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  1. audix2359

    The Lean Gains / IF learning and Discussion Log

    Not real sure what your exact question is man, but yes, you can use IF/Leangains whenever you want - make it fit into your lifestyle. The basic part is fasting for 16+ hours with an 8 hour eating window. You can do 16/8, 17/7, 18/6 - whatever. If you are recovering, I would suggest eating...
  2. audix2359

    The Lean Gains / IF learning and Discussion Log

    If you are just walking or doing low intensity cardo type stuff, there's no need to take BCAA's. Those only need to come into play if you are training fasted and not eating a meal until later in the day.
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    Article: Drop Sets And Speed Sets

    For drop sets/strip sets, I don't know why you couldn't just load the bar with smaller weights and after your first set (say bench), just get up, strip a plate or two off of each side, set up again and go. What's that going to take - 15 or 20 seconds? I really don't think that's going to turn...
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    The Lean Gains / IF learning and Discussion Log

    Years ago when I did IF I was eating sugar whenever I felt like it and was super-lean. Having jumped back on about a month ago, I've had sugar to get my carbs in and I've dropped a considerable amount of BF in that time. If I need carbs, I'll try to get as many so-called clean carbs in as...
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    The Lean Gains / IF learning and Discussion Log

    If I get hungry during my fast window, I drink hot green tea. That kills my appetite for at least an hour. I think it's more the hot liquid than it is the tea, because cold tea doesn't do the same thing.
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    The Lean Gains / IF learning and Discussion Log

    I don't recall seeing studies on BCAAs and insulin response, but I have read a lot of them on insulin release and spikes and I can't see 10g of BCAA's being that big of a deal.
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    The Lean Gains / IF learning and Discussion Log

    x2 on this advice. And if you've got some nagging injuries, I'd say stay out of the gym for a week. Rest, recover, recharge and come back stronger.
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    The Lean Gains / IF learning and Discussion Log

    On my rest/burn days I don't eat any carbs, I only get trace carbs from nuts and cheese. On my lifting days, I've been getting 350g of carbs on the low end to close to 500g on the high end. I still hit 1g/lb of protein on lift days, and usually get around 1.5g/lb and fill the rest in with...
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    intermittent fasting

    +1. If the person had been doing IF/Leangains for a while and had successfully done a bulk using IF in the past, then it might be okay. However, starting a Test cycle wouldn't be the time to start experimenting with IF. Eventually, most people will adapt to eating large, 2,000 calorie plus...
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    The Lean Gains / IF learning and Discussion Log

    On burn days, calories are very easy to hit using 100% clean food and no powders for supplementation. On build days I try to get as much clean food as possible and fill the rest in with whatever I can - whether that be from protein powders, shots of oil (olive, flax, etc) or "dirty" carbs...
  11. audix2359

    intermittent fasting

    I would think that within a month you should see some results if your calories are where they need to be. If you're looking to lose weight, you still must be in a caloric deficit - IF won't get you lean if you continue to eat over maintenance. I think in general it's probably more difficult...
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    The Lean Gains / IF learning and Discussion Log

    There are a few posts on this page and one a few pages back about sugar free energy drinks, etc and whether or not they will break a fast. There area few comments regarding the caffeine content of these drinks possibly being responsible for an insulin spike that would break the fast. I don't...
  13. audix2359

    intermittent fasting

    I could dig around for pics, I think I have some at the beach with the kids but I've never really taken photos of myself to compare. I should, but I don't. And yes, I was very, very lean. Back then, I wasn't lifting that heavy or that often really - I did a lot of HIIT and steady state cardio...
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    guess bf%

    Keep in mind that movements like squat, deadlift and standing military press work your abs. In the beginning I would do direct ab work 1-2 times per week with varied movements and didn't add a lot of weight. When I started heavy direct ab work, they really took off. Now I'll occasionally...
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    intermittent fasting

    I know your question wasn't directed at me, but when I did IF I dropped down to 7% bf - and yes it was a real 7%, not the normal internet message board 7%. I had veins everywhere, even in my abs. I actually jumped back onto IF yesterday (with some tweaks for my early AM lifting sessions) as...
  16. audix2359

    intermittent fasting

    I don't use that approach now, but I was at my leanest ever when I did do it. My lifting sessions were in the evening, so I would work out fasted and eat a ton after my workout up to bedtime. The pro's were that it worked great for me and that I could basically eat whatever I wanted to during...
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    guess bf%

    Go to Amazon and buy some bf calipers. You can get some on there for less than $10.00 shipped, so you won't need to guess.
  18. audix2359

    Mechabol and Andromass

    I'm running AndroMass v3 solo right now. It seems to have kicked in at the end of the 3rd week/beginning of the 4th week. Everything I've read says to run at minimum 6 caps per day and minimum 8 weeks. This given, and based on my personal experience, 4 weeks is going to be a waste.
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