Ep. 223: Stan Efferding - The Vertical Diet

Today’s guest is Stan “The White Rhino” Efferding, creator of The Kooler and The Vertical Diet. Stan is a legend in the space who is known for being the strongest bodybuilder alive, coaching the strongest people in the world (literally), and for creating the somewhat controversial, yet undeniably effective, “Vertical Diet” – which is exactly what we dive into today.  Follow Stan on instagram at @stanefferding or visit his site to grab his book, The Vertical Diet, at www.stanefferding.com ---- Join The Boom Boom Elite (BBP’s Membership Site) to receive exclusive content and interviews, monthly training programs, bonus eBooks, the private coaching forum, and more by visiting https://boomboomperformance.com/elite ---- (3:34) - Who is Stan Efferding and How Did you get into Fitness? (5:07) - Was there a point that you fell into the gimmicks or fads or struggled to gain weight? Or did you naturally gain weight easily? (7:18) - Can you explain the vertical diet and how it all started? (12:14) - Stan gets into the details of the philosophy behind the vertical diet. What the principals are and how it works so well. (19:20) - Do you find when you are training guys to get bigger and stronger that they need less calories because their nutrient partitioning and food quality is better? (31:04) - Do you find when you are fixing health parameters that people have less cravings and can stay more consistent? (39:17) - Why was sodium demonized and why do people need to have it? (46:57) - What is your stance on caffeine? (50:54) - You recommend people should take three 10-minute walks per day. What started this and why three 10 minute walks? (1:00:21) - What is your perspective on vertical diet plus intermittent fasting? (1:06:03) - In regards of health and fitness, what advice would you give yourself 10 years ago? (1:12:20) - Where can listeners find you and all of your content? ------ ASK BOOM-BOOM YOUR QUESTION HERE! Check out all of our e-books by visiting https://www.boomboomperformance.com/products To Apply For Coaching With Boom Boom Performance, visit – http://boomboomperformance.com/online-coaching/#sign-up [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact, 95% or more of the content we provide at B.B.P. is completely free, because our #1 core value is to be a Go Giver. Which is why we created a Patreon page so you can donate as little as $1 per month to help us provide more free content. 100% of donations go back to creating more free content for you. You can help the movement grow by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/boomboomperformance Social Links: Blog – www.boomboomperformance.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/boomboomperformance/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cody.boomboom/  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/BoomBoomPerformance Email – [email protected]