intermittent fasting

metawar
metawar Posts: 12
in Fitness and Exercise
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 ?

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  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
    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
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    what is IF? Like don't eat till noon or don't eat for an entire day once/week? Sorry!
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    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
    crandos Posts: 377 Member
    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
    ahmadfahmy Posts: 214 Member
    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
    metawar Posts: 12
    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
    Cherry_T Posts: 62 Member
    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/

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