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Re:Features of a successful therapeutic fast of 382 days' du... by not_a_moth on Saturday November 30, 2019 @10:17PM (#21673608)
You seem out of touch with the scientific literature, and have hand-waved all the real health benefits I've listed.

Leading figures like Peter Attia, Tim Ferriss, Ben Greenfield, David Sinclair, Kevin Rose to name a few, all pro fasting, all in top shape/low body fat.

> and you become very injury prone

No, you become temporarily weaker, and that's only if you're fasting multiple days. It's recommended you work out during fasts... your body remains anabolic to muscle (barring other variables like elevated stress).

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Re:Features of a successful therapeutic fast of 382 days' du... by jniedrauer on Saturday November 30, 2019 @10:31PM (#21673666)
With the exception of Ben Greenfield, none of these people seem to have a sports science background. In the realm of athletics, things like intermittent fasting and keto diets are something of a meme. Some people do advocate for training with depleted muscle glycogen first thing in the morning, but there's no consensus that this does anything.
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