intermittent fasting

metawar

anyone here ever try this? i was shocked to learn how many professionals do this type of fasting even while lifting heavy. i have dont this with no problems, thoughts ?

RunFarLiveHappy

I intermittent fast 5-7 days per week. I lift heavy (every other day) and run (often, sometimes 5-7 days/week). Sometimes I will do alternate cardio cross training, but not often. Intermittent fasting is literally the only thing that keeps me on track. If I eat early in the day I will go over my calories, guaranteed.

highervibes

what is IF? Like don't eat till noon or don't eat for an entire day once/week? Sorry!

Iron_Lotus

I do it and I love it. I also lift heavy. I do leangains 16:8 meaning I fast for 16 hours and eat for 8 hours everyday.

crandos

hey i do heavy lifting, fast 18 hours and eat in a 6 hour window this is just personal lifestyle preference if you want info this site help me heaps. http://leangains.com/

ahmadfahmy

anyone here ever try this? i was shocked to learn how many professionals do this type of fasting even while lifting heavy. i have dont this with no problems, thoughts ?

depends on how long you stay on IF...you will eventually start to lose strength but you will be ripped.

metawar

if im not mistaken its 48 hours before the body starts losing muscle, i never do more than 24 hours at a time while lifting.

@highervibes yes, eat at noon, then dont eat again until noon the next day. or whatever hours work best for u.

Cherry_T

I do IF but I use something called the renegade diet. It`s based around using IF to gain lean muscle and it works for me. Have a look: choppysreviews.com/the-renegade-diet/