Posted by: RawGuru in thor bazler, raw power on
Jun 8, 2011
Question #1: What are some raw food staples in your current diet? How did you start? Are you 100% raw?
Green-leafy vegetables, raw olives, celery, avocados, purple cabbage, coconuts, berries, bananas, green juice, sea vegetables, Raw Power Protein blend, Thor's Hammer cold-pressed tablets, and various raw superfood powders. I've been 90% plus raw since 1995 with long periods of time at 100% raw.
Question #2: What is your book, "Raw Power! The Power of Raw Foods, Superfoods, and Building Strength and Muscle Naturally (4th Edition, 2011)" about? How is it different than the other editions?
The new Raw Power book details all my strategies to gain super strength and muscle eating a diet of raw foods and superfoods, based on over 15 years of my experiences with a raw-food diet and being at the forefront of the raw-food movement. The book also includes all my unique personal workouts, raw-food recipes and lots of other stuff. I was never really that happy with the first three editions (1998, 2000, 2002), as they were more "thrown together." With this new edition (2011), I took my time, stripped the old edition down to the bare essentials and then added in over 100 pages of new information. The new workouts I came up with were inspired by a raw foodist I met who out lifted the combined efforts of 10 people. You can read about this amazing story in the new Raw Power book as well.
Question #3: What is the common pitfall that raw fooders typically make?
Becoming too fixated on food. They'll be eating one meal and thinking about the next. A raw food diet is just a tool to help you live your life in the healthiest and happiest way possible.
Question #4: What are your top 3 tips for raw newbies?
Take in enough calories and protein, exercise daily, and stay hydrated.
Question #5: Can you share some secrets on adding weight and muscles?
Basically it comes down to taking in enough calories and protein and lifting weights on a consistent basis. There are of course many co-factors such as staying hydrated, getting adequate sleep, power of the mind, etc. It's all in the new Raw Power book, so check it out.
