Yes, for what it's worth, I exercise fasted every day for a good 60 minutes, much of it high-intensity intervals, with Heavyhands weights, which burn tremendous amounts of calories. I'm full of beans on this regime (not literally!) with plenty of surplus energy for other activities. I've even gone as long as 3 hours continuously to see how I would respond (crazy? maybe, but it wasn't a problem). I typically hike in the hills all day fasted, and ski in the fasted state too, except when my wife persuades me to split some French or Italian Alpine dish on the mountainside, for entertainment value (it usually slows me down, if anything). And I've been doing much the same for the last 10 years.
So, assuming these "experts" know anything at all, I suspect the studies they base their "knowledge" on have paid way too little attention to the immense power of personal self-selection, adaptation and commitment These can't really been factored into classic research modalities owing to their randomised recruitment methods and relatively brief duration. Even if "anecdote" isn't science, it can still be wisdom, as the testimonies on this forum demonstrate.
David
Thanks for sharing your experiences with me. It's nice to know how others respond to exercise while working out.
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, Phil Voelker <mail4pvoelker@...> wrote:
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> I exercise fasted all the time. I'll lift weights, burn 800-1000 calories on a treadmill, or a combination. I usually work out 6 days a week.Â
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> I can tell you from experience that there are so many physical processes going on, you really can't always predict how your body is going to respond from day to day. For instance, you can "feel" totally tired, but if your muscle glycogen is where it needs to be you'll have a great workout anyway and surprise yourself. Then, there are days like today where I walked in feeling spunky, and ended up feeling like my proverbial tank was empty about halfway through to my goal for the day.Â
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> Long story short -- Fast 5, at least for me, is largely about reconnecting with the communication that your body does with your mind. The more you pay attention, you can tell the difference between your body saying "I'm hungry" or your fat saying "feed me," the difference between "good pain" (my muscles are repairing and growing) and "bad pain" (oh crap, I pulled something!), and the difference between "just a little bit more," and "it's time to stop and modify my schedule for the day."
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> For me this way of living has become my baseline, but in no way does that make it less flexible than a different way. It just helps me to be mindful of the physical messages and improve my ability to not overreact by either eating too little or too much. If you free yourself from the social concepts of physical perfection you'll be amazed at how much closer to that place you can get -- closer than you think. I've lost over 200 pounds and put on at least 20 pounds of muscle. Not all on Fast Five, but still -- if a slacker like me can do it . . . .
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> Just my two cents. :-)
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> --- On Tue, 5/4/10, thirteenblessings13 <thirteenblessings13@...> wrote:
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> From: thirteenblessings13 <thirteenblessings13@...>> Â
> Subject: [fast5] Re: Exercise And Fasting
> To: fast5@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 10:29 AM
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> Great blog post! The last time I worked out with a trainer, I actually got sick in the bathroom after my "torture" session LOL!
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> I worked out yesterday while fasting and it wasn't a big deal at all. I felt like I was slightly more hungry during my window than I usually am but that could have been psychological as well. I'm just entering the third week and am still struggling with portions and limbic hunger.
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> Anyhow, I got through my workout just fine. Didn't feel dizzy or lightheaded or any more tired than I usually am after.
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> Hopefully someday people will get out of the stigma that we must have contant food to "fuel" our bodies!
> --- In fast5@yahoogroups. com, "afastinglifestyle" <thefastinglife@ ...> wrote:
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> > I joined a gym this past weekend and met with a personal trainer today.
> > We had an interesting discussion about fasting and energy. In case
> > you're wondering how fasting might make you feel when you exercise,
> > check out my personal experience in this post:
> > http://www.thefasti nglife.com/ 2010/05/never- skip-breakfast. html
> > <http://www.thefasti nglife.com/ 2010/05/never- skip-breakfast. html>
> > Happy Fasting!!
> > Paulahttp:// www.thefastingli fe.com <http://www.thefasti nglife.com>
> >
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