In order to make weight, Floyd Mayweather follows a boxer’s diet that is pretty simple. He does his best to eat healthy, but admits that he isn’t a saint.
In fact, in an interview with Men’s Health, he even revealed that:
Every now and then you’ll see me drink a little soda here and there because I’m only human.
When he’s trying to make weight, he keeps it simple and focuses on eating fewer calories than he burns.
If you are simply relaxing, playing online games at sites like http://www.partycasino.com/, or watching movies at home, for example, then you will not need a particularly high calorie consumption. However, if you are taking part in an intensive training programme, as most boxers are, then you will need to make sure that your diet includes a number of high-energy foods.
Brad Pilon (the gentleman in the video above) is a scientist who has written a weight loss book called Eat Stop Eat. It makes weight loss simple by using intermittent fasting to reduce your caloric intake.
Don’t get me wrong – Brad’s book isn’t specifically about boxing diets, but it is about making fat loss more manageable. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always had a hard time cutting down before a big fight – I can only take so many plain, bland meals before I feel like I’m going insane…and this doesn’t help my training.
Eat Stop Eat has definitely helped me out here. I still eat reasonably clean while I’m leaning out, but I’m not obsessed about it like I was in the past. I mostly just focus on reducing the total number of calories I eat by fasting twice a week.
I should also note here that brad isn’t just a scientist. He’s also manages to stay super lean year ’round using his own strategies. Here’s a picture of Brad on his 31st birthday with his daughter.
To get you started, here’s a highly recommended FREE report Brad released on obsessive compulsive eating habits.
The-Dirty-Dozen_Brad-Pilon.pdf
(right click and “Save Link As…” to your Desktop)
This was quit the eye opener for me and I’m willing to bet that you have a few of these habits. I certainly did. Enjoy!
