So it looks like a lot of people in the workout/training discussion have been doing Intermittent Fasting, including the big guys like Penner2k (who did it to prove somebody it wouldn't work, but it did work!)
Since it's worked well for me and others, thought it would be good to have a thread to discuss it and for any others who may be interested in learning more about it and trying it out.
Would be great to hear your experiences with IF, your feeding schedule, macronutrient targets, etc.
Some basics...
What it is:
The basic idea of Intermittent Fasting is scheduling your calorie intake to a limited amount of time in the day, ideally when you are most metabolically active. More advanced body recomp programs feature IF aspects but also carb and calorie cycling.
What it does:
The goal of this is to cut fat but at the same time maintain/gain muscle, to 'recompose' your body. You can vary the caloric intake and macro-nutrient ratios to cater it more to weight/fat loss or weight/muscle gain.
A few resources
#1. Martin Berkhan's Leangains Guide:
This is a great starting point for people looking to get into IF. What I really like about his philosophy is that it is not super strict with limiting the types of food you eat; timing is more important. This makes it easier to stick with vs. strict dieting, and so more effective and easier to maintain in the long run.
The Leangains Guide | Intermittent fasting diet for fat loss, muscle gain and health
http://doubleyourgains.com/musclebui...oach_Final.pdf
#2. Lyle Macdonald's Body Recomposition Ultimate Diet 2.0
This is a much more hardcore program compared to Leangains featuring much stricter macros, and designed for those with low BF% wanting to get to extreme single digits. It features intermittent fasting plus carb cycling and re-feeds. Example of calorie/carb cycling: huge calorie deficit on 4 days (~1400 cals, low carb high fat), one huge calorie re-feed (~5,000 cals, high carb low fat), and two maintenance days (2000 cals, moderate carb/fat) He also has a few less hardcore programs as well.
The Ultimate Diet 2.0 by Lyle McDonald | BodyRecomposition - The Home of Lyle McDonald
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