#290: Menno Henselmans & Eric Helms, PhD - Diet Breaks, Calorie Cycling & Muscle Retention
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The Benefits of Calories Cycling
I do think there are some potential benefits to gain from calorie cycling which is why the reason I do it in terms of the the likelihood of muscle loss we definitely don't have like super solid data on this so my main perspective is if you can take calories away outside the anabolic window and we think there is no harm in that that means we can shift them towards the anabolicwindow where there is greater likelihood of them having benefits. The research is actually if anything in favor of like alternate day fasting compared to continuous energy intakes that's mostly in sedentary individuals but I think the difference is likely going to be similar if you are keeping calories high around and especially after the workouts which is
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