Post Workout Fasting: Good or Bad? 

5/5 bro as usual, u can spend 24 hours after your workout still in fast with no muscle window loss, and people misunderstand one thing: if you workout today, its actually the meal u ate yesterday that will be use, not your next one :) peace

I cant eat anything for at least 5h after workout, the hormonal spike of testosterone and hgh makes me feel super energetic and almost high, if I eat anything right after my workout I feel like CRAP, also I feel that fasting after my workout makes my muscle super sensitive to whatever I ingest afterward, in my opinion as a weight lifter for 23 years, post workout fasting is the best thing one can do to optimise lean mass gain and burn fat

This is completely true. When I fast for 20 hours after a workout I never or bearly get DOMS

This makes perfect sense, I've tried this before and had great results, good to know I can find someone else talking about this because everyone online is saying you gotta eat afterworkout

I love how you posted this and I'm about to work out fasted this morning! 😂🤣

My yoga teacher said that you should not race out to eat straight after, but wait an hour or two longer ideally as well as doing the same beforehand as that was traditionally done

I eat 5 hours after my workouts. I eat 9-2. Taking a scoop of BCAA afterwards doesn't doesn't interrupt anything. Never been better!

GREAT video, keep them coming doc! 💪🏻

Great video, really informative. Thank you. I’m reasonably lean and can say that I’ve never lost fat (and kept muscle) as rapidly and effectively as when I fast post workout (resistance training and/or HIIT). I don’t always do it of course, but it’s a great tool. Would definitely recommend to anyone interested.

Very informative . I will tray it .

Hi Doc. Can you make a video about reducing wrinkles and preventing it.

So can I safely sleep the night after excercising? I don’t want to eat anything before sleep because it has a negative impact on my sleep if I eat close to when I will sleep

Great video. Do you have any thoughts on whether consuming BCAA prior to fasted workouts are beneficial or not? There is a lot of confusion about this. Thank you

Bro it’s called inversely related not indirectly related!!!!

Can I eat 2 meals a day, first at 10am and second at 3pm, if i workout at 9pm??

I am eating 18 hours after workout ...I wonder if thats good for muscles

Ori Hofmekler (the boss when it comes to IF and making stress work for you) thinks it’s best to wait at least 60 mins or longer for post workout and just to keep it whey protein from grass fed cows.

I work out doing primarily calisthenics, air, squats, and push-ups in the morning and then usually don’t eat until about noon or 1 o’clock. Curious… Am I shooting myself in the foot?

super clear content and the slides were great I do OMAD and train with a PT twice a week fasted don't eat my meal for few hours afterwards. For me its natural and am never hungry, years of sugar cravings have practically gone,! :)

Good shit brother. My typical weekday routine, up my 5:30, breakfast of steelcut oatmeal and coffee 6am, workout 12pm, 1 banana and 2 scoops of BSN Syntha 6 with water immediately post workout, dinner 6pm. I want to try this fasting post workout and see the effect on myself. Would it be okay to move the protein shake to breakfast then nothing but water between workout and dinner?

Definitely going to try thing especially bc I have to wait for the crock pot to finish cooking lol. It's just hard to grasp the concept, second guessing alot. Especially bc you see all these bodybuilders and strongmen telling you the opposite. But if you think about it..... After a workout, your body wants to feed and if you have excess body fat is figure it would choose the fat to feed from. Idk maybe I'm going off the deep end.

Hope you are still posting videos, I just subscribed.

I intermittent fast (Warrior Diet - I have the book but Id like to know your opinion too) and workout around 12. My main meal is dinner. Is it OK to have a small salad of lettuce, cucumber and tomato slices (no dressing) 1 hour post workout? I like your video cause you explain your reasons.

So I’m wanting to fast between 8pm and 12pm and the best time for me to workout is between 5a and 6:30a. If I do that every day, will that hinder my weight loss goals? You said fasting occasionally after working out is good but what if I do that every day?

Thanks again for all useful info! Regarding the protein supplements, what are your recommendations?

I think this is all great. But whey protein actually spikes insulin. So if you consume whey post workout, Then you blunt HGH....you thoughts?

great info. what do you think of BCAAs? taking it before and after workout in fasted state.

Hi Michael, you said in your video it would be beneficial to occasionally have a post workout fast - would it be safe to fast after every workout? I do resistance training 3 times per week and due to my schedule I have to exercise early mornings but my fasting means I cannot eat for 4 hours after my workout. I've only just started fasting but so far it's been fine as I'm eating a keto diet. Just wondering what you would recommend - could this be harmful?

Hello, i fast everyday(20/4) and Workout every 72 hours. Can i fast after every work out?

Hello Dr Mike, thanks a lot for your video. One question: when shall I intake any supplements when doing the fast? Let's say I take some vitamin D, B and some minerals daily. Would you take them when you first eat or right in the morning (without food)? I thought they are better absorbed with food. Thanks for any advice, cheers.

Doc..i m following ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting...eating window being 2 pm to 8 pm. I ecersice every day at 8:30 am for 1 hour. My question is... Would it cause any harm if I sleep for an hour after doing HIIT ?

Whazzzzzz up Dr. Mike.. I’m doing the 16/8 fasting for the last 10 months and have lost 60lbs... I have 2 kids and my time is very limited. My crazy routine is first meal around noon, and last meal around 6pm... I put my son to bed and actually fall asleep for a bit, then get up and hit the gym around 10pm, fill up with water and finally go to sleep. I then get up early with the kids and go til noon before eating. Do you think that’s ok to fast that long after the gym?

Michael, do you have any recommendations for acne? I've been trying to take care of my diet to see if it would help my acne and I haven't seen any improvement.

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Does aspartame spike insulin ?

How do i get 4700MG of potassium on a ketogenic diet? I would have to eat like 500G of spinach a day

Hey Dr. Michael Van! So I’m 20 years old, 5’7, and typically weigh in between 120-125 pounds. I want to reap as many benefits from Intermittent Fasting and HIIT as I possibly can! I’ve been skinny my entire life and could never gain weight. Which is kind of good cause I want to keep a trim figure but would also like to put on some weight & gain muscle mass. (If the two are possible while following an Intermittent Fasting routine) My goal is to optimize both physiological and brain functioning so that I can be as healthy as I can be! What type of Intermittent Fasting & workout pattern would you recommend I do in order for me to receive as many body and brain benefits as possible? Would you also recommend I start a Ketogenic diet as well? I’m especially passionate about improving Brain function and would be more than willing to disregard gaining weight in order to maximize brain function. My apologies for the long comment and question.. And thank you for all of your videos! Please continue publishing more, your courses are extremely helpful not only to me but others as well!

What if you are trying keto? Would it be better to fast or to have protein that's high in fat like nuts?

After my workout how much time i hve to wait to eat? Fast time

How long should we wait to eat after working out?

Really interesting video! Funnily enough my recent regime has changed to mostly taking no carbs before or after but using BCAAs, creatine, Himalayan salt, whey, I'll have one half before and the rest towards the end of my workout. So say if I fast for 4,5,6 hours after this essentially, I'm both maintaining my muscle mass and stimulating the HGH, perhaps the best of both worlds?

Just burned like 500-600 calories. Didn’t eat anything and about to sleep. I don’t want to eat because it’s out of my eating window for intermittent fasting and I’m about to sleep. Usually I can jog on a 16 hour fast and not even feel faint or down or anything. This time feel a little faint but not worried about it. My theory was it would just stimulate me being fasted for a longer period of time but idk. Figure more body recycling about to happen. Get that old crap out. Hopefully this isn’t a bad idea :/ hehehe

What do you think about training and eating big on one day, and then fasting the next day? So about a 36 hour fast. I hear about it from Cole Robinson and will try it this next week.

Doc, check your instagram, I left a question on there on the promo post for this video asking about if it’s a good idea to have a lot of fat post workout too or will that slow down protein synthesis? As I live by a ketogenic diet so I was wondering whether the best idea for protein synthesis would be to have high protein low carb and fat and have fats later in the day or Is it good to eat a regular keto style meal after resistance training for optimal muscle growth? An answer to that question would be AMAZING 💪🏻💪🏻

I find I have decreased workout performance on keto, what's the best way to fix this or the best way to workout?

You answerd my exact question - in other Videos they would say fasting after a workout is no problem, if you are not an athlete or a long distance runner - and then they wouldn't go on to explain what to do in these cases... So thanks a lot!

Hi doc what brand would you recommend to use for the protein shake plus what can I put in with the shakes that a good to have. Is there any good recipes books out there? Thanks for your brilliant videos they helping me transform to a better lifestyle for me and my family. God bless you

Oh hello! ;)

All successful Mr. OLYMPIANS and professional athletes would disagree with you, including THE TERMINATOR and THE HULK. But what do they know?