Lowering your body fat will increase testosterone, however, long periods of
strict calorie restriction can negatively affect your hormones.
After 12 weeks of
strict calorie restriction, take a 2 week diet break and eat at your new maintenance calories before going for another 12 weeks.
Researchers have found it is the production of ketone bodies, or Ketosis, that occurs when
strict Calorie Restriction is imposed that provides the benefit in lowering inflammation and boosting NAD + (3,9).
However, many experts also reject
strict calorie restriction as a weight loss method.
Working out during water fast is not a good idea as you are under
a strict calorie restriction.
Not exact matches
Last year, the state also implemented
strict dietary rules on food service providers that cover everything from weekly
calorie counts to sodium and fat
restrictions.
I've experimented with very
strict diet and little or no cardio, but through trial and error, I discovered that my body responds much better and much faster to less aggressive
calorie restriction with more cardio than
calorie restriction alone.