Tuesday, September 11, 2012

INTERMITTENT FASTING + INSANITY HERE I COME...DAY 1

........Iv decided to convert the fasting blog into an intermittent fasting blog.I think i went as far as i could go on less than 300cals a day.I do intend on making another attempt some other time, but at this point i have decided that intermittent fasting is the way to go.....for those that dont understand what intermittent fasting is, i will explain......Intermittent fasting is an effective tool for getting you shredded by ripping stored fat off your body...basically, in a 24hr split, you get an eating window of say, 4 hours, where you get all your calories in and then fast for 20hrs....The rationale is that during the 20hr fast, you body will be pulling energy from your fat stores as opposed to round the clock eating where the body simply burns the food eaten for energy.....Intermittent fasting is NOT  a diet.It doesn't prescribe WHAT to eat, simply WHEN to eat.The shorter the eating window, the faster the results.....you can aim for varying results based on your use of intermittent fasting.If your aim is to gain muscle while staying lean, and you are bulking (taking in an excess of calories so as to build muscle), you can still use your 6-4 hours eating window to take in all your calories which will enable you to build muscle while stripping fat off your body during your fasting phase....if your aim is to loose fat, (which is what im doing)...you should keep your eating window smaller for faster results, and ofcourse maintain a caloric deficit...keeping a small eating window works wonders for you since you can only get so many calories in, in say, 3 hours, which will definitely put you at a caloric deficit.....im doing a a 24 hour fast with a one hour eating window....i fast from 9pm until 9pm the next day then eat my meal between 9pm and 10pm.i get in about 1300cals in my meal, which includes lots of lean protein, some slow digesting carbs and some fast digesting carbs like rice...this keeps me full, while maintaining a caloric deficit of 700cals...(i require about 2000cals a day to maintain my current weight)......the primary reason why i suspended my 30 day fast is because i couldnt work out on less than 300 cals a day. with intermittent fasting i can incorporate my INSANITY workouts to my fast for faster results......I think that iv stumbled on the perfect formula for getting shredded....yesterday was day one of my intermittent fast but today is the official start of my intermittent fasting + insanity combo....i will be flowing the complete 60 day insanity programme from day one.TODAY is my first FIT TEST. i will post my results after my workout so as to track my progress during the course of the 60 days......LETS DO THIS!!  

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  2. Hey could you comment on if this worked and the results? Thanks

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