No bodybuilder in the world is fasting to get jakked. For one, to consume the proper amount of protein you need 1 gram per pound. Protein can only be consumed and absorbed at a certain amount every 3-4 hours.
So going days without getting protein will make you lose muscle, so will intermittent fasting done excessively.
Fasting is a tool that can be helpful but the best is to eat at a caloric deficit and create a bigger deficit by doing low intensity cardio that doesn’t send your appetite through the roof while doing resistance training.
Peter Attia has spoken about how long fasts have disrupted his muscularity.
Fasting just makes staying in a deficit easier. Do it the right way, the hard way, teach yourself some real discipline, don’t take the easy way out. Make good food choices and track your calories and macros. Also you should post some pics or PM me so I can see your composition. Your numbers are way off 6’7 220 is very small. You need to start lifting yesterday if you want the body you dream of. Just my two cents. Let me guide you to victory here you Already are doing so good I can get you to the next level.
This entire challenge's premise was to find out which information is true and which is false. I built muscle during the challenge, and I became stronger. It wasn't at the pace that I believed it would be, though. From my own experience, muscle protein synthesis occurs in the same fashion whether I ate one meal a day, or multiple. No supplements were taken, as the intention was to only grow from exogenous food. I've experimented with water fasting, and dry fasting. I still retained full strength, and continued to improve during the absence of exogenous food. Muscle built on a low carb, high protein diet doesn't look as voluminous as a high carb diet, however, the strength is there.
I do not intend to take supplements moving forward. I do not intend to change the way I eat, and the way I incorporate fasting. I do intend to continue training, though.
Since the original challenge was completed, I've pivoted to a different form of resistance training. It's not the same as typical weight lifting, as it incorporates variable resistance training through the form of bands. I've been using the system for over a month now, and I realize the benefits over traditional weight lifting. It fatigues the muscles in a different form, and to a further degree. I only realized the benefits after experiencing traditional weight lifting, and then this system. The degree of fatigue forces a different "muscle pump." I believe that this system warrants the asking price.
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I've been able to push more reps with every passing training session. The partial reps of variable distances is what helps stimulate further muscle growth than what I experienced with traditional weight lifting. I'm currently on the third band for some of the movements.
It's basically an intense HIIT circuit. One set of reps for the muscle groups for the current training session to absolute fatigue, where the band cannot be moved even one inch. If done correctly, heart rate will be high, airflow will be high, muscle fatigue maxed out, and completely drenched in sweat.
