The Lean Gains / IF learning and Discussion Log

[murk01]

First day leangains fasted last night till 1pm today. Started getting head aches an hr or so after first meal. Now 6:20 still having aches any info i assume it has to do with insulin

[rambofireball]

First day leangains fasted last night till 1pm today. Started getting head aches an hr or so after first meal. Now 6:20 still having aches any info i assume it has to do with insulin

How's your water intake?

[murk01]

Fair so far 3rd of a gallon. Its goimg to be over a gal before i go to bed

[freezito]

bump................

[live to lift]

A well deserved bump great thread

[ScottyDoc]

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[wesg49]

no one does this anymore?

[live to lift]

no one does this anymore?

I did for cutting but now im bulking using the old school 6 meal method

[WPChickDiesel]

I did for cutting but now im bulking using the old school 6 meal method

Same here. I actually did two weeks of iF just to get back in the swing of preparing and eating clean meals to maintain the muscle I have gained since completing my season.

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[mkretz]

i still do it while bulking......i liek to eat so i do it although once schoool starts again i may go to a few bigger meals ratehr thanteh 1 huge meal i eat now.... still will be IF like might only be a 12 hour fast

[DreamWeaver]

I have been steady for over 18 months and it has allowed me to stay leaner than ever...

[Ninjo]

I have been steady for over 18 months and it has allowed me to stay leaner than ever...

Same here....been doing IF since May of last year and absolutely love the results!

[bla55]

Have never quit, new way of life for me. Do now variations of it depending on my goals. Carb Backloading or plain ol' simple low carbs, depending on what I'm gunning for.

Breakfast is no more for me, unless I'm on vacation and they have that delicious breakfast buffet... then I workout in the morning and eat right after.

[Borispili]

Wtf do y'all do if like a friends birthday party dosent fit in ur eating window or like ur girlfriend wants to go out for breakfast / lunch ?

[bla55]

Wtf do y'all do if like a friends birthday party dosent fit in ur eating window or like ur girlfriend wants to go out for breakfast / lunch ?

Self control mostly...

But the world won't end if you end up having one meal out of the feeding window.

[jswain34]

Agreed...one day of eating out of your eating window isn't going to make a noticeable difference whatsoever. Its consistency with the diet that really matters.

[EasyEJL]

Wtf do y'all do if like a friends birthday party dosent fit in ur eating window or like ur girlfriend wants to go out for breakfast / lunch ?

One critical part is to put your eating window in a spot that covers you most of the time. I'd worry less about how much before or after my workout my eating starts than what span of time each day is the most natural for me to be eating and will cause the least social stress. But an occasional break of timing here or there isn't that big a deal. But occasional to me is once to twice a month tops. Overall too I have the gut feeling that stopping eating an hour later for a party or something has less negative effect than eating earlier, just on how it affects total fast time

[lonewolf0420]

I have been steady for over 18 months and it has allowed me to stay leaner than ever...

Same here. I've been doing it for many months now. I've never looked back. I love this life style of eating.

[Platinum_01]

Subbed in for an epic thread! I'm on LG now, been on for a few weeks, and it's great! A lot of freedom in eating during my window, and staying lean!

I workout in the morning (6AM), so it was a concern that I wouldn't get a post-workout shake in until 4-6 hours later, but that doesn't seem to be a problem yet! BCAA are a must though!

Im getting ready to start LG and I too Im worried about the Pre and Post Shakes. I train at (5am) and would like to break the fast at 11am... SO just want to make sure Im understanding properly... The only thing I would consume is BCAA's up to my first meal @ 11am? SO no Pre and Post workout shakes??

Thanks!

[Platinum_01]

Amen, I do my training between 4:30-5:45AM so no time for anything but some aminos about 4:00 and some every 2 hours beyond until I break my fast. I also find that s shorter eating window is not a problem anymore for me. I can get my cals in 6 hours if needed. On cardio days if I am feeling a low day I may only have 2 meals getting me to 1500-1700 cals and be done. If I am not hungry I just don't add the last meal in or just have some cottage cheese.

Any issues with muscle loss? I too workout at 5am and Im concerned about muscle loss?