Empty Stomach

paulbsr
paulbsr Posts: 20 Member
edited November 14 in Fitness and Exercise
I do not eat before or during my 90 min exercise in the morning. I believe that I burn around 1000cal each session and the objective is that my body funds this from Stored Energy as opposed to from Breakfast.
ACCURATE?
Of course I consume a ton of water. A:42 / S:M / H:6' / W:124kg_273lb / BMI:37.5 / BMR:2200

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  • jrs321go
    jrs321go Posts: 1 Member
    What you are doing is called fasted exercise, and it's a great way to burn fat. If you are doing heavy lifting or many reps&sets, many people would advise you to take BCAA's to prevent muscle degeneration.

    BCAA stands for Branched Chain Amino Acids and will not throw off your fasted workout. It comes in pill or powder form.

    My trainer told me it is one of the few supplements actually worth taking.

    I take BCAA's whenever I do heavy lifting in a fasted state.

    As always, do your homework online about this and this is just a suggestion.

    Be well and take care!
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    paulbsr wrote: »
    I do not eat before or during my 90 min exercise in the morning. I believe that I burn around 1000cal each session and the objective is that my body funds this from Stored Energy as opposed to from Breakfast.
    ACCURATE?

    Is what accurate?
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Fasted cardio will use your stored energy, but be aware that this is a combination of glucose, glycogen, fat and protein (i.e. muscle).
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    I run fasted all the time. Works for me pretty good. Post run though, I feast :smile:
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