I've been browsing the internet reading some information about intermittent fasting (IF), and listening to some of the supposed benefits that promoters of IF claim. Given that so many people who failed their IF attempts are now trying to heal their broken metabolisms via Peat-diet-philosophy, I'm skeptical that it is as beneficial as claimed. I think Peat's view is that it is harmful.
But then, I also wondered if there isn't some advantage to training fasted, but in a very low-intensity and non-stressful way that doesn't see the body lose oxygen or CO2. I see a lot of exercise as being high-intensity, and I wonder if this is the main drawback of combining such demanding physical exertion with the fasted, low glycogen state. I'm thinking something like isometric exercise, or static holds with heavy weights, or paused squats, etc, might be sufficient to create a training effect, while preventing stress otherwise generated by intense exercise. I'm thinking no eccentric or concentric contractions at all.
My other thought was whether supplementing vitamin E through such an exercise routine would help to potentially aid the utilisation of fatty acids by the muscles through the workout. Pubmed evidence would disagree with the idea:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11984298
Effect of vitamin E and eccentric exercise on selected biomarkers of oxidative stress in young and elderly men. - PubMed - NCBI
But then, I also wondered if there isn't some advantage to training fasted, but in a very low-intensity and non-stressful way that doesn't see the body lose oxygen or CO2. I see a lot of exercise as being high-intensity, and I wonder if this is the main drawback of combining such demanding physical exertion with the fasted, low glycogen state. I'm thinking something like isometric exercise, or static holds with heavy weights, or paused squats, etc, might be sufficient to create a training effect, while preventing stress otherwise generated by intense exercise. I'm thinking no eccentric or concentric contractions at all.
My other thought was whether supplementing vitamin E through such an exercise routine would help to potentially aid the utilisation of fatty acids by the muscles through the workout. Pubmed evidence would disagree with the idea:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11984298
Effect of vitamin E and eccentric exercise on selected biomarkers of oxidative stress in young and elderly men. - PubMed - NCBI