What you guys think about this?
It is a very effective concept, key word concept.. with that being said, I think if you want to incorporate this into your dieting, I would definitely look into some one has vast knowledge and experience with this concept, if you need suggestions, I know of a great guy.
...If you are going to do the fast, do not injest anything with calories. BCAA's, although incomplete, are protein fractions nonetheless. Albeit slight, they will trigger an insulin release, countering the benefits of the fast.
BCAAs including leucine as the primary BCAA that releases insulin response is insignifigant unless in presence of carbohydrates.
If you are curious about intermittent fasting, the best thing you can do is try it and see how you feel. Black box it... if you feel and perform better, then press on.
Intermittent fasting is largely dependant on the individual. Some individuals find benefit from it, with progress to show. Others fare better with continuous feedings throughout the day. My personal opinion - not for the performance minded. With fat loss as the goal, things are a little different.
In a quick summary of an experiment conducted years ago - some subjects ate everyday, others ate every other day (1 on/1 off). On the days that the fasted subjects were allowed to eat, their total caloric intake (they were allowed to eat freely) came out to roughly match that of the daily eaters. In other words, after a week, the fasting subjects were doing well with just half the calories. Big time caloric deficit. In regards to performance, you can see how this might not fare so well however. That is just IMO however.
No avenue should go untested. Try it out - you will NOT go "catabolic" and wither if you miss meals. Your body is far more resiliant then you think!
That might be insignifigant if you're in between meals, on your normal daily routine, etc. This is a fast, where the goal is to entirely cut yourself off from all forms of calories. Even the slightest bit will off set the fast. It may be insignifigant in comparison to a meal, but its definitely a signifigant response here.
particularly on leucine, this is news to me.BCAAs, particularly Leucine, are insulinogenic.
When dealing with IF, there really isn't much that needs to be explained, fortunately. A very straight forward approach. Don't consume calories! BCAA's, although often overlooked, have calories.yeah, I had a feeling the leucine might cause insulin release but I've read varying opinions. I'd like to cut some fat while keeping as much size/strength as possible, but at this point I am really more concerned with the fat loss, as I can get the size/strength back pretty quickly
I wonder, if you would IF for sirt1 activation, I was under the understanding that you dont want to spike insulin but whey/bcaa only is ok.When dealing with IF, there really isn't much that needs to be explained, fortunately. A very straight forward approach. Don't consume calories! BCAA's, although often overlooked, have calories.
Thanks. Do you not take a pre workout meal and lift in a fasting state?You want to eat your meal within 1-2 hours of lifting, so as to ensure that the nutrition you have eaten is digested and ready to be put to good use in the gym.
I've been employing a 16-8 fasting-feeding period - trying to cram in 4k kcal in 4 or 5 hours is uncomfortable considering I want to keep it clean. On recovery days I eat about 2000, and that I can consume in 5 or 6 hrs easy.