New Routine and Intermittent Fasting

For the last 6 weeks I have been doing the same workout routine. I am a strong believer that you need to stick to a routine for at least 6 weeks before changing it up. You need to develop a solid plan, stick to it and see results and then trick your body to gain more muscle and cut more fat. I can already tell that my body is getting used to the movements so it is time to change things up. That also includes changing up the way I eat as well.

Next week I will be doing new workout sessions that require less heavy lifting and more dynamic workouts. Things that will have more body weight type efforts but I will still be lifting weights just not as heavy. I’ll incorporate some plyometric workouts in there, as well as some Crossfit type workouts and even doing Cardio (hate cardio!). Some of these workouts you can do at home with minimal weight and I may even do some at home workout videos as well.

I have also been doing A LOT of reading on Intermittent Fasting. I also know that fasting seems to be a taboo topic for some people as well. Again, I have done a lot of reading on this topic for the last couple days. I have been even watching some video testimonials of folks that have been doing it for a little while and what they think of it.

Now I must note, that from what I have read if you have had a previous eating disorder that you SHOULD NOT DO THIS. Not because it is not healthy, it actually is healthy for you to burn fat, but because psychologically it can have you regress to your previous bad eating habits.

If however you are a normal eating person, with a realistic caloric intake and have been doing the traditional 4-5-6 meal small meal a day routine it is perfectly fine for you to go into this sort of meal plan. You will from what I have gathered see results and drop fat in key areas.

The concept is relatively simple and I explain it some in the video below. The science behind it seems pretty sound and I don’t see how it can hurt your body since your calories that are being taken in are exactly the same if you were eating 5-6 meals a day. The main difference is that your body is feeding on its own fat for the 18 hours that it is not having to worry about digesting the good that has been eating throughout the day. Your body starts to eat up the stored fat cells instead of using energy on digesting your food that you put into it ever 2-3 hours.

Has anyone else tried it and what are your thoughts on it?