PreWorkout and Fasting

mithileshkuncham
mithileshkuncham Posts: 6 Member
edited November 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I am following 20/4 Intermittent Fast to loose weight. It has been great. However, lately my work is draining my strength out.

So, I am planning to take some pre workout to get some boost in the morning for my strength training. I am choosing PreJym as my choice. Does it raise insulin and break my fast ?

Here's the complete ingredient list of this supplement :

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  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    It has 4g of carbohydrates. If you want to be pedantic, you are breaking your fast. However I doubt that 16calories will create an insulin response.

    Why don't you just have a black coffee and not waste all the other ingredients that are designed to "fuel" your workout?
  • Rusty740
    Rusty740 Posts: 749 Member
    edited June 2017
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    It has 4g of carbohydrates. If you want to be pedantic, you are breaking your fast. However I doubt that 16calories will create an insulin response.

    Why don't you just have a black coffee and not waste all the other ingredients that are designed to "fuel" your workout?

    I'd go with black coffee too if you're married to the fast. But if you're trying to lose weight, you aren't going to gain any muscle, this means the 'weight on the bar' doesn't need to go up. You just have to keep lifting and do your best to keep the bar from getting lighter.

    Make sure your getting high protein, continue lifting and forget how well you feel during your lift.

    Or switch your fast around so your workout is closer to your eating window, or move your workout to your eating window area.

    Besides, you want your insulin to go up when you're looking to gain muscle, try another method than this pre-workout low-sugar drink.
  • mithileshkuncham
    mithileshkuncham Posts: 6 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    It has 4g of carbohydrates. If you want to be pedantic, you are breaking your fast. However I doubt that 16calories will create an insulin response.

    Why don't you just have a black coffee and not waste all the other ingredients that are designed to "fuel" your workout?

    Black Coffee is the normally what I consume in the morning. I was hoping, a little more kick than my usual coffee, especially for my Deadlift days.

    Anyways, thanks.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    I highly doubt this would break your fast.
  • mithileshkuncham
    mithileshkuncham Posts: 6 Member
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    I highly doubt this would break your fast.

    Could you please, explain why ...
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    mithileshkuncham wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    I highly doubt this would break your fast.

    Could you please, explain why ...
    It is o.k.to take the PreJym.
    It will not interfere with your 20/4.

  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    It will break your fast, but are you married to your fast?
  • DresdenSinn
    DresdenSinn Posts: 665 Member
    edited June 2017
    The first ingredient on the "Other Ingredients" list is dextrose, a fast acting, high glycemic sugar...so you tell me

    On a side note..I also try to steer clear of anything that has any FD&C (Color) #XX..not good for your health/body
  • mithileshkuncham
    mithileshkuncham Posts: 6 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    It will break your fast, but are you married to your fast?

    Yes I do. Its something that's suitable to work life.
  • mithileshkuncham
    mithileshkuncham Posts: 6 Member
    DresdenSinn wrote: »
    The first ingredient on the "Other Ingredients" list is dextrose, a fast acting, high glycemic sugar...so you tell me

    On a side note..I also try to steer clear of anything that has any FD&C (Color) #XX..not good for your health/body

    I see your point.
  • vismal
    vismal Posts: 2,463 Member
    All this talk about breaking the fast... It has calories, it technically "breaks the fast". Black coffee has trace calories, in the most technical of a sense, it too "breaks the fast". The key question is why are you fasting? If the answer is because it helps you stay full, fits your lifestyle, helps with compliance, etc, then it really doesn't matter if you "break" it. Consuming 99.9% of your calories in a feeding window versus consuming 98%, 95% or even 90% of your calories in the same feeding window won't make a difference as far as satiation, compliance, or convenience. Fasting isn't magic, it doesn't cause extra fat loss beyond the calorie deficit you create so "breaking" the fast is mostly irrelevant. As to whether the preworkout will cause an insulin spike, I'd say it might. In addition to the minimal amount of sugar it contains, it also contains amino acids which have calories that aren't reflected on the label due to the way the FDA lets companies list them. Do these calories and this potential insulin spike (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21512300) make a difference? Not really a significant one, no.

    TLDR: It certainly breaks the fast, it might cause an insulin spike and neither of those things make a difference in your overall results.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    The question of the fast has been beaten to death.

    If you're going to supplement... supplement smart and effectively.

    See Labdoor, examine.com,etc

    Bottom line... the creatine and Beta alanine are underdosed. The Citrulline and BCAAs are relatively good... could be better.
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