The internet is congested with fitness and weight loss fads. One can find a significant number of fitness experts dishing out numerous tips and tricks to gain muscle and lose weight fast. Among many, the recent popular wellness trend is intermittent fasting, which involves long fasting intervals. Several eminent personalities like Joe Rogan and Mark Wahlberg popularly follow this method. However, Exercise Scientist Dr. Mike Israetel rejects the popular diet fad. 

Israetel, who did his Ph.D. in Sports Physiology, preaches the real science behind training techniques and diet rituals. The coach has gained popularity online for giving his unbiased takes on celebrity fitness and viral fitness trends. Recently, he busted the myth of Intermittent Fasting. 

Dr. Mike Israetel’s unbiased thoughts on a popular diet ritual

Intermittent fasting often works with a small eating window in a day, leaving other hours for fasting. While many fitness gurus advocate the benefits of Intermittent fasting, Dr. Israetel refuses to promote such a lifestyle. The exercise scientist’s YouTube channel, Renaissance Periodization, is a platform for critical fitness information. 

In the latest short clip on the channel, the bodybuilding coach declares that Intermittent fasting doesn’t help in losing extra pounds than a regular calorie constraint. “It’s all about the calorie deficit and intermittent fasting, there’s no magic about it,” the professor highlights. Dr. Israetel also notes that people on intermittent fasting and those who eat multiple meals daily have equal health benefits. However, the exercise scientist notes how intermittent fasting is difficult for many. 

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Dr. Mike Israetel revealed that starving for the whole day often leads Weight Watchers to binge in small intervals. So, he concludes while it works for some, it doesn’t work for many. Likewise, for Mark Wahlberg and Joe Rogan, Intermittent Fasting is helping them to maintain their health and physique. 

The Intermittent fasting routine of Mark Wahlberg and Joe Rogan

Mark Wahlberg and Joe Rogan are reckoning forces in the fitness sphere and enjoy a massive following among fitness enthusiasts. The 55-year-old podcaster Joe Rogan follows an intermittent fasting routine with a no-carbohydrate policy. Rogan maintains a 16 hour fasting window and usually skips breakfast. 

The 52-year-old actor Mark Wahlberg runs an extra mile to maintain an 18-hour fasting window in his Intermittent fasting protocol. The eating window is just six hours. However, the actor has three meals a day at noon, 3:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.

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Fitness enthusiasts are after diet fads to maintain health and wellness, and the exercise scientist offers research-backed fitness advice. Dr. Israetel never backs off from busting Hollywood fitness myths, and he considers Intermittent fasting lacks serious merits. Do you agree with Dr. Israetel? 

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