Fasting
Intermittent fasting is a popular trend these days and it has apparent health benefits. But what if you’re trying to maintain or gain muscle mass? Can fasting in this manner make it harder to build or keep the muscle you gain through strength training?
Intermittent fasting is a hot topic right now. People focus on the potential health benefits, but are there drawbacks to fasting for periods of time? Find out what the possible downsides might be.
Can you adopt a very low carbohydrate diet to lose weight and still work out at a high intensity? This article looks at the role carbohydrates play in fueling exercise and why diets that are very low in carbs are detrimental to performance.
One of the benefits of high-intensity interval training is the afte-burn effect. Afterburn, also known as EPOC, is the excess energy and calories your body has to expend to recover from an intense workout. The afterburn can keep your metabolism “revved up” for hours after you’ve finished exercising. What effect does diet or fasting prior to a high-intensity workout have on afterburn?
