Fasted cardio

sarahsamuels82
sarahsamuels82 Posts: 51 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi. I've recently started weight training and eating a 40/30/30 diet and seeing good but slow results.

I'm going on hols in 6 weeks and would really like to boost the fat loss in that time.

Would fasted cardio be a good idea? If so, how long should it be for, would a 20min jog for example be sufficient or should it be more intense?

Also, any other ideas for quick fat loss? I have around 7lbs to lose that's all :)

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  • fitnessfreddie
    fitnessfreddie Posts: 74 Member
    High intensity interval training is the best option imo for cardio.
  • sarahsamuels82
    sarahsamuels82 Posts: 51 Member
    and would you do that in a fasted state?
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    If you don't want to eat, don't, if you do, do. Even of there is seem sort of extra calorie burn benefit to fasted cardio, I think it'd be fairly minimal in the grand scheme of things. Almost all of my workouts, cardio or otherwise, are fasted, and I don't think it's made me lose any faster or more fat or anything.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I personally don't eat before HIIT, but I don't think there is too much science behind the whole "using up the glycogen stores" that people talk about in relation to fasted cardio. I just get crampy if I run/sprint with food in my belly.

    Calories in, calories out...

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