"In 2017, the entrepreneur either had one meal a day or ate in an 8-hour window followed by a 16-hour fast, known as the 16:8 diet. He also did three 7-day fasts, when he only drank water. He lost weight quickly, but the diet negatively affected his life. "I tried to do some workouts, and I had zero strength," Prytkov, 38, told Business Insider. "When the muscles are depleted of energy, just everything is hard.""
"Eating so little food, he couldn't get all the nutrients his body needed, and his strict routine affected his family and social life. "When everyone is having dinner and you're not eating, it can create tension," he said. Then he had a body composition scan and learned that along with fat, he had lost 15 pounds of muscle mass. Muscle is essential for staying strong and mobile, and plays a key role in regulating metabolism."
"Fasting meant he simply didn't have the energy to fuel a workout or the calorie budget to eat enough protein, both of which are crucial for maintaining muscle mass - but he didn't know it at the time. "Now I understand that with better training and nutrition focus it could have been avoided" he said. Prytkov focused on creating habits that would sustain both fat loss and support his long-term health."
Mike Prytkov lost 44 pounds in a year using extreme fasting strategies, including one-meal-a-day, 16:8 intermittent fasting, and three seven-day water fasts. The rapid weight loss resulted in very low energy, lack of workout strength, and social and family tension from strict eating patterns. A body-composition scan showed a 15-pound loss of muscle mass, compromising strength, mobility, and metabolic health. Fasting prevented adequate calories and protein to fuel exercise and preserve muscle. Prytkov then worked with nutritionists, ran self-experiments, added strength training alongside cycling and swimming, and built sustainable habits for long-term health.
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