The Lock In Diet

Eating throughout the day keeps insulin permanently elevated. Elevated insulin blocks fat oxidation and forces the brain onto glucose. This is because insulin is a storage signal. Whilst present, the body stores energy rather than accessing it. This leads to energy crashes, brain fog, and a metabolism dependent on the next meal. The Lock In Protocol reverses this by compressing feeding into a specific window and running on ketones for the remaining hours.

Heating food above 48°C denatures enzymes, destroys heat-sensitive vitamins, and alters protein structures. A stressed, grain-fed animal in confinement produces a fundamentally different nutrient profile to a calm, pasture-raised animal eating its natural diet. This is because nutrient density depends on the health of the source animal and the preparation method. This leads to the distinction between eating enough calories and eating enough raw materials for cellular repair.

Heavy metals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals accumulate in adipose tissue faster than the body can clear them. Phase I oxidation, Phase II conjugation, and Phase III elimination require specific cofactors concentrated in raw animal organs. This is because detoxification substrates like glutathione precursors, glycine, and retinol are depleted by the modern diet. This leads to a compounding toxic burden that presents as fatigue, skin conditions, and systemic inflammation.

Screen exposure after sunset suppresses melatonin by over 50%. Artificial light fragments circadian architecture. Chronic ejaculation depletes zinc and selenium reserves required for testosterone synthesis. This is because the modern environment degrades the hormonal baseline through inputs the individual does not recognise as harmful. This leads to low energy, poor recovery, and blunted motivation accepted as a default state rather than a correctable deficiency.

Growth plates close permanently. Facial bone remodelling halts. Growth hormone, IGF-1, and testosterone operate within specific windows between ages 14 and 25. This is because receptor density for these hormones peaks during puberty and declines irreversibly. This leads to a finite window where raw nutrition, sleep, and hormonal optimisation determine permanent adult stature and facial structure.

Natural trainees require fundamentally different programming to enhanced athletes. Sprint work triggers growth hormone. Lactic acid training drives testosterone. Fascia training improves structural integrity. This is because the hormonal response to training varies by modality, intensity, and duration. This leads to a system where training type is selected for its hormonal output rather than its visual effect.

Serotonin requires tryptophan. Dopamine requires tyrosine. Both amino acids are concentrated in animal protein. The brain cannot produce the neurotransmitters that regulate mood, motivation, and focus without adequate substrate availability. This is because neurotransmitter production is a biochemical process dependent on dietary input. This leads to a model where mental state is regulated through raw nutrition rather than psychology alone.

Fasting creates the metabolic environment. Raw nutrition provides the substrates. Detoxification removes what blocks progress. Habits protect the hormonal baseline. Development maximises the genetic ceiling. Training drives adaptation. Mindset is the output of all six combined. This is because no single intervention works in isolation. This leads to a daily protocol where each element reinforces the others.