Filonov Protocol?

Answer

This is one of Filonov’s “fractional dry fasting” protocols. The basis of all these fractional protocols is to gradually get the body into a progressive healing state, which is much slower than a straight dry fast, but is something people can practice safely on their own without being in a clinical setting.

Filonov and other professional fasting clinicians (myself included) advise not to exceed five days of dry fasting without professional supervision.

What we know:

• A straight dry fast is more powerful, intense and faster than a fractional dry fast approach – it can also rapidly lead to complications among novice practitioners.
• A straight dry fast consumes about 1 to 2 kilos of primarily body fat per day every day throughout the fast. This rate of fat conversion into endogenous water for hydration and free fatty acids and ketones for energy will depend upon one’s environment and level of exertion. The rate will not decrease during the duration of the fast (like it does in a water fast).
• A straight dry fast of 10 to 14 days will result in 3 to 4 kilos of water weight regain after breaking the fast and fully rehydrating.

For example, yesterday I finished day two of my dry fast with a soccer practice and my total (mostly) fat loss is bout 4.5 kilos / 10 lbs. However, I don’t advise any fasting protocol with training for my clients because they’re fasting for therapeutic reasons and need to convalesce; I’m not – I’m fasting for athletic fitness by cultivating ketogenic metabolic energy under load.

Filonov’s fractional dry fasting protocols are great for therapeutic gains and self-care at home. As to your fasting for weight loss, weight loss (enduring) depends entirely upon how you eat, not by how you fast.

Filonov’s fractional dry fasting protocols will get you fat loss, but eating is what determines the way of keeping fat off your body once you get there.

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