A thread about fasting (not eating)
Fasting fucking won for several reasons but the main reason people should care about fasting is to maximize autophagy.
>what the fuck is autophagy Autophagy is the process in which cells janny themselves (removing misfolded/damaged proteins, clearing up metabolic waste, repairing / removing damaged cell organelles) which peaks somewhere around 16-20hours after the last time you ate something.
Controlled fasting aims to maximize how long you stay in this peaked state without sacrificing muscle mass or neurons.
As a general rule: Don't fast for more than 2 days if you care about gym gains (muscles begin to atrophy around 3 days)
>so do i just drink water oryou can drink anything as long as there are no calories in it. If something contains sweeteners then you should be cautious because these can mess with your insulin.
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