Comments on: Top 20 Foods To Lose Fat & Get Ripped

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:14:57 +0000

@Vineet. Many thanks. I’m happy to help people achieve their goals.

By: Vineet

Vineet — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:18:09 +0000

Thanks a lot for the valuable tips Mark! I have not seen anyone else being this dedicated towards helping others.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 21:40:14 +0000

@krs. Someone told me about that a while ago, so I checked into it. It seems like a good product. I can’t see any obvious fault with it. It just makes me a little suspicious at that price.

By: krs

krs — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:38:21 +0000

Mark Tesco’s do a Coconut oil 500ml form Ktc for £2.25 worth buying?

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:57:51 +0000

@Younes. I’m never convinced about these things unless there’s a good study to support it. The only study I know of was with mice, and these results very rarely apply to humans. Also, the study was carried out by Nippon Flour Mills. Not exactly independent research. So unless there’s human studies conducted by independent researchers, I’m not convinced. Maybe something will come out in the future.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:52:27 +0000

@Jim. In Cereal Killers, Donal is on a Keto diet, which is high fat. He’s showing that it’s a very healthy way to eat. It can also be used by overweight people to help them return to a normal weight.
But getting ripped is a whole different ball game. It’s not an average body fat, rather it’s way below average. Technically speaking, it’s called “underfat” and your doctor wouldn’t recommend it. So when trying to get to very low levels in body fat, lowering carbs is important and helpful, but the total energy intake is also very important. Since we can’t reduce our protein intake, we must take this energy out from fat.
An overweight person will do well on a keto diet, but those looking to get ripped can’t attain their goals while ignoring total calories and/or eating all the fat they wish.
When not cutting, eating high fat is fine when carbs are kept low.

By: Younes

Younes — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:50:40 +0000

hi mark, i want to know what you think about all the hype concerning flax seeds lignans and especially the Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) lignan which is the most abundant one in flax seeds (165759 µg/100 g of flax seeds). i have being researching on this and i found amazing studies and theories about its benefits, but the most interesting one for us bodybuilders is that it can enhance the testosterone/estrogen ratio, i am not gonna go for details here but it can decrease the estrogen effect, increase free testosterone, helping with turning the testosterone into DHT by the 5α-reductase enzyme which cause hair loss in men among others disorders and also stopping the aromatase enzyme from turning the testosterone into estrogen, and all that can really help with a lot of disorders and it’s all good for people wishing transform their bodies. so, mark, what you think about that?

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:45:58 +0000

@Renox. MCT is a fat but is used almost like a carb in that it gives quick energy. People cutting and on low carbs find it very useful. So the best time is before training, just a few grams.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:37:46 +0000

On the CEREAL KILLERS documentary, the Irish guy seemed to have a much higher fat proportion than this. Could you speak to that?

By: Rezox

Rezox — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:22:47 +0000

Great article Mark! How would one use MCT oil to its best advantage as far as food timing is concerned?

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:49:08 +0000

@Richard. Yes, as long as it fits your macros.
@Ted. I don’t think that’s the case over here. What country? The US?

By: ted

ted — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:42:21 +0000

Mark/others,
I was disappointed to find that most pickled goods now contain high fructose corn syrup. Not sure if that matters or not to any of you.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:29:14 +0000

Smoked Mackerel all the way…!? I hope. Fat:Protein is 1.14:1.
Good when you need to top up with slightly more fat than protein.
Brown Pasta as well? Have that every meal now.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:55:06 +0000

@Mark. Will do, buddy.
@Paul. Yes I’m all for them. Great foods. However, when cutting, there’s limits on fat (and carb) intake, as well as total calories. So nuts and nut butters have to be limited, but you can still have them for sure.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:48:43 +0000

Hi Mark, great advice as usual which I will follow. But what’s your opinion on pure peanut butter and raw nuts, such as almonds, brazil nuts?

By: mark

mark — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:21:48 +0000

hi mark, im realy getting in to this now, thanks for the great tips, keep them coming

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:52:25 +0000

@Conor. Thanks 😀
@John. Absolutely fine, mate. Cut them up over a salad 🙂 I love them.

By: John

John — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:50:53 +0000

Mark what is your take on pickled onions? You know the little jars you can get in tesco. Like this https://www.britishcornershop.co.uk/heinz-silverskin-onions-in-sweet-vinegar ok?

By: Conor

Conor — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:48:40 +0000

Yes, thanks Mark. Very very helpful.