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denying yourself food for days is starving not fasting HaHa. I fast every day, 16-19 hrs at a time. I train completely for strength rather than endurance, so l
by robchez 16y ago
denying yourself food for days is starving not fasting HaHa.
I fast every day, 16-19 hrs at a time. I train completely for strength rather than endurance, so lift super heavy for 4-5. Max 2-3 sets. If you are going for muscle endurance (8reps+) then some food prior to training.
- bumbledraven 16y agoHow close to your workout is your eating window? I was doing 23/1 intermittent fasting and my coach told me it would interfere with my strength training. I'm also training for strength/max lifts, not endurance.
- robchez 16y agoStraight after. I will train, have a shower then eat. My window is generally 4-8 hours depending how full I get. I have seen only improvement in my lifts since I started this regimen. Lost some serious bodyfat % whilst gained muscle.
- aik 16y agoMind if I ask what your motivation is for training strictly for strength and not endurance?
- thesz 16y agoMy own reason is that training for strength stimulates your body to produce testosterone, which stimulate logical thinking, among other things. Low level of testosterone found to be one of reasons of men's depression.
- eru 16y agoAlso muscles look nice on guys.
- awi 16y agoI'm pretty sure aerobic exercise is better for the brain than strength training. Aerobic exercise increases oxygen flow to the brain and it directly improves creation and survival of neurons. Effectively it acts as a drug for your brain. It has the additional benefit that it alters your mood, aerobic exercise makes you happy :) Strength training may boost testosterone, but the effects of aerobic exercise is well established. Several comparisons have been done between aerobic and strength training and the conclusions have been that strength training have little effect on executive function. My source for this is the book "Brain Rules" by John Medina [1]. Also check out his presentation on exercise [2] and his Authors@Google talk [3]. [1] http://www.brainrules.net http://www.brainrules.net [2] http://www.brainrules.net/exercise http://www.brainrules.net/exercise [3] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1nMQq67VI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1nMQq67VI
- oostevo 16y agoI'm really struggling to think of a strength training scenario where your heart rate wouldn't be elevated (thus increasing blood flow). Consider a max. back squat, where all your muscles are contracting to the maximum degree that they can for several seconds. I'd say that'll make your heart pump. (Thanks for the citations. That's awesome, and I wish more people would do it.)
- jules 16y agoI've noticed that when I run my breathing speed and heart rate increase up to 5 km, then stays pretty much constant. I don't know why this is though. If you do strength training you probably stop long before this point.
- jacques_chester 16y agoWeight training and cardio training have different effects on the heart. Weight training forces the heart to pump against resistance, leadening to a thickening of aorta walls. Cardio requires blood to be circulated more frequently, leading to an enlargement of some heart chambers.
- awi 16y ago