I would recommend only fasting on none training days. as for breaking down muscle, it would only breakdown as much muscle as when fasting on a full carb diet imo. Probably less on a keto diet, because some of your fat cells have protein in them to use. Plus when fasting on a carb diet your body is going without food, where as on keto your body is still feeding on ketones it's made from bodyfat. So I suspect they would be far less muscle breakdown on fasted keto.Originally Posted by gbrice75
Sure it does. It can breakdown muscle tissue - and WILL do so particularly if/when training or cardio becomes too intense.
As I said earlier, ultimately the OP needs to decide what makes sense and then put a plan in motion to see how he responds. Admittedly, i'm biased against keto diets due to my own personal history with them, but as stated, that doesn't mean they don't work as I personally know people who have had great success with them.
OP - i'm being nice about it. Ask Marcus300 what he thinks about your idea!!!
This is an interesting topic, I might ask Lyle McDonald, this very question on his website, see if he has any thoughts on this, I know he's not a fan of fasting so he probably wouldnt like it for that reason.
Interesting discussion, guess we will just have to agree to disagree on this one GB : )
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