Hi, I see a lot of posts about rolling 48s, rolling 72s, etc but I’m having a hard time finding something that explains or introduces it.
I think I get the gist: you fast for said period of time, eat a refeed meal, and immediately start another fast. Right?
I have a couple things I’m wondering about though.
What is the benefit of this over extended fasting? I am assuming it is to take small breaks and also be able to eat things you want without worrying about refeed syndrome while still trying to maximize your time fasting.
Should you try to eat your protein minimums, for each day that you fasted, all in that meal/period? (So eating 2-3 days’ worth of protein at once) Or is getting “enough” protein not really a concern with these?
I’d say the take home apart from all the mental and internal benefits from 0-72 hour rolling fasts is you aren’t thinking about food constantly and it’s sustainable if you have enough body fat. Prolonged fasting I think is great every so often 7-14 days is what I’ll do 3 times a year. I’ll roll a bit with OMEOD or throw in some 96 hours every month or two. Just whatever works and how I feel, training schedule etc.
Basically in that one meal just hit your calories you’d normally eat daily and make sure you fill macros to suit your needs.