night.
Shortfall: This exercise and nutrition program is fairly controversial.
It defies the golden rule of healthy dieting: Thou shall not starve.
It, in fact, proposes that one should starve during the day.
Second, there is strong evidence that stuffing yourself at night can actually cause weight gain.
According to one study, laboratory rats gained weight when fed during midnight.