Meat. Eggs. Water. Sleep. That Is the Programme.

There is a version of nutrition that does not require tracking macros, counting calories, buying supplements or spending an hour meal prepping on a Sunday.

It looks like this. Eat meat. Eat eggs. Drink water. Sleep well. Repeat.

Shawn Baker, orthopaedic surgeon, world record-holding athlete and one of the most prominent voices in the carnivore and animal-based nutrition space, has built his entire performance around this principle. And at his level of output, the results speak for themselves.

Why simplicity works

Most people fail at nutrition not because they lack information but because the approach is too complicated to sustain. They track for two weeks, fall off, feel guilty and start again. The cycle never ends.

Animal-based eating removes the complexity. Meat and eggs are the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. They contain every amino acid your body needs, bioavailable iron, zinc, B12, creatine and fat-soluble vitamins that plant foods simply cannot match in the same way. When you build your diet around them, you stop guessing and start fuelling.

What this looks like for a CrossFit athlete

You train hard. You put your body under real stress several times a week. Your nutritional needs are higher than a sedentary person and the quality of what you eat matters more.

Prioritise red meat. Eat eggs daily. Drink enough water. Get eight hours of sleep. That is the framework. Everything else is detail.

Members who train at CrossFit Uncommon and eat this way consistently tend to recover faster between sessions, maintain more muscle mass and have more stable energy throughout the day. It is not a coincidence.

Simple nutrition for serious athletes

You do not need a complicated plan. You need a simple one that you actually follow every single day.

Meat. Eggs. Water. Sleep. Start there.

Want to hear it straight from Shawn Baker? Here is one of his best breakdowns of why this approach works for athletes.