THE 30 DAY “BRO DIET:”

But why do people call it a bro-diet? “Bro” became a condescending way to label those whose fitness advice was based more on experience than science. Since many lifters’ approach to training and eating wasn’t completely dependent on research, it was called “bro-science” and deemed unreliable.

Though the terminology stuck, it’s not really an insult anymore. You see, “bros” often know what they’re talking about because they’ve been doing their own research through decades of trial and error.

Like “mansplaining,” it’s often criticized, but also often right.