I did a day 10 fast myself. which means I ate nothing for 10 days. no I didn't lose all my muscle. In fact now I am more muscular and more stronger then i was before.. because my body as a whole became stronger from the health benefits of doing my fast. do i look tiny in my avatar?
Look for my log soon for full details on that
the article you read lays out how to do it. but I will explain and give you an extra tip below:
if you do a 24 hour fast you would eat a normal dinner, then not eat again till dinner the next day. these are really good at boosting immune system and detoxing your body. what you can drink within the fast besides water is mixing apple cider vinegar, cream of tartar (for potassium), and salt, with a touch of lime. this would be something that wouldn't break your fast at all and will keep you hydrated.
this idea that you magically lose muscle from not eating protein every 2 hours was invented by the food companies and supplement companies to sell you protein powder and bcaa's and all that other shit.
you can also listen to our HARDCORE podcasts where Matt is doing a 24 hour fast once a week and he gets into it.
PS: if you are using SARM's or steroids there will be zero catabolism while in a fast. you will lose body fat and water weight, but you won't lose an ounce of muscle I promise you. if I can do it for 10 days, anyone can do it for 24 hours.
also we will be having Dr. Gerry on our regular podcast next week who is a whiz at fasting, if you have ANY QUESTIONS about fasting you need to submit them on this thread or the thread you will see tomorrow linked to my article, or message myself, mason, or muskate. this is your opportunity to pick the brain of someone who knows more about this shit than anyone you will ever meet.
so here are some questions for Dr. Gerry already:
1. Will i lose muscle fasting
2. benefits of 24 hours fasts, and prolonged fasting.
3. side effects from fasting and when you come off