Thread: Eat stop eat, leangains, intermitten fasting

I use intermittent fasting Monday-Friday when cutting as I find it easier to control calories in by only eating the during 5pm to 11pm window, I train at 7/8 pm

Obviously Mon-Friday Im at work so its simple to do, I dont bring any food with me and I dont bring any cash to work (Saves me money also by not buying from the office cafeteria!). I only drink Black Coffee during work hours (2 Large mugs)

By eating all my calories in the evening (total 2500), I can eat 2 large meals (one before workout and one after) in addition to my protein shakes, nuts and fruits

Saturday & Sunday, I eat when I feel like it but still within my Limits although I tend to eat closer to 3000 cals each day as I do a lot of biking throughout the week

Dont think I could ever cut using the often suggested "small and often" approach, and I also dont believe that humans are meant for a "grazing approach" of eating throughout the day but never truly feeling full

Only problem with this approach I find is that I just dont quite have the energy id like for my workouts so this week and next im going to experiment with an additional cup of coffee 30mins before working out

I dont know fully the benefits of this approach vs others, but I do know its a lot easier to control calories in this way

Intermittent fasting ala leangains is a great way to eat - controlling intake is SO MUCH EASIER.

Originally Posted by Built

Intermittent fasting ala leangains is a great way to eat - controlling intake is SO MUCH EASIER.

This is not unhealthy, at all. I don't think I understand the whole concept of this type of diet, it just seems like it would be a bit unhealthy - not too sure though.

Originally Posted by vortrit

This is not unhealthy, at all. I don't think I understand the whole concept of this type of diet, it just seems like it would be a bit unhealthy - not too sure though.

vortrit, perhaps if you outlined your concerns, we could better assess their validity. What in particular makes it seem a bit unhealthy to you?

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that he is worried about the big gap between meals and assumes that the body will be in a catabolic state. In reality however it does not

Originally Posted by Snarff

Only problem with this approach I find is that I just dont quite have the energy id like for my workouts so this week and next im going to experiment with an additional cup of coffee 30mins before working out

I dont know fully the benefits of this approach vs others, but I do know its a lot easier to control calories in this way

How long is it from your first meal until you work out? If it is within two hours then I bet thats the reason. Generally you want 2-3 hours from a meal before you go to work out. I eat @ 12 then workout @ 5, eat 2-3 meals after working out and stop eating altogether @ 8.

My first meal of the day is at around 5pm then Im in the gym for 6:30 or 7pm. Ive also decided today that im gonna ditch the 2 or 3 apples I eat in the evening and instead through a cup of oats into pre w/o shake.

could the lethargy also be attributed to the routine of cycling 4 miles to work, 8 hr office shift with only coffee, 4 miles cycle home, first meal and shake then cycling 3 miles to the gym? should i be consuming more of my calories pre gym to ensure a good work out?

You'll just have to fiddle around with it until you find a setup that works for you. I'm finding 11AM, 4PM and 9PM feedings seem to work very well for me.

Stupid Question and im embarrassed to ask it but!!! Does a protein shake count as a meal when doing intermitted fasting? When I'm doing a normal day shift I work out in the morning and have a protein shake then, my next meals aren't usually till 3pm & 8pm.

Originally Posted by beeazy

Im going to start my first cycle soon (4wks dbol, 12 weeks test) and am going to ditch this eating style for a more traditional one while ON ( basically just to make it easier to get in 4500-5000 cal a day.) However when Im OFF I figure ill slowly bring cals down to 2500-3000 and most likely wind up Back on a intermittent fasting style of eating.

Just be sure to keep your calories up during PCT and a few weeks after, or it will be harder to keep your gains. Not sure how fasting will effect gains from a AAS cycle. I know that when I come off cycle, everything changes. I have more LBM, hence more protein. I weight more, hence more calories to maintain that weight.

Originally Posted by GMO

Just be sure to keep your calories up during PCT and a few weeks after, or it will be harder to keep your gains. Not sure how fasting will effect gains from a AAS cycle. I know that when I come off cycle, everything changes. I have more LBM, hence more protein. I weight more, hence more calories to maintain that weight.

Yea I figure during pct ill go 3500-4000 and slowly drop it down to around 500 above maintenance.