Food Quotes by Gunnar Peterson

9 Food quotes by Gunnar Peterson

Gunnar Peterson’s nine brief statements on food provide a quick, focused look at his ideas about health, meals, and the culture of eating. This short set works well as a starter for anyone interested in his culinary outlook.

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Protein helps your insulin levels not spike and helps you not store your food as fat.

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I always advise eating regular meals — a mix of healthy carbs, protein and fruits and veggies.

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Try not to make every eating transgression at once. When I go out, I won't ever do both dessert and drinks. Just…

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You'll get a cheat meal, no question. It's not a cheat day. Every day, I indulge with something, because if I feel…

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Constant deprivation is no way to live. Don't always skip the delicious stuff for raw carrots and brown rice.

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Try training on an empty stomach, if it is just this kind of resistance training workout, so that your body fat is…

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I would love to eat my body weight in chocolate chip cookies, french fries, and peanut butter, but I don't. I choose…

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Protein is key in my opinion. Vegetables are a must. Complex carbohydrates have to be used at the right time. Stay away…

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Remember that everything you do in the gym makes a difference in the way you live your life outside of the gym.…

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There are 800 some muscles, 200 some bones. Your body works in three planes of motion: arms, legs - pentadactyl limbs. That's what we're working with.

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When I opened my gym, I got rid of the scales! Stepping on a scale empowers an inanimate object - every time you get…

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My mom - when I complained about my weight, she asked me if I wanted to keep complaining or do something about it. Then…

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Try not to make every eating transgression at once. When I go out, I won't ever do both dessert and drinks. Just pick one.

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Kellan Gillis was the first celebrity that I worked with - that didn't hurt. Working out after that with Jennifer Lopez was huge in…

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Don't show up late. Don't try to slide out early. Don't cheat your rep counts. And definitely, don't hold back. Leave it all in…

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Not to sound corny, but if life is a sport, if you're moving to dive on a fumble or pick up a basketball in…

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If you think you're going to do 100 crunches and a plank and burn away belly fat, you're not. Yes, you're going to make…

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If you were inactive due to an injury or a surgery, then common sense rules the day when inching closer to the area that…

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There's so much you can do with bodyweight alone. The basics always come up for a reason: sit-ups, planks, push-ups. They'll always give you…

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Constant deprivation is no way to live. Don't always skip the delicious stuff for raw carrots and brown rice.

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