Originally Posted by
wolfchild
To get most benefits from anaerobic training you need to well fed with carbs and protein...If your body is starved you won't be able to put in enough intensity to make anaerobic training effective. No intensity means no adaptations.
Which you can consume more than enough of pre fast.
Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
You don't achieve hypertrophy by not eating.
Apart from "newbie gains" you need (1) progressive resistance, (2) a calorie surplus, and (3) sufficient protein and carbohydrate to achieve hypertrophy.
Not directly, but you enhance it through fasting. It the hormonal response that's responsible for all the magic.