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Fasted Cardio

ElizaGeorge
ElizaGeorge Posts: 140 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Thoughts and opinions?

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    if it works for you then do it.

    i do my first workout of the day fasted. some days that's heavy lifting other days it's cardio (including HIIT)
  • ashtonvv
    ashtonvv Posts: 144
    I always do mine fasted and eat after. I find I am sluggish and feel like hell if I have anything before my workout aside from liquids.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Try it and see what works for you.

    I find I cope better with a long run if I have coffee and a light breakfast (usually toast with peanut butter) first.
    For shorter runs, it doesn't make much difference - if my husband is home I'll have a coffee and some fruit with him before I go, but if I'm on my own (like this week) I'm more likely to just get up and go.
  • Aperture_Science
    Aperture_Science Posts: 840 Member
    I run fasted. That is not because I thing there is an advantage, for training or weight loss or other, but because I run 1st thing in the morning and if I eat before the run I feel sick.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Outside of personal preference there's at least some evidence that fasted cardio MAY help already-lean individuals with fatty acid mobilization.


    For people who are not already lean, it's really not going to make any difference.


    I would let personal preference dictate whether or not your cardio is fasted or fed.


    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/fasted-cardio-and-fat-loss-qa.html
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    Outside of personal preference there's at least some evidence that fasted cardio MAY help already-lean individuals with fatty acid mobilization.


    For people who are not already lean, it's really not going to make any difference.


    I would let personal preference dictate whether or not your cardio is fasted or fed.


    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/fasted-cardio-and-fat-loss-qa.html

    ^^this.

    Also: http://alanaragon.com/myths-under-the-microscope-part-2-false-hopes-for-fasted-cardio.html
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I just asked this question to Sidesteal yesterday. I'll read both those articles. I suppose I should actually eat at a deficit for a while before complaining that I can't lose fat...
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Like Sidesteal says, if you are already somewhat lean and trying to close the gap to lower the bf%, then it makes a difference. Otherwise it doesn't. In my case, I do it to improve the process of fat mobilization, transport, and oxidation but I am already somewhat lean looking to get leaner.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I just asked this question to Sidesteal yesterday. I'll read both those articles. I suppose I should actually eat at a deficit for a while before complaining that I can't lose fat...

    LOL, sounds like a plan
  • ElizaGeorge
    ElizaGeorge Posts: 140 Member
    Thanks for all of the help, guys! I think I'll hold off on fasted cardio for a while :)
  • erneseeter
    erneseeter Posts: 22
    A pretty interesting article sent to me by a friend in Oz regarding fat-loss cardio vs fitness cardio. If you are trying to drop the lbs. fasted cardio seems like a pretty good idea!

    http://www.mojodojo.co.za/2011/02/21/fat-loss-fitness-cardio/
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