That is funny. The same thing happened to me. A couple of weeks ago I read an article about Alex Smith and his intermittent fasting. I searched for intermittent fasting on Google and found this thread. I had saved the page on my phone because I eventually wanted to comment, reviving the thread, and now someone else has done so already.
I have been toying with the idea of trying a 16:8 intermittent fasting during the upcoming period of less intense training with the goal of losing a few pounds (instead of gaining weight) and more importantly to teach my body to burn more fat ahead of some long course racing next season. I would return to normal eating habits once my training intensity picks up in February. A few questions that I had were the following:
- With my goals in mind, should the fasting be everyday or is a few days a week sufficient?
- If I always train in the morning, is the proper eating window still 12pm - 8pm?
- Will intermittent fasting over the next couple of months still provide a benefit for long course racing during the second half of 2019?
- I would think that intermittent fasting would have the greatest benefit during lower intensity, longer duration training. Does that make sense?