This is why you MUST lift weights while fasting

[ironmurs]

I’ve been fasting 1x per month for approx 70hrs for the past 5+ yrs. I strength train on all 3 days of my fast. It’s a challenge, but I always feel great after a workout - especially on that 3rd day, I feel super clear and connected.

[Greatsport]

Lifting weights to an empty stomach is one the best fat burners out there. When you are full- u r burning your food in the stomach, when you are hungry- you are burning fat in your stomach. I tried it, and the results were good.

[mr.nobody]

Same here as the TX guy. I've actually experienced significant muscle growth while fasting. It's changed my body composition significantly. My workouts are extremely hard, high intensity anaerobic fully body. Not hitting every single muscle exactly, but very close. I agree that a body not in motion atrophies, especially if not eating.
As for not eating 1 day, 3, 5 or 7, I've experienced muscle growth. Prior to using a fasting, I went from 196lb to 167lb (in 4 months), with heavy workouts and endurance training, 60lb weight vest runs, and swimming.

I started fasting once I learned and researched more about it. I was overweight again, around 195-200lb and started fasting for varios periods while working out. The most interesting results I've had was dropping 19.2lbs in 5 days with 3 heavy gym days, consistent light activity, pulled 2 all-nighters and donated plasma twice while not eating for that 5 day period. I ate small amounts of salt and had half a cheap vitamin 3 times a day.

My body has had significant changes, since working out while fasting. I've put on an incredible amount of muscle and changed my body's set point. I am currently overweight by my standards (217.5), but kids and adults tell me I'm really muscular. I was 227 last week and currently in the middle of working out to lose and build, currently only OMAD. Haven't been able to exercise the will power for multiple days yet. I think it will be extremely difficult to lose anymore weight after I get under 190lbs. I'm only 5'8", over 40 years old. I can do pullups the same now as I could do back at 190lbs, 185lbs. My run endurance isn't great yet, but can still do near 5 miles in an hour, 2mile 60lb weight vest runs with moderate incline, and extreme incline runs with 5lbs dumbbells, over 1200 ft elevation gain in under an hour.

I'm pretty sure that when i am on a complete fast, my muscles are rebuilding from autophagy. Cysts, scarred and damage tissues get broken down to build the muscle. The fasting actually helps my muscles recover faster. I just wish I had more will power to not eat for 2 to 3 days every week, with the OMAD on all other days.

[VolJoe]

Ok. Let’s see the numbers. Not “I think”. “I think” got us “eat carbs” and “don’t eat fat” and “cholesterol is all that matters”. I’m sure this person is smart, but the medical community is corrupt and errors have consequences.

[MissChatterton]

If there’s fat on your body you will not lose muscle. The body will always choose to use fat for fuel 1st. According to Jason Fung in ‘the obesity code’

[klikklakboo]

U can build muscle in a calorie deficit. Eat enough protein to maintain and add a bit more muscle in a deficit.

[beautifulrose]

It is important for aging. Gabrielle Lyon conviced me of that

[HawaiiLimey]

Aerobic exercise at the beginning of a prolonged fast depletes glycogen reserves faster. Exercising beyond this activates mTOR which inhibits apoptosis and autophagy, which is the whole point of fasting in the first place. There is no advantage to breaking down muscle if you do not have the proteins immediately available to rebuild. Treat the first few days post-fast with the same focus of when fasting. This is when to eat easy to digest, high protein, omega 3 rich foods and lots of vegetables, don't binge on sugar, try to maintain ketosis. As soon as your body starts to receive nutrients breaking fast it will release progenitor cells in attempt to replace senescent cells that were targeted. This is where the potential for growth is achieved, don't pass it by. You can stimulate it more through taking colostrum powder or even peptides BPC-157 and TB500. If you prevented inducing apoptosis and autophagy by exercise you will not release progenitor cells, plain and simple, and will just suffer muscle loss.

[backbison]

I have routinely fasted for 4 days and longer while lifting weights. I have found zero loss in strength and maybe have felt stronger. It's weired, but until I did it I would have sworn that would not have been the case. I think it also assisted in weight loss but not completely positive.

[justarandompersonguys]

Something I learned the other day is results are a measurement of the past. So concentrate on what should be doing daily and that should be the goal. Great video btw, gave me confirmation I'm going in the right direction.

[tiffanysalerno]

I have gained muscle from lifting while fasting! (But I ate protein rich foods and eschewed — not chewed but eschewed 😊 — sugar, on the other 6 days of the week.)

[JD-wxpk]

Just make sure you eat sufficiently after. Because you could loose more muscle mass. You can fast and lift weights, but if you want to build muscle, make sure you get enough nutrition.

[chrisolson]

Prisoners get pretty jacked from the crap food they eat

[lukeebes]

I’d rather die earlier then do fasted weight training

[kJ-hj]

Hasn’t it been proven that if you have plenty of extra body fat (as even most people we would consider slim people do) your body will always use it’s fat first? And the muscle mass we actually lose while fasting is fluid from depleting the muscle glycogen?

[paulwarner]

Check out Dr.Mike Israetel .
Renaissance periodization.
On this subject
Talking about fatigue and lack of protein for muscle growth during fasting and the way to overcome the downsides whilst trying to fast and body build at the same time.

[ginelleamps]

Absolutely 100% ! There is no other way and no short cuts. It’s a lifestyle that can be fine turned to a little as 20-30 minutes a day providing your level of condition is high enough to support the necessary intensity. Lay out the exercises for a whole body workout. Do it circuit style and adjust to fit in the time. There’s a zillion ways get it done. Change up the routine every two weeks is a good general rule. If everyone did this along with a health promoting diet, the healthcare industry as we know it would be finished!

[mathieskoljasuszkiewicz]

Its 2x growth factor training fasting, but i dont think its good to break muscle fibers and then keep fasting for a long time afterwards.
My experience is that if you just are very well trained before fasting it all comes back again after the first solo reefeeding followed by the next refeeding plus training.
Then at optimal weight another circle of fasting.. etc...

[ericmckenney]

If fasting takes away from muscles then whats fat storage for???

[kenmarriott]

Muscles appear smaller since glycogen stores are being used up. Growth hormone is at a very high level.