When you picture a warrior, a sportsman, or a gladiator, what sort of diet do you envision them eating? For most of us, it's meat. Lots and lots of meat. Leg of mutton, giant steak, if it used to bleed, it's popularly considered the staple of the manly man.
And yet, did you know that among the manliest of men in ancient times were mostly vegetarian? I didn't. And learning this is awesome enough that I felt the need to share this story for you all:
How cool is that? So guys ... the next time you want to be that manly man athlete or warrior, mind your barley and set aside the mutton chop. Real manly men eat their veggies.
And yet, did you know that among the manliest of men in ancient times were mostly vegetarian? I didn't. And learning this is awesome enough that I felt the need to share this story for you all:
*full article here*Sean Coughlan with BBC News said:Roman gladiators had a diet that was mostly vegetarian, according to an analysis of bones from a cemetery where the arena fighters were buried.
The study has been carried out by academics from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria and the University of Bern in Switzerland.
They found the gladiator diet was grain-based and mostly meat-free.
The examination of gladiator bones also found evidence they drank a drink made from plant ashes.
This ash drink was a form of health-boosting tonic to help gladiators recover after fighting and training.
How cool is that? So guys ... the next time you want to be that manly man athlete or warrior, mind your barley and set aside the mutton chop. Real manly men eat their veggies.