Sunday, May 11, 2014

Information About Fasting For Muscle Gain

By Deborah Singer


When working out to gain muscles fasting is the last thing that would cross the minds of many people. This is not shocking because most people understand that in order to put on muscles one will require to eat lots of calories and do progressive overload exercises regularly. But the idea of fasting for muscle gain was introduced and a lot of people want to know how this is possible.

The normal routine which people do to get muscles involves constant calorie intake, regular heavy lifting and then recovery. The weights lifted are constantly added depending on how much muscles one wants to gain. Apart from the heavy lifting, an individual also does other exercises of the body to tone the muscles.

As for nutrition of such persons, there foods include vitamins, carbohydrates proteins, fats and also minerals. These foods are burnt down during the heavy lifting to build the muscles. At recovery time, persons ensure to get sufficient amounts of sleep and also avoid stressful situations at all times as this might lead to weight loss. Adhering to this routine will lead to an individual building the muscles he wants.

When an individual fasts, he allows his body to get rid of the accumulated toxins. This procedure can be successful during the process of muscle gain where a person will practice what is known as nutrient timing. This routine entails eating only when exercising and when not exercising and doing the heavy lifting, an individual is fasting.

Most people who lift the heavy weights engage in junking and sleeping during recovery period. It is however advisable that during such time they can practice fasting. This process will not only help such persons get rid of toxins from their bodies, but also burn the excess fats. Once recovery is over, the person then gets back to his normal routine of eating and progressive overload.

There are those individuals who during the process of muscle gain add fats. For such persons, incorporating fasting in their routine will be very advantageous as the fats from foods will not be allowed to accumulate but rather used up all for energy. The reason for this is the fat stored will be used in energy provision when one is not eating and when eating, all the food nutrients will be used up for muscle gain.

There is another routine where an individual might decide to set a time daily for fasting rather than doing it during the recovery time. Therefore in a day, a person might do 16 hours of without food and 8 hour re feed and working out time. These hours of course vary depending on what an individual manage a day as some people might not be able to go without food for 16 hours.

Intermittent fasting is all that has been explained in this article and this routine has gained popularity among many people. Muscle increase and fat burn is now possible. But more research and consultation with a professional trainer should be done by all persons thinking of getting into this routine.




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