Kyle gets really excited about not eating!For most of my athletic “career” I’ve been adding more features: more movements, more good foods, more cutting edge methods.  It never occurred to me that less could be better, especially with my food intake (I’ve always been skinny and trying to add weight). But recently on Primal Personality, Mark Sisson’s site (Marksdailyapple.com), I came across a series on intermittent fasting that brought up some pretty persuasive arguments for the benefits of occasional fasting. Further research corroborated the information on the Daily Apple: that going without grub for extended periods of time can have serious advantages for weight loss, lean muscle retention, longevity, brain health, disease prevention and improved determination and confidence.Coming from a guy who ranks eating among his top three favorite things to do close behind baby-making and sleep, fasting doesn’t exactly have strong appeal.  But in the face of the facts, I’ll be observing a weekly fast day for a month and reporting the results to you.One of the primary affects of fasting is pretty obvious: weight loss.  Not only does fasting restrict calorie intake, but it also encourages the secretion of growth hormone and decreases insulin levels.  GH is a primary fat burning hormone and insulin is what stores fat in our bodies (less of it allows more fat to be burned)[i].  All of these factors working together make for a mean weight loss punch, while keeping that lean muscle mass you worked so hard to get at Rugged Crossfit.With some of the junk we put in our bodies today, it’s not crazy that some days we feel like trash.

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