great posts in this and the last few articles bro, really appreciate you sharing your experiences and your detailed input on these topics.

Saying IF or IIFYM is a “fad” is like saying “cramming for tests is a fad.” It is simply a method that has its use. Or saying “studying for a test when you can find the time is just a fad.” It has practical application.

If you skip breakfast, if you skip lunch, you are “fasting.” So these are natural things that can happen, in which case “you are fasting,” thus it’s not a fad, it is a natural occurrence just like the student that crams for a test.

IF offers many advantages as a dieting strategy. If you get hungry late at night and have trouble staying under calorie budget at that time, IF helps. If you are trying to keep calories low, IF helps. If you are trying to up your calories, IF can make this difficult. But if you IF while bulking, your meals and eating times will be packed with food and make you feel like you are getting a treat.

Other advantages to IF are practical; you don’t have to spend time prepping or carrying or purchasing breakfast and or lunch. Forget about your diet, this is a practical benefit; it saves you time and effort and simplifies your day. Also, let’s say you’re invited to go out to eat, drinking, or to a party. If you have skipped lunch and breakfast, you have a large calorie budget left for the day; so these events won’t blow your budget.

So as a basic strategy (not as a magic pill solution) IF makes practical sense and is something that is natural to do.

i completely agree with that. thanks for the good post man.

Because they are also taken Mexican supplements that increase their hormone levels, whereas your everyday Joe is not.

Also intermit fasting might not be ideal if you want to become a bodybuilder, but are bodybuilders really that healthy? During competition, they are at their weakest points.

I guess it comes down to what your goal is, if you want to get swole AF then intermittent fasting may not be ideal, if you want to be healthy and have good hormone, ldl levels etc, then intermittent fasting is better but you may sacrifice gains in the process.

haha hello afarangabroad. my thoughts on this are, if these studies are true, then why is there not a single pro bodybuilder doing intermittent fasting? the most muscular men in the world all do small protein meals every few hours throughout the day.

She states that if you eat in 12 windows or less, you’ll naturally gain more muscle and less fat as well as keeping your body’s hormones in check. This was backed up by studies.

What is your thoughts mr Bro-science?