Fasting is the number one most effective way to cure 90% of what most often plagues our health and cuts our longevity as human beings. From most minor aches and pains due to the aging process to life threatening diseases can be virtually eliminated just by cutting down the number of meals ingested in a 24- hour period from 3 to 5 meals per day, to just one meal per day. Just the mere fact that the stomach can not be replaced and should be allowed to rest just like any other part of the anatomy simply makes sense. The electromagnetic vibrational field of the body at micro-atomic cellular level is accelerated which causes the body to repair, renew and heal itself whenever the body goes beyond a 24 hour fasted state. A fast for 72 hours once per month brings about miraculous results for anyone desiring to elevate the quality of life while reducing medical bills. Fasting in the prescribed manner is with out question the best medical insurance one can have without costing a small fortune.

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Diana

I’m a little confused about this, I thought that I.F. promotes higher HG levels, and it was HG levels that inihibited aging. Brad Pilon writes of this repeatedly on his blog and book. I am misunderstanding this?

“In conclusion, we now have good reasons to think that manipulation of autophagy may provide a useful way to prevent cancer development, limit tumor progression, and increase the efficacy of cancer treatments. This goal seems reasonable because we have drugs that induce autophagy, such as rapamycin, and are rapidly gaining a better understanding of how this process works by studying the effects of targeted inactivation of autophagy regulators in mouse models and human tumor cells. However, the question of whether we should try to switch autophagy on or off is not straightforward; sometimes, we will want to increase autophagy, whereas at other times we may want to reduce it. Therefore, unlike some other aspects of tumor cell biology, such as cell growth, apoptosis, or angiogenesis, where we always know how we would like to manipulate the process in the tumor (less, more, and less, respectively), our goals for manipulation of autophagy will likely be context dependent ”
taken from http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/66/19/9349

I really appreciate the work that must have gone into this series, great posts!!

steveSCENE, I typically workout fasted, especially if it’s strength-oriented. When I was in training for the track meet a few months ago, I was breaking the fast about 2 hours before my workout with a bit of fruit, a hardboiled egg or two, and some nuts just to make sure I was well-fueled. I’ve not noticed any issues with metcon workouts. Makes sense as the muscles should be fueled enough for a short burst even after an 18-hour fast. Prolonged intense workouts may require a bit of intake beforehand, but I’d see how performance is fasted before making that call.

Rusty, thanks for the kudos! I also like the pre-workout coffee. In fact, I used that little trick before my sprints at the Bluegrass State Games. Caffeine about 30-60 minutes before a workout seems to kick things up a notch.

Cheers
Scott

I bet Scott will comment, but I figured I would throw my two cents in about going into a workout in a fasted state. I actually have more energy when I go into a workout in a fasted state. I like to have a big cup of black coffee -or- 3-4 cups of green tea 30 minutes before hitting the gym.

For some reason the caffeine really seems to “kick in” much better when no food is present. I like to lift for 30 minutes, followed by Interval training for 15 minutes and then 20 minutes of steady state cardio.

When you are fasted for 18-24 hours the body really seems to switch over to burning fat for energy. Add an intense brief workout and you are golden. I swear I feel much leaner after an 18 hour fast followed by a solid workout.

One more thing…If you look in the upper left hand corner of Scott’s site, there is a banner of “Eat Stop Eat”…click this banner and opt in to Brad Pilon’s free newsletter. It will give you even more info on Intermittent Fasting.

The cool thing about Eat Stop Eat is that it is basically a summary of Brad Pilon’s college graduate study. This is exactly what Brad focused on in college. I don’t recommend many ebooks on my site, but this is one that I recommend without hesitation.

Scott has certainly overdelivered on his course on this blog. Quit it Scott! I speak for all of the fitness bloggers…you are setting the bar too high here!

I’m kidding…Keep it up buddy!