<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law)]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I wonder why Primal folk promote getting to a higher Body Fat just because Aajonus says so</p>
<p dir="auto">I mean men generally have higher testosterone at 12% compared 15% and 15% has wayyy more test than someone at 25%. so evolutionary speaking wouldn't it be seen as a net positive for men to always have higher testosterone?</p>
<p dir="auto">Women also are more attracted to men who have a leaner face, so they would want to breed with the more good looking male to continue the species as good looking men subconsciously have great genetics. (oversimplified).</p>
<p dir="auto">Lastly, I can imagine how an Aajonus Vonderplanitz approved Body would be seen as obese, slow &amp; terrible stamina for hunting through the lens of tribes.</p>
<p dir="auto">Thoughts?</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/topic/1040/why-aajonus-was-wrong-about-bodyfat-lean-is-law</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:13:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://rawprimal.org/topic/1040.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:57:40 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:11:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/chill" aria-label="Profile: Chill">@<bdi>Chill</bdi></a> right but your body can still control your intuition by strongly resisting the deficit, so hunger. If it knows burning bodyfat releases toxins it might try to keep you in a surplus so it doesn’t have to face that</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7708</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7708</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liverlover]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:11:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:08:21 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/liverlover" aria-label="Profile: Liverlover">@<bdi>Liverlover</bdi></a> i wouldnt agree tbh. Fat loss comes down burning more enrgy than you consume. Thats it, doesnt get more complicated than that. Certain diets and food might slow down metabolism but that is only a problem since you burn less energy, which leads us back to my point: calories in vs calories out.</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7706</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7706</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:08:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:42:05 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/chill" aria-label="Profile: Chill">@<bdi>Chill</bdi></a> yeahh i agree but wouldn’t you agree people who eat junk food are so toxic their body is literally afraid of burning the fat bc the toxins in there?</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7701</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7701</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liverlover]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:42:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:37:41 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/liverlover" aria-label="Profile: Liverlover">@<bdi>Liverlover</bdi></a><br />
well it helps "soften" the detox. I dont know about you but most of us dont want to feel like we got hit by a mack truck when detoxing.<br />
And thats not why those people dont lose people, its not becausd seed oils are magically preventing you from losing weight. Weight loss comes down do calories in vs calories out. You could get 5 % bodyfat with seed oils believe it or not. Its just that seed oils are snuck into all kinds of garbage high calorie junk foods, and thus people who eat those foods get overweight or obese. Its because of an extreme overconsumption of calories over a long period of time. Then of course seed oils can be addicting or atleast the food they are put into, aswell as their inflammatory nature might slow down metabolism, they are also very calorie dense. But at the end of the day its calories in vs calories out, and not the explanation you gave.</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7699</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7699</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:37:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:28:19 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/elliott87" aria-label="Profile: Elliott87">@<bdi>Elliott87</bdi></a> very true cheese trains are super important</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7697</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7697</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:28:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:06:23 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jay" aria-label="Profile: Jay">@<bdi>Jay</bdi></a> the fatter you are the better u feel lol, yk fat and jolly? Although these days because of seed oils the fat people are not fat and jolly</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7670</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7670</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliott87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:06:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:57:00 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/elliott87" aria-label="Profile: Elliott87">@<bdi>Elliott87</bdi></a> Yeah man i get ya, but i just don't believe he's happy at that weight but more important whether he actually wants to look like that (body image)</p>
<p dir="auto">I guess that's just my personal incredulity fallacy &amp; it's not really based on the face that his physique can store more toxins than ours.</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7669</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7669</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:52:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jay" aria-label="Profile: Jay">@<bdi>Jay</bdi></a> lol he had a lot of water retention, also 120kg at 5”11</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7668</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7668</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliott87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:52:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:31:38 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/elliott87" aria-label="Profile: Elliott87">@<bdi>Elliott87</bdi></a> Yea but do you want to be at 30%? thats the question</p>
<p dir="auto">I mean have you seen Roms physique? he looks like a legit 30% and he's been on the primal diet for 8 years!<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1783006294879-20260517_235914-1.jpg" alt="20260517_235914(1).jpg" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7667</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7667</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:31:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:35:10 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/liverlover" aria-label="Profile: Liverlover">@<bdi>Liverlover</bdi></a> the fat escorts the toxins out, but it’s not very efficient and that’s why cheese trains are groundbreaking</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7659</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7659</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliott87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:35:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:18:18 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/chill" aria-label="Profile: Chill">@<bdi>Chill</bdi></a> okay so the toxins are stored in the fat. And what now. When you use the fat for energy it will get released anyway. It’s the same reason people who eat seed oils can’t lose weight bc their body doesn’t want to toxins to be released or at least not quickly.</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7657</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7657</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liverlover]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:18:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:14:19 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I can't say you are essentially wrong about women being attracted to high test etc etc but do you even know why gaining weight is important for modern humans?</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7654</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7654</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[zygomidus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:14:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:46:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/chill" aria-label="Profile: Chill">@<bdi>Chill</bdi></a> it doesn’t destroy your hormones. Aim for 30%</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7649</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7649</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliott87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:46:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:36:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jay" aria-label="Profile: jay">@<bdi>jay</bdi></a><br />
I dont really know if you should get obese, as that term can vary by some standards. Some people use BMI, others use bodyfat % and even then it can change. For example you will find folks claiming 25%+ bodyfat is obese, others will say 30%+. Anyhow, the reason for putting on fat on this diet is simply that it helps with the detox. I will explain down below.</p>
<p dir="auto">Detox is short for detoxification, which is when your body is getting rid of toxins. As you will know toxins are stored in the fat. This is exactly why raw butter is so important on the diet. On top of it being so nutrisous, and so dense in energy, the most overlooked aspect of it is that its a fat source without toxins. Bone marrow and other animal fats are extremly nutrisous aswell, but thats where the toxins are stored, so you risk getting sick if you eat them unless they are cooked or your body is well adapted. Just like animals store toxins in their fat, we humans store toxins in our fat, so the more fat you carry on you, the better your body can handle the detoxification and just be more secure in general.</p>
<p dir="auto">One more thing I want to add, again I will assume that you are still developing just like me and hopefully working out aswell. In that case, take this opportunity to put on some fat, not to the point where it destroys your hormones, but enough so that you can go on a generational bulk, gain a lot of muscle, and handle the detox well.<br />
Detoxing and building a great physique both take years to complete. So say you build a lot of muscle, and the detox is approaching its end as your body is getting more adapted to the diet, that should be the time to cut down a bit on the bodyfat. That way you will have spent say 4-5 years extremely productively from a physical perspective, and hit two birds with one stone. That is what I would call a proper body transformation.</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7648</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7648</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:36:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:59:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/liverlover" aria-label="Profile: Liverlover">@<bdi>Liverlover</bdi></a> to put it simply yes</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7642</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7642</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliott87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:59:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:36:46 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/elliott87" aria-label="Profile: Elliott87">@<bdi>Elliott87</bdi></a> so you drink it in the morning and you’re noticably more hungry all day?</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7640</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7640</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liverlover]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:36:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:22:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jay" aria-label="Profile: Jay">@<bdi>Jay</bdi></a> The studies on testosterone are from seed oil consuming people not primal people who eat raw saturated fat.</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7638</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7638</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rabbi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:22:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:06:08 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/liverlover" aria-label="Profile: Liverlover">@<bdi>Liverlover</bdi></a> it does</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7637</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7637</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliott87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:06:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:55:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jay" aria-label="Profile: Jay">@<bdi>Jay</bdi></a> I don’t think there’s a magic body fat percentage that fits everyone, I think your body will get itself to the % it wants and that’s what will be best for health and hormones</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7636</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7636</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[veloman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:55:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:28:41 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I also wanted to ask <a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/elliott87" aria-label="Profile: elliott87">@<bdi>elliott87</bdi></a> or someone else I read that vegetable juices increase apetite. How is your personal experience with that?</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7634</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7634</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liverlover]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:28:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:27:35 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jay" aria-label="Profile: Jay">@<bdi>Jay</bdi></a> This is not obese bro come on. I think this is just one of those things where your body knows best. If you follow your intuition and eat what you want and when you’re hungry you will land at the optimal bf% for you.</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7633</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7633</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liverlover]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:27:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:35:42 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jay" aria-label="Profile: Jay">@<bdi>Jay</bdi></a> angles</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7628</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7628</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliott87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:35:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:28:56 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/elliott87" aria-label="Profile: elliott87">@<bdi>elliott87</bdi></a> <img src="/assets/uploads/files/1782970095903-screenshot-2026-07-02-062713.png" alt="Screenshot 2026-07-02 062713.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /><br />
Aajonus Doesn't have a lean face here.. somethings not adding up</p>
]]></description><link>https://rawprimal.org/post/7627</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rawprimal.org/post/7627</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:28:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Why Aajonus Was Wrong About Bodyfat% (lean is law) on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:20:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jay" aria-label="Profile: Jay">@<bdi>Jay</bdi></a> Yes, aajonus <img src="/assets/uploads/files/1782969567950-img_2323.jpeg" alt="IMG_2323.jpeg" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /> not sure his weight here but I believe 80kg+ since it is post injection. I sent u one in the other thread where he is definitely “obese” as per medical definition</p>
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