So I read through and gained as much knowledge as I could in the short time I have but I still have some basic questions.
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Do I have to have a big fast before I start IF?
I'm a bit lost with the fasting window. If it's 16/8, does that mean 16 hours since my last meal the previous day or 16 hours since the clock strikes 12am?
If I'm training during the fasted period, does that mean no Preworkouts and no protein post workout?
So water and diet sodas are ok during the fast?
During the 8 hour feeding window, can I eat the calories whenever I want or do I have to do the one meal, two meal thing?
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05-16-2013, 08:43 PM #5971☆☆☆MISC BOXING CREW☆☆☆
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05-16-2013, 08:51 PM #5972
16/8 means you eat for 8 hours then fast for 16 - that eating window can be whenever you want it to be. You can eat from 2pm - 10pm then fast from 10pm-2pm or whenever you want.
Preworkouts are fine fasted, it's recommended if your training fasted to consume BCAA's preworkout (I work out fasted and don't though, I don't see a difference). Protein postworkout would break the fast, I would recommend that if your training fasted you break your fast shortly after anyway.
You can eat however you want during the 8 hour window, consuming a big chunk of those calories when you first break your fast is best from my experience.
The general consensus is that eating about ~60 calories from slight milk in coffee or whatever won't break the fast but just try to keep it as low as possible. Diet soda / gum / coffee and the like are fine.
Don't think to much into the time frame, just do what is best for your schedule. For me I work from 5 am - 1 pm so I hit the gym after work and eat from 2pm-10pm then fast from 10pm-2pmLast edited by Psychit; 05-16-2013 at 09:20 PM.
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05-16-2013, 09:02 PM #5973
the main reason I love IF is because I can look lean as fuuck all day long from only having water and coffee, get sick pumps and vascularity during my workout and also strength gains frequently, and then come home and slam a ton of shiit to finish my day off. slowly getting to a 4 hour window and i'm feeling great. weight has gone back up too, thankfully.
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05-16-2013, 09:20 PM #5974
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05-16-2013, 09:27 PM #5975
The idea behind eating less and eating low carb on rest days is to burn the fat that you gained from eating above your TDEE on workout days. Then on workout day's its almost like a refeed where you eat very high carbs
For example: If you wanted to do a bulk on leangains you could eat +30 above your TDEE and -10 on rest days. Eating in a minimal deficit on rest days allows for slight fat burning while still eating a lot over your TDEE on workout days. Doing a cut you would eat a much bigger deficit then 10% on rest days and only slighty over TDEE on workout days.
Intermittent fasting isn't really anything new or revolutionary it's just a lot easier for some people to eat this way. Don't overcomplicate it
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05-20-2013, 03:18 AM #5976
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05-20-2013, 04:32 AM #5977
Why?
I do 1-3 h feeds every day, and have done so for the last 4 years. I feel awesome.
If you don't like it, or worry about it, then don't do it. IF should improve your life/eating, yet sometimes I see people starting to worry/obsess even more.
Fasting is good. Eat in a way that you like. Fit macros and calories in accordingly.
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05-20-2013, 04:32 AM #5978
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05-20-2013, 04:40 AM #5979
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05-20-2013, 04:45 AM #5980
A refeed isn't needed till you are around 10-11%. at that point your metabolism will be slowing and most people end up cutting carbs compared to when they first started their cut. You eat in your normal 500 cal deficit and simply eat at maintainence in your refeed day.
The purpose is too jump start your metabolism again and refill your glycogen stores that have been deleted the last week or two.
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05-21-2013, 01:45 AM #5981
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05-21-2013, 09:06 AM #5985
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I used to feel this way too. If you are drinking enough fluid during your fast you will not get hungry at all. I wake up and have a 16oz cup of coffee and then I have my water bottle with me at all times. If i even feel the smallest bit of hunger coming on I chug a 8 to 10 ounces of water and it is gone within a minute.
Just started my second IF cut last week. Check sig for my results. I am doing 16/8 and 100g or less of carbs per day. I did this the last time I cut and I cut 30lbs in 10 weeks and it was easy as hell!
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05-22-2013, 10:08 AM #5989
Srs questions to those who have followed IF for some time. I work at a restaurant atm and always have some bullchit non consistent schedule or double shifts in the week. So I generally get to the gym between 2-4 there is no guaranteed time when i am in there. I also do not have a guaranteed time im off by each day if im not closing the restaurant that day.(business hours 10am-11p.m) For me to IF im assuming to have an eating window from 930am-530pm. With this window i was thinking of eating say half my calories for breafast and the other half after my workout. Possibly a 3rd meal session in between. Would this still work as a proper IF diet even though I am not training fasted? If I started the fast after my workout I would basically have to eat all my calories while working and that is just impossible with how my bosses are.
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05-30-2013, 08:47 AM #5993
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05-31-2013, 03:43 AM #5994
Brahs I've been doing IF for 5 days now and it feels fuking weird. I try and count how many calories I have a day and I'm either underestimating the caloric intake of what I eat or I'm not eating enough. For me to cut, I need to be eating 2200 calories. Based on my calculations, I eat about 1800 calories. I only have about 140g to 170g protein a day as well. Should I up the caloric intake and force myself to eat the 2200 calories? Will eating less than -500 calories a day make me lose muscle mass or would it make it harder to lose weight?
I also had some crisps, some nutella on rye bread and a muesli bar today. My caloric intake is still under 2200 for the day. The whole you can eat what you want as long as you are in a deficit doesn't sit right with me. I feel like it will stall my progress. Any tips?☆☆☆MISC BOXING CREW☆☆☆
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06-01-2013, 03:55 AM #5996
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No your progress won't stall because you ate crisps instead of apples, assuming equal Calories. It's only Calories that matter for weight loss and gain. Unless you're overweight (~>15%) you should generally try to lose weight on the most Calories that you can, meaning you should eat 2200 instead of 1800. And one more point, if eating whatever you want doesn't sit right with you, then don't do it.
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06-01-2013, 03:56 AM #5997
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For me its all about being convenient. My fasting window may lie anywhere between 12-20 hours. But in general I always try and get at least 16 hours on average and workout fasted. Don't over-complicate it, the best feeding window is something you can build around your work/school schedule.
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