Alan Aragon Interview on Nutrition

[The Solution]

IIFYM.com Interviews Alan Aragon


http://www.iifym.com/iifym-com-interviews-alan-aragon/


Key Points of interview:
What do you feel are some of the strong points of IIFYM?


Where do you think IIFYM can make some improvements?


What are your thoughts on refeeds vs. cheat meals?


What about diet breaks? It seems that every so often a new buzz word pops up and throws everyone for a loop. Diet breaks seem to be something that more people are talking about lately. What are your thoughts?


What are your thoughts on protein consumption?
What about carbs?


Let’s talk about reverse dieting and metabolic damage. There are many contest prep coaches that swear by it and many naysayers that hate the concept. What are your thoughts on revers dieting?


Tell us a about your approach to cardio. Hiit, LISS, both none? How often?


Here is a question about food choices. I know you are a fan of keeping things 80/20 but many people seem to have their own interpretation of what they 80 should be and what the 20 should be. Can you please let our readers know your precise thoughts on food choices?


If you had to come up with a definition for the term “clean food” or “clean eating”, as it relates you’re your approach to nutrition, what exactly would your definition be?

[black-elephant]

I find it curious that people continue to be mislead by "if it fits your macros", IIFYM. Too often people take it as a free-for-all rather than a selective focused approach to optimization of nutrients. Thank you for sharing.

[The Solution]

Could not agree more. They do not establish the find ground of moderation and commonnsense

just because it is labeled IIfYM does not mean eat junk 24/7
meet your macros but make good choices 90% of the time from wholesome foods and focus on micronutrients first and foremost

[Young Gotti]

what has stuck with me for iifym....is when someone brought up, your cutting and eating 120gs of carbs, sure you can have your pop tarts....but that severely limits carbs from the rest of your meals for the day....so it makes it really difficult to eat a ton of junk food and still hit your macros anyway

[The Solution]

it sure does
but if you are cutting hard and on very limited calories. it would make more sense to make better choices, and i would rather eat some low fat popcorn (higher in fiber) and much more volume than 3 bites from a poptart.

Personally if my carbs are 120g. i would rather indulge with something more satisfying like strabwerries or potatoes because i can eat a lot more, feel a lot more full, then bit a snickers bar and then have my fats and carbs gone in 3 seconds.

Now if i had more leeway and room to play with, then yes i would consider some alternatives. I would not make it an everyday thing when cutting to drastic needs. I would focus first and foremost on optimal training and setting yourself up for productive workouts. Not trying to plug in 100 things on MFP to try and fit in X or Y Food (Which some people do as crazy as it sounds)

what has stuck with me for iifym....is when someone brought up, your cutting and eating 120gs of carbs, sure you can have your pop tarts....but that severely limits carbs from the rest of your meals for the day....so it makes it really difficult to eat a ton of junk food and still hit your macros anyway