Fasted running

[Flash421]

When doing this in the morning how long should you wait to eat breakfast

 

[Flash421]

Bump

 

[stevesmi]

is your goal to lose weight? then just eat something healthy. some fruit, veggies, eggs.

your diet is 10X more effective than starved cardio is. if you do starved cardio then eat a fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy then you are wasting your time.

 

[Flash421]

Im just looking for every edge I can get I appriciate the advice

 

[stevesmi]

^^^ LSD, long slow distance is the absolute best way to trim up. basically a slow jog for 50 minutes. if you aren't in good enough shape then speed walk for 50 minutes. you will burn away fat and muscle too.

 

[Flash421]

I don't really want to burn much muscle any other suggestions maybe HIIT after workouts

 

[firetruck]

I take a whey protein shake before morning cardio

 

[Flash421]

I would prolly Ralph if I ran after drinking a shake lol

 

[stevesmi]

no don't drink a shake before cardio... you need something like sweet potato or brown rice.. something starchy and light.

and you cannot burn away fat without some muscle as well... impossible.. when you do cardio no matter what kind, and you burn fat.. you will shed muscle too.. its part of the game my friend... look at what swimmers and runners look like.. they are trim.. very little musfle and fat on their frames.. the muscle they have is LEAN muscle. bodybuilders meanwhile do not do very much cardio.. the trick is we eat CLEAN and we had ruthless workouts which burn calories while being anabolic and ripping muscle fibers...

 

[Lambruh]

Actually an amino acid supplement drink or protein shake (low carb) is the best pre-workout source of fuel to burn fat/keep muscle in mornings on a empty stomach. The amino/protein complex will help retain the muscle, while you're burning pure glycogen (stored carb/sugar) or fat as you jog or w/e

If you eat any type of carbs before morning cardio you'll be burning the carbs from the food before you even tap into your bodies stored glycogen. Thus taking it a much longer cardio routine before you even start burning fat. You body does not start burning fat as energy until your stored glycogen is depleted. Hence why keto diets are most effective and rapid fat loss

The key is to keep your carbs low at dinner (veggies), when you go to sleep your glycogen will be lower, when you wake and hit the cardio on a light pure protein stomach your glycogen will still be low and your workout wont take long before you start burning body fat. Post workout throw some oats in a protein shake and replenish some glycogen so you don't feel like shit all day.

I never eat carbs preworkout cardio to burn fat unless im doing HIIT or a long lift/cardio session