| Being Fit and Being a Vegetarian | | | | He has trained other body builders who have squatted |
| | | | | 835 lbs, dead-lifted 760 lbs and bench-pressed 456 lbs. |
| There is a saying that almost every culture knows and | | | | |
| that is "You are what you eat." In regards to fitness | | | | -Bill Pearl won the Mr. Universe contest four times as a |
| and more importantly health, this definitely is not an | | | | strict vegetarian. |
| understatement of fallacy. | | | | |
| | | | | Now these people are obviously body builders so of |
| It never ceases to amaze me how much people are | | | | course they will be much stronger than the average |
| willing to spend on attaining fitness either by expensive | | | | person, but as far as muscular endurance and vigor, |
| gym memberships, exercise equipments or hours upon | | | | after a 10 day fast which was prepared for by two |
| hours of excessive workouts. | | | | weeks of raw fruits and vegetables, Prof. Arnold |
| | | | | Ehret, who was once diagnosed with deadly |
| However one factor that most people seem to | | | | consumption and pneumonia, was able to perform 360 |
| overlook is the necessity of an adherence to a proper | | | | push ups within a few minutes and walk continuously |
| diet for fitness. | | | | for 56 hours (non-stop) to demonstrate his marked |
| | | | | increase in health and to prove his theory to the British |
| I mean look at our distant cousins, the great apes. | | | | Government of the 1920's. |
| They are primarily frugivores (like us) meaning eaters | | | | |
| of fruits and green leaves. | | | | His writings went on become the acclaimed |
| | | | | MUCUS-LESS DIET HEALING SYSTEM, which is one |
| Just how similar are they to us? A whole lot! Heck, we | | | | of the most thorough books on Naturopathy and |
| share about 98% of the same DNA, but these | | | | health ever to be published. |
| creatures are so much stronger and have remarkable | | | | |
| fitness, yet don't necessarily engage in concentrated | | | | It must be realized that the human body before all |
| exercises like we do. | | | | other physiological considerations is an air-gas engine |
| | | | | constructed in its entirety-with the exception of the |
| Granted, they are in the wild and of course have to be | | | | bones-from a rubber like, very elastic, spongy material, |
| much stronger than us, but none the less, It leaves one | | | | called flesh and tissues. |
| to wonder, well what if we had a much more similar | | | | |
| diet, would we be much stronger? | | | | For this mechanism to work most efficiently, |
| | | | | obstructions in these tissues must FIRST be eliminated |
| These distant cousins of the human race are | | | | via methods which may involve an exclusive use or a |
| illustrations of just how much stronger and fit a human | | | | combination of proper diet and exercise. |
| can be if they subsist on a natural or very similar diet | | | | |
| (as in cooked vegetables and fruits). No one is saying | | | | All these factors considered, it is safe to say that the |
| that if you adhere to a strict raw diet that you'd be | | | | number one step in restoring fitness, agility and health |
| able to bench press even 1000 pounds, or be as | | | | to any and everyone will be making a change in the |
| strong as a chimpanzee, but the fact to be realized | | | | diet. |
| here is what vitality is and how tremendous it can | | | | |
| become is closely related to what you eat. | | | | Here's where you can start, why not grab a fruit |
| | | | | today, rediscover its potency and make that the bulk |
| Here are examples of the levels of fitness and vitality | | | | of your diet for fitness. |
| some people who subsists on proper diets have been | | | | |
| able to attain: | | | | Your body will be grateful you did. |
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| -Stephen Arlin, author of the book "Raw Power" | | | | In Friendship, |
| stated being capable of bench pressing 350 lbs twenty | | | | |
| times in a workout routine. | | | | Foras. |