3 day fasting for body mind and soul

[stevesmi]

i know a dude who does this every sunday.. he doesn't eat anything except some lettuce and drinks water all day. he benches 85 pounds btw, and i'm not making fun of him just telling you reality.

its more of a old wives tale that it cleanses you out IMO. back in the old days they used to drink alcohol because water wasn't sanitized and it was dirty (hell still to this day millions of people do not have clean water) so they would fast to cleanse out their liver.

today unless you have a poor diet and are an alcoholic it just isn't necessary IMHO. i had a debate about this with a muslim friend at work who tried to convince me to fast. i explained to him that i was bodybuilding and fasting would be extremely catabolic.. keep in mind the guy is 6 feet tall and weighs probably 135 pounds soaking wet. told him he needs to go on TRT or something, he is skin and bones lol.. thats not the look I am going for.

but hey if you guys believe in fasting then go ahead, I'm not gonna try and convince you otherwise. but for me when I eat well, sleep well, is when i kill it in the gym. if i don't eat enough I am weak at the gym.

want to cleanse yourself out? drink some organic sleepytime tea before bed, and some watermelon/citrus. you will be pissing 5X during the night and wake up with a flat stomach.. you don't need to fast for 3 days to get a nice cleanse

 

[bluetoolpaul]

i know a dude who does this every sunday.. he doesn't eat anything except some lettuce and drinks water all day.

its more of a old wives tale that it cleanses you out IMO. back in the old days they used to drink alcohol because water wasn't sanitized and it was dirty (hell still to this day millions of people do not have clean water) so they would fast to cleanse out their liver.

today unless you have a poor diet and are an alcoholic it just isn't necessary IMHO. i had a debate about this with a muslim friend at work who tried to convince me to fast. i explained to him that i was bodybuilding and fasting would be extremely catabolic.. keep in mind the guy is 6 feet tall and weighs probably 135 pounds soaking wet. told him he needs to go on TRT or something, he is skin and bones lol.. thats not the look I am going for.

but hey if you guys believe in fasting then go ahead, I'm not gonna try and convince you otherwise. but for me when I eat well, sleep well, is when i kill it in the gym. if i don't eat enough I am weak at the gym.

want to cleanse yourself out? drink some organic sleepytime tea before bed, and some watermelon/citrus. you will be pissing 5X during the night and wake up with a flat stomach.. you don't need to fast for 3 days to get a nice cleanse

this^^^^

 

[antone000]

i know a dude who does this every sunday.. he doesn't eat anything except some lettuce and drinks water all day. he benches 85 pounds btw, and i'm not making fun of him just telling you reality.

its more of a old wives tale that it cleanses you out IMO. back in the old days they used to drink alcohol because water wasn't sanitized and it was dirty (hell still to this day millions of people do not have clean water) so they would fast to cleanse out their liver.

today unless you have a poor diet and are an alcoholic it just isn't necessary IMHO. i had a debate about this with a muslim friend at work who tried to convince me to fast. i explained to him that i was bodybuilding and fasting would be extremely catabolic.. keep in mind the guy is 6 feet tall and weighs probably 135 pounds soaking wet. told him he needs to go on TRT or something, he is skin and bones lol.. thats not the look I am going for.

but hey if you guys believe in fasting then go ahead, I'm not gonna try and convince you otherwise. but for me when I eat well, sleep well, is when i kill it in the gym. if i don't eat enough I am weak at the gym.

want to cleanse yourself out? drink some organic sleepytime tea before bed, and some watermelon/citrus. you will be pissing 5X during the night and wake up with a flat stomach.. you don't need to fast for 3 days to get a nice cleanse

What if ur consuming the same amount of maintanence calories while fasting then when ur not fasting? Just different timing. Eg. having 3 meals consisting of 900 calories each as opposed to 6 meals 450 calories each? Theres been numerous studies thatsuggest the eating every 3 meals to 'stroke metabolic fire' is false. Interested in ur opinion

 

[A Soft Koala]

i know a dude who does this every sunday.. he doesn't eat anything except some lettuce and drinks water all day. he benches 85 pounds btw, and i'm not making fun of him just telling you reality.

its more of a old wives tale that it cleanses you out IMO. back in the old days they used to drink alcohol because water wasn't sanitized and it was dirty (hell still to this day millions of people do not have clean water) so they would fast to cleanse out their liver.

today unless you have a poor diet and are an alcoholic it just isn't necessary IMHO. i had a debate about this with a muslim friend at work who tried to convince me to fast. i explained to him that i was bodybuilding and fasting would be extremely catabolic.. keep in mind the guy is 6 feet tall and weighs probably 135 pounds soaking wet. told him he needs to go on TRT or something, he is skin and bones lol.. thats not the look I am going for.

but hey if you guys believe in fasting then go ahead, I'm not gonna try and convince you otherwise. but for me when I eat well, sleep well, is when i kill it in the gym. if i don't eat enough I am weak at the gym.

want to cleanse yourself out? drink some organic sleepytime tea before bed, and some watermelon/citrus. you will be pissing 5X during the night and wake up with a flat stomach.. you don't need to fast for 3 days to get a nice cleanse

^^^ Agreed. I feel awful after not eating for 5 hours. Every person I have known who does a "cleanse" is in pretty bad shape to begin with.

 

[antone000]

Bump. Can any bros answer my question? ^

 

[stevesmi]

What if ur consuming the same amount of maintanence calories while fasting then when ur not fasting? Just different timing. Eg. having 3 meals consisting of 900 calories each as opposed to 6 meals 450 calories each? Theres been numerous studies thatsuggest the eating every 3 meals to 'stroke metabolic fire' is false. Interested in ur opinion

its worse that way. when you go long periods without food then eat a bunch of calories your body stores it fast and you will feel heavy and blah.

better to eat a bunch of meals and keep your metabolism high and consistent. IMO

i learned this when i was an endurance athlete and our running group would run a 5K every friday in the late afternoon.. if i didn't eat much all day then ate a large meal at 3 i would struggle. if i ate smaller meals throughout the way i would do well. but hey that isn't a 'study' that is personal experience