Lifting and Fasting

[Omar1223]

Starting about September the month of Ramadan will begin for Muslims and we are required to fast for about 30 days from dawn until dusk. One is not allowed to consume any food or drink. However, before dawn and after dusk, one can eat or drink anything they want.

I wanted to continue lifting during this time. I would exercise in the evening when I can consume water during and food after the workout.

Is this a good idea or should I avoid working out? Should I just do my best to cram as many calories as I can before and after the fast? Any tips or advice anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.

 

[kaxixi]

Lifting will make it awfully hard to fast. Maybe substitute to lower weights more reps... a maintenance routine that won't make you as hungry during the day, combined with more cardio?

 

[why]

Holidays are supposed to be time to enjoy yourself, not punish yourself. Stop observing Ramadan.

Failing that, work out at night or very early in the morning and eat your daily calorie intake and adequate protein during the time when you are allowed to eat.

DO NOT STOP LIFTING DURING A FAST. That's asking for atrophy.

 

[redgrail]

Look into intermittent fasting theory: http://www.leangains.com/ Success story: http://www.modernforager.com/blog/20...success-story/

 

[why]

www.leangains.com You already posted it. That's Martin Berkhan's site.

 

[javyn]

Wow. I'm a self-admitted troll and even I wouldn't say something as asinine and hateful as that. Kudos to you man. Next I guess you'll be telling devout Baptists to stop punishing themselves and engage in gay sex.

Holidays are supposed to be time to enjoy yourself, not punish yourself. Stop observing Ramadan

 

[odoreater]

Originally Posted by javyn

Wow. I'm a self-admitted troll and even I wouldn't say something as asinine and hateful as that. Kudos to you man. Next I guess you'll be telling devout Baptists to stop punishing themselves and engage in gay sex.

I thought you were a mild-mannered paralegal from the midwest.

 

[globetrotter]

why don't you try something a little less rigorous during the fast - like a 12 kilo kettlebell and some overhead swings. that should help you not loose muscle mass, but not be so hard to keep up on a fast

 

[thekunk07]

just do dips, chins and other bodyweight exercises. you're not gonna gain muscle while fasting and will invariably lose some.

 

[lefty]

Not eating for 12 - 16 hours is as easy as pie.

Break your fast with some P+C, work out an hour later, then eat until bed time. If you feel it really necessary, wake up pre-dawn and eat, but I wouldn't worry about it.

Lift hard and you may see some positive recomp.

lefty

 

[jimbo123]

I'm going to be fasting as well. I'm just going to try to maintain the muscles that I have with bodyweight exercises and become a bit leaner.

I think it makes most sense to exercise about an hour or so after breaking the fast. Eat some more food, sleep and then at sunrise have cottage cheese with something because it's slow-releasing.

 

[jimbo123]

yup what lefty said!

 

[whacked]

Originally Posted by odoreater

I thought you were a mild-mannered paralegal from the midwest.

I believe the appropriate term is "flyover country".

 

[Nouveau Pauvre]

I know it may be a little incendiary but Why raises an interesting point. It is completely your decision to fast during the day for a month, but this will definitely harm your ability to lift weights.

You can't have your cake and eat it too - you need to think long and hard about your priorities.

 

[javyn]

I'm in no way mild-mannered. I work for a trial lawyer.