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Originally Posted by LockItUp
OMG in what world is 15% "fairly" lean.
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Yep ... 15% for a woman is about 9-10% for a man. That is only "fairly" lean in the world of professional BBers who are prepping for a contest...
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Originally Posted by ReillyJ
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This article isn't accurate in any way. They've taken the science and applied their own filters too it. To boost leptin you have to overfeed and fat has nothing to do with it. When professionals do a refeed they will eat thousands of calories, primarily carbs and purposely keep fat grams very low. More importantly, unless you're already lean and trying to get leaner leptin isn't something you need to worry about. (Leptin is the basis for the "science" in that article.
However, as I mentioned, it can help psychologically which can also help to keep the scale moving due to the effect on stress and compliance. For example if you know you're going to be able to loosen up on the weekends it helps you mentally stay on track which can also help keep stress levels lower.
My point is - the article is right that it can be helpful but wrong about the reasons why.