Can intermittent fasting cause muscle loss?

[Wendal]

So I recently decided that intermittent fasting would be the best diet plan for me to burn fat. Basically I skip breakfast (since I'm usually not that hungry in the morning anyway, then have a big lunch, a protein shake and a big dinner, all between the hours of noon and 8pm). Well today was my first day doing P90X and I was reading some of the literature that came with the program and it said somewhere that those who eat a big breakfast tend to lose weight much quicker and skipping breakfast can contribute to muscle loss due to the long period of time without protein.

But then I've seen plenty of those who post here say they had great results with IF. Can someone help me out on this?

[bigdookie]

Minimum get your BCAAs in pre/intra/post and it shouldn't. At least it hasn't for me.

[feinburgrl]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain. As long as your putting stress on your muscles and have body fat then muscle lose should not be an issue.

[gbone74]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain.

Really? In what context.

[PhiSig2298]

http://www.leangains.com/2010/10/top-ten-fasting-myths-debunked.html


That article may help

[PhiSig2298]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain. As long as your putting stress on your muscles and have body fat then muscle lose should not be an issue.

How are you in the green with
Comments like this?

[NGUStaris]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain. As long as your putting stress on your muscles and have body fat then muscle lose should not be an issue.

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[Wendal]

http://www.leangains.com/2010/10/top-ten-fasting-myths-debunked.html


That article may help

Looks interesting, I'll check it out. Thanks!

[NJleanmachine]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain. As long as your putting stress on your muscles and have body fat then muscle lose should not be an issue.

Not sure who this person is, but do not listen to him.

[NotHereOrThere]

Looks interesting, I'll check it out. Thanks!

I like how you jump into IF without any knowledge about it at all> I suggest you invest a little more time in researching something you decide to try.

That above article is a place to start, but don't stop there.

[pablosandavol]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain. As long as your putting stress on your muscles and have body fat then muscle lose should not be an issue.

feinburgrl, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[Phayeser]

feinburgrl, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Lmao. Billy Madison is such a classic movie.

[TheBattalion]

feinburgrl, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[Irondiesel58]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain. As long as your putting stress on your muscles and have body fat then muscle lose should not be an issue.

WOW!!! No clue here. Your not going to gain any muscle if your diet is off. As far as muscle loss how long and what kind of daily calorie amount are we talking about. Fasting for a day or 2 no you will not. But fast for a week and you will. it's all about your body and how long. Why the fast to begin with?

[Irondiesel58]

So I recently decided that intermittent fasting would be the best diet plan for me to burn fat. Basically I skip breakfast (since I'm usually not that hungry in the morning anyway, then have a big lunch, a protein shake and a big dinner, all between the hours of noon and 8pm). Well today was my first day doing P90X and I was reading some of the literature that came with the program and it said somewhere that those who eat a big breakfast tend to lose weight much quicker and skipping breakfast can contribute to muscle loss due to the long period of time without protein.

But then I've seen plenty of those who post here say they had great results with IF. Can someone help me out on this?

Wendal your first meal starts your metabolism. Cardio raises it for not just the workout but stays up and slowly lowers through out the day. Lets say about 6 hours after your cardio workout. P90X has good workouts and you should follow the diet too. Do the math. In that they tell you how to caculate your daily calories and how to adjust them for what you want to do. Lose weight gain muscle. And it works for everybody. You can trust me cause I lost over 200 lbs this passed year on P90X. My fourm name is the same on P90X. Link up with me and I'll help you.

[Sideburno]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain.

BS. Yes it does. Nutrition matters in muscle gain end of.

[BoneDensity91]

This is nonsense, it is never proved that fasting cause muscle loss, as long as you train enough you don't have to worry.

Read this : johnbarban.com/starving-a-word-you-should-never-use-lightly

[JOE_EDGE]

diet has very little to do with muscle gain. As long as your putting stress on your muscles and have body fat then muscle lose should not be an issue.

wut?

[noaddedhormones]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain. As long as your putting stress on your muscles and have body fat then muscle lose should not be an issue.

repped.....haha

[midcoastking33]

the misc rears its ugly head again

[kusok]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain. As long as your putting stress on your muscles and have body fat then muscle lose should not be an issue.

[jimmyk21]

worried about muscle loss but youre doing....p90x?

[DRINKLIFTER]

I don't think skipping a meal is fasting.

[coals]

This whole thread needs to be sentenced to extermination by judicious application of fire.

[winsthon8]

So much broscience in this thread.

[jimsmith9999]

You can lose muscle on IF, just like you can on any diet, but that will be caused by other factors unrelated meal frequency. In short, nothing specific to IF will make you lose muscle.

[Brayne]

So much broscience in this thread.

Shoulda' left it in 2011 then...

[LedHed]

Diet has very little to do with muscle gain. As long as your putting stress on your muscles and have body fat then muscle lose should not be an issue.

Actually, diet has a huge role in muscle gains. It's equaly as important as the workout itself. IF isn't a diet; it's an eating schedule - getting all of your daily needs into a small window of time. It works because after your eating window, when the food's nutrients have been used, the body uses your stored fat for energy.

[LedHed]

feinburgrl, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

LOL "A simple 'No' would have been alright".
*Sits down*

[th3pwn3r]

Actually, diet has a huge role in muscle gains. It's equaly as important as the workout itself. IF isn't a diet; it's an eating schedule - getting all of your daily needs into a small window of time. It works because after your eating window, when the food's nutrients have been used, the body uses your stored fat for energy.

LOL "A simple 'No' would have been alright".
*Sits down*

Dude, this thread had died last year. Let it go.