Lifting heavy weights is not recommended

When doing OMAD lifting heavy weights is not recommended as well as strenuous exercises because it would deplete your body of energy that would result to being lightheaded and dizzy. Sometimes if you over exert yourself too much it might even cause a blackout.
 
This reminds me that I have a dumbbell that I use for exercise, I just forgot to mention it in another thread. Anyway, I don't think it is wise to lift heavy weights with OMAD especially when the feeling of hunger is there. I know of a physical trainer who said that you should not workout on an empty stomach because it might cause an imbalance - this is not really clear what kind of imbalance but I am assuming that it is about strength and stamina.
 
I try not to do anything strenuous with my work out routine, much pressure shouldn't be exerted on the body, so as to help the body cope properly with OMAD. I do more of cardios as my weight loss exercises, I add a bit of training from time to time which helps create a good balance for the body.Weight loss should be a gradual process to avoid breaking the body.
 
After having a torn biceps, I stopped much heavy weight lifting since there is every possibility of getting hit another muscle injury and having to be on a diet, I also don't think that it's right to engage in too much heavy weight lifting because one's body might not be in the best shape for such strenuous exercises.
 
When doing OMAD lifting heavy weights is not recommended as well as strenuous exercises because it would deplete your body of energy that would result to being lightheaded and dizzy. Sometimes if you over exert yourself too much it might even cause a blackout.
Actually, many athletes and body builders use intermittent fasting and OMAD as a way to make their body healthier, and increase the hormones that help with muscle building.
During fasting, when we are in recovery mode, and insulin is lowest, then our body will produce a lot more HGH (human growth hormone) as well as testosterone for men. Both of these hormones are necessary for building muscles, so fasting is important to many body builders, and they do lift heavy weights on a regular basis.

That being said, if a person is not used to lifting weights, then when you first start daily fasting is probably not a good time to overdue the weightlifting.
Here is a link to the article on the main forum page regarding exercise and weightlifting.
https://omaddiet.com/omad-exercising-training-tips/
 
I don't think so lifting heavy weight for exercise while doing Omad is good. I totally with that. Because during Omad we eat less and the nutrients in take is lesser too. Our body will be turn out if we that so. I remember during my first two months doing Omad, I was too determined to lose weight immediately. I used to go to gym everyday and eat lesser than what should have to. The ending is not good because during that time I feel sick often. And I got hospitalized because of dehydration and Ulcer.
 
For me I suppose lifting weights while you're in OMAD is okay for you as long as you do it properly and don’t allow your ego get within the way. My concern is that it appears many people do not recognize how to properly lift weights. I believe gyms must begin placing extra emphasis on right weightlifting so that the unhealthy aspects in the long run are limited.
 
When I was starting my home training with the fitness app that I have on my mobile phone, I tried doing the advanced trainings and this really affected my daily activities as I always feel weak during the day. It is always advisable to do light trainings instead of heavy and tough ones since you may not have the best reactions during the day.
 
I never tried lifting heavy weights as form of my exercise. I just tried once, a dumbel with 5kg weight but I will never try again. Mostly men do that kind of exercise but not often for women.
 
Going off on a tangent here but I found this quite interesting.
During fasting, when we are in recovery mode, and insulin is lowest, then our body will produce a lot more HGH (human growth hormone) . . .
You just answered a question I've had for a really long time.

It is believed that when people attain a certain age, they'll stop growing taller. Due to the nature of the job I had the last three years, I could only eat maybe a meal or two a day. Between seven in the morning and maybe six or later in the evening I never did eat anything. And over the years I've grown taller than I was. I'm more than six inches taller than I was three years ago. Though I was about the same height as my friends, right now I'm taller than all of them.

I believe it's intermittent fasting that did it.
 
When doing OMAD lifting heavy weights is not recommended as well as strenuous exercises because it would deplete your body of energy that would result to being lightheaded and dizzy. Sometimes if you over exert yourself too much it might even cause a blackout.
True. This is because you are not eating enough. You will end up fainting and very hungry when you do strenuous exercises. I think lifting heavy weights is not advisable for those who are dieting with OMAD. Just take it slow and you will achieve results.
 
This is one of the biggest mistakes that I did when I started doing OMAD. I love to do strenuous exercises like running and dancing which is unfortunately not good for my body because I get easily exhausted from sweating a lot (my sweat glands are extremely open and I sweat even just when I walk for a short distance). That's why I don't do these type of exercises anymore and just stayed with doing stretches after waking up and before going to bed.
 
This is one of the biggest mistakes that I did when I started doing OMAD. I love to do strenuous exercises like running and dancing which is unfortunately not good for my body because I get easily exhausted from sweating a lot (my sweat glands are extremely open and I sweat even just when I walk for a short distance). That's why I don't do these type of exercises anymore and just stayed with doing stretches after waking up and before going to bed.

Seriously, the constant and excessive sweating is a very big problem for me. I have actually tried looking for solutions to help put an end to this nature of my body reaction when I exercise or do anything but yet to have a breakthrough. I'm not fat, just between 75- 80kg. This is actually part of the reason I started OMAD in order to see if it would be of any help.
 
Hey there!
Lifting heavy weights is for sure NOT RECOMMENDED during OMAD, it might be one of the biggest mistakes I made once. It can ruin your health condition so badly, that it will be hard to recover. When you lack certain products you're more vulnerable to damaging your body, for example when you lack dairy you can break your bones much easier, I speak as a first hand witness because I do parkour with my friends. There's also a risk of injuring your muscles, and many many other things.
 
I agree. Lifting heavy weights is not recommended as it will require strength and force in order to lift it up. Since we are doing OMAD, our strength or energy within our body may not be enough for us to lift up heavy objects. Precautions must be considered before lifting heavy things as it may cause us negative impacts to our muscle and body.
 
Everything stated in the above posts should be based on what your goals are and how much you know about your body chemistry.
I’m a bodybuilder and whether I eat one meal a day or 6-8, I have to use supplements in order to obtain everything my body needs to develope more muscle and be healthy while I’m doing it. I prepare at least one gallon of water a day which contains all the extra nutrients (including protein and BCAA’s) that I will need to complete a full training period which is about an hour and a half of lifting followed by about 6 hours for my body chemistry to do its job prior to my sleep period.
I lift heavy 3 days a week and lighter with more reps the other 3 with no harm done other than the much wanted micro-fissures in the muscle fibers.
So yes, a person can lift heavy but it all depends on how serious a person is about muscle strength and gains.

Muscle has to be somewhat stressed to grow stronger. If the heaviest thing a person lifts on a daily basis is 10-20 lbs and then goes to the gym and lifts the same weight with more reps, chances are that person isn’t building strength even though things might tone up a bit.

There are all sorts of athletes who are either on an intermittent fasting gig or on the OMAD diet who do quite well but then, we also know what we’re doing and not simply going about our diets in a willie-nilly fashion but as a part of our training. Our diets aren’t just part of what we do, it’s the very foundation of what we do.
Whether studying parcour, training for long distance running or bodybuilding as I do, if a person gets dizzy or is light headed or nauseated, there’s a good bet that that person isn’t on a good track with their diet needs.
 
What an awesome post, and thank you @Bobby Cole , for explaining more about this topic from someone who actually does bodybuilding and understands about the health benefits of intermittent fasting as well.
Please feel free to add any training tips that you have into the exercise , training, and supplement sections of the forum.
 
I agree with @Bobby Cole. I'm not an expert, but I have heard, working out when you're in a fasted state is more effective. Celebrities like Hugh Jackman and Jimmy Kimmel swear by intermittent fasting and they also lift weights. I have found when I am on OMAD I have more energy and can do high Intensity work outs. I think that people think that when you're not eating you have no energy, but remember your body is using your fat stores as energy.
 
I agree with @Bobby Cole. I'm not an expert, but I have heard, working out when you're in a fasted state is more effective. Celebrities like Hugh Jackman and Jimmy Kimmel swear by intermittent fasting and they also lift weights. I have found when I am on OMAD I have more energy and can do high Intensity work outs. I think that people think that when you're not eating you have no energy, but remember your body is using your fat stores as energy.
Good for you @jaymish !!
I believe that it’s more of a psychological problem in that there are a lot of folks who are so vastly ill informed by their “expert” friends that they do not venture out to do the necessary research on their own. They believe in some old wives message that insists on 3 huge meals a day for hard workers or else they’ll wither away and turn into jelly.
It’s like a woman with child who believes that she must now eat for two rather than one. Poppycock!

Eating one meal a day doesn’t mean we have to refrain from hard work, hard training and our daily business. It actually means that if that one meal is based the expectations of having a heavier and harder regimen, we should be able to do MORE......not less!
 
I suppose it’s going to depend on an individual’s body/metabolism, but I found that there is absolutely nothing wrong with lifting heavy weights while on OMAD.

If you eat foods that are high in fat/protein and low in carbohydrates, your blood sugar levels are going to remain relatively at the same level. Because of this, there isn’t a chance for your blood sugar to spike and then drop, meaning that you shouldn’t end up feeling dizzy unless you have blood pressure problems, which are an almost unrelated issue.

Fasting also increases your level of human growth hormone, making it easier to put on muscle. Personally, I’ll keep on lifting and doing OMAD.
 
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