Fasting for weight loss is one of the newest, most popular, and most discussed topics in the world of fitness and weight loss to date. There are many reasons for the above that we will break down in a minute. But first, I wanted to show you my personal experiences with intermittent fasting and fat loss because I think it’s really important that the guru is actually achieving the same thing that he is writing about instead of pretending that he knows what he is. doing and not going through it first hand.
My familiarity with fasting is current. For several weeks, I clearly practiced intermittent fasting in particular, as well as only including fasting days where I had no nutrition at all. Some days I just drank protein shakes because I was afraid my muscles would shrink. I understand, I’m crazy for thinking that, but it’s true.
That’s by virtue of the old “brother science” that has been talked about from gym goer to gym goer minus all the current correct evidence to back it up.
You will see that the reality is that protein synthesis is higher than normal if you are a highly trained person. However, his muscle mass will not go to waste for a twenty-four hour period without eating. Whether you’re a stoned gamer or a bodybuilder, this is an entirely different story. But we’re not talking about those athletes, so ignore that topic.
However, my practice with fasting was by all means beneficial to be honest. I felt so much cleaner, so much more energized, and I stopped feeling bloated, gassy, or that stuck feeling some humans get when they eat too much food, eat throughout the day, or eat large amounts of carbs. And the great thing about it was that I was able to shed sometimes three quarters to 1 pound of fat in just 1 day of fasting due to the fact that I was doing some form of cardio during the day that I was fasting.
I guess it is really paramount for you if you want to fast and get rid of belly fat. You have to perform some form of slow, nominal, boring cardio to use up excess belly fat in the process. To do this, you must exercise at a relatively moderate to slow pace with your heart rate at or below 65 percent of your maximum heart rate. To get this number, simply take two hundred and twenty, subtract your age, and then multiply that value by sixty-five percent or less and you’ll get the predicted heart rate for your age primarily for burning belly fat for fuel.
However, this amount is not A-OK and depends on various factors such as your current fitness level, if you are currently taking any medications, your weight, muscle mass, etc.
But it’s a good place to start.
Another positive I got from intermittent fasting for weight loss was an increase in insulin sensitivity, which is really what you want when you’re trying to stay lean and build muscle. The more insulin sensitive you are, the more anabolic you are and your chances of the human body using carbohydrates efficiently instead of storing them as body fat increase.