What exactly is the reason for not swallowing steak?

Discussion in 'Boxing Training' started by KrakenOak, Jan 12, 2021 at 4:07 AM.

  1. KrakenOak

    KrakenOak New Member Full Member

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    Sorry if this is the wrong section, but one story I often see is that Rocky Marciano diet consisted of tons of vegetables and chewing, but not swallowing steak. I'm trying to get into shape, and hopefully take up boxing, so I tried this. And I have to ask what actually is the point to the steak thing? I know there must be something for a legend like Marciano to do it; but right now I'm hungry, and broccoli isn't filling,
     
    KrakenOak, Jan 12, 2021 at 4:07 AM
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  2. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It was Archie Moore that did that, I'm pretty sure, and he used it to help him lose weight. I have a friend that started doing it when he fought pro in the late 60s and he still does it when he thinks he needs to lose a few pounds.
     
    greynotsoold, Jan 12, 2021 at 7:32 AM
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  3. captain hook

    captain hook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He got all the right things from the steak, proteins, vitamins etc. and lost weight. I heard also that this might cause problems to some because your body automatically kicks in all the acids to start digestive process and if there is nothing to digest, it will digest itself
     



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  4. KrakenOak

    KrakenOak New Member Full Member

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    I imagine you could avoid this by just eating vegetables to give the stomach something to digest alongside the steak juices.
     
    KrakenOak, Jan 13, 2021 at 2:45 AM
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  5. Likethembigroundchunky

    Likethembigroundchunky Member Full Member

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    I doubt you'll get any real value from the food by just chewing it and spitting it out. Sure the digestion process begins with with the enzymes in your spit but the majority is done in the rest of your gut.

    It might help with slating your lust for certain food by tricking the brain into thinking you've eaten it. We used to sniff chocolate when we were cutting and feeling peckish. No science to back that up without googling it though.
     
    Likethembigroundchunky, Jan 13, 2021 at 5:02 AM
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  6. Willis Brown

    Willis Brown Member Full Member

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    Everyone is looking for that secret sauce whether it is chewing steak and spitting it out , drinking your own urine , drinking blood etc. etc. Archie Moore was a fairly decent at self promoting himself and the story I heard was he was taught the principal by an Aborigine! If Archie was around today with weigh in 36 hours before the fight he would get to super middle with powdered supplement meals.
     
    Willis Brown, Jan 13, 2021 at 10:53 AM
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