Wait? You telling me you don't eat for 9 hours? No shake at least? That must be tough. How's that going for you? How are you getting all your macros in? Must be a huge meal at 4.
I've been intermittent fasting on and off for ~10years now, before I even knew what to call it. It's just the eating style that makes the most sense to me. I take some BCAAs throughout the day, but not eating until 4 isn't really that hard, considering the awesome feasts I get to come home to every night.
For example, last night I ate:
- 1lb of beer-ass chicken with 8oz roasted potato and veggies
- 1lb of Mahi-mahi split up into 3 tacos with low-carb tortillas and chipotle coleslaw
- A 100g Pro shake with liquid egg whites, greek yogurt, strawberries, raw honey, chia, and pepto-pro
- ~70g Cho from Coconut flour/oatmeal raisin 'cookies'
that's not included peri-workout nutrition, which provides a lot of aminos and some carbs too.