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36h fasting

Can you do 36/ 40 hours fasting ones a week and still keep lean body mass? Can you still build muscle ? Or 36 hours should be done only ones a mouth or so ?

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The Fasting Method has info on various schedules, what you are describing is ADF, which can be done for 36 or 42 hours. Many do it on a rolling basis. It is particularly effective for weight loss and makes use of 2 overngiht/sleeping periods.

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If you do strength training the rest of the week (non fasting days) you should be able to keep the muscle. I used to and recently restarted 36 hour fasts, once a week and I definitely became stronger in the process (mass building was never my goal so idk about bulking up and fasting at the same time)

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Yes. When you eat excess food, it’s stored as body fat to use in times of caloric deficit. Your body doesn’t eat up your muscles for food. Building muscle is just a function of use - exercise and you build muscle. Eat and you gain body fat. Fast and you lose body fat.