Is the 5:2 diet viable for lifters? With resistance training and moderate protein, 5:2 fasting and continuous dieting gave similar lean mass, fat loss and strength results in untrained adults

Oct 27

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The 5:2 diet asks for two very low-calorie days a week and normal eating on the other five. For lifters, the obvious worry is that two near-fasting days will cost muscle or wreck training. The question is whether 5:2 works as well as an ordinary daily deficit when you are also lifting.