Intermittent Fasting anyone had bad results?

[j1zip]

A lot of hype lately on Intermittent Fasting. Had anyone had poor results doing this? People swear by it!

[GlutesBreh]

felt fine, no changes really. have u tried it?

[j1zip]

felt fine, no changes really. have u tried it?

No, but was thinking about it. It goes against everything I've ever been told.

[GlutesBreh]

No, but was thinking about it. It goes against everything I've ever been told.

how?

daily caloric intake is daily caloric intake.

6 small meals spaced out has been proven invalid in terms of health/gaining muscle

eating a 3000 calorie meal in one sitting is just as equivalent

[Serpentarius]

if there are bad results, there are too many calories being eaten.

Eat whenever you want

[j1zip]

how?

daily caloric intake is daily caloric intake.

6 small meals spaced out has been proven invalid in terms of health/gaining muscle

eating a 3000 calorie meal in one sitting is just as equivalent

Just heard eat every 2-3 hours too many times and that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Chit like that! I have huge mood swings when I'm hungry makes it harder to buy in to. Always trying to be open minded just looking for advise from the naysayers since I haven't heard much from them. Possibly looking into trying it in a month.

[kanis999]

Does it actually allow you to bulk with less fat gain? Are bulks still effective? That's the only reason I'd try it.

[Serpentarius]

Does it actually allow you to bulk with less fat gain? Are bulks still effective? That's the only reason I'd try it.

My own experience:
It took spreading calories out more throughout the day before i started seeing gainzzz again, i think trying to stuff 3500+ cals in a 2 hour timeframe and the body not being 100% efficient at making use of all of those calories was the issue, resulting in not eating enough calories. Main reason i wanted to eat everything all at once was to save time. I base everything off of personal experience so someone might have a better digestive system, but macros and cals have stayed the same.

Forgot to PM you back, will do so when i get home!

[wings_unhinged]

Just hunger. Lots of it.

Just my experience.

[kanis999]

My own experience:
It took spreading calories out more throughout the day before i started seeing gainzzz again, i think trying to stuff 3500+ cals in a 2 hour timeframe and the body not being 100% efficient at making use of all of those calories was the issue, resulting in not eating enough calories. Main reason i wanted to eat everything all at once was to save time. I base everything off of personal experience so someone might have a better digestive system, but macros and cals have stayed the same.

Forgot to PM you back, will do so when i get home!

Thanks, no rush buddy. I've already gotten plenty of useful information from you.

[cnh57811]

The way I see it....

6 meals per day worked for lots of people for a very long time.

1 meal per day is currently working for lots of people.

ANYTHING in between the extremes will work for anybody. It's all a matter of preference, really. I personally like a small breakfast (7am) then a small lunch (noon) and a large dinner and dessert (8pm). It's worked for the last 2 years and 90lbs. Overall calories are all that matter.

[ybsny]

The only down side for me was switching from cutting on a small feeding window (2-4 hours) to bulking on a larger feeding window (6-10 hours), which made my hunger spike too quickly. I ended up dirty bulking, but that's the only down side. My body got accustomed to eating all my calories in a short window and once I expanded the window, my hunger was not suppressible.

[colecovision215]

A lot of hype lately on Intermittent Fasting. Had anyone had poor results doing this? People swear by it!

IF has helped me shed bodyfat greatly. Have not had any bad results or heard of anyone who got bad results.

[acrawlingchaos]

Intermittent fasting is only an eating pattern. It has no distinct advantage over any other eating pattern.

[Sideburno]

I am currently intermittent fasting, I prefer it because I'm eating less I get to eat larger meals as I'm only have 2 per day. I have to say when I am on IF it seems easier but it's probably because like said above the eating pattern is better for myself.

[alexb650]

A lot of hype lately on Intermittent Fasting. Had anyone had poor results doing this? People swear by it!

There's no magic behind it. Your body gets used to eating in a smaller feeding window so that you are feeling full all the time. It has helped me greatly with suppressing my appetite on a cut. I've been cutting with IF since Nov. 1st and haven't tried it on a bulk yet but still the same principal applies.

[AllApologies]

It's simply a hunger management tool, and it provides very little fat loss (or muscle gain) differences over a normal pattern. It helps some, like me, manage their hunger a bit more easily. I also find that being in a fasted state provides me with more energy, but we're all different.

If it's working for you, then no reason to quit IF. If it's not working for you, no reason to continue IF.

[andrealazio]

Intermittent fasting is only an eating pattern. It has no distinct advantage over any other eating pattern.

This.

[buckiaj]

I've had massive success with IF and before that with 6 meals a day. The reason I stick with IF is it allows me to eat bigger meals and I have found the fasted state to bring out the best in my workouts.

But really, its about what eating pattern is easiest for you to stick to that best allows you to hit your daily caloric goal. Thats all

[superstarrky]

I have found it to be more beneficial for me just because it's more convenient.

[SilvaMan61]

As long as your calories and macros are the same your results will be the same. It's more about convenience. I love it, some people don't like it. Give it a shot for a couple weeks, you may love it as well. If you're content with what you do now though there isn't much of a need. Personal preference really.

[ThySparticus]

Hmm the only advantage I can see is that you can possibly eat a tad bit more when you're doing IF (now this isn't a lot more), considering not everything is used to its full potential in a small timeframe. Though this doesn't mean it will hurt your gains. I think it's more for those people who aren't satisfied with their current diet (mainly losing weight and having a hard time sticking to a caloric deficit).

[jmlenz]

I had terrible results --> http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post988311483

[j1zip]

Thank you everyone for your advice!

[j1zip]

I had terrible results --> http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post988311483

Joker!

[vismal]

I've been running IF for almost a year now. I love it. It's very convenient only having to cook 1 or 2 meals. It also helps a lot when cutting to rather low caloric levels. I used it when bulking at 3500-4000 calories as well. Some people can't eat that way, I have no trouble. I work night shift and have a job where it's highly unlikely I will get more than 1 break in which to eat. Also since I work 12 hour shifts 3x a week sometimes I am awake for upwards of 22 hours and other days when I "catch up" on sleep I'm only awake for like 10 hours. Sometimes I didn't even know what day to count my meal towards. Now I eat between 4-midnight and there's no confusion or BS. Notice everything I said was solely based on convince and satiety. Had I eaten the same foods over a different amount of time I am all but certain I would look almost the exactly the same as I do now. The question I ask myself is would I have been as compliant with a different meal frequency. For me personally I think the answer is no. Also, specials occasions, holidays, parties, any of those things that tend to happen during real life, IF goes out the window. Don't let your diet dictate your life!