Fasting for fat loss, possible to maintain muscle?

>>42116374
You really shouldn't do anything intense while fasting. Anything where the body requires glucose means it has to use gluconeogenesis to break down protein into glucose.

Look at fasting as short term and go for long walks if you want to lose fat faster. You'll feel weaker when you start lifting again, but that's mostly from not lifting, losing a bit of muscle, and being underfed. In a week after eating normally again strength levels should be about where you left off.

Regardless, if you're actually hallucinating I'd break the fast. Don't be dumb.

>>42116374
>Seeing demons fucking penguins and shit.

sounds like bollocks

I am in month 7.5 of IF.

I do 16:8, and I always do cardio and weights after fasting 13-14 hours, empty stomach. Never lost muscle. HGH production increases hundred-fold after 12-13 hours of fasting (look it up).

your body will crave carbs the first week and you will get weaker lifts during those 5-7 days, but after you get used, you will never feel weak or dizzy again. I have gone 24 hours while doing HIIT twice and lifting on the same day and it felt fine.

look up jason fung (diabetes doctor) and kinobody, both have links for all the research.

i do eat carbs and think keto is retarded, by the way (I like my test, thank you), I eat everything at night.

Drink your own cum that'll help.

>>42116374
>don't eat for 2 days
>start hallucinating
That's not from the fast, dude. You've been sleeping, right?

>>42118156
Yes

You shouldn't do anaerobic exercises (strength) in a fast, at most you could do light cardio like biking or just going with your everyday life, you shouldn't sit your ass all day just because you aren't taking any calories either.

>I'm starting to hallucinate and shit.
Are you actually drinking water? Don't tell me you're doing a dry fast you crazy fucker.

I usually do IF, but it all comes to deficit at the end of the day.

Now if you do a real fast the deficit is insane, 2k+ deficit in a fucking day? That's fucking awesome, Its 4x more progress. I'll do it tomorrow wish me luck.

>>42116374
>I'm starting to hallucinate and shit. Seeing demons fucking penguins and shit

stop chatting shit

>>42116374
Reminds of that time when instead of studying for my exam, I played Black Ops 3 all nights.

I got a A on that test by the way.

>>42116374
>Seeing demons fucking penguins

Hallucinations are usually human minds connecting to another realm, I think you are talking shit.

>>42116374
>Seeing demons fucking penguins and shit.
You're full of shit

>>42116374
youre either fucking up the fast and dying of dehydration or you're full of shit

please drink water during a fast...

You can lift weights during a fast don't listen to the broscience in the thread. Just be careful of course.

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>>42116374
>possible to maintain muscle?
Yes, if you remain in a positive nitrogen balance

So I guess just huff a bunch of nitrogen? Seems legit. When you're done I have a bridge to sell you.