The suggestion is that from the time you wake up until you work out you limit your food intake to a few raw vegetables, berries or low GI fruits, and possibly for us lifters some clean low-dose protein sources such as cottage cheese or yogurt.
The thought behind this being that your body, in a controlled fast will up it's ability to recycle dead cells and tissues, its digestive enzymes, and it's insulin sensitivity all while lowering blood sugar and eliminating toxins and waste from your body (cleansing and detoxifying).
After this day long mini-fast, you have a workout which sounds odd but others found more energy for being fasted all day than previously having 6 small meals, one of which was an hour before lifting.
After the workout your metabolism is primed, you're body is in an unrivaled food and nutrient utilization state and you follow it with a period of overeating, or controlled binging.
Begin with whole raw vegetables, have some soup, have a high protein main course, and if you choose follow with a carbohydrate such as bread or pasta. No counting calories, eat until your body tells you to stop (more thirsty than hungry or just plain full).
The diet is designed to maintain a lean body and mental acuity. It is not necessarily designed for pro bodybuilders but can be modified for anyone.
Discuss please. Has anyone here tried such an approach.
The reason i'm looking into this is because i'm starting a job in the next week working out of town, and it will be to hard on me to try and have 6-8 meals a day from now on. I'm also not interested in getting a whole lot bigger, just staying in great shape and possibly adding some tone.
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Originally Posted by swol_je
