Quote (Ladsy @ Jul 17 2012 01:45am)
hey there Raynlords
not sure if youre a IF fan or not but hopefully you have a little knowledge on it, ive read a number of articles and threads on various websites and over the weeks im slowly getting convinced to atleast try it
wondering if you could clear a few things up with me...
I work 9-5, eating window 12-9pm, train fasted in the morning before work
1) if I'm on a calorie reduced diet + training fasted, is there an issue here with my body using my muscle for energy? Or is this minimal? Or is it advisable to train after work inside my eating window?
2) does it break my fast if I had a pre workout in the morning? What about a fat burner? What about water with pure carb powder?
3) how are the diminishing returns if you were to lessen the eating window thus increasing your fasted period? Would you better off cutting more calories than fasting for longer?
1. If you are on a calorie reduced diet and also doing IF, you will lose minimal amounts of muscle. Especially if you are training while fasting, and going to bed while fasting. BCAA's can assist with this.
2. pre-workouts won't break any fast...as long as there are no calories to be metabolized.
3. It depends. Cutting calories is generally smarter in the sense that it gives your body less energy and forces it to use fat as that energy. However, ketosis is the only way to maximize this process by directly using fats as the primary energy source. IF works fine if you don't mind a bit of muscle catabolization. I am not against IF for pure cutting - I am, however, against IF for bulking.
Quote (Ladsy @ Jul 17 2012 07:51am)
And also whether having dem fish oils in the morning will try break the fast? How bad is this :s
In theory, yes this will because they contain approx 1-2g fat per capsule. However, once they are metabolized, the body SHOULD return to the fasting state.
This post was edited by SKCRaynor on Jul 17 2012 05:27pm