Dirty Harry
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blue fingers said:FantasyIreland said:blue fingers said:From what I can make out, the reason they advise splitting the fast days is due to difficulty and compliance rather than health risk.
Try it....however,be advised,if you have a lifestyle that is more active than that of a garden slug,then you will most likely fall over at some stage.
Not hoping to contradict you pal, but again, according to the book, fasting has only been found to have a positive effect on energy levels and sporting performance- obviously with the proviso that it is set in the context of 5:2 intermittent ratio. The books talks about how Muslim footballers performance was not found to be impaired, from extensive testing and assessment, during Ramadan.
I had around 400 cal yesterday and played squash last night, and intend to have similar today prior to doing 5 mile on treadmill tonight.
I'll check back in and let you know how it feels- and hopefully not from a hospital bed.
What you need to remember mate is that IF is a very broad term and encompasses many protocols in relation to it, some quite harsh, others not so, what I'm not keen on specifically with the 5:2 version is that it makes many of it's claims from studies that don't directly relate to its particular protocol, in fact, the only one is a 1950's study from a Spanish retirement home on obviously sedate subjects.
Here's an article from Anthony Colpo which will explain things for you <a class="postlink" href="http://anthonycolpo.com/intermittent-fasting-and-the-crazed-rantings-of-martin-berkhan/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://anthonycolpo.com/intermittent-fa ... n-berkhan/</a> in relation to fasted training etc. now I'm a fan of IF myself ( Berkhan and 'Leangains' especially, which the article refers to) and even DODO, I use certain ones myself and for other people, but it's about finding a suitable one for you (and it doesn't suit everyone's lifestyle and appetite) and not just taking the advice of the book without knowing where their claims actually come from, Personally, I like IF, but, it's still a huge area that needs much more research doing before we can take many of its claims as being scientific fact.