Empty Stomach Workout

Fuel the night before + BCAAs

>>39632541
i always feel slow and tired after a good meal and found it's best if i just work out on empty stomach. rarely i'll have a banana before leaving for gym but that's it

>how people manage to train like that without feeling all dizzy, nauseated, dead-on-arrival etc.
never felt any of those things

It's not necessarily better.

I do intermittent fasting so I train on an empty stomach, it was hard at first but you get used to it.

If I eat a little before training it was okay, but if I eat too much I get sick now.

But honestly, just do whatever is most comfortable for you. If you're looking to fast, I can tell you that you get used to it, if not, keep eating.

I've worked out really hungry a few times and it always leads me to either

>feel like I'm about to vomit when working out hard
or
>get home and fucking want to binge on everything

My preferred way is working out like 1-2 hrs after a meal. That way I only want my protein shake.

>>39632586
The only correct answer

I workout first thing in the morning after waking up, so I never eat before. Personally, sitting down to a nice full breakfast after hitting the gym is very satisfying.

When I've worked out with food in my stomach, I wind up with side stitches or acid reflux issues. All that core bracing pushes everything up.

>>39632621
no, this is the correct answer
>do whatever is most comfortable for you

The idea you need a bunch of glycogen in you and that you deplete glycogen through an hour of weight training is laughable.

You have plenty of ATP on board to do an hour of lifting.

Fueling before only becomes an issue if you are involved in competitive endurance sports where training is typically more than an 1.5 hours every day.

Your body probably does more 'work' in an hour of vo2max interval training than an entire week of weight training.

It takes the body 2-3 hours to convert carbohydrate to glycogen anyways, so if you feel better eating and then lifting right after its purely psychological. If you absolutely need to eat before lifiting you have a fucked metabolism and need to train with low carbohydrate in a fasted state to stress the metabolism to make it improve.

>>39632541
Sounds like your blood sugar is low anon, try eatting a hersheys kiss and then go workout.

>>39632926
>If you absolutely need to eat before lifiting you have a fucked metabolism and need to train with low carbohydrate in a fasted state to stress the metabolism to make it improve.
I need proof, got a study?

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It's a balance for me- having some fuel in the tank means I can get more done at the gym, but having too much means my blood is being used by my gut, and that I'm physically fuller and have problems with squats and the likes.

Also I like to eat after a workout.

In short, the best thing is a light breakfast/lunch/meal before gym and a big one right after.

>>39632541
Different strokes for different folks food before a workout makes my friend nauseous, an empty stomach during a lift makes me nauseous and weaker. Listen to your body and react accordingly.

>>39632926
1 hour gym session? who does that...

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Gotta Carb load on BCAAs bro.