House of David star Martyn Ford breaks down his diet and explains exactly how much food he has to consume every day to play Goliath and maintain his 6’8” frame. He keeps it basic and sensible - simple foods and nothing processed. He also opens up about his struggle with anorexia and how learning about nutrition and fitness helped him overcome it.
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02:04Oats, egg whites, maybe a couple of full eggs, depending on how much fat I need during the day.
02:10And there will be some fruits, there will be lots of water.
02:13If you vary your foods too much, it's very difficult to see what's working and what's not.
02:18So although I am a massive advocate of eating to your natural appetite,
02:23take time to consider what foods you're consuming.
02:27Lunchtime, this is where you get to open up the doors of opportunity.
02:32As long as there is a balance with carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, you're on to a win.
02:38Carbohydrate, sweet potato, rice, proteins, fish, chicken, maybe a steak.
02:44Try to avoid pasta.
02:46I'm not saying pasta is good or bad, but like I said, make sure you understand what foods work for you
02:51and what foods don't work for you doesn't respond well to me.
02:54Protein sources.
02:55Chicken, go-to.
02:56Turkey, go-to.
02:57Salmon, cod, quality forms of protein and tastes great.
03:03Unless I cook it.
03:04Dinner is basically a replication of lunch.
03:07There's no incredible philosophy to this, it's just common sense.
03:10I will say one thing, if you're trying to lean up of an evening, I will reduce the carbohydrates slightly
03:15and maybe increase the fats to stop the cravings.
03:18Too many secrets, we're going to end there.
03:22I definitely avoid processed foods like the plague.
03:28Counting macros for me is a thing of the past, mainly because I'm terrible at mass.
03:32I'm not saying it's right or it's wrong to count macros, but what I will say is make sure you are understanding
03:39the reasons why you count macros.
03:41Just as you can get fantastic results, there is a very big risk that you can make yourself ill.
03:46Be sensible, don't be greedy, and your body will give you the answers that you require.
03:51Supplementation is something that I am a big advocate of, especially when you live a busy lifestyle.
03:57I don't want to destroy the supplementation industry because they have some quality supplements there.
04:02However, do your research, understand what supplementations will work for you.
04:06Also, this is something you add to your diet.
04:09The results will come from training and food and water.
04:14Training definitely depends on schedule, and it depends on outcome.
04:18Make sure you're asking yourself what's the purpose of training while you're training.
04:22This is something I ask myself daily.
04:24Training for House of David was higher carbs, it was higher fats, moderate proteins, and it was eating consistently.
04:31Training-wise, it was very much like a strongman training regime, and I figured that that was a look that would be more natural to House of David.
04:38So there was big lifts, there was long rest, there was even food and supplementations of sorts in between the lifting.
04:46Terrible for conditioning, incredible for strength.
04:49Pre- and post-workout is essential.
04:53For me, if I'm going to do a pre-workout in the morning, I'll have all of the stims under the sun because it makes a massive difference.
05:00You can switch on, you can focus, you can push, you can train hard, and you know you've done a workout.
05:05But I am very cautious of taking that pre-workout after 2-3 p.m. because I will sleep terrible.
05:11Obviously, after the workout is the time to refuel.
05:15If I can get home quick enough, I will get the refueling process started with food.
05:20If it's a long drive home, that's when the protein shake comes into play.
05:24Favorite carb? Sweet potato.
05:26Go-to comfort food? Sweet potato.
05:29Favorite protein? Sweet potato. No, I'm joking.
05:33Salmon or a good steak?
05:36Anorexia was one of those I had 20-odd years ago, which came on the back end of depression.
05:42It was something that I never expected to have happened to me, but it was something that was probably the best lesson I could ever learn in life.
05:48I will tell you, and if you don't know, you're going to laugh, but I used to play cricket at a good level.
05:52When the realization of not being able to play cricket professionally, depression hit.
05:58Losing the motivation to train, losing the motivation and understanding and purpose of life definitely came in.
06:06And being 19, 20 years old and going back 20 years not having the information on food, you end up in real trouble.
06:13The person that helped me was a trainer who was an ex-professional footballer.
06:17He had no understanding of macros, but a massive understanding of good and bad foods.
06:23And for me at the time that was an adaption that made sense.
06:26And I could find similarities and then within that I found trust.
06:32It just made sense to me.
06:34I doubled my weight within months to the point where people were just looking at me with the jaws down going,
06:40what the hell happened here?
06:41And I made sure that I would turn heads, people would notice me.
06:45It was my way of saying to the world, I don't need to fit in.
06:48I'm very happy with who I am.
06:50And if you don't like that, well, I'm a lot bigger and scarier than you, so tough.
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