Fast This Way
Dave Asprey on intermittent and extended fasting, and how to make it less miserable
Dave Asprey's 2021 book on fasting, sold under the line that you should break the rules, not the fast. It covers intermittent windows and longer fasts alongside the fat-assisted version he has pushed since The Bulletproof Diet, where a butter and MCT coffee stands in for breakfast. His site runs a companion fasting challenge that it says more than 60,000 people have completed.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
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Biohacker · Bulletproof Coffee
His fasting book, pitched as breaking the rules rather than the fast. His site says he was fasting years before it was fashionable and that anyone drinking his coffee for breakfast has been doing a version of it already.
Source: Dave Asprey: Fast This Way Challenge
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Resistance training
Lifting weights 2-4 times a week to build and hold muscle
On record from 43 of 62 tracked people: 37 do it, 4 recommend it, 2 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Time-restricted eating
Confining food to a set window, often 8-10 hours a day
On record from 21 of 62 tracked people: 13 do it, 8 have discussed it - HabitFREE, no cost
Cutting out alcohol
Drinking nothing, or close to it: the most common upgrade in these stacks
On record from 13 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 2 recommend it, 6 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Zone 2 cardio
Easy aerobic work you can hold a conversation through, 3+ hours a week
On record from 12 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 5 recommend it, 2 have discussed it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Cycling
Steady riding, outdoors or on a stationary bike, as daily low-intensity cardio
On record from 9 of 62 tracked people: 9 do it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Continuous glucose monitor
Arm sensor showing your blood glucose response to food in real time
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it, 2 have discussed it
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