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I tried working out 21 hours into a fast

It was great! I had improved muscular endurance!

Wednesday I had a normal lunch after a 12 hour fast and went to the gym before dinner

Thursday I had lunch and dinner after an 18 hour fast, worked out on a full stomach

Today I went to the gym 21 hours into a 24 hour fast and it was by far my best performance. Because I had black coffee with a cinnamon stick for lunch, I was a bit more caffeinated today than the other days.

I’m currently working on going to the gym 6 days a week and building my fasting up to see if the ‘life’ app’s claims of HGH in longer fasts help my gains.

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Answer

My experience with fasting and weight training has been similar. Anywhere 16-24 hours into a fast and I can lift almost exactly like normal.

But anything after that tends to have me lagging a little bit and not lifting as heavy as normal. Electrolytes are suuuper important if you want to fast and lift at the same time. I once did a workout 4 days into a fast and almost passed out multiple times because I had been neglecting my electrolytes. So definitely be mindful of your hydration.

But congrats overall! It’s an awesome feeling to be able to do shit most people wouldn’t dream of.

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