losing muscle

lyonspatrick222
lyonspatrick222 Posts: 49 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hey guys, how long does it take to LOSE muscle ? Reason why i ask it because i didnt eat for like 20 hours and just eat 2 sandwiches between so i didnt hit my MINIMUM MACRO even ! But the next day i got to eat cheat meal and hit my macro ( whole day of cheat meal) do i lost muscle or was it fat ?

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  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
    You can't lose muscle mass quickly, barring trauma or other massive medical issues.

    You're worrying about minutia.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    You'll. Be fine. One day wont hurt
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Didn't you post the same question last week?

    Next weekend, have a DEXA before and after your 2 sandwich 20 hour "fast" for the answer.
  • gtmfitness
    gtmfitness Posts: 51 Member
    You do not have to worry about losing any serious muscle until about 72 hours without eating. Through the eyes of your body, that is "starvation mode."

    I fast every day for 14-16 hours. I have never been stronger.

    In simple terms,
    If your body taps into all of its glycogen stores, fat stores, and remaining amino acids in the blood, only then will it begin break down muscle for energy.
    Which will begin after 72 hours as I mentioned above.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4915800
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16779921
  • gainthatmuscle
    gainthatmuscle Posts: 50 Member
    I agree with gtmfitness
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    When people say this:
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    they should be joking, not serious.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    gtmfitness wrote: »
    You do not have to worry about losing any serious muscle until about 72 hours without eating. Through the eyes of your body, that is "starvation mode."

    I fast every day for 14-16 hours. I have never been stronger.

    In simple terms,
    If your body taps into all of its glycogen stores, fat stores, and remaining amino acids in the blood, only then will it begin break down muscle for energy.
    Which will begin after 72 hours as I mentioned above.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4915800
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16779921

    ummm the first study you listed is blank? the second study isabout protein.

    It is going to take a lot longer than 72 hours to go into starvation mode.

    See, Minnesota Starvation Experiment

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