How does I.F not cause muscle loss? reps for legit transformations/success

[Xx7]

trying to hit single digits here before april and im gettin close..Been on the fence about this lately..can someone explain how its not bad for your muscles, starving them for 16 straight hours? preferrably without all the science..

[MyronLatsBrah]

You don't go into "starvation" mode until after 3 solid days of 0 food.

Your metabolism does NOT slow down.

Your can hit all of your macros in 1 meal if you want, there's no difference than if u were to eat 8 meals.

[Xx7]

but still..having no calories to burn those 16 hours..what does your body resort to? just bodyfat? ehh...so many guys on here have said they lost alot of muscle because of this....

[Hardcore_D00d]

right after u workout u are in anabolic mode and then u binge eat and then the nutrients in the food u eat goes straight to ur muscles

[HelpfulBrah]

You don't go into "starvation" mode until after 3 solid days of 0 food.

Your metabolism does NOT slow down.

Your can hit all of your macros in 1 meal if you want, there's no difference than if u were to eat 8 meals.

you gunna get raped. srs added to sig I rep helpful brahs on site

[ProfVanhellsing]

right after u workout u are in anabolic mode and then u binge eat and then the nutrients in the food u eat goes straight to ur muscles

So when you don't binge eat and eat regularly, the food doesn't go to your muscles but to fat?

I don't get why IF works and how eating all the calories in one sitting is better than spreading them out in the day? I always heard calories in, calories out.

[f20cFTW]

Brah think about it. Humans started out by feasting and fasting and the first humans had crazy strength. Get a big kill, feast until it's gone, then starve and repeat. IF just mimics this. It really is ideal for cutting and bulking it keeps you lean. The metabolism is stoked and is fast as fark during the feeding period due to your body needing the nutrients and then receiving them so quickly all at once. You can see progress almost daily cutting with IF its amazing. Always wake up shredded.

[Xx7]

see^^ chits confusing/possible broscience?...---____---

[mangravy]

so meal timing really isnt important then? ie you dont haev to eat every 2 hours etc. etc.

[ProfVanhellsing]

I guess I'll try it. If I wake up around 6:30 am every day and work out around 2-3 pm then when should I eat my big meal? And is it just 1 meal a day with protein shakes before my work out?

edit: also, when do you eat if you don't work out that day?

[dweeegs]

so meal timing really isnt important then? ie you dont haev to eat every 2 hours etc. etc.

not at all. my opinion is that concern about macros > concern about timing

[InSaiyan]

see^^ chits confusing/possible broscience?...---____---

agreed brah. i am skeptical but am so tempted to try it.

[obviousboy]

but still..having no calories to burn those 16 hours..what does your body resort to? just bodyfat? ehh...so many guys on here have said they lost alot of muscle because of this....

no calories??? how long do you think it takes your body to break down a piece of steak?

misc = 2 hours
science = 10+

[TheAdlerian]

trying to hit single digits here before april and im gettin close..Been on the fence about this lately..can someone explain how its not bad for your muscles, starving them for 16 straight hours? preferrably without all the science..

You're eating a lot of calories over several hours. Your body has that food packed into your stomach and intestines and it doesn't digest in an hour but after many hours. So, while you aren't eating with your mouth, your body keeps eating through your intestines, and body fat when finally hungry.

[D3th 2 Aw3]

so meal timing really isnt important then? ie you dont haev to eat every 2 hours etc. etc.

Broscience

[f20cFTW]

so meal timing really isnt important then? ie you dont haev to eat every 2 hours etc. etc.

Its not that meal timing doesn't exist

Its that the best meal timing for natty bb'ing IS in fact IF

Srs


Come at me

[Iam12whatisthis]

How do you brahs do it? I get so hungry after a few hours let alone a longer extended period of time.

[Skunk]

Read up, OP:

http://www.leangains.com/

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=3587831

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=131542323

[Valhalla8]

Brah think about it. Humans started out by feasting and fasting and the first humans had crazy strength. Get a big kill, feast until it's gone, then starve and repeat. IF just mimics this. It really is ideal for cutting and bulking it keeps you lean. The metabolism is stoked and is fast as fark during the feeding period due to your body needing the nutrients and then receiving them so quickly all at once. You can see progress almost daily cutting with IF its amazing. Always wake up shredded.

I think you're just making this up? How do you know the first humans had crazy strength, humans are much bigger now than they used to be. And the guy who advocates IF specifically says that the metabolism doesn't get "stoked," that it doesnt speed up or slow down.

In for more responses though, I have been wondering the same thing. Maybe it's the huge amounts of protein he recommends that keeps you lean? I don't understand why not eating would encourage fat burning over muscle.

[RiK]

Brah think about it. Humans started out by feasting and fasting and the first humans had crazy strength. Get a big kill, feast until it's gone, then starve and repeat. IF just mimics this. It really is ideal for cutting and bulking it keeps you lean. The metabolism is stoked and is fast as fark during the feeding period due to your body needing the nutrients and then receiving them so quickly all at once. You can see progress almost daily cutting with IF its amazing. Always wake up shredded.

man so much poor knowledge on here these days. You wake up shredded because of lack of water retention dummy. It happens to everyone.

[Shredded-Wolf]

How do you brahs do it? I get so hungry after a few hours let alone a longer extended period of time.

Get used to it

Just like eating 6 meals a day, you just get used to it.

[DirtGoose]

As long as you hit your macros every day, meal timing is irrelevant. IF isn't any better than 6meals a day in terms of fat loss, but you may find it easier to stick to if you like eating larger meals. That's why I do it. The best plan is the one you stick to. Everyone here obsesses too much over insignificant details.

Consistency is the key.

[rapxiii]

i bulk on IF does it count?

[nzgs]

right after u workout u are in anabolic mode and then u binge eat and then the nutrients in the food u eat goes straight to ur muscles

Training is catabolic. I can tell this thread is going to a smorgasbord of broscience and misinformation.

For the benefit of gullible miscers, that dude from the leangains site is a juicer. Some of the stuff he claims is true but a lot of his plan is a load of junk.

[Big Slim DaDDy]

I don't know much about this diet but, I think your body takes days to fully digest food/nutrients and things like protein stay in your blood stream for a while. But I'm not a scientist. I'm just a sciencer.

[Iam12whatisthis]

Get used to it

Just like eating 6 meals a day, you just get used to it.

Is getting a headache and feelings of weakness normal? I can't lift **** on an empty stomach.

[HelpfulBrah]

As long as you hit your macros every day, meal timing is irrelevant. IF isn't any better than 6meals a day in terms of fat loss, but you may find it easier to stick to if you like eating larger meals. That's why I do it. The best plan is the one you stick to. Everyone here obsesses too much over insignificant details.

Consistency is the key.

Quoted for Truth.

[Valhalla8]

Is getting a headache and feelings of weakness normal? I can't lift **** on an empty stomach.

Then eat before you lift, that's not against the rules.

[Blakliffy]

I was doing IF to lose fat before I knew what IF was... Interdasting...

[chickeneater]

I don't have the most inspiring avatar, but I can say I'm 18 pounds down from it using purely IF. I expect to post shredded pics this summer. Or on my 40th in the fall. It constantly gets easier and more of a lifestyle every week.

I had to use sugar in my coffee for a month or more at first to ward off the headaches that I would get from fasting till noon all the time. Then I did'nt need any. If I'm busy, I find I go till 1-2pm with no food with no problem.

Today I actually worried if I was going to be able to woof down another 1900 calories and 100g of protein before bedtime. (after my 1000k meal at 2pm) Let me tell you about the joy of pounding an enormous bowl of cereal (had to use a mixing bowl) that included fruitloops, real milk and a huge beef taco. With a half pound of ground beef, half cup of cheese, 4 tablespoons of real sour cream at eight o'clock at night. Feelsgoodman.