How often is fasting necessary

Michael McElroy · 06-13-2007, 09:25 AM

I'm wanting to get from 12% to about 8% body fat and really want to try fasting. How often is it necessary to fast to see results. Do you have to do it every day or is once every 3 or 4 days enough? thanks

Kellee Rassau · 06-13-2007, 09:40 AM

Never? It seems you would lose muscle mass if you fast as opposed to fat. Just my Wild A** Scientific Guess, and .02 cents. I wouldn't advise it. Not sure what The Zone says about these things, though.

Tom C Lopez · 06-13-2007, 10:17 AM

intermittently :bleh0000:

seriously.. every 3 or 4 days would probably do you some good, do a search of the board for loads more info..

Charlie Jackson · 06-13-2007, 02:36 PM

Fasting on this board means to skip a meal or two. It's not what most people would refer to as fasting which generally means going several days without food.

Kevin McKay · 06-13-2007, 03:15 PM

I have seen positive results only eating during a 4-6 hr window everyday during a 6 month period

Results
positive inpact on hdl/ldl/tryglycerides
better mood/concentration = blood sugar
Was able to put on muscle mass
hunger was reduced substantially

Michael McElroy · 06-13-2007, 03:38 PM

I realize fasting here on this boards means skipping a couple meals and that's what i was referring to. Say for instance i do 4 days 1 off training. So i was think i would do a 18 to 20 hr. fast on my rest day. Would that be beneficial?

Jason Steele · 06-13-2007, 04:28 PM

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Use the search engine, people with far more expertise than me have answered this question in great detail.

Steve Liberati · 06-13-2007, 05:17 PM

Try a random day or two and adjust as necessary from there. I started doing 2 days of IF and now I'm doing it EOD. Been doing this for the last several months with good results across the board.

Ian Holmes · 06-14-2007, 04:17 PM

Do you sleep every night? I would say the daily 8-10 hour fast would be enough.

Greg Everett · 06-14-2007, 04:33 PM

intermittent fasting appears to work well even in small doses, i.e. less than every day, although of course not as well as if it's done more consistently long term. if you're talking about the compressed window version (limiting eating to 5-6 hrs/day), even 1 day/week should have benefits, although not dramatic enough to compensate for any flaws in your nutrition.

bottom line is that there should be a progression for nutrition like training and there are steps that must be taken before others. something along the lines of: quantity > quality > details like IF. in other words, don't bother trying to get too jiggy unless you have all your other bases covered and covered well.

tons of IF info on the IF forum (WFS):
http://www.performancemenu.com/forum...isplay.php?f=4

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06-13-2007, 09:25 AM	#1
Michael McElroy Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Madison MS Posts: 119	I'm wanting to get from 12% to about 8% body fat and really want to try fasting. How often is it necessary to fast to see results. Do you have to do it every day or is once every 3 or 4 days enough? thanks

06-13-2007, 09:40 AM	#2
Kellee Rassau Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Treasure Valley Idaho Posts: 59	Never? It seems you would lose muscle mass if you fast as opposed to fat. Just my Wild A** Scientific Guess, and .02 cents. I wouldn't advise it. Not sure what The Zone says about these things, though.

06-13-2007, 10:17 AM	#3
Tom C Lopez Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bristol south west Posts: 68	intermittently :bleh0000: seriously.. every 3 or 4 days would probably do you some good, do a search of the board for loads more info..

06-13-2007, 02:36 PM	#4
Charlie Jackson Banned Profile: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Santa Carlos New Mexico Posts: 204	Fasting on this board means to skip a meal or two. It's not what most people would refer to as fasting which generally means going several days without food.

06-13-2007, 03:15 PM	#5
Kevin McKay Member Profile: Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: albany ca Posts: 1,110	I have seen positive results only eating during a 4-6 hr window everyday during a 6 month period Results positive inpact on hdl/ldl/tryglycerides better mood/concentration = blood sugar Was able to put on muscle mass hunger was reduced substantially

06-13-2007, 03:38 PM	#6
Michael McElroy Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Madison MS Posts: 119	I realize fasting here on this boards means skipping a couple meals and that's what i was referring to. Say for instance i do 4 days 1 off training. So i was think i would do a 18 to 20 hr. fast on my rest day. Would that be beneficial?

06-13-2007, 04:28 PM	#7
Jason Steele Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Radford VA Posts: 335	Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Use the search engine, people with far more expertise than me have answered this question in great detail.

06-13-2007, 05:17 PM	#8
Steve Liberati Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pennsville NJ Posts: 1,242	Try a random day or two and adjust as necessary from there. I started doing 2 days of IF and now I'm doing it EOD. Been doing this for the last several months with good results across the board.

06-14-2007, 04:17 PM	#9
Ian Holmes Member Profile: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Montreal Quebec Posts: 496	Do you sleep every night? I would say the daily 8-10 hour fast would be enough.

06-14-2007, 04:33 PM	#10
Greg Everett Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sunnyvale CA Posts: 1,066	intermittent fasting appears to work well even in small doses, i.e. less than every day, although of course not as well as if it's done more consistently long term. if you're talking about the compressed window version (limiting eating to 5-6 hrs/day), even 1 day/week should have benefits, although not dramatic enough to compensate for any flaws in your nutrition. bottom line is that there should be a progression for nutrition like training and there are steps that must be taken before others. something along the lines of: quantity > quality > details like IF. in other words, don't bother trying to get too jiggy unless you have all your other bases covered and covered well. tons of IF info on the IF forum (WFS): http://www.performancemenu.com/forum...isplay.php?f=4