Can exercise or fasting make you burn muscle?

Could you imagine being told that you shouldn't exercise because it will cause you to burn muscle and store fat? Well this is just about as crazy as suggesting that this is what
happens when you fast.

After all, the specific metabolism caused by fasting is very similar to the one caused by exercise.

This is why exercise and fasting get very similar results.

The truth is, fasting and exercise are both fantastic ways to lose body fat. The only difference is that fasting (when done the Eat Stop Eat way) lasts for 24 hours, while exercise tends to last for 1-2 hours (depending on the type of exercise you are doing).

The bottom line is that the combination of fasting and exercise is an absolutely amazing way to not only lose body fat, but also preserve or even increase the size of your muscles. You get the chronic 24 hour effects of fasting and the Acute 2-3 hour effects of exercise.

This is why Eat Stop Eat is based on the combination of Fasting and resistance training.

You get the best body fat burning effects from this combination.

Brad Pilon

Eat -> Stop -> Eat