Intermittent Fasting discussion thread!!

[Dannydflc]

Trying to figure out the best way to IF, I work late nights, get home around 3am, go to gym around 10 am - 11 am . What would be the best time frame for me to fast. Don't want to go to the gym and not have any energy from not eating.

 

[ghostrider1000]

Rick,

Just started the IF following pretty much the amalgamated knowledge you have generously offered here. I have one more question. I am on a test only cycle (the only cycle I really ever do - 600mg/week). Do you find on your fasting days your body feels rubbery and flat. And if you are doing alternate days, do you not find it tough rev'ing up to your lifting workout on the back of a fairly restricted intake the day before....?

Cheers pal...

 

[RickRock13]

Out of my 6 day routing.. 2 of those days are a full ab circuit... 6 exercises 30 second jump rope after each exercise. I do that circuit 4 to 5 times and then cardio. Should I keep my calories low on that day since there aren't really any weights involved? I plan on using if to bulk for 6 months starting october and was thinking of keeping my macros on maintenance those 2 days and surplus for the 4 days where I do weight training. It's gonna be a natural bulk cause I'm done with gear for a few years I'm 22 and already done 3 cycles so I wanna quit while I'm ahead.

You could do maintenance those days if you wanted while bulking,but don't be surprised if you gain a little bodyfat in the process. If it were me, I would keep those days at lower cals under maintenance. If you want to bulk more, add the cals in on workout days for the surplus. Eat for the goal that day, and you can reap the benefits of building lean muscle while not gaining fat

 

[RickRock13]

Trying to figure out the best way to IF, I work late nights, get home around 3am, go to gym around 10 am - 11 am . What would be the best time frame for me to fast. Don't want to go to the gym and not have any energy from not eating.

You should structure your eating and fasting around whenever is the most convenient for you.

As for training fasted, you would be surprised at how much energy you can have on an empty stomach. In my experience, I have no negative effects from training on an empty stomach. It kinda goes with the myth of having to eat every 2-3 hours....its been disproven by science and real world experience that it is unnecessary.

 

[RickRock13]

Rick,

Just started the IF following pretty much the amalgamated knowledge you have generously offered here. I have one more question. I am on a test only cycle (the only cycle I really ever do - 600mg/week). Do you find on your fasting days your body feels rubbery and flat. And if you are doing alternate days, do you not find it tough rev'ing up to your lifting workout on the back of a fairly restricted intake the day before....?

Cheers pal...

As long as your workout days are high enough in cals and carbs, you shouldn't notice your workouts being effected at all....even following a low cal, low carb day.

The feeling on those lower days of being flat and depleted is normal too, as you are using your glycogen stores for energy which leads to looking not as full. You fill up big on workout days and will see yourself swell right back up. Its part of the carb cycling. Your weight will even fluctuate up to 3-5 lbs between build and burn days

 

[dubbzero]

You could do maintenance those days if you wanted while bulking,but don't be surprised if you gain a little bodyfat in the process. If it were me, I would keep those days at lower cals under maintenance. If you want to bulk more, add the cals in on workout days for the surplus. Eat for the goal that day, and you can reap the benefits of building lean muscle while not gaining fat

Thanks for your response. I wanna try to minimize fat gain so I'm gonna keep it surplus on the 4 lifting days, and under matainence on the 2 ab circuit days + rest day. My diet is literally spot on and all healthy clean food and lots of veggies so the fat gain during my bulk should be almost none at all actually

 

[Pitbull84]

I was always taught that your body can only consume (use or how ever you want to say it) so many cals,carbs,fats,proteins at once. And that the rest is waisted or stored as fat. Is that true or just a myth from broscience?

 

[ghostrider1000]

Rick, what's your take on alcohol? And I mean a beer with your Saturday night meal, bearing in mind I'm on cycle and Saturday is a workout day....

Also, I agree that workout days feel like cheating! Not easy to get 1.5k of clean cals in, in one go........maybe I'll adjust.....

 

[Pitbull84]

Rick,

Is it okay to drink plain black coffee rite before fasted cardio..?

 

[rustilldown]

Rick,

Is it okay to drink plain black coffee rite before fasted cardio..?

I used to do this . Some
Of the best workouts in my life
We're 24 hours fasted with an extra large black coffee. First time I ever deadlifted 405 was after a 24 hour fast and large coffee.


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