Peter Attia· MD
I understand you are going on an extended water fast and plan to lift weight to save muscle?
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I understand you are going on an extended water fast and plan to lift weight to save muscle?
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This is cuz I lifted like crazy during my fasts. I would I I changed my training and I didn't do any cardio and all I did was lift every single day in an effort to stimulate muscle protein synthesis.
And if I could go back in time and do anything different, Nick, I would go back to that three-year period of time when I was doing all of that insane fasting and I would have done this.
Time-restricted eating produces fat loss independent of total calories.
A 72-hour fast measurably improves autophagy markers in healthy adults.
One-meal-a-day (OMAD) eating patterns increase all-cause mortality in long-running cohort data.
Eating the largest meal before 3pm improves 24-hour glucose vs. an evening-heavy schedule, calorie-matched.