It's things like this that make me want to give up and eat poptarts

[foodandfitness]

Dude in this study...

25 yo
6' tall
181 lbs
168 lbs fat free mass (measured via DXA scan)
v02 max = 60mL/kg/min

completed an unsupported, 2928-km, south-to-north ski trek across Greenland in 86 days. The trek involved ski marching, typically for 9 h/d, pulling sleds initially containing 150 kg

Diet during these 3 months composed of 61% fat, 32% carbohydrate, and 7% protein

He lost 15 lbs of fat and 3 lbs of muscle.

http://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1...03)70562-6/pdf

Starting off at 6' and 168 lbs of lean mass is pretty damn good for someone who isn't a bodybuilder and has a v02 max of 60.

Brb, be me. busting my ass in the gym. Periodizing routines. Eating proteinz. V02 max of poverty. And this dude is just walking around jacked, ultra endurance events and 7% protein diet. FML.

Ok, but really interesting study. Just wanted to share.

Abstract http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?...and+expedition.

[Canadiantuxedo]

Are you implying genetics?

[foodandfitness]

Are you implying genetics?

I'm not even sure what you're asking.

[JojoGainz]

I wanna eat pop tarts all day and say **** it

[DAaaMan64]

I wanna eat pop tarts all day and say **** it

Gainz actually feel good though. Certainly better than eating ****ty poptarts

cake and ice cream? Now we have competition.



I feel ya on comparing myself to others though. What a sad sight.

[Gaia2303]

Things like this make me want to ban plain baked chicken breasts from my kitchen. Interesting -thanks for posting OP!

[Tumsinmuhbelly]

Poptarts? Go big and get seven large pizzas just to spite him!

[foodandfitness]

Ok, nothing really to do with poptards. I'm just amazed at the level of stress the human body was put in this case study and being able to maintain muscle mass on a diet that one would possibly presume would be sub optimal.

Ayyy