[cgh]

A 500+ lb deadlift is no joke, nice work. Conventional or sumo?

Regarding the fasting time, I think there's a big difference between the IF you are doing and eg the multi-day fasts people here are talking about. They don't sound helpful for strength sports.

[theatraine]

Thanks! I pull conventional, I'm no good at sumo.

I would agree that multi-day fasts would not be good for strength sports. There doesn't seem to be a authoritative source but LeanGains states you won't lose muscle if you're fasting less than 24 hours. (https://leangains.com/top-ten-fasting-myths-debunked-major-u...)

[matwood]

I agree. IF is something I think people can just fit into their lives. It appears to have tons of benefits with little downside.

Longer fasts are something different entirely. They have their place, but are more of an event that must be planned. Personally, I like things I can do for life and turn into habits. I don't see how I could make 3-7 day fasts a habit.

Oh, and I'm not the person you asked, but my best DL was conventional 525lb weighing 199 :)