Is fasting good for you? What we know so far

Re:Is fasting good for you? What we know so far by Smaug123 on Sunday July 24, 2016 @12:31PM (#12153719)

There's all this bro science about "if losing fat, you need to do specific things to avoid losing muscle in the same proportions"; I've heard a lot about the supposed health benefits of intermittent fasting, but nothing about its effects on muscle that seems remotely reputable. Does anyone here know anything about IF in a bodybuilding context?

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Re:Is fasting good for you? What we know so far by xlayn on Sunday July 24, 2016 @12:46PM (#12153767)

https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq#wiki_tl.3Bdr

It's a good start point. You may need to get the kit to measure your ketones, a caliper to measure your fat body %, keep track of your weight, and eat properly (the most difficult part). Now what "properly" means is the most dificult part and that's were all the previous mentioned tools will help you; to determine where you are getting gains (if any) or you are getting to the shape you want. Keep in mind that after you get into some % you will have to start eating more fat in order to prevent muscle loss, check http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/

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Re:Is fasting good for you? What we know so far by mter on Sunday July 24, 2016 @01:04PM (#12153813)

Bodybuilders aren't really reflective of how humans work. While cutting they're usually on test/tren + t3/clen/dnp and may still be using gh/insulin timed around their meals. And, working out multiple times a day, then playing with their carb/sodium intakes.

It's probably healthier to be morbidly obese than what a pro bb will put their body through.

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Re:Is fasting good for you? What we know so far by Smaug123 on Sunday July 24, 2016 @02:24PM (#12154163)

I didn't really intend to imply bodybuilding-qua-professional; merely bodybuilding-qua-programmer-who-lifts.

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Re:Is fasting good for you? What we know so far by mter on Sunday July 24, 2016 @03:31PM (#12154463)

IF will work fine for the average person for a simple reason-- If you skip a meal and if you leave your other meals at the same size as before, then you have removed a few hundred calories from your diet and will lose weight for a while.

I've been doing IF for a while without trying to since I don't really eat breakfast and I really only eat lunch with my team because cooking dinner for 1 isn't awesome + delivery is too expensive.

It's okay for maintaining strength/losing weight slowly, but hunger/happiness on it really depends on the person. Some people don't do well with only eating 1 meal a day.

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