Useful Information About Fasting For Muscle Gain

By Deborah Singer


When working out to gain muscles fasting is the last thing that would cross the minds of many people. This is not shocking because most people understand that in order to put on muscles one will require to eat lots of calories and do progressive overload exercises regularly. But the idea of fasting for muscle gain was introduced and a lot of people want to know how this is possible.

The normal routine which people do to get muscles involves constant calorie intake, regular heavy lifting and then recovery. The weights lifted are constantly added depending on how much muscles one wants to gain. Apart from the heavy lifting, an individual also does other exercises of the body to tone the muscles.

The nutrition for muscle increase should be composed of high calorie content foods such as; carbohydrates, proteins, fats and even vitamins. As for recovery, an individual will be required to get enough sleep daily and ensure to avoid stressful conditions as much as possible. This is an overview of what one is supposed to for muscle gain.

Fasting is a process where one denies himself food out of free will. This act has been associated with a lot of benefits in the body including getting rid of toxins. Persons can fast during the process of muscle gain whereby an individual only consumes food only when he is training, then during the resting or recovery period, one fasts.

Most people who lift the heavy weights engage in junking and sleeping during recovery period. It is however advisable that during such time they can practice fasting. This process will not only help such persons get rid of toxins from their bodies, but also burn the excess fats. Once recovery is over, the person then gets back to his normal routine of eating and progressive overload.

For people prone to accumulating excess fat when trying to put on muscles, this procedure will be particularly beneficial to them. Because they will not be eating, the fats stored in their bodies will be now used as an energy source when burned down. This way, when they will get back to the eating and heavy lifting routine, their bodies will be more likely to use the food consumed as an energy source to build muscles rather than store it as fat.

There is another routine where an individual might decide to set a time daily for fasting rather than doing it during the recovery time. Therefore in a day, a person might do 16 hours of without food and 8 hour re feed and working out time. These hours of course vary depending on what an individual manage a day as some people might not be able to go without food for 16 hours.

Intermittent fasting is all that has been explained in this article and this routine has gained popularity among many people. Muscle increase and fat burn is now possible. But more research and consultation with a professional trainer should be done by all persons thinking of getting into this routine.




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