Lifting weights in ramadan, a good idea?

I want to go to the gym to but it's better to do somthing like taraweeh it's Ramadan and if you do it in the day you'll get thirsty so avoid it plus many times there's women there I'm not saying it's haram I'm just saying your fasting just stay away from it you won't gain much from it because if you didn't eat then you won't have protein which will make your muscles so no muscle gain only fat loss and muscle loss

Brother you will not get muscle loss as how they portray it. It is all lies. What you need to do is just work out very lightly. So for example max 30 min. Do remember this in your own time and make taraweeh and such a higher priority.

format_quote Originally Posted by *charisma*

Fasting and working out is one of the best ways to get in shape! You just have to make sure that your macros are on point. So don't skimp out on your protein since it's required to build muscle. Look up intermittent fasting..it'll give you ideas of what people do.

You are right.. we need protein to build muscle..just like silverback gorilla it also eats a lot of protein...ooh wait..it is a vegetarian .. o_o?? ..We need to stop spreading this fake information. The body needs certain balanced diet and even muscle you will get, but one doesn't need that specific protein shakes etc.. all rubbish and poison to the body. Protein is in almost all the foods just eat healthy and different. I eat sesame seeds (chew them till they get all like a porridge). Sesame seeds contain a lot of amino acids which are the building blocks for muscle. However this you will not hear as many companies will suffer..especially meat companies. Look at Rasullah(saws) what i have heard is he didn't eat meat that often.

When one often goes to the gym, much food is consumed, and the body has to work 24/7 because of certain diet. The organs also have their limit and will feel the burden of it. Although somebody might look good on the outside, doesn't mean they look good on the inside. We have become sooo focused on our bodies, but our heart is as fat as it gets (bad character etc.). To build good body, it starts with starting a good foundation of the mind/heart. That is why somebody will seek alternative ways and opinions regarding health.

Thanks for the informative posts
I never knew summadat

I'll just give it a try a see how it goes iA

format_quote Originally Posted by *charisma*

I didnt say protein shakes :P i said protein as in a macronutrient. Like you said, its in veggies as well as meats. One still needs to ensure their protein intake is sufficient enough to build muscle or maintain it especially when weightlifting because you are tearing the muscle fibers and protein is what repairs them. Doesnt really matter where the source of protein comes from.

Protein isn't the one that is repairing it, it is certain acids that are doing it. Protein is broken down to those acids and fed to the body. However the amount we take is not healthy for the body even for building muscle. In the times of ignorance i ate like 70 eggs a week. 10 a day, 9 without the yolk and one with. After certain time my body couldn't handle it anymore.

I have never had shakes if one really does their research, you see that besides the protein, it also contains additives for taste and color. That FOR sure your body does not need. The problem is we are too impatient. If we have more sabr, the body in a natural way will become like that and is even more healthier. I haven't lifted weights for like 2-3 years. Some occasions i just use the pull up bar. The MOST thing i am amazed by, is the amount of muscle i still have. I mean my diet has changed totally, but still i have that amount of muscle. I eat meat like once a month. The amount of protein intake ..well i fast very often and what i eat is just some bread cheese or eggs..nothing special. The amount of protein in those is NOTHING compared to what i usually was taking.

That is the wake up call of this whole hype and lies of you must take a lot of protein or else this or else that..just collapsed. I did it all natural and slowly.

format_quote Originally Posted by Simple_Person

Brother you will not get muscle loss as how they portray it. It is all lies. What you need to do is just work out very lightly. So for example max 30 min. Do remember this in your own time and make taraweeh and such a higher priority.

Bro I read this up before if he has a empty stomach he won't gain any muscle at all unless he works out after iftar but maybe the website wasn't a good source

If he does cardio which is better for him since weight lifting turns fat into muscle but from everything I've read you need some protein to gain muscle so he won't gain much from weight lifting but cardio really all you need is energy but problem is it burns both muscle and fat but muscle burns at a minimal rate compared to fat why would protein shakes not help the workout? I mean your muscles to use it quite a bit right or somthing like that does it even increase muscle growth

Carbs,like oats,rice,bread.... pre-workout for energy
Protien,red/white meats.....after work out,for building muscle,youve torn muscle fibres with weight training,fibres are made up of protein synthesis

imo

format_quote Originally Posted by Serinity

Sunnah is to eat 1/3 meat 1/3 water 1/3 air.

But say you wanna train, are you allowed to stuff yourself up with proteins? usually those who train eat 2000 calories pr. day.

you want to maximise the gains.. So what is the ruling?

Allahu alam.

I think the daily intake for calories is 2500cals for men & 2000cals for female,..if its bulking muscle mass you are after you are supposed to up the cal intake by 500cals,if cutting then just the usual cal intake but higher protein ratio as carbs store fat,hence,its good for pre-workout as fat is good for energy,you burn protein quicker.

format_quote Originally Posted by *charisma*

Bro it depends on what you are going to the gym for? Are you losing weight or gaining muscle? Are you just trying to stay active? It depends on your end goal/purpose.

Mainly to just maintain muscle and strength

format_quote Originally Posted by Bobbyflay23

Bro I read this up before if he has a empty stomach he won't gain any muscle at all unless he works out after iftar but maybe the website wasn't a good source

It doesn't work like that bro. Working out (lifting weights) is creating little ruptures in the muscles tissue, the body can handle the day, until you get the nutrition. Also the body handles the remaining nutrition that it does have and tries what it can do with it. So in other words, one doesn't have to immediately take in the nutrition after working out. We often look at the body as some creation that is very simplistic, which off course is a wrong approach as it isn't that simple at all. When one doesn't eat for days, that is the real wake up call for the body to break down muscle tissue and feed it to the body to survive. However 1 day not eating/drinking isn't happening.

Logically speaking that would be contradictory to what Allah has said we should do (fasting). If we would lose a lot of muscle (breaking down of muscle tissue) that would mean Allah has given us something that is not healthy at all. While on the contrary there are only benefits upon benefits when fasting.

That being said, when working out and the body has less energy, it switches over the reserve energy (fat). Muscle it self uses more calories than fat tissue, so in other words it is even better. When one is tired because fasting, this has to do with the source of energy (carbohydrates), as it has been a bit depleted. If possible, go work out and if you are at home..take a nap (1-2 hours) during the day to regain energy, but also to let your muscles rest.

i workout after iftar even tho i get very tried after iftar i never skip working out since i recently started
i suggest u dont stop after sunset,but i wouldnt advice you workout while fasting