Ive been looking into this since you posted
@slonstdy. Seems to be a good way to burn a lot of fat quickly, and something im definitely going to include in my regiment. The only thing im confused about is the exercise. The info I am seeing seems to lead towards NOT working out while you are fasting. While fasting, your glycogen (coverted and stored glucose) reserves are depleted. This can cause your body to include protein (muscle mass) in the energy reserves that get burned. So, while on this diet, to focus the body on burning only fat one should try and schedule workouts during the feeding phases. Thats what my research is concluding to. Any thoughts?
Heres a link to the diet, as well as a link to the info about working out while on it:
This is a detailed guide to intermittent fasting (IF). Studies show that it can help you lose weight, improve health and perhaps even live longer.
www.healthline.com
Intermittent fasting plans can require dieters to forego food for 14 hours or more. Here’s how to structure your workouts so you don't exercise without adequate fuel.
dailyburn.com
Glad to hear you are interested and doing your research. Here is a paragraph from the link you posted on exercising while fasting...
"Before you get too excited, consider this: “When glycogen is in short supply, your body also reverts to breaking down protein — your muscles’ building blocks — for fuel,” Pritchett says. So, while you may shed more fat when exercising on an intermittent fasting (or IF) diet, you may lose more
muscle, too. If you’re heading out on a long run, but haven’t eaten any carbs, your body might start burning protein within a couple of hours."
You have to take into account who this particular article (and any written piece for that matter) is geared towards, in this case we can infer that it's for someone capable of a long run which means this person is already in good shape. It also states a long run but what is a long run? For you guys it could be a half mile and for a marathon runner it could be 26. The leaner the body the less glycogen stores are available for energy and yes the body will start to break down muscle proteins for energy. Everyone on this post should not fear exercise while in a fasted state as you have plenty of stored energy (fat) to be used which is exactly what you want to your body to be using for energy.
Think about a marathon runners body for a moment. He has a very low body fat% which means his energy reserves are relatively small. This is why endurance athletes "carb up" the day before a big race. They are building up their energy reserves so they have enough "fuel" to complete the race and prevent the body from using proteins as fuel resulting in muscle loss.
This is the problem I have with most fitness articles is that they are never clear as to which group of people they are trying to reach. Healthy fitness oriented individuals usually understand how the body processes work and can determine how they proceed with the authors advice while the folks who are new to adopting a healthy life style become overloaded with the vast amount of information and wind up so confused that they give up.
I am not a doctor or a health professional so I ask all to please do your own research as only you know your current state of health. What I can say is there are many other benefits of intermittent fasting which are easily found on the web. Unless taken to the extreme, it is a very safe and effective way to increase your overall health.
I will leave you with one last thought for you to ponder...
Have you ever thought about the name of the first meal of the day... breakfast? Think about it . . . "break" and "fast" ???
