My exercise science/professional trainer friend says the best time to burn fat

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Feb 18, 2019
7:59:20pm

Gerald-DeGroot All-American

is if you workout on an empty stomach.

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Gerald-DeGroot

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Seriously, working out in the morning sucks.

a priori

2/18/19 7:49pm

Staying in bed and getting more sleep.

Texas Hammer

2/18/19 7:51pm

Caffeine

Baron

2/18/19 7:53pm

Used to be the same way. Now I love it.

mulletino

2/18/19 7:54pm

The big problem for me is hunger.

a priori

2/18/19 7:56pm

BIG breakfast. Good snacks during the day. Light dinner.

Mufasa

2/18/19 7:57pm

I'm trying to lose weight so I like feeling hungry right now.

Grit for Brains

2/18/19 8:02pm

I do both. I get up at 4:30am to do cardio for an hour before work then in the evenings I lift for an hour before I get

Slim

2/18/19 7:56pm

Wow, are you going to sleep in the next half hour? I could never get up that early regularly.

Grit for Brains

2/18/19 7:58pm

I'm usually in bed by 9:30. Can't make gains if you don't get enough sleep

Slim

2/18/19 7:59pm

When do you Netflix and chill?

Grit for Brains

2/18/19 8:00pm

I work a lot of weekends so I get weekdays off while the kids are at school to do that.

Slim

2/18/19 8:03pm

Nah.

Mufasa

2/18/19 7:56pm

Easy - just do it after you spend time with your family/put kids to bed.

a priori

2/18/19 7:58pm

Anything after 9:00 is too late for me. I guess i'm just a morning guy.

Mufasa

2/18/19 7:59pm

I can't fall asleep if I work out before bed. And can't take preworkout that late at night

Slim

2/18/19 8:00pm

Same. I honestly think it boils down to whether you’re an “early bird” or “night owl”.

Zach Morris

2/18/19 7:58pm

This is probably the answer. I'm a night owl.

a priori

2/18/19 7:59pm

I love the idea of it and generally speaking the worlds most successful are early risers but

Zach Morris

2/18/19 8:27pm

Yeah as long as you are productive during that window it doesn't matter at all

cougarnerd

2/18/19 8:30pm

This is a very under appreciated reality, relevant to this topic and others.

WizeGuise

2/18/19 8:04pm

Wait...we can google this medical advice? I've been scolded all day on here for

777

2/18/19 8:06pm

Yeah try and convince decades of bootcamp survivors that somehow overcome this

DJROSS

2/18/19 8:26pm

RE: Yeah try and convince decades of bootcamp survivors that somehow overcome this

Zach Morris

2/18/19 8:28pm

My exercise science/professional trainer friend says the best time to burn fat

Gerald-DeGroot

2/18/19 7:59pm

It was the only way I got consistent for more than a few months

Cheesy Gordita

2/18/19 8:01pm

Can you go to bed earlier?

Cashmeousside

2/18/19 8:09pm

I can, but I probably won't.

a priori

2/18/19 8:43pm

I can do cardio early, but not lifting. Have to lift later when I'm fully

Resurgens

2/18/19 8:10pm

You do two a days frequently?

Gerald-DeGroot

2/18/19 8:29pm

Not really, I generally alternate between the two

Resurgens

2/18/19 8:56pm

agreed. I just ask cuz the only real legit results I’ve seen on my

Gerald-DeGroot

2/18/19 9:17pm

Last sentence is the complete truth, haha.

Resurgens

2/19/19 2:48pm

I'm definitely a morning person but even for me my morning workouts aren't as

Non-mo Coug

2/18/19 8:12pm

I'm up at 5 am and study until nine. During that time I've nourished my body, so

DJROSS

2/18/19 8:21pm

I hear stories like this and it sounds appealing, but then I try it and always

a priori

2/18/19 8:45pm

I'm guessing it is how you rest and how and what you eat when that is the

DJROSS

2/18/19 8:22pm

Working out early gets your mind focused on health for the day

RC Vikings

2/18/19 8:36pm

I hate chasing a workout all day. Once my day starts, trying to fit a workout in

blackandblue

2/18/19 8:41pm

I look forward to it all day. It's part of my nightly routine.

a priori

2/18/19 8:41pm

That’s actually the one negative for me of working out at night

TCuz

2/18/19 8:45pm

You.... Don't like working out? But why? Working out is the best.

Slim

2/18/19 8:51pm

I like eating too. So I guess we are all into different things

TCuz

2/18/19 8:55pm

You're like eating AND hate working out? That sucks, bro.

Slim

2/18/19 9:00pm

I weigh like 169 lbs so it’s working out ok for me.

TCuz

2/18/19 9:03pm

To each their own. Go for it then. My workouts are aroun 1.5-2 hours daily.

blackandblue

2/18/19 8:47pm

I've always worked out mainly in the early mornings. But at my stage of life

HighHorse

2/18/19 8:57pm

I agree. I instead do a 4-mile walk in the morning, nice and brisk. Then I hit

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