How to Use Fasting to Build Muscle, Lose Fat and Improve Health

In this video Sal and Adam discuss 3 ways to use fasting to build muscle, lose fat and improve health.

Fasting has become all the rage and has proven health benefits, however, there are things to know about fasting before you dive in and start to stop eating.

In this video they discuss how they use fasting and discuss 3 other popular fasting protocols. They also discuss what science is saying about fasting and its benefits for muscle building, fat loss and health.

[anonymousanonymous_]

But fasting IS what helped me work on my relationship with food.

[geraldbrienza]

Started with lean gains, now warrior. Also, just did a 42 hour fast, was easy; could’ve went longer and will next time. Just be clear, you still have to “eat clean” in the eating window no matter which system you use.

[Tony]

I lost 50lbs using intermittent fasting. This was before I was informed by y’all a podcasts that losing weight in a short period of time is detrimental to long term fitness goals. After I got down down to my goal weight of 175 I have now gotten down to 165lbs using halls protocols it took a little over 2 months but I have never been leaner or felt stronger. Thank you guys so much for y’all info. Please never stop what y’all do. #MPnation

[kumasuke]

Ive been doing the 16-8 fast for years and never even thought about it. I just didn't feel I needed any food upon waking up and ate my first meal at 12 midday. Just plenty of water. I even do my workout in the morning a few hours before eating. Eating all day every few hours is ridiculous and having this window of time to eat is so much easier and frees you up from obsessing over food. The food industry wants you to eat their cereals and the supplement industry wants you to consume their products all around the clock to make money off you. Its all a total load of BS with so many suckers buying into it!

[andrewbristow]

So glad I came across this. THANK You guys are very simple in the explanation and how we should approach this. More importantly...you explained how we should adjust based on our goals. Thank you so much

[AbwonUno]

I do Alternate Day Fasting and I have one cheat day and I’m still able to keep building muscle and keep my BF% low

[thomasm]

Daily - 18:6 or 20:4
Monthly - 3 day water, black coffee and green tea fast
Quarterly or semi annual - 7-10 day water + black coffee + green tea fast.
Change your life, for the better obviously.

[Rval]

Ty. Too many people don’t know. I used to do this but people told me otherwise. This is dope. And I find when I’m fasted My mind is sooo much clearer

[MrBigtime]

just found MP podcast last week and am really enjoying the approach to fitness and nutrition! Great info

[Haydenmcarbine]

Mind pump mafia!! Keep up the good work guys, love the unbiased info you guys are presenting to the fitness industry. Excited to see how fast you grow these next few months/years

[deshaundavis]

Eating 2 or 1 times a day or every other day 1 time is great for fasting. It gives your insulin a chance to come down and u lose weight not so much from the foods but from having continually low insulin (Blood sugar levels).

[JasonSani]

Great video guys! More stuff like this, I love hearing real life examples and comparison mixed with the science.

[forsaken]

Thanks for the upload! Great advice and much needed tips. Keep them coming. 👍🏽

[bbbt]

I daily do 22-24hr fast and I feel great. I usually do my work out at the 22hr mark and eat when I hit 24hrs

[Prab-iumr]

I started from 2 meals a day to 1 now just got done a 36 hour fast and felt soo good

[lindy]

You know when I was younger I fasted all week M-F and ate what I wanted on the weekends and I was in perfect shape. Go figure I just did it so I could have what I wanted on the weekend. I think now the first fasting method you mention would be best for me at my age now. Thanks for your informative videos.

[bak]

These are the only guys that actually make sense.

[stacystacksbeats]

yes i have done this since a kid.... im 58 going on 59, , i look 38 or 42. my doctor said i was way ahead of the game.
he said i have the heartbeat of an 8 year old.

im still jumping rope 3000 to 5000 skips and 2o rounds hevy bag sometimes everyday. my sex stamina is very above average.

however im a double libra sun rising.. thank you for your research 19 days was my longest fast.... the trick is to get happy about fasting make a game out of it and be happy doing it

[gavinmasterson]

One day eating and working out, one day fasting and resting

[welshdragon]

Im just a bit speechless after watching this video. Ive decided to keep my comments about the things you said, to myself. Only because ive learned a large amount of informative, and SAFE information on the many other videos Mind Pump have made.

Hope you guys get back to what is best for all of us. Looking forward to them.