Precision Nutrition

[Maleficus]

Anyone have any experience with this system? trying to talk myself out of buying it, i've had a hell of a time working up a diet I feel I can live with that I have confidence will get the job done.

http://www.precisionnutrition.com/

 

[crt1530]

From what I've heard, that package helps you figure out how to eat right all of the time instead of sticking to a fad diet for short periods.

Here's a link to a podcast interview with John Berardi (the author of "Precision Nutrition").

 

[Maleficus]

Yea, that's the plan. I just want to know if it's worth the money or not essentially, hard to find non-biased information in the fanboy-filled world of nutrition and fitness

 

[crt1530]

*I* think that this is sounds like a decent package. I think the cookbook (which you can purchase separately) sounds particularly interesting.

 

[Maleficus]

Well I've been trying to talk myself out of wasting more money on nutrition crap... but im failing, so ill prolly order it later then I'll let you guys know what I think.

 

[crt1530]

Well, you don't NEED to buy it. There are a lot of places you can find good recipes online. The main rules I try to abide by are: eating similarly sized meals every 2.5-3 hours, eat foods that have been processed the least (lean meats, fruits, vegetables, plain nuts), make sure to get protein and fat in with every meal.

Here's a link to some great recipes.

 

[Maleficus]

Holy crap, I visit t-nation all the time, how have I never found that?

 

[Goi]

I have it. Frankly, I didn't think too much of it. For beginners it would be helpful, but if you already have some basic nutritional knowledge, there's not much new there. Maybe you'll like the recipe. There's an entire section just on smoothies and shakes.

 

[Maleficus]

NOW you tell me

 

[Goi]

Well, if you've already bought it, no harm done. I'm just expressing my views. Maybe you will find it more useful than I have.

 

[KoolDrew]

As said, it's really elementary. Not that it's a bad thing though.

Never really been a fan of Berardi though. Especially after he basically bribed everybody to leave positive reviews on Amazon and other places for his Scrawny to Brawny book. If anybody wrote something positive about the book and sent the link in an email Berardi would send them chapters of Precision Nutrition (this was before it was released).

Not that has anything to do with this topc or if Precision Nutrition is decent, but yea... I don't think you'll be disapointed with your purshase really. It DOES work (even though his reasoning behind some stuff is straight bull) and in the end that's what you're really after anyway. He does a decent job at reinforcing key points as well. Recipes always come in handy as well, and I remember his book had a whole "kitchen makeover" section. Telling you what you should/shouldn't have in your cupboards/fridge. Which you may find helpful.

 

[Maleficus]

If anyone here has better suggestions I'm more than open to them

I tried to find a bit more objective reviews online and all I found was fanboyism.

The order supposedly has a 45 day money back no questions asked guarantee, so if it turns out you guys are right (and who would doubt the knowledge base of ATOT ) then I'll just send it back.

 

[crt1530]

Take anything you read on T-Nation with a grain of salt. There is some good stuff on there, but most of their articles are aimed at selling supplements or selling training services of the authors.

 

[Maleficus]

Indeed, that is true for most anywhere though.

The first time I saw their site and one of their products, I thought it was a parody of supplements with the giant shark picture on the flameout and whatnot.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Maleficus
If anyone here has better suggestions I'm more than open to them

I'd check out anything by Lyle McDonald. Some of his books are about a very specific diet. For example, UD2.0 is basically for people already pretty lean that want to reach <10% and the Rapid Fat Loss Handbook is about a "safe" approach to crash dieting. I'm assuming you're not lean (10-12%) so UD2.0 is of no use to you, and unless you must lose the weight quickly, I don't think Rapid Fat Loss Handbook is for you either. His Guide to Flexible Dieting is definitely something you might be interested in though. Check it out.

Here's the link:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/flexibledieting.html

In addition to Lyle McDonald I'd also highly suggest you check out Girth Control: The Science of Fat Loss & Muscle Gain by Alan Aragon

Here's the link for that:
http://www.alanaragon.com/my-book.html

EDIT - Re-reading your OP, I think you'd definitely benefit from Lyle McDonalds book. Since you said yourself you have trouble sticking to diets. The book is really about how to be more flexible with your diet, making them a lot easier to stick to, while still getting results.