Fasted training, good or bad idea? What time of the day is best for maximum fat burn?

[ElissaDido]

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I meant cardio before eating breakfast, apparently it's good but I'm skeptical

[hellionthesage]

fasting has no health benefits, in fact it will make things worse. Your body is built to conserve energy so if it thinks its hitting a point where food is scarce it will actually do everything but burn fat. This is why dieting doesn't really work because the moment you get calories in you your body immediatley turns it to fat (you have to keep in mind that the primary issue we have had through out our existence is starvation so are bodies are naturally loathed to give up what calories it can get). The best thing you can do is actually eat more frequently, small low calorie meals. If your body thinks food is scarce it will pack on weight but if food is readily available then it will not go into its survival mode allowing you to burn more calories and actually keep the weight off as well. As long as its convinced their is a steady supplie of food your body won't try to stockpile (as much) fat. So a balanced diet, reduced calories and excersice is the best way to do it.

[Hans222]

The only case I've known were people doing it before breakfast.
Another idea is eating before your training, but adapting your meal to those products you need since you'll burn them during the training.
Which means the meal itself will not make you gain weight :D

[Mustachekitteh]

I don't see fasting before working out going well at all. For me if I did that, I would end up feeling sick and wanting to throw up.

Plus you don't lose weight fast at all when you do that, it actually has the complete opposite effect. You end up gaining more weight if you try that.

[Jxpxtxr]

You shouldn't fast if you wanna lose weight.
From a health point of view, fasts are only good for detox purposes but they never worked for weight loss.

[BertMacklinFBI]

fasted training is best done in the morning, when your stomach is empty.

[Phoenix98]

Unless your fasting for religious reasons don't do it, it's extremely unhealthy long term especially when your training and your body needs and craves those nutrients.

[Waffles731]

Listen to him he is completely right

[Phoenix98]

@Waffles731 Yup.

Oops forgot this
Source: Studying professional training, nutrition and the human body at ISSA.

[anas134]

There is nothing wrong if it's religious reason. i am Muslim in the months of fasting we do 30 days of fasting from the sub rise to sun sets.
But most of them end fasting with delicious food. so they don't get any results

[Phoenix98]

@anas134 Exactly and when your fast religiously normally you've done it a few times so your body is used to it but, when your not fasting to grow closer to god then well your just starving yourself, it serves no purpose.

[Waffles731]

@anas134 I couldn't do that, More power to you but my meds already make it so that if I'm hungry, I may not be hungry in fifteen minutes so I have to eat

[Phoenix98]

@Waffles731 Yeah it's pretty hard to do but worth it from a spiritual perspective I've done it once or twice so far. For you though yeah it would be pretty hard =/ you could do it for maybe a day though possibly.

[anas134]

@Waffles731 the fasting months is coming in a month i guess. So for 30 days no food. no drinks. And yea it's powerful.

[Waffles731]

@anas134
Yeah with my meds that practically be impossible

[anas134]

@Waffles731 what medicine you taking for what?

[Waffles731]

@anas134 Dexmethlyphenidate, its an amphetamine, it means that if I get hungry, I might not be hungry in fifteen minutes. Its for ADHD and I cannot function with out it.
I get hungry at REALLY weird and random times

[akadatank44]

Are you talking about just not eating before you train? I wouldn't recommend it. I've seen talk about how it can be beneficial because of how and what your body breaks down as fuel first. I've never tried it. Id assume you'd eat right away after your workout. I'd recommend just eating a small meal before working out. But the only way to make sure you loose weight is if your diet is on track.

[Humping_Tornadoes]

Terrible idea. Don't fast before training, you can even pass out depending on how vigorous is your routine. Breakfast is essentual to any diet. If you have to exercise early due to your schedule, and you don't want to eat something heavy, have a bowl of cereal or cereal bars, and fruits at least.

[Yumix]

Bad one. Your body needs the energy...

Don't overdo it. You don't only wanna lose some weight, you also wanna keep your new body later and using extreme methods like that is not only very unhealthy for your body, but you will also get hit hard by the Jojo-effect later on.

[Anonymous]

High intensity, forget it.

For cardio, some people like it, some don't.

Honestly the impact on how your metabolism works is minimal. The metabolic impact is easily overwhelmed by if you train slightly harder or less hard.

Strongly suggest you eat in such a way as to maximize your workout performance. That will have the best outcomes. If you feel good running with an empty stomach, do it. If you feel better eating some food an hour before, do that. The better workout matters much more.

[Melcart23]

When you starve yourself, you don't burn fat. Actually, your body does the opposite. When your body senses the lack of nourishment, it begins to hold on to all the fat you already have on your body so it can have a source of energy. So what you're doing is not a good idea. Just eat a clean diet and exercise. You'll lose fat.

[GymBumGuy]

i fast from 7-8 in the evening until 4-6 the next day and i go to the gym for about 3 hr every-other day you want most of your fasting time to be at night when you sleep to make things easier i been doing it for about a year now it definitely works

[zorro8888]

Very bad idea, it just forces your body to enter this depraved state. You're a lot more likely to lose weight by eating the right amount of calories needed for your body.

[ConsultantIsBack]

The research last a checked was really inconclusive on the effectiveness, lots of people swear by it but there isn't a lot of data to sway someone. I am a fan of it tho, I like some Saturday morning fasted cardio personally.

[chintita]

pretty pointless because you'll be too tired to exercise
is ramadan comin up?

[IsabellaCarlos]

yes early June this year like the 6th June or something

[chintita]

@IsabellaCarlos awesome, do you generally lose weight during the month or gain?

[MaiNameIsSunshine]

Very dangerous. You're body needs energy to function and food is your main source.

[es20490446e]

Why do you think that training fasted could be better?

[Somalia]

for me, I usually workout after fajr prayer. mostly I get started before 6:00am, I think that time is best for cardio class or jogging.

[Anonymous]

If you have to do it, train after 'Asr so that you can have a drink soon after.

And, of course, the best way to burn fat is to go slow on the baqlawa and stuff 😜

[Mahmoud205000]

Use green coffee beans and train at 2 pm in with a hot weather. Heat helps your body to get red of fats

[ismail3373]

In a month, max you should burn 4 kilos, more is harmful (sorry for my bad English )

[ismail3373]

I got the question wrong sorry. For the max burn, before breakfast, just after the sunrise, do ur exerxcise, it will be the maximum burner time for body ;)

[anas134]

You can do any time my friend

[Anonymous]

What the hell is fasted training? :/

[apple24]

I am not sure!