FitCon Summit Series: #6

THOMAS DELAUER VS MIKE MUTZEL: EXERCISE, FASTING AND AUTOPHAGY 

Thomas DeLauer has become a household name in the ketogenic community with his educational videos reaching over 20 Million people per week. His personal 100lb keto transformation has not only gained him recognition in the health and fitness community, but has also put him on the covers of health and fitness magazines worldwide.

Mike Mutzel, MS has an undergraduate degree in Biology from Western Washington University, a Masters Degree in Human Clinical Nutrition from University of Bridgeport and is the author of Belly Fat Effect. He makes videos and podcasts to help everyday people around the world learn how to stay lean and metabolically flexible. 

Some people might listen to Mike and think that he’s against fasting, but that’s not true. He fasts daily, weekly and quarterly for at least 14 hours, 24 hours and 72 hours, respectfully. He also encourages others to do the same.

That said, he can't confidently advise people how long one should fast so as to maximize autophagy, because he simply don't have those studies. Yet he does know that exercise, unequivocally increases autophagy; locally within the muscle tissue and systemically within the immune system and brain.

BTW, let me make sure that you know what autophagy means. Autophagy (“self-eating”) is a detox process your body undergoes to clean out damaged cells and regenerate new ones. A protein called p62 activates to induce autophagy and is the key to an improved human lifespan over time. 

Intermittent fasting protein cycling provides an alternating cycle of deprivation and nutrient intake that influences and activates autophagy. Intermittent fasting does this, as you might expect, by depriving the cells of nutrients during your fast.

There are different ideas when it comes to enhancing fat loss and autophagy by exercising in a fed VS fasted state. Some say: all that matters is that you're in a calorie deficit, others feel strongly that it enhances fat loss;