How to diet and train in ramadhan

well, even if i write a diet and training program that would work in ramadhan, and would take someone from 35% down to 3% fat in 2 weeks, i know that 99% of the people out there won't follow it. why? because this is the general way of thinking:
"exercise? diet? ofcourse it'll work... but i don't have time to do any of that. i need something where i can just take a pill or something"
ofcourse, not having time means being a lazy cow. I know a guy who doesn't fucking sleep from all the work he has to do yet he still finds an hour a day for exercise. and guess what? he doesn't do it to lose weight (he knows it doesn't work without dieting), he does it for stress relief! anyway...

in ramadhan, you basically need to switch yourself back to anabolism the minute you eat. let's say you have been awake for 7 hours... this is after less than 5 hours of sleep, and there is no food or water whatsoever in this 12 hour period. you are extremely catabolic at this stage. this is why i tell my friends who work out while they are fasting that they are fucking retarded and don't know whta the hell they're doing. They are going to be thirsty as hell, dehydrated, low blood sugar, and burn a ton of muscle. some people care about health, others care about how they look... anyone who does this is basically a retard who doesn't care about any of those things.

now, when you break your fast, you should eat no more than 800 calories (and this is for the giagantic bodybuilder at negative 5% fat)... mere mortals should eat anywhere from 400-600 cals. preferably a carb/protein meal with minimal fat intake.

work out should be around 1-2 hours after eating. remember, if you stuff yourself like a pig and eat 1500 cals at breakfast (for those who don't know how to count calories and don't weigh their food, you are easily eating 1000+ cals per meal on a normal day. in ramadhan it turns into 2000 cals. so, don't think i'm not talking about you), you will not be able to train until it hits 1 am. you will be bloated, tired, and feel like throwing up all the time.

immediately after training, you should have your post workout meal. if you don't know what it should be, please educate yourself and read my entire blog... even that won't work... i know a lot of people who i've dealt with personally (some whom i have this conversation with everyday) that think post workout should be 2 scoops of protein powder... they think that even if they don't eat anything all day, or if they don't change their old junk food diet, but add 2 scoops of protein after training they will gain 80 lbs of muscle and burn off all the fat on their body. No... please stop being foolish.

this is the last meal that should contain any carbs. rest of the meals of protein/fat meals with veggies.

the trick is to know how much protein/fat/carbs you should take in, and when to take them in.

remember, this is to have slight progress, or to maintain what you have. you cannot have superb progress in ramadhan. I know people who start programs in ramadhan and say "i will walk everday after esha prayer, i will eat 1 sambosa and some soup for breakfast, and grapefruit for suhoor" and they fuck up everything.


Misconceptions about ramadhan

1- this kind of fasting is not healthy. so don't use that arguement with me please. the healthy kind of fasting is the one where you don't eat foods that don't digest easily and limit yourself to fresh juices (certain kinds) and lots of water and fiber. this is healthy to do for 3-5 days every 6 months. but to not eat anything for 14 hours and not drink anything... you should get the fucking point. and "cleansing the body from toxins" is the not the point. so don't tell me it's healthy.

2- The whole "you shouldn't eat a lot on breakfast because your stomach isn't ready" crap. what? is your stomach gonna go into a boxing match or something? you need to warm it up? and the real problem is, people who say that have heavy creamy soup, dates, fried sambosas for an appetizer... pray... then eat half a sheep. eat 500-700 cals... that's always a healthy amount of calories for a meal (ofcourse, ratios and food sources make the difference)

3- "Vimto causes cancer"... seriously?

4- well, this is not a misconception... but this is what i see... ramadhan is not about food. do you know that a lot of non-muslims actually fast for days on end because they actually get the point? but we don't. a family of five will cook for 20 people daily... why?
seriously, just think about it a little.