Fasting???

wackyfunster

if by and large the worlds athletes dont do it, most people with the best body compositions dont do it then why do it if you can have the same results with a solid meal plan oppsed to being hungry all the time then why not. personally I eat 4000 cals a day and train twice a day and I have 7% body fat and can deadlift around 500 lbs bench 315 and still run a half marathon in less than 90 minutes, these results are true with almost every other spec ops soldier I work with. but hey if people wanna not eat just to keep calories low because they dont wanna train right then hey go for it, do what works for you

IF isn't about calorie restriction. I IF and eat 3.5k calories/day on workout days when bulking (I think most people on LG do at least 3k+). There are a lot of health advantages to IF, even putting body comp advantages aside. I don't think anyone denies that you need to eat a substantial caloric surplus to put on muscle mass.

Also, if you are special forces, chances are very good that you are already genetically gifted, as the selection criteria would weed out at least 99% of the population. Still, mad respect for that, and the lifting stats.