@Nelson said in [Excerise Advice/Discussion](/post/1087905) said:
Do intermittent fasting (16:8 or more if you can handle it) & drink lots of black coffee to suppress hunger. Exercise while fasted (preferably body weight exercises like pull ups, muscle ups, push ups, burpees etc.) The fasted exercise is very effective at promoting growth & burning fat - it stimulates HGH production.
I’d like to know more about this. Specifically the exercise part and gains etc during the fasting period.
I am currently trailing a variation of intermittent fasting. Since I started I’ve lost 6 kgs.
On weekdays / workdays I have a black coffee and first eat when I get home from work around 6. On weekends / non work days I’m more relaxed in order to suit a bit more of a social routine.
Prior to this i was doing my best not to have sugar. Absolutely the worst drug out there. But I always had this notion that I was fit enough. I’ve always maintained a weight of 96-98 through my twenties and into my early 30’s (currently 35) but last November I started getting really frustrated with not being able to fit clothes I’ve always fit. Unfortunately as the increase in weight was extremely gradual I couldn’t pin point 1 area where I’ve increased size. Anyway I got to 104kgs.
Due to other circumstances I moved out from my home and in with a mate and it was there that I started a transition to a fitter and healthier me.
He encouraged me to run the bay with him, about 7kms and each week I was challenged by this and enjoying it, I through in some daily push ups, planks and I probably managed to get into the best shape of my life probably up until April-May this year, I was strong, a solid 94kg my food habits weren’t bad but I still couldn’t shake that excess feeling around my mid area. So I started trialing 16-8 IF window, difficult at first but it worked, but then due to a reverse in circumstances I moved back home. And me and the wife started to get settled into some old habits. I knew it and could see it happening and a week at a time I’d adjust, then for other weeks I’d say ahh whatever. As spring was approaching I wanted a boost to get back into shape. So I decided that I had what I termed a ‘Winter Write Off’ and was heading into a ‘Spring into Action’ term. Anyway, spring came and I still didn’t adjust, I was back into my state of ‘fit enough’ about 97kg. So it wasn’t until I signed up for basketball again from about a 5 year hiatus that I had a reason to change, again. I felt so unfit on the court in the first two games I played that I knew I had to do something.
So I drew a line in the sand and started IF with a window of 16:8 (basically having only lunch and dinner) any drinks outside that time are non caloric. And after about a month I got back to 94. Following that I transitioned to the weekday 1 meal a day and am now around 90kg but doing a consistent IF schedule, I feel stronger than ever, and that carriage in the mid area is almost not existent.
Sorry for long response, I felt compelled to contribute.
One thing I’ve learned is, anything good for you is hard work. If it wasn’t involving hard work it wouldn’t be rewarding.
Keep up the hard work GNR and thank you for sharing.