Early Morning Workout. HELP NEEDED!!
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WS6sting10gonzoWS6
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Is it better to eat before a very early morning workout? I understand the body needs energy to burn fat and after a long night of sleep your body has pretty much burned up and absorbed the nutrients of the meal from the day before but i usually just wake up and take my pre-workout (C4) 15-20 minutes before i do intense cardio and never eat until after my workout. Only reason im asking is because ive hit a plateau with my weight loss and im wondering if it's because my body doesn't have sufficient nutrients and energy to be burning the fat?
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I really think it depends on the individual. For me, I have to eat or I would faint, but I think there is something to be said for working out while fasted. If you are doing intense cardio, I would definitely get some carbs in my body before I did anything.0
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I too feel like its what your body is used to.
I also have to eat before I work out or I'd not make it... but saying that, I have to eat about an hour before I work out to let the food digest.
My husband can go out & run a half marathon with nothing in his stomach though.
I think you always need something in your system to burn - even if its a smoothie or one piece of toast with PB for protein.0 -
I normally have a little something to eat before running if I'm going out early morning - but I didn't yesterday (other than the essential black coffee!). Don't think it made any difference to how I felt at all. I think the body is a more complex thing than 'oh, I've had no food this morning, I can't do this exercise' as long as you're eating a healthy amount every day...0
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I agree it depends on the person. When I first started working out, I had to make sure to have something in my stomach, but now I prefer to workout first thing in the morning & on an empty stomach. It's just trial and error0
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