AM cardio and cutting

[briansauras]

How many of you guys do AM cardio on an empty stomach? How long/how many times per wk and does it effect your strength/lifting session later on in the day?

[MrMeathead]

Post this in the workout section and you probably would get better answers. I find that by doing cardio in the a.m. on an empty stomach that I always seem to be more drained and have less strength during the weight training session later in the day but that might be just due to my low calorie diet. I am interested on hearing about how a.m. cardio works for people as well.

[PROTEINSHAKE]

I have been doing it for 2 weeks as part of a 6 week cut. It is working great for fat loss-no doubt. strength has gone down slightly but my intensity in my workouts is the same in the afternoon as it was before. Lots of variables there..how much sleep you got & what you at before your workout etc..mid-day I try to eat a tons of veggies with my protein to keep my stomach feeling full & give me the energy later to lift.

[briansauras]

can a mod/admin please move this?

[briansauras]

bump

[helium3]

some people are in the opinion that am cardio with no food is good but i say why put your hard earned muscle at risk by going into a catabolic state,it may work well for some but its not the way to go.

[copenhagen]

i am currently doing 45min of morning cardio for 5days a week, coupled with a proper cutting diet. i weight has dropped but not drastically, which is what im looking for, my diet is 40/40/20 ratio for pro/carb/fat. calories are around 2300 for me at 180lbs. i think by not going extremely low in calories it has helped me drop some bf without losing excess amounts of muscle.

[jef]

45 minutes 7 days a week for me. doesn't bother my evening training.

[magico]

Am Cardio Is great!!!

I find that I will take a protein shake with water before my cardio,and I think to avoid Catabolic state you need to do 70% max hr for 45 mins.I think if you are doing low intensity for a longer period of time I would not worrie about losing muscle but you will use fat as fule..

[novastepp]

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