🔴 How To Train On The Carnivore Diet

Hey, I'm Jonathan Griffiths, a 29-year-old with a BSc in Human Nutrition from Bournemouth, Dorset. My journey as an amateur bodybuilder has been unique due to a fused spine from a rugby injury at 14 and my Autism. Despite these hurdles, I've found incredible success on the carnivore diet over the past four years, after other pain relief methods failed. I have since competed twice as a carnivore bodybuilder, with my recent showing on June 2nd 2024 where I placed first against an extremely competitive line-up. I am going to the British finals to try and earn my pro card. Meanwhile, I have had my spine fused in 2022, and various procedures to try and reduce the pain I am in. I am currently primarily a body composition coach in the carnivore community and have helped hundreds of people to reach their goals. The carnivore diet is my only option to try and thrive, and I love it! My diet mainly includes beef, salmon, chicken, eggs, cheese, milk, and butter. I avoid fruits, veggies, grains, nuts, seeds, oils, and sugars. I drink water, coffee, and bone broth. No calorie counting here, just focusing on around 300 grams of protein and fat each day for the past 4.5 years. In the beginning, I lost 5 pounds and felt a surge in energy, focus, and calmness. I woke up refreshed, with no cravings or GI issues. My workouts stayed strong, with better muscle pumps, vascularity, and faster recovery. The diet eased the pain and stiffness in my spine, giving me more freedom and comfort. It reduced my need for medications and improved my autism-related symptoms, like anxiety and mood swings. My social skills and communication also got better. Blood tests before and after the diet showed my liver and kidney damage from a virus had healed. My cholesterol was stable, blood pressure improved, and blood sugar levels stayed low. My liver and kidney functions were normal, with no nutrient deficiencies or hormonal issues. This diet has been eye-opening, challenging many common dietary beliefs. I've learned that meat is highly nutritious and satisfying, and plants aren't essential or particularly beneficial for me. This is especially relevant given the genetic and metabolic traits seen in people with autism. I've stuck to the carnivore diet, with occasional treats like 'Hot Pot' and Korean BBQ, which I can cook myself at restaurants. On my YouTube channel 'Carnivore Muscle,' I share my carnivore lifestyle, training tips, nutritional advice, and recipes, building a community of fellow carnivores and inspiring others to try this way of life. I fully recommend the carnivore diet to anyone looking to improve their health, fitness, and well-being, especially fellow bodybuilders and those with spinal conditions or autism. In my view, it's the best way to enhance both body and mind. 💪🥩🚀

I'm 47 little woman ,broken my foot over 1 month ago and went carnivore straight away. Even though I can't work out at the moment ,until my bones heal I have noticed my strength levels went up .Yesterday I have pulled heavy plant in pot that got stuck between 2 fences with absolutely no effort .it was stuck there for months and I did try many times before.can't wait when I can properly start working out

I was instructed to drink 3-4 quarts of water 💧 throughout 2 years of chemotherapy. But as a carnivore I was up hourly during the night to pee. So with sleep disrupted, I did not lose weight but I did beat cancer because of therapeutic ketosis. 👍🥳🤗

I’m a Carnivore while eating, and a Vegan when I’m not! Best of both worlds!

I’m a healthy 59-year-old that decided to go to carnivore for the fun of it. My results I’m astonished. My body I’ve lost 12 pounds that I didn’t think I could ever shake, my muscles are starting to show like never before, my brain fog what I had is gone, bladder issues have diminished almost nothing.

I love how he so thoroughly explains how the carnivore diet works 😊 I love being carnivore!

"Hello! I'm celebrating 10 months on the carnivore diet, which has helped me overcome cravings and become incredibly strong! I now thrive in a fasted state, crush it at the gym, and enjoy massive ribeye steaks (2-3 pounds!). Wishing you all the best on your health journeys on your YouTube channels! And, yes, I'm still a big kid at 51, loving life and family pool parties!"

I'm a 49 year old female mobile massage therapist. Thanks to the carnivore diet, I can do a lot of massages with no fear of having muscle strain or joint pain. Prior to going carnivore, I was 30 pounds heavier, suffered from golfers elbow, knee pain, skin and gut issues, decrease in mental clarity. Thanks to this diet, I will confidently provide massages and healing for decades to come.

Hey Noctem Knight, don't let your trainer bother you, just keep eating carnivore. I'm 50 plus and the best shape of my life. Just like Dr. Chaffee says, you will put on lean muscle mass. Super energy, strength, laser focus, no sickness, no need for sunscreen (at least that's been the case for me). I also internitment fast virtually every day. I workout with weights (intense) and ride at least 75 miles per week on road cycle and more. It is the fountain of youth. Right now, I eat steak, fatty hamburger, eggs, and some cheese. Liquids includes, lots of water, coffee with heavy cream. That's it. Carnivore for life.

I lift weights 15 hours a week. Thirty years ago I blew up my shoulder and never got surgery and it never healed 100%. One year ago at 67 I started Carnivore and withon three months my shoulder was healed and today I can lift crazy weight for my size. I am lean at 6 foot @ 160 pounds. My left knee had an issue and it is also gone. It was the fatty meat that fixed me. I also do Jacobs Ladder Torture machine and getting really good at that. That machine is like doing sprints without the joint strain. Carnivore is the way.

Your point about rapid recovery on carnivore is absolutely correct. I recover orders of magnitude faster from heavy lifting workouts than I did 25 yrs ago.

Relating my own experience on lifting and carnivore. I've been training powerlifts (squats, bench, deadlift, overhead press and rows) since 2018. I was always low carbs (50 g or less a day) but in 2022 I went strict carnivore for the better part of the year. 10 to 15 grams of daily carbs mostly due to yogurt, milk and occasional wine. My lifts actually increased during the year, by +10 kg on the deadlift, 15 kg on the squats and 5 kg on the bench. Currently DL 155 kg x 5, SQ 133 kg x 5, I'm 55 years old.

This Sunday will be 2 months carnivore. On day 3 my joint pain disappeared and allowed me to get back to high intensity CrossFit workouts. I’m 57yo btw.

Im 55 and eat beef, butter, bacon and eggs with water. Recently gave up coffee. Feeling fabulous!

Story time: Years ago when I was at the University I was following the carb loading cycle and doing the rigorous workout throughout my 4 year course. I did two days on, one days off with active rest and did all body parts. I was very happy with my self researched and put together plan, but my recovery was horrible and had mental fog from time to time which was not so much fun when I had hand ins for my courses. During the first two years I was consuming lots of protein but with the emphasis being on chicken breasts and very lean beef. Anyhow there was a Brazilian BBQ that just opened up close to my gym, and right on my way home where they served fatty cuts of meat straight from the skewers with bad ass cleaver right in front of you. You had a circle label green and for as long as it was green they would keep serving you huge cuts of meat until you turned it to the red side which said that's it I'm full. They had a promotion for our university students for some reason where for lunch we could pay one third the fixed entry and eat as much as we could! I changed my gym sessions so that it ended exactly before their opening lunch session and went there basically every day except for Sunday where they were closed. I ate so much meat I felt like throwing up and didn't feel like I was enjoying even a single bite any longer. I was so damn satiated that I didn't even touch any of my several premade meals for weeks and ended up going OMAD without realizing it. One day in about a month time I caught myself in the gym mirrors by the corner of my eyes and I legit thought it was someone else! I had out on a magnificent amount of muscle, all the while having leaned out. I also felt amazing and could no longer remember all the nagging pains and aches of recovery. Finally my brain was just so sharp I felt zero brain fog. The Brazilian place stopped with the promotion after about a month, mainly thanks to my daily visits, and refusing to eat any of their french fries 😂, but I learned a massive lesson thanks to them and switched to fatty steak and goat cheese and salmon afterwards and the results were astonishing!

Here's something I noticed on the carnivore diet. While pushing weights, whether shoulders, chest, biceps etc... I noticed that I have more vigor and determination. It's like it made me more aggressive and refuse to quit. I'm pushing weights like never before and I only go to the gym twice a week. I went down from a sick 208 pound, 5 foot 9, to 155 pounds 6 foot 3 (just kidding) still 5 foot 9. with 7% body fat, 1% visceral fat and the progress is still going. You know how when you work out, there's that rep that you don't finish because you're afraid you're gonna hurt yourself, or that you're not going to be able to push? Your mentality will change and you'll believe in yourself more and challenge yourself like you're your own tough coach. I'm 48 and have been working out off and on my entire life and I have never experienced this until I started the carnivore diet. But don't expect all that vigor in the first few weeks because you're going to feel like shit, but then heaven's doors would open once you become fat-adapted and you'll feel better than you felt your entire life. That's not just my experience. From what I've been hearing from people's experiences, that's everyone's testimony.

I'm 54 and carnivore.... im 6ft tall and i was 285 at the beginning of the year, now I'm 248. I have a 22 year old and I met some of his guy and gal friends the other day. Those youngsters said I was "Jacked"......lol. it made me feel good. In reality, I'm still 28 pounds too heavy......some fat still hanging on for dear life.I want to get to around 220 for over all health.

I do kickboxing and for combat sports its also perfect to have a clear mind. The carnivore diet really helps for me.

He's so darn cute! Let me go back and pay attention to the message this time, sorry 😂

I did notice that I didn’t get sore as easily and I recovered a lot faster than normal.