Ok so I've been reading up a bit more on the intermittent fasting stuff, there does seem to be a good amount of benefit to it.
In regards to starvation, as long as you consume the correct amount of calories within the 8 hour window and are consistent with doing so, your body will not retain fat.
I've been going hard out to calculate my diet correctly, as it seems if you don't do it reasonably precisely there's not much point. Having your diet out of whack even a little can seriously impact gains and performance. So this is how I've worked things out.
I use this calculator
http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/
For my weight/height it suggests:
Rest day: 150g protein, 220g carbs, 90g fat (2350~ cals)
Workout day: 150g protein, 470g carbs, 70g fat (3150~ cals)
The diet I've worked out for myself is this (rest days):
1 OR 2 Bananas (25g carbs)
1 OR 2 Serve Oats (6g protein, 25g carbs, 2.5g fat)
2 Slices Bread (4g protein, 14g carbs, 1g fat)
70g Tuna (17.5g protein, 1g fat)
1 Serve Light Mayo (3g carbs, 10g fat)
100g Chicken Breast (25g protein, 5g fat)
100g Wholewheat Pasta (13g protein, 57g carbs, 2.5g fat)
1 litre Low Fat Milk (35g protein, 50g carbs, 15g fat)
2 Serve Protein Shake (50g protein, 3g carbs, 3g fat)
4 tbsp Peanut Butter (20g protein, 8g carbs, 40g fat)
170g protein, 210g carbs, 80g fat - slightly off, I don't think being 20g over on protein matters at all but I'm slightly off on carbs/fats...
So I have 2 important questions for nutritional experts...
Does consuming less fat matter if I'm consuming those cals as protein?
How can I add a lot of carbs to my diet without having to eat too much more (this is already a lot of food for an 8 hour window, at least for me). I need to add +250g of carbs on workout days, but keep protein/fat in the same ballpark.
Currently my exercise schedule is as follows:
Rest days (Sat/Sun/Tue/Thur): 2 x 30 minutes basketball shootaround
Workout days (Mon/Wed/Fri): 2 x 30 minutes basketball shootaround + weights
Weights: 3 sets x12 Bench, 3 sets x12 Pushup, 3 sets x12 curl, 3 sets x12 squat, 3 sets x12 overhead press, 3 sets x 12 lunge
Any feedback appreciated.