intermittent fasting for a bulk?

[hugry4more]

Anyone done this or kno if it's been done with as much or better success than the typical 6 meals a day. Kinda wanna try it out but that would mean eating 4000 Cal within something like a 6hr window in 2-3 sittings. I don't have lots of knowledge on the lean gains fasting stuff. Any one feel like helping a bro out?

[Celorza]

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[mkretz]

theres no reasn y it woudlnt work.....u jsut better be ready for some epic meals :-) right now im doing it with 2 meals 3600 cals, 1980 one meal (fast break) and one 1620

[hugry4more]

So is there really a proven benefit to the fasting. Will I really stay leaner?

[Celorza]

All evidence proves to do so , But i would suggest a bit of a bigger fast...18-20 hours , so autophagy can occur ! Good luck!

[XGabrielEdgeX]

It's an amazing method to say the least. Love to train fasted & what's better than knowing after this workout your about to have a big meal. It's more like a reward. Lol

[hugry4more]

Is training fasted part of the lean gains plan? I was planning on eat round 1800 Cal at 1 pm and 2200 at 6000 n I normally workout any time from 10pm-1pm? Does this work IR us there a better way to set it up?

[mkretz]

ur pre workt meal shoudl only be about 20-25% of daily calories imo

[Frank Reynolds]

ur pre workt meal shoudl only be about 20-25% of daily calories imo

theres no reasn y it woudlnt work.....u jsut better be ready for some epic meals :-) right now im doing it with 2 meals 3600 cals, 1980 one meal (fast break) and one 1620

Why are you recommending him something, but you aren't even doing it yourself..LOL

IMO if you are doing two meals, having them slightly closer together in size.

When bulking I like to have a morning shake. At about the 12hr fasted mark.

[mkretz]

i have done a preworkout meal before thats y i recommnede that......right now i do 2 meals out of conveiniece, post w/o fast break 55% calories (recommended onlean gains site) and the rest before bed....

[Resolve]

I bulked from 242 to 280 with IF. It works fine.

[hugry4more]

I bulked from 242 to 280 with IF. It works fine.

Was it worth it? Meaning did u notice any difference

[Borispili]

IMO intermitten fasting is some ****ing dumb ****, especially cuse you have dumb bitches saying **** like this

But i would suggest a bit of a bigger fast...18-20 hours , so autophagy can occur

why the **** would u want to go into autophagy the point of a bulk is to put on muscle and obviously a little bit of fat its not possible to do a "lean bulk", and the second reason you bulk, even if its clean, is so you can have boss energy in the gym and lift bigger so if ur fasting ur gonna have **** energy, unless you dumbass intermitten fasters workout after eating one of your 3,000 cal meals, which would probably result in a ****ty bloated workout

[Gutterpump]

yeah I never understood why people want to do IF for an all out bulk.... or why they'd train fasted during a bulk. You're cutting yourself short on gains in strength and size.

IF is by definition, a lean gains diet, AKA recomp.. If you plan an all out BULK, and maximize gains in both strength and size... IF is not the way

[Frank Reynolds]

yeah I never understood why people want to do IF for an all out bulk.... or why they'd train fasted during a bulk. You're cutting yourself short on gains in strength and size.

IF is by definition, a lean gains diet, AKA recomp.. If you plan an all out BULK, and maximize gains in both strength and size... IF is not the way

1. You don't have to train fasted on IF.
2.IF isn't by definition a "lean gains diet" LG is only one style, not all IF, and even then only when using 20/-20 calorie cycle is it geared towards recomp. You can use it for dieting, or bulking. It comes down to calories.

It may be hard for some people with high caloric requirements to get down all their food in that short of a window. That could pose a problem.

However I do feel you have a point with if wanting to maximize size gains there is probably better options.

I still follow my same IF diet however I add a small morning feeding, making my fast closer to 12hrs when I am bulking. It has been working well.

[Gutterpump]

I hear ya. It's definitely a new approach for me as well, and I'm still learning about it. I don't think I'd ever use it except to recomp though, it seems optimal for that.

I can't train fasted when aiming for max strength in the gym. I'd just feel depleted and empty, neeeeed that protein and carb meal before hand. I powerlift, so it just doesn't make sense for me, but since I train in the evening, it would be easy to have a bite before and then just have the feast post-workout.

[Frank Reynolds]

I hear ya. It's definitely a new approach for me as well, and I'm still learning about it. I don't think I'd ever use it except to recomp though, it seems optimal for that.

I can't train fasted when aiming for max strength in the gym. I'd just feel depleted and empty, neeeeed that protein and carb meal before hand. I powerlift, so it just doesn't make sense for me, but since I train in the evening, it would be easy to have a bite before and then just have the feast post-workout.

Fwiw I'm the complete opposite. I train better fasted and also train like a pl(these days).

Just gotta do what works best for you.

Just about every pr I've ever hit I've done fasted.

I typically don't train fasted anymore as I train at night now but really enjoyed when I did.

Ps. Clear your pm box real quick.

[Resolve]

Was it worth it? Meaning did u notice any difference

In what way? I was the strongest and biggest I've been in my life.

IMO intermitten fasting is some ****ing dumb ****, especially cuse you have dumb bitches saying **** like this why the **** would u want to go into autophagy the point of a bulk is to put on muscle and obviously a little bit of fat its not possible to do a "lean bulk", and the second reason you bulk, even if its clean, is so you can have boss energy in the gym and lift bigger so if ur fasting ur gonna have **** energy, unless you dumbass intermitten fasters workout after eating one of your 3,000 cal meals, which would probably result in a ****ty bloated workout

Yes, you support your viewpoint so eloquently and provide excellent evidence for it.

yeah I never understood why people want to do IF for an all out bulk.... or why they'd train fasted during a bulk. You're cutting yourself short on gains in strength and size.

IF is by definition, a lean gains diet, AKA recomp.. If you plan an all out BULK, and maximize gains in both strength and size... IF is not the way

Citation needed

[Frank Reynolds]

IMO intermitten fasting is some ****ing dumb ****, especially cuse you have dumb bitches saying **** like this why the **** would u want to go into autophagy the point of a bulk is to put on muscle and obviously a little bit of fat its not possible to do a "lean bulk", and the second reason you bulk, even if its clean, is so you can have boss energy in the gym and lift bigger so if ur fasting ur gonna have **** energy, unless you dumbass intermitten fasters workout after eating one of your 3,000 cal meals, which would probably result in a ****ty bloated workout

Listen to this guy. At 145, he clearly has bulking mastered...LOL

[Celorza]

Listen to this guy. At 145, he clearly has bulking mastered...LOL

Yeah...he clearly knows what autophagy means , and has read everything about IF and knows that you dont need to train fasted...Wow, question , did someone hang a sign on this forums entrance that reads "Aliterate clowns allowed, just curse and swear a lot , without the humility to learn and actually do some research before opening your pie hole!"