Quote (Freebs @ Feb 5 2016 09:14pm)

i believe the point of it is.. its harder to eat more calories in a certain time span compared to all day. Also, its great knowing you could FEAST and still be way under your calorie deficit.

I read you burn fat easier in a fasted state as well

Quote (t9x @ Feb 5 2016 08:37pm)

Working out while fasted feels better than regular imo as well

Quote (Yohey @ Feb 5 2016 08:42pm)

i always thought that was the point of it.. you fast for say 16 hours and your stomach starts to shrink and you cant eat as much so you lose some weight.. that was my assumption.

Quote (Freebs @ Feb 5 2016 09:14pm)

i believe the point of it is.. its harder to eat more calories in a certain time span compared to all day. Also, its great knowing you could FEAST and still be way under your calorie deficit.

I read you burn fat easier in a fasted state as well

Quote (Yohey @ Feb 5 2016 09:43pm)

Not to me, if i dont eat before my heavy lifts i get light headed from lack of carbs...

Quote (noob_whacker @ Feb 5 2016 06:31pm)

alot of people seem to have done this. but whats the reasoning behind it? just anecdotal evidence?

just asking cause i feel like if u see results from this its just cause ur still eating less calories overall, cause its difficult to eat so much in one sitting so it sort of limits the total calories u consume if u only have a small time to be able to eat it.

yea u can force urself to eat ALOT in a small amount of time, but its just more difficult to do.

then again u could say well these people counted their calories to a set amount and see better results doing IF than eating throughout the day with same amount of calories. then id ask, okay so whats the reason?

Quote (2813308004 @ Feb 6 2016 12:19am)

it's beneficial for GI health and immune system

Quote (noob_whacker @ Feb 5 2016 05:46pm)

so basically u still need to exercise self control and wait to eat all at once

instead of using self control multiple times a day for each portion of food

i can sorta see how that can be easier. but at the same time, i feel very tired sometimes if i dont eat. food is energy.



yea id say most people would benefit mentally and physically by eating throughout the day, instead of waiting so long to eat.

Quote (Yohey @ Feb 5 2016 09:43pm)

Not to me, if i dont eat before my heavy lifts i get light headed from lack of carbs...

Quote (t9x @ Feb 6 2016 09:09am)

Never thought about it like that, maybe i should change my schedule so i can eat like a muffin or something before working out

i like to work out in the morning,, so maybe i eat 9am to 5pm?

Quote (noob_whacker @ Feb 5 2016 10:59pm)

hmmm just found this

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4257368/


it seems a few studies say theres some good results, but still need more trials and research before a more conclusive answer can be reached.