Fasting

[DrYouth]

Body image obsession, calorie counting, fat phobia...

And nary a woman in site on this thread.

I guess we are reaching for gender equality on the body image obsession front...

I know, I know, I am trading in stereotypes... take me to the Cultural Marxism tribunal.

[Speaker to Animals]

I see a lot of that feminine mentality in body builders, who are mostly concerned with appearance rather than capabilities. We don't have anybody like that here. A desire to be healthy, to get stronger, faster, better.. That's masculinity.

[DrYouth]

There are straightforward ways to maintain health and fitness...

Why go to these extremes?

Outside of competing for some sort of championship or prize money... why push the envelope to this degree?

Just out of curiosity, boredom, spiritual reasons?

[SuburbanFarmer]

There are straightforward ways to maintain health and fitness...

Why go to these extremes?

Outside of competing for some sort of championship or prize money... why push the envelope to this degree?

Just out of curiosity, boredom, spiritual reasons?

Same motivation as the SJW snowflakes, imo. Desperate need to be 'special'.

[Speaker to Animals]

There are straightforward ways to maintain health and fitness...

Why go to these extremes?

Outside of competing for some sort of championship or prize money... why push the envelope to this degree?

Just out of curiosity, boredom, spiritual reasons?

What extreme??

Fasting is not extreme. Extreme is stuffing junk food into your face throughout the day. Your body is supposed to have a period of fasting each day.

[DrYouth]

What extreme??

Fasting is not extreme. Extreme is stuffing junk food into your face throughout the day. Your body is supposed to have a period of fasting each day.

Not stuffing junk food in your face - good.

Days without eating - why?

Are you on a vision quest?
Looking for cut abs?
Trying to make a weight class?

What's the deal?

[Speaker to Animals]

What extreme??

Fasting is not extreme. Extreme is stuffing junk food into your face throughout the day. Your body is supposed to have a period of fasting each day.

Not stuffing junk food in your face - good.

Days without eating - why?

Are you on a vision quest?
Looking for cut abs?
Trying to make a weight class?

What's the deal?

It kills cancerous cells, slows aging, increases testosterone and growth hormone, and controls insulin levels (cures insulin sensitivity and metabolic syndrome).

It's really, really good for you.

Trying to get cut abs is body builder stuff. I don't care about that. I care about being healthy and stronger. You have to starve yourself to get down to about 6% body fat and it's ridiculously unhealthy. I don't mind having a slight six-pack, but trying to get super cut because women for some reason like an unhealthy look in men is stupid.

Just intermittent fasting, which is what I do every day, drastically increases your muscle mass, decreases fat, and fixes your hormones without even a calorie restriction.

Your body did not evolve to eat like most people eat today. You are supposed to fast and feast.

[SuburbanFarmer]

This is an incredibly dramatic way to say "I stopped snacking".

[Speaker to Animals]

This is an incredibly dramatic way to say "I stopped snacking".

That's not what it means. It means I don't eat for 16-18 hours each day. The period I eat is between 6 and 8 hours.

I don't feel hungry. My insulin levels are under control. I am not flooding my body with glucose all day every day. I shed fat easily. I build muscle much, much more easily.

No calories until 3pm is not the same as "no snacking". Get real. Look at yourself too. Whatever you are doing obviously doesn't work.

[SuburbanFarmer]

This is an incredibly dramatic way to say "I stopped snacking".

That's not what it means. It means I don't eat for 16-18 hours each day. The period I eat is between 6 and 8 hours.

I don't feel hungry. My insulin levels are under control. I am not flooding my body with glucose all day every day. I shed fat easily. I build muscle much, much more easily.

No calories until 3pm is not the same as "no snacking". Get real. Look at yourself too. Whatever you are doing obviously doesn't work.

I'm just fine, scooter. You can see pictures of me scattered across the site. Yours however, seem to be conspicuously absent..