Morning Workout: Eat before or after

amonkey794

I workout 6am and don't eat until 6pm! sooo do whatever is easier :flowerforyou:

MrNoisy

I work out fasted every morning around 6:30am, then I still don't eat for several hours afterward. I eat from 1pm - 8pm (roughly following the I.F. Lean Gains program). It works for me, but everybody is different. I figure (in my own unproven logic! :P), if I'm working out on an empty stomach, my body has no other option but to burn what's available for energy, fat and any leftover juice I had from the night before. If I eat first, then my body has readily available energy to utilize from what I just ate.

When I first started I was a zombie barely conscious when working out. Now I have no problems and I'm full of energy as soon as I wake up. In fact, on the very rare occasion I do eat beforehand I feel weighed down and tired during exercise.

But you know, whatever works best for you is the way to go. There's no concrete approach to any of this stuff.