3 day fasting for body mind and soul

[mikefan1034]

what you guys think of this and has anyone done or attempted a 3 or 5 day fast? My friend did it for a body transformation competition for golds gym and let me tell you he said that it was the most intense thing he ever did. He never felt so in touch within himself before and it really is mind over body.

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[bluetoolpaul]

W/in 8 hours I would go crazy and become a cannibal. I can't fast for 5 hrs let alone 5 days.

In all seriousness, what's the reasoning behind starving yourself? I don't see how this could be beneficial in anyway unless you were trying to be brainwashed by a cult.

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[mikefan1034]

its only 3 days man not 3 months lol plus it helps heal your body and helps get rid the toxic chemicals in your body. Plus it boosts and helps rebuild your immune system. I say one should deff look into this

 

[antone000]

Muslims do it for 30 days from sunrise to sunset, and there's quite a few successful muslim bodybuilders in the industry that say that use it as 'priming' before a cycle

 

[bluetoolpaul]

Haha, mike I would not be a good candidate for this. I'm sure there are some benefits but from eating every 2 1/2 hrs for years, I'd break like a potato chips w/in a few hours.

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[insanityapproved]

I do this at least once per month. Anywhere from 48 hours to 5 days, depending on how I feel. Even on cycle. I like it most when bulking, you can really feel how you are giving your body a rest from all the food .. You feel 50lbs lighter and 10 years younger the second day in. Hunger was never an issue for me, in fact I don't quite even know what hungry feels like anymore ... (which may sound good to some ppl who can't control themselves, but actually it is not cool having to force feed yourself every single day)

 

[eddymerckx]

W/in 8 hours I would go crazy and become a cannibal. I can't fast for 5 hrs let alone 5 days.

In all seriousness, what's the reasoning behind starving yourself? I don't see how this could be beneficial in anyway unless you were trying to be brainwashed by a cult.

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My Master, the Great and Powerful Whatareyouascuker says fasting helps balance the body's humors with the cosmic order set forth in the his third book "Why I drive a Rolls and you work for me for free"

 

[SuperSki]

I actually think a one day fast isnt bad if you keep fluids up. If I bulk, sometimes I fast from Friday dinner to Saturday dinner and then eat high protein. Seams to get rid of bloat.

 

[mikefan1034]

yea i mean im gonna give it a try why not see how it works for me ill keep you guys posted

 

[bluetoolpaul]

My Master, the Great and Powerful Whatareyouascuker says fasting helps balance the body's humors with the cosmic order set forth in the his third book "Why I drive a Rolls and you work for me for free"

Ed-dy, eddy is,is.....god?

 

[stevesmi]

i know a dude who does this every sunday.. he doesn't eat anything except some lettuce and drinks water all day. he benches 85 pounds btw, and i'm not making fun of him just telling you reality.

its more of a old wives tale that it cleanses you out IMO. back in the old days they used to drink alcohol because water wasn't sanitized and it was dirty (hell still to this day millions of people do not have clean water) so they would fast to cleanse out their liver.

today unless you have a poor diet and are an alcoholic it just isn't necessary IMHO. i had a debate about this with a muslim friend at work who tried to convince me to fast. i explained to him that i was bodybuilding and fasting would be extremely catabolic.. keep in mind the guy is 6 feet tall and weighs probably 135 pounds soaking wet. told him he needs to go on TRT or something, he is skin and bones lol.. thats not the look I am going for.

but hey if you guys believe in fasting then go ahead, I'm not gonna try and convince you otherwise. but for me when I eat well, sleep well, is when i kill it in the gym. if i don't eat enough I am weak at the gym.

want to cleanse yourself out? drink some organic sleepytime tea before bed, and some watermelon/citrus. you will be pissing 5X during the night and wake up with a flat stomach.. you don't need to fast for 3 days to get a nice cleanse

 

[bluetoolpaul]

i know a dude who does this every sunday.. he doesn't eat anything except some lettuce and drinks water all day.

its more of a old wives tale that it cleanses you out IMO. back in the old days they used to drink alcohol because water wasn't sanitized and it was dirty (hell still to this day millions of people do not have clean water) so they would fast to cleanse out their liver.

today unless you have a poor diet and are an alcoholic it just isn't necessary IMHO. i had a debate about this with a muslim friend at work who tried to convince me to fast. i explained to him that i was bodybuilding and fasting would be extremely catabolic.. keep in mind the guy is 6 feet tall and weighs probably 135 pounds soaking wet. told him he needs to go on TRT or something, he is skin and bones lol.. thats not the look I am going for.

but hey if you guys believe in fasting then go ahead, I'm not gonna try and convince you otherwise. but for me when I eat well, sleep well, is when i kill it in the gym. if i don't eat enough I am weak at the gym.

want to cleanse yourself out? drink some organic sleepytime tea before bed, and some watermelon/citrus. you will be pissing 5X during the night and wake up with a flat stomach.. you don't need to fast for 3 days to get a nice cleanse

this^^^^

 

[antone000]

i know a dude who does this every sunday.. he doesn't eat anything except some lettuce and drinks water all day. he benches 85 pounds btw, and i'm not making fun of him just telling you reality.

its more of a old wives tale that it cleanses you out IMO. back in the old days they used to drink alcohol because water wasn't sanitized and it was dirty (hell still to this day millions of people do not have clean water) so they would fast to cleanse out their liver.

today unless you have a poor diet and are an alcoholic it just isn't necessary IMHO. i had a debate about this with a muslim friend at work who tried to convince me to fast. i explained to him that i was bodybuilding and fasting would be extremely catabolic.. keep in mind the guy is 6 feet tall and weighs probably 135 pounds soaking wet. told him he needs to go on TRT or something, he is skin and bones lol.. thats not the look I am going for.

but hey if you guys believe in fasting then go ahead, I'm not gonna try and convince you otherwise. but for me when I eat well, sleep well, is when i kill it in the gym. if i don't eat enough I am weak at the gym.

want to cleanse yourself out? drink some organic sleepytime tea before bed, and some watermelon/citrus. you will be pissing 5X during the night and wake up with a flat stomach.. you don't need to fast for 3 days to get a nice cleanse

What if ur consuming the same amount of maintanence calories while fasting then when ur not fasting? Just different timing. Eg. having 3 meals consisting of 900 calories each as opposed to 6 meals 450 calories each? Theres been numerous studies thatsuggest the eating every 3 meals to 'stroke metabolic fire' is false. Interested in ur opinion

 

[A Soft Koala]

i know a dude who does this every sunday.. he doesn't eat anything except some lettuce and drinks water all day. he benches 85 pounds btw, and i'm not making fun of him just telling you reality.

its more of a old wives tale that it cleanses you out IMO. back in the old days they used to drink alcohol because water wasn't sanitized and it was dirty (hell still to this day millions of people do not have clean water) so they would fast to cleanse out their liver.

today unless you have a poor diet and are an alcoholic it just isn't necessary IMHO. i had a debate about this with a muslim friend at work who tried to convince me to fast. i explained to him that i was bodybuilding and fasting would be extremely catabolic.. keep in mind the guy is 6 feet tall and weighs probably 135 pounds soaking wet. told him he needs to go on TRT or something, he is skin and bones lol.. thats not the look I am going for.

but hey if you guys believe in fasting then go ahead, I'm not gonna try and convince you otherwise. but for me when I eat well, sleep well, is when i kill it in the gym. if i don't eat enough I am weak at the gym.

want to cleanse yourself out? drink some organic sleepytime tea before bed, and some watermelon/citrus. you will be pissing 5X during the night and wake up with a flat stomach.. you don't need to fast for 3 days to get a nice cleanse

^^^ Agreed. I feel awful after not eating for 5 hours. Every person I have known who does a "cleanse" is in pretty bad shape to begin with.

 

[antone000]

Bump. Can any bros answer my question? ^

 

[stevesmi]

What if ur consuming the same amount of maintanence calories while fasting then when ur not fasting? Just different timing. Eg. having 3 meals consisting of 900 calories each as opposed to 6 meals 450 calories each? Theres been numerous studies thatsuggest the eating every 3 meals to 'stroke metabolic fire' is false. Interested in ur opinion

its worse that way. when you go long periods without food then eat a bunch of calories your body stores it fast and you will feel heavy and blah.

better to eat a bunch of meals and keep your metabolism high and consistent. IMO

i learned this when i was an endurance athlete and our running group would run a 5K every friday in the late afternoon.. if i didn't eat much all day then ate a large meal at 3 i would struggle. if i ate smaller meals throughout the way i would do well. but hey that isn't a 'study' that is personal experience