Cyclic Dieting (2:2 ON/OFF) Drops 12.3 vs. 8kg of Body Fat in 16 Weeks, Maintains REE During + Fat Loss Post Dieting
It would be nice to see if this form of "long-term"-refeeds or diet-breaks works for leaner men as well. You will remember that I've previously discussed the advantages of cycling your energy intake in both, classic intermittent fasting or alternative-day fasting contexts, as well as refeeds . Just like the protocol that was used in a recent study from the University of Tasmania (Byrne 2017), all these diets belong to a category of diets that is characterized by what scientists call "intermittent energy restrictions". The latest RCT by Byrne et al. (2017), which has just been published ahead of print , took a slightly novel approach to energy cycling, though. Compared to IF and ADF, regimen, the energy intake in form of very long intervals (weeks vs. days or hours): more specifically, 8x2 weeks of dieting interspersed by 2 weeks on a maintenance diet. Despite these differences, the reasoning behind the study design was pretty much the same bodybuilde...