Ramadan and maintaining gains

50pluspiller · 2016-06-10T01:31:18+00:00

Protein powders, mix to make a drink. Major source to supplement during fasting. Have that during the break in the fast after sunset, have at least 2-3 servings. Add in some lean protein like chicken and lamb. Veggies and fruit. Flip your workout to the break in the fast if you can, otherwise just before sunset so you can begin to feed your muscles.

Apexk9 · 2016-06-10T02:06:11+00:00

Sleep during the day so you fast while you sleep.

meh613 · 2016-06-10T05:07:24+00:00

Join 24 hour fitness and bulk up after sunset or before sunrise as opposed to during the day.

anotherswingingdick · 2016-06-10T06:14:24+00:00

I spent a lot of time in a work-class neighborhood of Bahrain. I have seen the sunset feasting during Ramadan. And Eid is out of control. It's like American Thanksgiving, food-wise.

Based on that, it's not obvious to me that total-number-of-calories-into-the-mouth-per-day really changes, come Ramadan. At least not in the GCC countries.

PS: 30 days of REAL water-fast would be less annoying than the Ramadan regime.

TheJunkieMonk · 2016-06-10T22:04:41+00:00

Suhoor:

1 glass Banana Milkshake made of 3 medium size bananas and 1 teaspoon of honey
2 eggs
5 glasses of Water
2 dates

Iftar:

Start with 2 dates
Drink a glass or two of Water
Get A LOT of fruits
Protein shake is optional, although I don't drink any.

Dinner:

Have some chicken or protein filled dinner.

For me personally, the point of this month is complete self control and to gain Taqwa, which I sadly don't have. That's what I have to attain. I've made it a goal to pray 5 times a day for now. I'm not focusing on my gains for this month, but still going to the gym 4x/week.

The__Tren__Train · 2016-06-10T07:43:08+00:00

ugh.. fasting from sun up to sundown?

no wonder you guys blow yourselves up

exit_sandman · 2016-06-10T07:53:16+00:00

Find some loophole.

Start your own personal jihad* for whatever or travel a lot. Either option allows you to forego fasting during Ramadan.

*"jihad" as in "effort/struggle", not holy war. Fun fact - when he seized power in Tunisia, then-president Bourguiba proclaimed a jihad against poverty/decadence/whatever, arguing that people laboring for the modernization of his country were essentially mujahideen for this cause. The religious authorities went along with this.

GluteusMaximus90 · 2016-06-10T01:31:56+00:00

It's like intermittent fasting.

Eat a small calorie dense snack at sunset then workout then eat a big meal later on.

It's hard to hit all of your macros in 5 hours but it's doable especially if you take protein supplements.

Good luck.

glottony · 2016-06-10T09:01:39+00:00

I eat tonnes of protein instead of sugars. Keeps me full forever.

Title	Ramadan and maintaining gains
Author	rpvp
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Date	June 10, 2016 12:59 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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