What is /fast/? Fast is a thread for the discussion of intermittent fasting, fasting, water fasting, and fat fasting While fasting alone is fantastic for your health, Consider doing a ketogenic in addition to become god mode
Only did an 30minutes on bike and push ups and kettlebell swings once to know how I will feel without carbs. Want to do cardio and weights 3 times a week starting now
Logan Sanders
It depends on the person, it can slow down then speed up randomly
Henry Anderson
ADF with one big keto meal on feasting days here
Jacob Nguyen
im currenty doing IF 16/8 and cutting. Should I start doing fasted days or not ?
Xavier Torres
first timer here How many days should I water fast to stay safe?
Isaiah Sanchez
until you have no longer fat to burn or you feel like you are going to pass out
Luke Campbell
TL;DR can someone give the basics?
how does your routine look like?
Juan Ross
>how does your routine look like?
1) dont eat 2) drink water only 2) something take multivitamin,salt and potassium supplement
Charles Perry
where do you get salt supplement from?
Eli Moore
Start with one day first, then progressively do more. Don't bother trying to do 10 days as a first timer, you'll be miserable and won't make it
Jonathan Gonzalez
I CLOSE MY EYES AND SEIZE IT I CLENCH MY FISTS AND BEAT IT I LIGHT MY TORCH AND BURN IT I AM THE BEAST I WORSHIP
Nathaniel Johnson
I aleady did 1 day fast severl times for religious reasons. I also didn't drink water on them.
I'm going to do 3 days and see how it goes then.
Evan King
LIDL I think. Lliterally kitchen salt
Angel Taylor
>tfw fasting to achieve white MC Ride mode
Alexander Morris
That pic makes me happy
Andrew Stewart
Hi. I'd love to get into a fast. Just finished watching some of the videos in the OP and I have some questions: For a skinny fat 73kg/6'1" dude who is looking to get fit and lean what is the best course of action? I'm thinking of doing the "warrior" fast where I exercise and eat my high fat high protein meal in a 4 hour window, and fast for 20 hours after that. Is this fine, could it be done better? The exercises are mostly gravity training/no equipment + two 4kg dumbbells
Kayden Nguyen
>religious reasons kek not starving coz of poverty
Eli Green
I'm doing 16/8 fast and losing around 0.2 kg a day. Do it if you still want to eat something every day.
Liam Turner
why are pepe and feels guy always enemies
Luis Morales
twink mode with a lil love handle will fasting help or make me an african child
Gavin Hernandez
>started lean gains 16/8 >Eat like a fuck during window, everything I see, usually 3k over 3 meals >All lifts stall, do goes up slightly >Losing body fat
Wtf I want to bulk.
Asher King
Then don't fast.
Austin Hughes
I just started my water fast today, will taking preworkout affect my fast?
Kevin Howard
>do goes up slightly
what
are they 0 calories?
Logan Phillips
Yes, but they have caffeine and I'm trying to quit coffee because of high cortisol levels
Brayden Diaz
It's convenient and I like the energy. I'm just worried I'm gonna lose too much weight. I'm already having huge servings of carbs and fat and enough protein every meal Dl*
Nathan Harris
I ran into an issue when finishing my water fast.
When I broke the fast anything I ate gave a burning and uncomfortable sensation down my throat and a little on my tongue.
Is this normal? Is there specific things I should avoid when breaking the fast?
Christian Ward
Need to build muscle. Fast first if you want, but then eat protein and lift or do bodyweight stuff for hypertrophy to avoid starving child look
Elijah Flores
How long was the fast? The longer the fast the more you need to be careful about refeeding. Research refeeding after a fast and start with small amounts of mild, non acidic, non spicy food, gradually working back to normal amounts and variety
Cameron Russell
what did you eat?
Adrian Johnson
Will I still get the benefits of fasting if I have one protein shake a day? Just one scoop of Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard mixed with water, about 130 calories and 1.8g of carbs.
Ethan Reyes
If your goal is getting into ketosis then it might mess you up. If your trying to cut then fast all the way with no calories
Landon Smith
Why would it mess up my ketosis if I'm only consuming 1.8g of carbs? I thought you could go up to like 20g of carbs and still go into ketosis.
Carter Wood
Are you water fasting?
Ryan Sanders
>feels guy you have to go back
Eli James
I'm currently only drinking water, rooibos tea and the one protein shake after cardio. Is the one scoop bad enough to fuck up all my effort?
Jaxson Parker
he is literally called feels guy or wojak you go back
Ian Martinez
I'm 22 hours into my fast
Should I push for 24?
It's so easy I'm not even hungry at all
Dominic Fisher
Just keep going until you feel hungry. At that point keep going till you don't feel hungry. Then stop when you start feeling hungry again.
William Brooks
As long as you are lifting and burning more calories then you put in, you should be all right.
Jonathan Cook
Ok thanks user.
Cooper Lopez
I'm doing AFD and looking to lose 20lb by december, I'm 5'11 192lb about 20%. I'm starting greyskull lp and have been doing bodyweight suff and running 5miles 2 times a week and running 3 miles 3 times a week. Is losing 20lbs by December a realistic goal, or could I lose even more by then?
Wyatt Morris
No, he's right, you have to go back
Asher Flores
>people think 16/8 is "fasting" Come on, just skipping breakfast is not magical and won't make you reap any benefits of real fasting. I do 20/4 IF for convenience and I can cut or bulk on it as I need, skipping meals is not magical and the caloric balance matters more. Try fasting for 24 (which is not hard at all) to 72 hours sometimes. If you find it difficult, stay on a reduced feeding window IF schedule for some time until you get used to it.
On topic question: do any of you actually lift during prolonged water fasts? Is it stupid or of any use at all? I'm planning 7 days long fasts sometimes but I don't know if I should lift.
Actually no, don't take protein shakes. Calories trigger a hormonal response that will make your "fast" not go as intended and you will just feel like shit. That is like an extreme regular cut, not like a fast.
Adrian Rogers
>10 hours into fast >Getting a cold
Fuck sake that timing, its my first fast over 24 hours, should I stop until I am better?
Camden Gray
I always lift on prolonged fasts, keep those muscles engaged, but dont expect new PRs
Ryan Robinson
Its just a cold user you wont die Eating actually makes you more sick contrary to popular belief
Matthew Diaz
Bump, would like an answer as well
Isaiah Butler
Yes
Anthony Davis
Depends on if you're willing to change your non-fasting days to 16:8 or 20:4, I'm doing OMAD with a 2day every other week on keto and have lost 40 pounds so far
Leo Foster
I WILL NOT FUCKING BREAK. EATING FOOD IS FOR FAGS
Aiden Lewis
Close to four days now fasted. Already lost 5 kilos, half of that probably water and shit. Looking at results people have had on their long term water fasts, 0.5 kilos/day seems attainable.
Jonathan Carter
>a tdee 3500cal/day Just how big are you, aoon?
Joseph Green
are there any other pictures in existence of stefan smiling or is this the only one?
Jaxon Fisher
193cm/100kg, went from 105 to 100. I go to the gym and take a walk every other day but I'm not sure my tdee is that high.
look at this post That guy is losing more than half a kilo a day and he is smaller than me.
Jeremiah Robinson
>can never be too thin
Carter Perez
>14 days
It was okay.
Kayden Edwards
>5x5 meme lifts here Stats: >5'4" manlet >143 lbs >lmao1pl8 squats Been lifting for 4 months, and I'd like to go from 18~% to 14~%. Is fasting the way to go?
Ethan White
Any water fasters deal with nausea? I fasted for a week straight 4 weeks back and I had severe nausea and fatigue. The only reason I stopped was because school was starting and i didn't want to miss any on the first week. I took multivitamins and walked about 4 miles a day. I have a bmi of 40 if that means anything. Maybe I need potassium and magnesium supplements or to just wait it out? I was starting to feel a little better at the end. Wish I didn't pull the plug, I was actually enjoying it. The no food was easy for me, it was just that sickness and tiredness that fucked me up. I'm thinking about starting again.
Luke Jenkins
So let me get this straight.
You pick a period of time to eat a certain amount of calories and you set your diet, and a period to fast.
E.G fast 20 hours, eat 4 hours.
So to get a schedule for working out on the gym, the workout preferably should be after the eating schedule, right? Also, the nutrients, supplements should be taken during the eating period right? 'Cause like, if you take them with an empty stomach you might upset it, cause nause etc.
Jace Flores
If I do 5x5 and a 23:1 fast will I lose too much muscle or will I be ok?
Dominic Cooper
You won't lose muscle because your body is going to take protein from your brain for it.
Andrew Lopez
Were you definitely drinking enough water? Were you taking in salt too?
Justin Sullivan
How do people do IF/Fasting when they are routinely getting laid? I find my performance is severely diminished if I do any sort of serious fasting routine. It was okay when I was plowing through random Tinder sluts, but I'm in a serious LTR with a pretty high value girl and don't want to give away any of my power.
Anyone having sex and also successfully fasting?
Juan Parker
Does having sex once a week counts? If so... you just need to work on your stamina senpai. Not having trouble myself on that department.
Henry Sullivan
this would be fine for prolonged fast?
Eli Kelly
I read a few studies and articles about prolonged fasting and, from what I've gathered, there is some muscle loss if the time is long enough. I don't lift and I want to lose weight before I start. I'm not overweight perse, but I do have a substantial amount of fat on me that I'd like to get rid of.
Realistically speaking, if I fasted for two weeks, would any muscle loss be substantial, or would it be negligible?
Colton Lopez
Last week was a bust, with busy schedule and wedding on the weekend (which served ice cream the entire time) and I only lost like 1-2 pounds. I've been good with OMAD the past month, but for my penance I'm just having a shake and Greek yogurt as my only intake all week. ~700 calories, a decent portion of that protein.
In brighter news I finally got belay certified at the climbing gym
Leo Williams
If you don't lift, or have a background in it, a lot of the beginner gains are more your nervous system getting better, not you gaining more muscle. Lifting also burns calories and setting up the habit of going to the gym would be a great thing now, too.
It's never a bad idea to lift
Ayden Scott
No I drank only water and took men's daily multivitamins. I wasn't aware of salt intake and all the magnesium and potassium.
Cooper Ortiz
Heartburn/gastric reflux? Avoid spicy/greasy/caffinated foods and alcohol and cigarettes Dont overdo it on the indigestion remedies because you can get acid rebound. However for one off treatment best looking for a raft forming(look for sodium alginate on label if unsure) antacid liquid at the store which should stop stomach contents refluxing up and irritation your throat Wouldnt bother with proton pump inhibitors or H2 receptor blockers unless a long term problem in which case you should see your GP.
t.pharmacy student
Isaac Nguyen
Not him but also a first-timer. How often should I be fasting?
Adam Foster
Your HGH will spike at least 300% and your protein req will be lower because of the 4-5 hours of autophagy, just workout an hour before the meal
David Ortiz
300% during mere 23h fast? Bullshit
Brayden Phillips
I've heard (what I assume is broscience) that if you fast too often your body gets used to getting less calories and as a result metabolism slows down. Is there any validity to this statement, and if so what is the ideal fasting length and frequency?
Christopher Clark
Actually when you fast your metabolism SPEEDS UP
Source: OP link
Ethan Cook
I can feel the flu coming on, going to skip my meal today and see how I fare, since allegedly fasting can improve a body's recovery ability in regards to sickness. Will report back tomorrow.
I did finally get back to working out yesterday from my injury break though, very little DOMS, which was corroborated by a recent high intensity health interview
however I drank too much coffee and white tea and may have limited my growth potential
Brayden Jenkins
Did you even read the OP and get a complete understanding of the metabolic processes and changes brought about by fasting?
Xavier Stewart
L-THEANINE? Anyone else take ti with your coffee? Wondering since its an amino acid if it will interrupt autophagy while fasting? I think not but was wondering if anyone could answer.
Bentley Ward
32 hours into a fast, originally started fasting because I needed to get bloodwork done but decided to just see how far I can go.
Is salt the only supplement I need? I also have some potassium supps because I don't get enough in my regular diet. How do you guys adjust your workouts? Volume reduction or what? For some reason I feel like I have quite a bit of energy now and want to do some cardio, would yohimbine be an issue with extended fasts?
Jason Johnson
you dont need salt unless ur fasting for like 5 days
Jordan Turner
dose salt how you need, feel out your electrolytes and potassium, some people need em on day 2, some can go a few days, rule of thumb: if you feel bad or nauseous, pink himalayan salt/electrolytes in your water, if you still feel like shit after an hour, just abort it.
Henry Torres
How to break three-week-long fast?
Dominic Young
you're doing hard workouts during your fasted state?
Jack James
a small cup of veggies 3-4x throughout the day.
also post before / after
Brody Russell
I will do that in three weeks, user. Planning to start in two days.
Jayden Thompson
see u in 2.5 days xD
i'm about 2 days into a fast, prolly gonna stop either tomorrow or thursday afternoon cuz i got a date
Nicholas Lewis
Hey, team. I forgot to eat during my feed time. What do I do?
Noah Martin
Eat.
Duh.
Levi Turner
Oh. Okay.
Sebastian Myers
>24 hour fast >sitting at work >coworker gives me a small bottle of maple syrup >think nothing of it >3 hours later, thinking about programming problem >open the little maple syrup and take a small lick >realize I broke my fast without thinking RREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. DONT PUT SNACKS ON YOUR DESK WHILE FASTING