Empty stomach cardio.

2011-08-22T14:10:00.001-07:00

I have been thinking about a subject for my first post for a while now and a few days ago someone asked me what do I think about cardio on an empty stomach.

The answer is NO and here is why…

Your beautiful and hard earned muscle will be burned before fat when in a state of starvation. Some people claim that when glycogen is depleted, more fat can be burned. But what they fail to recognize is the individual body has one purpose in
life… that purpose is to survive. Fat is a much more efficient energy
source for survival because it is not energy costly. It does not require
calories to sustain fat on your body.

Also, fat is slower burning because it is more calorie dense. Therefore
muscle will be burned before fat when in a state of starvation. Just
because glycogen stores are depleted doesn’t mean the body will go
straight to fat stores for its energy. In the morning, glycogen is
substantially depleted, and so is ATP (the only source of energy for
muscular contraction).

If you deplete more glycogen than is necessary you are putting your body
through unnecessary stress, which will inhibit your body’s ability to
build muscle!

I hope I did not sound too complicated with my explanation and you my friends take a second to reevaluate your opinion on this subject.

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Empty stomach cardio.