Who works out on an empty stomach?

I do, several mornings a week. Up by 5:20, at the gym by 6:15 with only a cup of coffee in between. Personally it's just what I find works for me. With workouts later in the day I find I feel more "weighed down", not as much energy, etc. Maybe experiment and see what works for you best.

The people in the gym where I used to work out recommended that you have something in my stomach to keep from having a low sugar reaction. Until then I had thought it better to work out on an empty stomach, too.

i work out first thing in the morning, no time to eat til after, i just like to get it over with...

If it's going to be a tough workout I can't eat anything beforehand or my side will hurt so bad I can't finish my workout. But like today I just did a moderate pace on the stationary bike so I was able to do it after breakfast since it wasn't anything too intense. I think we just all have to find what works best for each of us and this is a great place to get ideas!

I physically can't. If I exercise in the morning without something in my stomach, I feel nauseas and light-headed. I usually eat something small like cereal or a Greek yogurt if I go in the morning; if I go in the afternoon, I usually have a granola bar or a piece of fruit 30 minutes to an hour before. But everyone is different! You should do what works best for you.

I do, but depends what type of work out i'm doing.

I love Cardio, so any time I do Cardio, like Elliptical, Biking, Yoga, Pilates I eat on an empty stomach otherwise I feel weird.
BUT If I'm doing strength workouts I have to eat something extremely small like a banana. If I eat anything more than that I will get sick.

^_^ It just depends on your body, some people get super dizzy and can faint if they don't have food before exercise.

@amberlovesjames - pretty much same here. I am "not" a morning person - can hardly face life in the morning let alone working out LOL I don't have a meal before workout but almost always have some sort of snack - often a serve of nuts. Seems to be working for me so far.

I prefer to work out on an empty stomach. When I eat shortly before, it makes me ill. However, I just recently had a nutritionist tell me that you should eat something within 30 minutes of waking up. So I've been trying to make sure that I at least have some carbs for energy, either a banana, or a mini bagel with peanut butter. I find that it doesn't bother my workout at all.

I run on an empty stomach, not necessarily by choice or because I burn more. If I eat first, I get cramps. I found I can drink something (smoothie or chocolate milk) but no food. I don't think it is healthy, but it is what I have to do. I do sprint triathlons and runs without eating first. Thank goodness they are early morning events.

For my morning workouts I don't eat before. I do drink some water. I do feel like I get a better burn and results with my morning workouts. Although I think any movement during the day is fantastic and contributes to your success.

I just cannot eat prior to a workout. I feel weighed down and usually get nauseous halfway through the workout no matter if I eat 30 mins, 60 mins or whatever prior to my workout. After telling this to my personal trainer, he recommended I sip -tiny sips!- a half cup of chocolate soy milk before my workout no matter what time of day it is. It's full of protein and carbs, and because it's already a liquid, my body doesn't have as much processing to do to turn it into energy. It works like a charm for me, and hey, a great excuse to have chocolate milk!

I just cannot eat prior to a workout. I feel weighed down and usually get nauseous halfway through the workout no matter if I eat 30 mins, 60 mins or whatever prior to my workout. After telling this to my personal trainer, he recommended I sip -tiny sips!- a half cup of chocolate soy milk before my workout no matter what time of day it is. It's full of protein and carbs, and because it's already a liquid, my body doesn't have as much processing to do to turn it into energy. It works like a charm for me, and hey, a great excuse to have chocolate milk!

Will definitely have to try this.. sounds like the perfect compromise for me! And chocolate milk to boot, lol!

this is something that gets discussed a lot and its something i've done some reading on in the past

this is my basic understanding:

1.) heavier lifting on an empty stomach is bad news bears
2.) cardio on an empty stomach in the AM is usually regarded as a pretty good thing as you burn off all the "leftover" calories in your system
3.) you run the risk losing muscle mass. Theres a whole bunch of science-speak behind this, and i recoment a lot mroe reading on the subjet, but my understanding is that after a certain point your body may begin to burn its own muscle, which will take weight off for sure, but not the kind you want to lose
4.) whatever is most comfortable to you is best. In the grand scheme of things we're talking about minor differences that wont make or break you.

Thats just my understanding, and i am very, very far from an expert so if someone wants to jump in here and elaborate or correct me, by all means, please do

good luck

I do Insanity at 4 in the morning, so there's no way I'm waking up at 3:30 just to get something in my stomach. I haven't experienced any dizziness/low blood sugar side effects so I suppose I'm okay. I do drink a cup of chocolate milk with a scoop of protein powder mixed in right after (no more than 10-15 minutes after) I'm done and then I'll eat breakfast usually when I get to work, a few hours later.

If I eat before I run, it might come back up, so I don't eat for early workouts (get up at 6am, out the door by 6h10, then eat breakfast at work around 7h30-8am). For the rest of my workouts(not early morning), I make sure to leave 2 hours between eating and doing my workout, feels better.