40,000 Subscriber Special - Diet, Fitness, and SuperDerek! 

I have my diet, macros and exercise routine detailed in the video description. This is part 2 of my conversation with SuperDerek, part 1 is found on his channel and in the video description. If you have any more questions please feel free to join the discord where I'll try my best to answer any more of your questions! And thank you for the 40,000 subscribers!!! discord.gg/NWUFCtmpfr

Came for the game talk, stayed for the fitness discussion. Nice work fellas!

Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels, grats David.

Thank you for helping buck the stereotype that gamers are "overweight, not athletic, and only eat junk food". I've been a big proponent of physical fitness my whole life and have always hated having to hear and see these sweeping generalizations just because of the hobby someone happens to have, Keep up the good work on all fronts!

It’s been so cool to watch this channel grow over the last couple years. Congrats, David!

Are you really so shocked that so many folks like and follow you lol!? You’re SUPER fit and delightfully sassy which ALL the thirsty gay boys go absolutely GAGA for. You’re just the right blend of sociable yet quirky which is totally relatable to the average nerd. Your game room is well put together, tidy and charming. You’re a prolific “Top Ten” RU-vid video maker and streamer, not to mention a JRPG savant for anyone who appreciates quality and quantity content of that type. And, while you seem like a super nice guy, you’re also no pushover, which engenders genuine and loyal followers. Are you the greatest RU-vidr alive?? Perhaps not lol. But, you shouldn’t be at all surprised by the “little” army of followers you’ve amassed these past 6 years. Congratulations and keep up the great work!

For some reason I couldn’t edit my comment earlier but anyway, it has been a blast following your channel for the last several years. I literally made a RU-vid account just to subscribe to your channel originally and it makes me so happy to see your channel grow. I (hope) know that it will continue to, you’re a genuine, wonderful human being and you don’t see a lot of that these days. I learned so much from the two of you about diets when you did this stream. I think this is what really helped me break my one month stall out. I think my major problem is the lack of space in my apartment at the moment but nothing is forever! I’ll just shop more often. :) Thank you so much David.

LMAO I love that shirt! Congrats on the 40K!!

I love SuperDerek. He's so wholesome. Cool to see you guys collab!

I watch all of David's and Super Derek's videos. When I saw both of them collaborated on a video, I dropped what I was doing and here I am.

I've been busy moving from one side of Australia to the other so I haven't been watching for a month or so but man, I seem to remember you being on 20-25k subs, congrats on the rapid growth. I've been watching for at least 3.5 of those 6 years, keep it up man 👊

We love you my friend! Glad to see you so happy and enjoying what you do. You already know we enjoy it!

Omfg dude I love that shirt

A fitness guru that plays jrpgs. Gonna be big someday. I can say I was here when you were only getting like 1000 views

I first visited this channel because I love retro classic RPG's and the way David covers them. I never thought watching Davids content would improve my fashion sense, but here we are. We come from different worlds and lifestyles, but you are a beautiful man and I appreciate your work and love for gaming. And your sense of fashion.

Your kitchen is on point, that's also a pretty solid liquor cabinet you've got back there!

Well done! I enjoyed the video! Thanks for sharing! Yeah that's right I do food reviews while on the toilet! My brother has his foody fashion show on my channel also. He wears songs now.

Ive been doing Workouts during my gaming sessions since high school. Lobbies, Loading Screens, Deaths, etc are all great times to bust out a few situps or pushups. whatever your chosen workout may be. Im really stoked to see my fav youtubers taking health and fitness so seriously. its great to see a new trend for us nerd-folk.

Throwing the Like and Saving for a bit later. Just wanted to come on and say congrats David!

Congratulations on 40k. Keep it up, my friend.

it should not be shocking at all that we follow and love you David because you make wonderful well thought out videos and are a really good dude! i can't wait for the 100k subscriber special!

I lovveee doing Intermittent Fasting!! I did it for more than a year straight. I stopped recently since we just finished with Ramadan, i kinda wanna enjoy myself for a bit, but I'll continue it soon! glad to see more people enjoying healthy habits!

Glad to this one on YT. I just mentioned it on your last video this morning. You will always have a fan here.

As someone who grew up as the son of a farmer, canning and vacuum sealing / freezing are HUGE in my family. We even have a cannery, so we can go brown like 50 pounds of ground beef in one big pot and then add the ingredients to make chili and can it, or take a bunch of apples and make apple butter (store bought apple butter is awful, in my experience), etc. I'm also a huge proponent of dry brining overnight with kosher salt - so if I buy a family back of chicken breasts or have the butcher at the grocery store slice a whole ribeye or strip 1.25" thick, I dry brine them over night, then do a meal out of them and vacuum seal all the rest. That way when I thaw it out, the salt has already penetrated deep into the meat, broken down proteins for a softer chew, etc, and I just have to add my other seasonings. The only downside to this is that you can't use most store-bought dry rubs, as they usually have salt in them - but it's not hard to mix up a simple salt free rub and keep it in a shaker. We also prepare our own pork every winter - roughly 200 pounds of sausage, and lots of pork chops, tenderloin, etc, which all gets prepared, vacuum sealed, and frozen for the year.

I got into fitness since January and I can say that all the things David says are on point, there's so much bullshit online and it's never too late to treat ourselves better. Good vid bro.

David RPG daddy never quit!

Started using MCT oil a couple days ago

Congrats on the 40k subs dave, you diserve it.

I have zero interest in sports or fitness but still I watched you guys on twitch 😊. Kudos guys!

Omg I'm just noticing the music, love it 🎶

40k is a big number. Like, crazy big. You deserve it 100%. Amazing channel, amazing streams, and an amazing community. You're going places.

finally finished the whole thing. i love seeing you mingle with people! i hope you have more guests on your stream!

I came to this channel for the RPG discussion but stayed for the fitness tips and your charming personality. Definitely going to keep in mind some of the advice in this video for my weight loss journey. Great video David and Derek!

You people are awesome, inspiring, and wonderful. Keep up the great work!

Congrats on the milestone man!!

Let's go David!!!

Really interesting chat - I enjoyed hearing about the journey each of you went on to get to who to are today. Thanks for sharing.

Subscribed to both of you already. Great to see you working together. Been working out for years.

Congrats on the 40k, David. Discovered you years ago, so happy to see the channel grow!

Just now saw this video..awesome advice. Thank you both very much.

Fantastic collaboration thank you both for uploading it to YT

The tips were great to hear for working out while gaming. It's been tougher and tougher to balance work and other life things with gaming for me. So this was a good help. Thank you both

Congrats on 40k, well deserved my dude!!

The best to both of you in your health journeys. David, I’m sorry to hear you had to deal with that shit growing up… it’s terrible. Derek, congrats on the weight loss and I wish you continued success.

Great content! Love the bonus fitness stuff at the beginning! No rest days???? You're a monster!

Glad to see your channel growing! Keep up the hard work!

Thanks for the video. It’s great to see a conversation about health and diet from within the game focused community. As someone who has also transitioned from the far kid to finding fitness later in life, I hope you’ll inspire others to find their health.

I feel like I need to rewatch just to take notes on all the great exercise and especially food recommendations. I've been watching both channels for years, so this was awesome.

I've been on quite the health journey myself lately. Mostly watch fitness and retro gaming stuff on RU-vid. Wasn't expecting this from David and Derek, but definitely enjoyed it!

You guys are great. Loved both of your collab videos. Also, the fact that one of your favorite snacks was apples and almond butter relieves me. Makes me feel less bad about slamming so much peanut butter apples myself.

Thank you for uploading this as I'm about to work out and needed something to listen to!!

It was really fun to see you and SuperDerek chatting, you seem to have a good rapport!! I appreciated your extra tips you showed at the beginning of this video.

Congrats on 40k my friend! You are a dude after my own heart! Love your content, your voice, and your spirit. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend! Onward to 100k!

Congrats David!! I found your channel about 6 months ago and you’ve quickly become one of my favorite youtubers. Your love of rpg games and working out makes me feel like I’m hearing myself talk! Keep it up

Congrats on 40k dude!

Whoop whoop

Honestly. the Two legends of jrpg youtube community. These youtubers are just awesome.

It is strange that I lost alot of weight (112kg to 75kg) on keto and fasting but not on carnivore diet (82kg). However Sometimes I felt like crab on keto. Now my diet is most beef, alot of eggs, fish and old cheeses and I feel great. I used to eat little animal food on keto maybe that is why.

Two awesome people!! 40k is a lot but I for some reason thought more! If they're anything like me they are quality subs too!! Thank you for everything you both do!

I think it is awesome that you garden and can food!

Everything you talk about is so interesting I ❤ it

Thank you for this video and telling your story. I gained 20 pounds due to stress eating. I cut out soda, I'm eating healthier meals and taking daily walks with my dog. I want to be able to fit into my favorite clothes again

love this video! i have the smallest kitchen ever and i need to get on your level!

Good lord, you guys are a perfect pair for these collabs!!! And I really mean PERFECT!! 💯💯 Maybe a once a month JRPG podcast between you two. I could've listened to you two talk about food and restaurants all night long, lol 😁😁

A man after my own heart who loves seafood and chicken 🐔😋. You and super derek are great guys. It's been a awesome following your RU-vid journey and even on twitch. Have a great weekend David, and a great birthday.

I'm only 4 mins in this video but just wanted to put this tidbit out there. Frozen vegetables are actually better. The reason for this is that frozen produce is picked/harvested at its peak ripeness and then frozen to keep it fresh. Regular produce has to be picked much earlier in its life cycle due to the shipping process. So overall my opinion on this is that if you can, always go with the frozen produce. Love your content David thanks for the fitness tips/info. I'll be sure to finish the video and I look forward to more in the future.

Yesss

Next collab pelvic gaming 🥰

I'll never judge someone by their voice again...I thought you'd be a pipsqueek, but you are jacked and a health nut...Subscribed!!

Proud member of the "peanut gallery" lmao 😂 not gonna lie

david has a lot of masculine traits. being gay does not mean less masculine, which is what people seem to mix up.

This is like a superhero seminar.

THICC BOIS RISE UP!

Dam good stuff 😉

Cool to plug the LoseIt app! I use that too. Its been about a two year journey, more or less, but I've lost about 140lbs. LoseIt definitely helps track those calories!

I think you could easily make this a joint gaming/workout channel. There's surprisingly few natural bodybuilders on RU-vid (at least ones who are truthful about it), and I think people would flock to someone giving realistic advice and expectations.

I use a lot of kettlebells and a bulgarian wrestling bag at home if you dont have any of those. They're a great way to do compound movements without breaking the bank.

Here after watching part 1 on dereks channel. As a runner, when I’m marathon training or something I pay more attention to my macros, but aim more for like 60 carbs and 20/20. Maybe 50/25/25. But then again eating a plantbased diet I look at things a bit differently.

This was good

Ha! Like your shirt. That's some funny shit.

I lost 100 lb using keto and IF like Derek is doing. Actually got too skinny then switch to a more normal diet and started going to the gym. Now I have the muscle itch like Dave, feeling off if I don't workout in the morning 🤣

Great collab fellas, now lets do a why is Dragon Quest the best series ever Collab

Thanks for the vid david, perhaps I missed it, but could you link your under desk cycle if possible? Thanks :)

You are NOT alone on the sardines. I got addicted 3 years ago.

You can got lots of protein with plants too 🤗🤗

I was a husky wearing boy as well

"Small homophobic hell hole" Can confirm. It's gotten better, but still not great.

I would love seeing a colaborations with Erick London, Sphere Hunter and Pelvic. Come on!

You mention a lot of different foods/snacks/supplements that are good for recovery, I'm assuming because you don't have a rest day? Do you find it more beneficial to not have any dedicated rest days?

Steroidal Muscle Daddy Workout. Lol

It finally happened everyone, the sun came out, followed by the guns

No, Derek, not all of us were assholes as kids. Don’t try to justify your past actions by deflecting onto everyone else

I'm tired from my 2nd shot, this isn't helping

How tall are you?

Maybe make a change and that would be a shirtless vid/stream. Thirat views are real.

I read the diet in the description and it doesn't seem like enough food, but that can depend on height and weight. Or it's a diet to lose weight (and who isn't trying to lose weight?). I got on a fitness kick 3 years ago and it really helped my mental and physical health. This might sound stupid but RPGs motivated me to work out. Just like a character in a game fights to level up and gain experience, I approached fitness to level up ;). And grinding with exercise is still less tedious than grinding in some rpgs lol.

I see and understand diet and exercise but way too much for one episode. Steamed veggies and frozen chicken/ turkey chop meat so bland - i’m sure you have recipes to make way more flavorful (some brief mentions in pantry). Please open a cooking and health channel! Also I voted for Breath of fire for next game (grind super heavy game) but would totally want more ff7, ff9 or ff12 with 2x+ speed attached. Could finish each of those under 20 hours each.