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Experiments with Intermittent Fasting
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80 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
John M. Berardi
4 books1 followerJohn Berardi, PhD is a Canadian-American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the world's largest nutrition coaching, education, and software company. He's also the founder of Change Maker Academy, devoted to helping would-be change makers turn their passion for health and fitness into a powerful purpose and a wildly successful career.
Berardi has advised organizations like Apple, Equinox, Nike, and Titleist, teams and athletes like the San Antonio Spurs, the Carolina Panthers, US Open Champ Sloane Stephens, and 2-division UFC Champ Georges St. Pierre, and was named one of the 20 smartest coaches in the world and 100 most influential people in health and fitness. Berardi lives in Ontario Canada with his wife and four children.
Berardi has advised organizations like Apple, Equinox, Nike, and Titleist, teams and athletes like the San Antonio Spurs, the Carolina Panthers, US Open Champ Sloane Stephens, and 2-division UFC Champ Georges St. Pierre, and was named one of the 20 smartest coaches in the world and 100 most influential people in health and fitness. Berardi lives in Ontario Canada with his wife and four children.
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April 26, 2015
This is a excellent little book. Easy to read and well explained.
What I like about it the most is that the dude who experiments is a active person who knows all about working out and sports performance.
I never believe a dude who is preaching about exercise and nutrition when the dude himself looks like he never did a proper workout in his whole life.
Aka the sickly greenish stick figure look or fat, not buying it. Nutrition regime for sports performance needs to be done by somebody who knows about sports! This is one of the mayor points that convinced me.....
....Because I have a huge fear that I'll shrivel up and die of starvation if I don't eat as soon as I wake up.
....Or that my muscles will deflate and disappear if I dont feed them every 2-3 hours....
I love how he addressed this. This also convinced me that he knows our fear!
...IT also made me laugh hard as hell.
You must realize that you're taking your self way to seriously if you cant laugh hard at your own expense:)
DIRECT QUOTE:
If you’re a fitness-conscious person – whether you graze on small meals throughout the day or eat three squares like clockwork – the thought of fasting for an entire day might scare the hell out of you.
Most active people start to freak out about 4-5 hours after their last meal.
“Somebody sound the alarms! If I don’t eat soon, I’m gonna…”
You’re gonna… what? Explode? Die of starvation? Shrivel up and lose all your muscle mass?
Actually, none of these happen. In fact, you might even lose a little body fat.
END QUOTE
That Sounds familiar?
I recommend you read the book.
If is not for everybody and i dont think its magical, but I do think its a good thing. And if nothing else it can give you a new perspective.
For me, it liberated me. 6-7 little meals a day is like slavery, VERY LIMITING because you're never free to just go and do something, you need to think how long its gonna take? And you need to carry food with you if its going to take "too long" Too long is everything longer than 2-3 hours. Like a stone around your neck! Huge hassle and time consuming!
What I like about it the most is that the dude who experiments is a active person who knows all about working out and sports performance.
I never believe a dude who is preaching about exercise and nutrition when the dude himself looks like he never did a proper workout in his whole life.
Aka the sickly greenish stick figure look or fat, not buying it. Nutrition regime for sports performance needs to be done by somebody who knows about sports! This is one of the mayor points that convinced me.....
....Because I have a huge fear that I'll shrivel up and die of starvation if I don't eat as soon as I wake up.
....Or that my muscles will deflate and disappear if I dont feed them every 2-3 hours....
I love how he addressed this. This also convinced me that he knows our fear!
...IT also made me laugh hard as hell.
You must realize that you're taking your self way to seriously if you cant laugh hard at your own expense:)
DIRECT QUOTE:
If you’re a fitness-conscious person – whether you graze on small meals throughout the day or eat three squares like clockwork – the thought of fasting for an entire day might scare the hell out of you.
Most active people start to freak out about 4-5 hours after their last meal.
“Somebody sound the alarms! If I don’t eat soon, I’m gonna…”
You’re gonna… what? Explode? Die of starvation? Shrivel up and lose all your muscle mass?
Actually, none of these happen. In fact, you might even lose a little body fat.
END QUOTE
That Sounds familiar?
I recommend you read the book.
If is not for everybody and i dont think its magical, but I do think its a good thing. And if nothing else it can give you a new perspective.
For me, it liberated me. 6-7 little meals a day is like slavery, VERY LIMITING because you're never free to just go and do something, you need to think how long its gonna take? And you need to carry food with you if its going to take "too long" Too long is everything longer than 2-3 hours. Like a stone around your neck! Huge hassle and time consuming!
September 25, 2012
Molto interessante (oltretutto è gratuito).
L'autore, non essendo ancora possibili studi su grossi gruppi di persone (+ controllo), prova vari tipi di digiuno su se stesso. Digiuni lunghi un giorno, lunghi 20 ore, e così via. I risultati sono interessanti: con l'Intermittent fasting si perde peso, ma più che altro è una pratica funzionale per chi è già a dei buoni livelli e ha una buona conoscenza di nutrizione. Tradotto: l'IF non è una dieta per persone 5/10/20 kg sovrappeso, è per chi ha percentuali di massa grassa attorno al 10-15% (e soprattutto per chi sa cosa questo dato significa).
Sto provando anche io una cosa simile all'IF di Leangains, soprattutto per valutarne l'aspetto psicologico. Funziona, lento come deve essere, ma funziona.
L'autore, non essendo ancora possibili studi su grossi gruppi di persone (+ controllo), prova vari tipi di digiuno su se stesso. Digiuni lunghi un giorno, lunghi 20 ore, e così via. I risultati sono interessanti: con l'Intermittent fasting si perde peso, ma più che altro è una pratica funzionale per chi è già a dei buoni livelli e ha una buona conoscenza di nutrizione. Tradotto: l'IF non è una dieta per persone 5/10/20 kg sovrappeso, è per chi ha percentuali di massa grassa attorno al 10-15% (e soprattutto per chi sa cosa questo dato significa).
Sto provando anche io una cosa simile all'IF di Leangains, soprattutto per valutarne l'aspetto psicologico. Funziona, lento come deve essere, ma funziona.
December 20, 2013
I simply love all of Dr John Berardi's work.
Been a fan of his writing for many years.
Been interested in intermittent fasting for a while now, after a friend introduced me to the "LeanGains" protocol developed by Martin Berkhaus (funnily enough referenced within this book).
This little read is a fantastic introduction to the concept of Intermittent Fasting and its dietary applications.
Should further detail be required upon completion of the book one can further read up on the subject at www.leangains.com (personal recommendation).
This book leaves you with enough information and motivation to try something new for you and your physique, and it's results are quite possibly extremely effective.
Been a fan of his writing for many years.
Been interested in intermittent fasting for a while now, after a friend introduced me to the "LeanGains" protocol developed by Martin Berkhaus (funnily enough referenced within this book).
This little read is a fantastic introduction to the concept of Intermittent Fasting and its dietary applications.
Should further detail be required upon completion of the book one can further read up on the subject at www.leangains.com (personal recommendation).
This book leaves you with enough information and motivation to try something new for you and your physique, and it's results are quite possibly extremely effective.
August 22, 2012
This is a great study on intermittent fasting but also has great insight on how to conduct self-experiments in nutrition.
May 12, 2021
An interest ebook on the author's experience with different Intermittent Fasting (IF) methods - fasting one day a week, fasting two days a week, 16 hr fast and 8 hours of eating everyday, and modifications to these methods. The author presented a detailed account of his experiences and results on IF. If your are considering IF as a dietary plan I recommend you read this ebook.
March 10, 2018
A good overview of common IF strategies put into practice, with tips and sample menus.
January 19, 2013
Does a good job of describing the individual experiences of the authors's experiments with new diet plans.
February 3, 2015
Excellent book to know more about intermittent fasting and how to perform your own studies in nutrition
January 4, 2016
Nice little book about experimenting with some variations of intermittent fasting.
October 20, 2016
a very informative, quick read, thankfully in laymen's terms
August 9, 2016
Very informative. Intermittent fasting is not a diet, it is a lifestyle.
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