Fitness, ExerciseAthletes able to fast and perform at a high level
Every once in a while I get the rare opportunity to watch some college football. Living in Canada, I don't get a lot of NCAA coverage on television, so when I do, its a real treat.
I can remember one game I caught this season where the announcers were actually talking about fasting. Apparently, one of the players on the Washington Cougars practices fasting, and during this particular game, he was right in the middle of a fast.
This player wasn't fasting for weight loss, (he was already incredibly lean and muscular) but interestingly even while following a regimen of short-term fasting he was still able to play a very high level sport that involves very explosive and intense periods of activity, that can go on for hours.
Even more interesting is that his older brother plays in the NFL, and he also fasts. Fasting during an NFL game - talk about intense! These two brothers are a perfect example of what I have found with the Eat Stop Eat lifestyle.
You can workout while you are fasting without feeling tired or performing poorly. In fact, I feel an amazing amount of energy when I workout while fasting! The cool thing is, this is exactly what some recent research on fasting has found - fasting doesn't slow you down. In a research study published in the journal of Sports Science and Medicine, ten elite power athletes were studied before, during and after 30 days of intermittent fasting.
The researchers found that there was no drop in performance during their fasts or even in the days after their 30 day fasting period. Pretty impressive considering the guys were ELITE athletes. So, just like the NCAA and NFL football players I was telling you about, these athletes were able to fast and still perform at a super high level. I do my best workouts while fasting. It allows me to attack them with a clear head and that feeling of alert-energy you can only get when you are fasting. If you haven't tried this yet, you need to. The experience is eye-opening.
Brad
Eat Stop Eat
I can remember one game I caught this season where the announcers were actually talking about fasting. Apparently, one of the players on the Washington Cougars practices fasting, and during this particular game, he was right in the middle of a fast.
This player wasn't fasting for weight loss, (he was already incredibly lean and muscular) but interestingly even while following a regimen of short-term fasting he was still able to play a very high level sport that involves very explosive and intense periods of activity, that can go on for hours.
Even more interesting is that his older brother plays in the NFL, and he also fasts. Fasting during an NFL game - talk about intense! These two brothers are a perfect example of what I have found with the Eat Stop Eat lifestyle.
You can workout while you are fasting without feeling tired or performing poorly. In fact, I feel an amazing amount of energy when I workout while fasting! The cool thing is, this is exactly what some recent research on fasting has found - fasting doesn't slow you down. In a research study published in the journal of Sports Science and Medicine, ten elite power athletes were studied before, during and after 30 days of intermittent fasting.
The researchers found that there was no drop in performance during their fasts or even in the days after their 30 day fasting period. Pretty impressive considering the guys were ELITE athletes. So, just like the NCAA and NFL football players I was telling you about, these athletes were able to fast and still perform at a super high level. I do my best workouts while fasting. It allows me to attack them with a clear head and that feeling of alert-energy you can only get when you are fasting. If you haven't tried this yet, you need to. The experience is eye-opening.
Brad
Eat Stop Eat
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