Here’s a fun experiment for all you research junkies.
If anyone has ever come across a research study that used ANY form of diet manipulation or weight training (that doesn’t involve the use of steroids) AND where the subjects gained MORE than 10 pounds (4.5 kilos) of LEAN MASS over ANY time frame…could you please send me the reference.
Happy hunting
BP
PS – The subjects have to be human, and not children.
PPS – I’ll post if I find anything
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This entry was posted by Brad Pilon on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 at 2:05 am and is filed under
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Dr Darden’s work with David Hudlow
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sex_news_sports_funny/the_rebirth_of_hit
Hi Max,
Sorry, my mistake. I forgot to say that for the purpose of this experiment I need a true peer-reviewed and published research paper.
Anecdotal case-reports won’t work for this.
Thanks for the link though.
BP
I would like to know if ESE can be used to lose fat AND gain muscle. I am ‘skinny fat’. I need to lose fat, mostly around my stomach, but I also need to gain some muscle; if I just lost fat I would look like a stick man. I am currently lifting weights 3x per week and not doing any cardio. What would you recommend? thanks Steven.
I don’t know if it’s peer reviewed or not, but what about Alex Jones’ work with Casey Viatorin the Colorado Experiment? Here’s a link: http://www.musclenet.com/coloradoexperiment.htm
Hi Steve,
I cover this in the advanced audio files, but from what I have found it has been shown that it is possible to gain muscle size while following a very low calorie diet for an extended period of time.
Since Eat Stop Eat is not a very low calorie diet, by its truest definition, and because I think weight training is the main cause of muscle growth, my answer is yes – you can gain muscle size while following Eat Stop Eat.
BP
Hi Buddo,
Arthur’s work falls into the same category as Dr. Dardens. Anecdotal case study.
BP
@Brad Pilon
Thanks. Do you have any case studies where people have gained muscle and lost fat while on ESE? I have seen examples at Ballantyne’s site but these people lost fat, but didn’t seem to gain much, if any muscle. I currently have the e-book but not the audio files. I have begun to read ESE and am interested by the idea that it seems to free you from the 6 meals a deal philosophy; I mean who wants to walk around with a cooler and tupperware all day?
HI Steven,
There is evidence that people can lose fat and gain muscle size. Usually these are obese people taking in 800-1200 calories over an 8-12 week period. Muscle size was measured as cross sectional area.
With Eat Stop Eat I would expect similar results, if not better.
BP
Brad, you’ve got me confused between LBM and muscle gains, what is the difference?
EVERYTHING
this is the major myth in bodybuilding, fitness…LBM and muscle are not the same thing
LBM also includes all of your organs, your blood, your bone….EVERYTHING that is not fat.
The fact that LBM has a high metabolically active is owed to the organ component, not the muscle component, but the whole part you increase through weight training is the muscle component.
Hope this helps.
B