Why exercising on an empty stomach is the secret to weight loss

I do my exercise at 5am during the week, it'd be easy for me to fast but I've historically had a piece of bread with a small dab of peanut butter on it. Would this fasted theory increase fat burn? I feel like food in my belly is a mental crutch I've historically needed, but if things would improve in the fat burn dept I can definitely give this a shot.

Pretty big part of intermittent fasting. People seem to find good results

I wouldn't say it is the secret, just another tool. I went about 24 hours of fasting before I worked out yesterday. I'm not doing it for weight loss, just health and experimentation

I am working out fasted and seeing really good results. I have not lost weight but have built lean muscle mass and dropped a pant & shirt size in the last few weeks. I do intermittent fasting most days, with a daily 16 hour fast unless my schedule is weird.

I have been taking in 1/3 serving of Accelerade before weight lifting, 1/3 after, and the final 3rd an hour later. This contains protein and BCAAs to help your muscle repair and brain but theoretically should not mess too hard with your fast. I was feeling a bit loopy on an empty tank after circuit training. Rest and cardio days I totally fast.

I finish eating at 7ish pm and fast until 11:30 or 12 pm the next day. I do drink coffee while fasting. HTH!

I have been working out at 5-6am fasted for the past 2 years. It's just one of several combined lifestyle changes (90% paleo, swapped beer for bourbon, etc) but I've lost 70 lbs, 40 cholesterol points and 0.6 off my A1C.

Barbell Shrugged w/ Dr Mike T Nelson

Here's a good listen that goes a bit more in depth than the article.


Barbell Shrugged w/ Corey G

This guy talks his anabolic diet which implements intermittent fasting but adds what works for him. He basically is strict for the entire week except for about 1 1/2 days or so.

Both are good listens.

June 5th I started about a Paleo-ish 2500 caloric diet where I eat all my meals between 9AM & 9PM. 9PM b/c I workout after work at 7:30 so I'm trying to at least go 12 hours w/ out eating. May 25th I had a DEXA scan done that showed I was 21.7% body fat at 178 lbs. I weighed myself on Monday & I'm 174.4 lbs...not a lot of weight lost but I do look leaner! I'm thinking of doing some cardio in the mornings when I wake up but I'm not a morning person & love my sleep! I think I'll do another DEXA at the end of the month to see what true progress I've made.

I try to eat my dinner by 6pm since I workout at 5am. If I eat a late dinner I can feel it in the gym the next morning. Just feels like I do not have the same energy output as I do when I eat my last meal 12 hours before

I had always thought it was best to eat within 30 minutes of waking up to get metabolism going again. Is that not true?

I work out at 5 am M-F. I try to finish dinner by 7pm each night, just depends on work schedule and errands. I'm out of bed around 4:30 and I eat 1/4 cup of raisins and drink a preworkout that has whey, BCAA, and carbs. I should stop this to help burn fat? I'm eating a calorie deficit and losing approximately 1 lb per week right now.

I use the Isopure Zero Carb protein powder and it's great.