Does fasted cardio burn more fat
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I would encourage you to do your own research on this. Many to most people will share their experiences and that's great! But it's just that...a nonmedical opinion. Research has suggested that there may be as much as a 6% increase in fat burning due to fasted cardio. Again, it's research in medical journals that could best answer your question.
Inevitably it is eating at a deficit over time that will create weight loss. With that being said, I like fasted cardio. I will usually prefer a fasted run to any other one. Big fat however, if I were to run fasted and come home and overeat then no matter how great the run was the fasted cardio wouldn't have made a difference and would have been done in vain.
Also and most importantly if you enjoy doing cardio fasted as opposed to not doing cardio in a fasted state, then ultimately, that is what matters most!
And yes there is good medical science to show that you may burn a higher percentage of fat for fuel in moderate to low cardio exercise, but if someone trained higher intensity for the same duration, they'd likely burn more overall fat calories in total.
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I read the second paragraph a few times. I think I get it...
Fasted cardio, part of the reason it works for me may also be added to the fact that I like getting out in the morning without breakfast first thing. I'm sure it's mixed with morning energy and not being weighed down by food. Today I packed a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, ran 3 miles, walked one mile to the playground and while my son played I did one minute of jumping jacks and walked around the playground, another minute of jumping jacks, walk, repeat process three more times and then walk the mile home. It felt amazing, unbelievably amazing!!! I didn't eat the sandwich until long after I got home. I love fasted running! Rarely will I eat before a run but if it's a long run, I run with fuel for the "in case."1 -
sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs1 -
sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs
Sadly untrue, that is some pure bro-science your PT is telling you, I did not eat clean (whatever your interpretation of that is) and still lost weight at the rate I intended and met my macro requirements. I had KFC and some homemade chocolate cake interspersed with homemade meals cooked with some great big dirty carbs.
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs
Sadly untrue, that is some pure bro-science your PT is telling you, I did not eat clean (whatever your interpretation of that is) and still lost weight at the rate I intended and met my macro requirements. I had KFC and some homemade chocolate cake interspersed with homemade meals cooked with some great big dirty carbs.
Junk foods no good to me3 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs
Sadly untrue, that is some pure bro-science your PT is telling you, I did not eat clean (whatever your interpretation of that is) and still lost weight at the rate I intended and met my macro requirements. I had KFC and some homemade chocolate cake interspersed with homemade meals cooked with some great big dirty carbs.
At least its working for me ha5 -
sflano1783 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs
Sadly untrue, that is some pure bro-science your PT is telling you, I did not eat clean (whatever your interpretation of that is) and still lost weight at the rate I intended and met my macro requirements. I had KFC and some homemade chocolate cake interspersed with homemade meals cooked with some great big dirty carbs.
At least its working for me ha
Agree if it's helping you stick to a calorie deficit, great but just know it's the deficit that causes weight loss, not your choice of food, so it's not "all about eating clean food/clean carbs". I don't label food as junk food, it's all just food some of it is less nutritionally dense, but even my KFC came with a pretty decent Protein content, if I have gotten my protein, fat & fibre minimums and some fruit and veg into my day then I don't worry too much about what the rest is made up by. As long as less nutritionally dense foods don't crowd out other foods that help you get adequate nutrition there shouldn't be an issue.8 -
sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs
It's actually not about that at all. The calorie deficit is why you are losing weight, not any "clean" foods or fasted cardio.
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I am curious, you've been coming back and forth to the forums over the last couple of years, with the same sort of questions most of the time and seem determined to make weight loss more complicated than eating less and moving more.
Your method will only work for you if you can stick to it long term, can you see yourself still "eating clean" and not eating "junk" food for the rest of your life? If you do, what's different this time?
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »I am curious, you've been coming back and forth to the forums over the last couple of years, with the same sort of questions most of the time and seem determined to make weight loss more complicated than eating less and moving more.
Your method will only work for you if you can stick to it long term, can you see yourself still "eating clean" and not eating "junk" food for the rest of your life? If you do, what's different this time?
My diet plan changes when my body has adjusted to it so I'm eating a more balanced diet I can have a cheat meal once a week in a few years my goal is to be a bodybuilder so I'm working towards that0 -
sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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sflano1783 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »I am curious, you've been coming back and forth to the forums over the last couple of years, with the same sort of questions most of the time and seem determined to make weight loss more complicated than eating less and moving more.
Your method will only work for you if you can stick to it long term, can you see yourself still "eating clean" and not eating "junk" food for the rest of your life? If you do, what's different this time?
My diet plan changes when my body has adjusted to it so I'm eating a more balanced diet I can have a cheat meal once a week in a few years my goal is to be a bodybuilder so I'm working towards that
So how have I stayed in shape for 35+ years? I controlled my overall CALORIES. Yesterday I had M&Ms, tortilla chips and ice cream. So called "junk foods". And ENJOYED every minute of it. I just don't eat 5 servings of each. As mentioned the whole "clean eating" is a fitness myth that's been endorsed by trainers who really aren't in the know. They are just parroting what they hear without actually understanding how the body actually works. It doesn't HURT to eat "clean" (again subjective terminology because a vegan would think eating meat is "dirty") but if it's NOT a way you intend to stick to for life, weight regain is highly likely. You're much better off learning habitual behavior of learning how to control consumption of foods you actually like and enjoy.
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sflano1783 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »I am curious, you've been coming back and forth to the forums over the last couple of years, with the same sort of questions most of the time and seem determined to make weight loss more complicated than eating less and moving more.
Your method will only work for you if you can stick to it long term, can you see yourself still "eating clean" and not eating "junk" food for the rest of your life? If you do, what's different this time?
My diet plan changes when my body has adjusted to it so I'm eating a more balanced diet I can have a cheat meal once a week in a few years my goal is to be a bodybuilder so I'm working towards that
So how have I stayed in shape for 35+ years? I controlled my overall CALORIES. Yesterday I had M&Ms, tortilla chips and ice cream. So called "junk foods". And ENJOYED every minute of it. I just don't eat 5 servings of each. As mentioned the whole "clean eating" is a fitness myth that's been endorsed by trainers who really aren't in the know. They are just parroting what they hear without actually understanding how the body actually works. It doesn't HURT to eat "clean" (again subjective terminology because a vegan would think eating meat is "dirty") but if it's NOT a way you intend to stick to for life, weight regain is highly likely. You're much better off learning habitual behavior of learning how to control consumption of foods you actually like and enjoy.
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I'm cutting down weight at the moment so I'm not bulking have to cut down to 80kgs then think about building up my body then so getting my body primed for when the gyms back open again down 2kgs in 2weeks so it's working fine for me0 -
sflano1783 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »I am curious, you've been coming back and forth to the forums over the last couple of years, with the same sort of questions most of the time and seem determined to make weight loss more complicated than eating less and moving more.
Your method will only work for you if you can stick to it long term, can you see yourself still "eating clean" and not eating "junk" food for the rest of your life? If you do, what's different this time?
My diet plan changes when my body has adjusted to it so I'm eating a more balanced diet I can have a cheat meal once a week in a few years my goal is to be a bodybuilder so I'm working towards that
So how have I stayed in shape for 35+ years? I controlled my overall CALORIES. Yesterday I had M&Ms, tortilla chips and ice cream. So called "junk foods". And ENJOYED every minute of it. I just don't eat 5 servings of each. As mentioned the whole "clean eating" is a fitness myth that's been endorsed by trainers who really aren't in the know. They are just parroting what they hear without actually understanding how the body actually works. It doesn't HURT to eat "clean" (again subjective terminology because a vegan would think eating meat is "dirty") but if it's NOT a way you intend to stick to for life, weight regain is highly likely. You're much better off learning habitual behavior of learning how to control consumption of foods you actually like and enjoy.
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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
I'm not even tracking calories and I'm still losing so my meal plan does work for fat loss2 -
sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »I am curious, you've been coming back and forth to the forums over the last couple of years, with the same sort of questions most of the time and seem determined to make weight loss more complicated than eating less and moving more.
Your method will only work for you if you can stick to it long term, can you see yourself still "eating clean" and not eating "junk" food for the rest of your life? If you do, what's different this time?
My diet plan changes when my body has adjusted to it so I'm eating a more balanced diet I can have a cheat meal once a week in a few years my goal is to be a bodybuilder so I'm working towards that
So how have I stayed in shape for 35+ years? I controlled my overall CALORIES. Yesterday I had M&Ms, tortilla chips and ice cream. So called "junk foods". And ENJOYED every minute of it. I just don't eat 5 servings of each. As mentioned the whole "clean eating" is a fitness myth that's been endorsed by trainers who really aren't in the know. They are just parroting what they hear without actually understanding how the body actually works. It doesn't HURT to eat "clean" (again subjective terminology because a vegan would think eating meat is "dirty") but if it's NOT a way you intend to stick to for life, weight regain is highly likely. You're much better off learning habitual behavior of learning how to control consumption of foods you actually like and enjoy.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
I'm not even tracking calories and I'm still losing so my meal plan does work for fat loss
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IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »I am curious, you've been coming back and forth to the forums over the last couple of years, with the same sort of questions most of the time and seem determined to make weight loss more complicated than eating less and moving more.
Your method will only work for you if you can stick to it long term, can you see yourself still "eating clean" and not eating "junk" food for the rest of your life? If you do, what's different this time?
My diet plan changes when my body has adjusted to it so I'm eating a more balanced diet I can have a cheat meal once a week in a few years my goal is to be a bodybuilder so I'm working towards that
So how have I stayed in shape for 35+ years? I controlled my overall CALORIES. Yesterday I had M&Ms, tortilla chips and ice cream. So called "junk foods". And ENJOYED every minute of it. I just don't eat 5 servings of each. As mentioned the whole "clean eating" is a fitness myth that's been endorsed by trainers who really aren't in the know. They are just parroting what they hear without actually understanding how the body actually works. It doesn't HURT to eat "clean" (again subjective terminology because a vegan would think eating meat is "dirty") but if it's NOT a way you intend to stick to for life, weight regain is highly likely. You're much better off learning habitual behavior of learning how to control consumption of foods you actually like and enjoy.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
I'm not even tracking calories and I'm still losing so my meal plan does work for fat loss
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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Sure I was eating junk before and only lost 8kgs in 8 months 1kg per month that's no good too slow of a cut this is a lifestyle now that I choose to live eat train sleep2 -
sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs
Good news on the weight loss.
But seriously often personal trainers are the worst source of bro-science imaginable. Unless they have taken additional training in nutrition they really should stick to helping people with their exercise - that's what their PT qualification is actually all about.
I congratulate you on your aim to eat better but I really do fear that your are being dragged into pointless worm holes of fasted cardio and clean eating.7 -
sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs
Good news on the weight loss.
But seriously often personal trainers are the worst source of bro-science imaginable. Unless they have taken additional training in nutrition they really should stick to helping people with their exercise - that's what their PT qualification is actually all about.
I congratulate you on your aim to eat better but I really do fear that your are being dragged into pointless worm holes of fasted cardio and clean eating.
My pt is a bodybuilder and he does compete in bodybuilding shows0 -
sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs
Good news on the weight loss.
But seriously often personal trainers are the worst source of bro-science imaginable. Unless they have taken additional training in nutrition they really should stick to helping people with their exercise - that's what their PT qualification is actually all about.
I congratulate you on your aim to eat better but I really do fear that your are being dragged into pointless worm holes of fasted cardio and clean eating.
My pt is a bodybuilder and he does compete in bodybuilding shows
But that still isn't a nutrition qualification. You seem to be missing the point - you're down 2kg because you ate less per day than you burned. Not because you ate clean.
Even if you're not counting calories, ALL fat loss is down to a calorie deficit.5 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »sflano1783 wrote: »I'm in a calorie deficit and I walk 45mins most mornings in a fasted state op here.
How is your weight loss going?
Down 2kg within 2 weeks 1kg loss per week I have a free personal trainer helping me with my diet its all about what ya eat clean foods clean carbs
Good news on the weight loss.
But seriously often personal trainers are the worst source of bro-science imaginable. Unless they have taken additional training in nutrition they really should stick to helping people with their exercise - that's what their PT qualification is actually all about.
I congratulate you on your aim to eat better but I really do fear that your are being dragged into pointless worm holes of fasted cardio and clean eating.
My pt is a bodybuilder and he does compete in bodybuilding shows
But that still isn't a nutrition qualification. You seem to be missing the point - you're down 2kg because you ate less per day than you burned. Not because you ate clean.
Even if you're not counting calories, ALL fat loss is down to a calorie deficit.
Oveas I know that I'm in a calorie deficit0 -
So yous are trying to get me to eat junks foods by the looks of it I have a no suger diet all clean healthy foods so no turning back I'm used of eating this way now so ya can't stop me now I'm doing it for myself not anyone else good luck4
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