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Building Muscle and Fasting

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A quick good news / not so good news post today about building muscle and fasting. The Good news - Research shows (once again) that even 72 hours of fasting (way longer than I recommend) does not change whole body protein turnover or measures of protein oxidation (you're not losing muscle). This is great since with the Eat Stop Eat style of Intermittent Fasting we never go … [Read more...] about Building Muscle and Fasting

Drinking Protein during Workouts

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Wish I had included this quote in 'How Much Protein': Finally, research published in 2008 by Beelen et al [Beelen M, 2008] suggests that the effect that eating protein during a workout has on protein synthesis is no different then the effect that the workout alone has when you continue to measure after 9 hour of recovery. Bottom line, it's your workouts, and how well they are … [Read more...] about Drinking Protein during Workouts

How Much Protein in One Meal

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Brad, I’m following your recommend information on how much protein to build muscle along with an “intense” enough work out program. It is working well for me, but a couple questions loom in my mind. I’ve read in articles on the internet that a person cannot “absorb” more than 30 grams of protein in one meal. Is this true? If it is true, does this mean if I ate the … [Read more...] about How Much Protein in One Meal

How to get rid of Muscle

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How do I get rid of muscle? It's an odd question I know, and one I have tackled before, but it seems people are still confused about what makes them gain and lose muscle. We all know that people who are bedridden and on a low calorie diet lose muscle. When I first starting writing Eat Stop Eat, and was running the idea past several dietitians for input, they all brought … [Read more...] about How to get rid of Muscle