You mentioned you go to the gym in the am on an empty stomach, and you mentioned you didn't think that was good. Many of the vets here have had great success with fasted cardio, that with proper diet you can lose bf rapidly. Good luck!
You mentioned you go to the gym in the am on an empty stomach, and you mentioned you didn't think that was good. Many of the vets here have had great success with fasted cardio, that with proper diet you can lose bf rapidly. Good luck!
I have been reading that fasted cardio has been successful, especially with rapid BF loss, but is doing cardio and lifting on an empty stomach good? Without any nutrition/energy wouldn't your body start to burn muscle at some point and not to mention the body getting really tired and fatigued very quickly?
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Last edited by Ajc330; 01-16-2013 at 02:47 PM. Reason: double post
I've trained and then done 45 mins of cardio all while fasted for roughly 10 hours... all I took were BCAA's prior to workout. Note I kept cardio moderate intensity... no HIIT while fasted as glycogen stores will already be low and HIIT isn't meant to target fat stores, it's meant to burn massive calories regardless of energy source (fat/glycogen/muscle).
Last edited by gbrice75; 01-16-2013 at 04:04 PM.
Many variables, some out of our control... but with specific regards to cardio, you can at the very least minimize muscle breakdown by keeping intensity moderate. Overall body composition is the biggest factor though... i.e. when there is plenty of bodyfat available, the body will have no good reason to breakdown muscle tissue for energy (an inefficient process that actually costs energy just to take place). For those who are much leaner (say 10% and below), it becomes much tougher to 'target' fat stores as there simply isn't much there to pull from, and our bodies are constantly trying to maintain homeostasis, which, unfortunately after millions of years of adaptation to famine, hunger, etc. doesn't equate to being muscular and ripped.
In simple terms, if a guy with 25% bodyfat was worried about muscle breakdown via cardio, i'd tell him to just stfu and do cardio! If a guy at 9% had the same concern, i'd be much more meticulous about planning his cardio, nutrition and training as this is when the 'small stuff' comes into play.
Hope this makes sense.
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