Information About Fasting For Muscle Gain

By Deborah Singer


How fasting can be incorporated into the process of muscle gain is what makes a lot of people wonder when they hear about it. The reason for this is based on the common knowledge that gaining muscles requires one to have a diet full of calories and progressive heavy lifting and body toning exercises. But this article discusses how fasting for muscle gain has become a popular phenomenon these days.

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.

When an individual fasts, he allows his body to get rid of the accumulated toxins. This procedure can be successful during the process of muscle gain where a person will practice what is known as nutrient timing. This routine entails eating only when exercising and when not exercising and doing the heavy lifting, an individual is fasting.

In many cases, people usually think of junking and lazing around when in recovery period. But instead of eating junk, a person can take this time to eat nothing at all, just drinking water. For people wondering where the body will get energy to carry out its normal processes the answer is that the stored fats will be broken down to release energy. Once the recovery is over, a person can get back to the routine of nutrition 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.

The duration when a person will be going without food varies in a lot of people. There are some routines where people can fast daily whenever they are not exercising. For example, an individual can stay without eating for 16 hours then coincide eating with the heavy lifting sessions for like 8 hours a day (meaning 2meals a day). This routine is very intense and persons should not strain themselves if they cannot do it.

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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