Diet Experiment

Thought I would share an interesting experiment I am doing based on the podcast Foundmyfitness by a Dr Rhonda Patrick. Essentially studies have been done correlating the effect of eating in accordance with your circadian Rythm. In summary to try to eat your last meal at sunset and fast for between 10-13 hours daily (intermittent fasting is much larger windows a few times per week). The studies showed, in rats, that for the same calorie intake, Rats that consumed their calories during the inverse window showed increased muscle mass and reduced fat with no change in activity. The science suggests the reason is that you have a larger window for repair with parallel fatty acid oxidation which is tied to your circadian rhythm - from an evolutionary stand point, we evolved to eat while it was light (the podcast can elucidate the science - which is lab tested not bro science). I have done this now for 4 days, maintained the identical macros before at 2500 calories and I have dropped 1.5kg, or in my case 1.5% bf - it's seems too good to be true. I will keep,you posted on the progress - currently at about 10.5% bf and on TRT. Will run these macros for 2 weeks and see what happens.

I don't see your current weight and height but for a man to eat 2500 calories will in most cases be below maintenance levels and no matter when and how you eat you will lose weight.

Absolutely Morrgear, I can believe that. For me, reading "Eat Stop Eat" by Brad Pilon was the scientific explanation as to why fasting worked. It's not a long book but it's extremely condensed science, I absolutely loved it. Further, one point of interest for me was that after 16 hours of fasting, the benefits start to wear out. (for those of you that think more is always better)

I was, and am a proponent of intermittent fasting, but admittedly, after I started getting insomnia it's a lot more difficult to follow.

Good luck Morrgear, keep us posted!

Triton wrote: I don't see your current weight and height but for a man to eat 2500 calories will in most cases be below maintenance levels and no matter when and how you eat you will lose weight.

The argument is effectiveness of the weight-loss program. Morrgear stated he kept calories the same and dropped BF, that alone is indicative of the method working (albiet early).

Height 173, weight 80 kg. RMR is around 2000 cal. So 2500 is around maintenance factoring in training. As Furk said, this is a case of all other factors being equal.

Cool experiment!

An update on the experiment: while I haven't been as strict with this as planned: lots of traveling for work I would say at least 4/7 days have been done properly. My weight initially dropped down to 78kg from 80kg. Ski fold measurements on my lower abs (showed a reduction in measurement - consistently so water should be taken into account. My weight subsequently has crept back up to 80kg however my skin fold has reduced further. Would obviously like to do a more scientific BF measurement although apart from the ski fold, visually the difference is noticeable. Seems on the face of it to be a good recomp method. Unfortunately next week lots of travel so will struggle with timing and food quality - will keep results posted. Interesting - wouldn't say 100% conclusive yet.

Any news Morrgear?

I went off the boil for a while but decided on a comp, which is in a few weeks. Stuck religiously to the protocol and am sitting at 7% 3 weeks out. Body weight is at 79kg so has been a good recomp. Have dropped 2% in last three weeks and haven’t cut calories yet. That starts tomorrow - the not so fun part. The upshot is it helped me drop from around 12% with almost no lean muscle loss (chest, biceps etc measurements have remained the same). Let’s see how it goes.