Log attempt #47653
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Lots of evidence supporting improved recovery time also. That and increased fat metabolism.
The myth that we need to eat a “hearty, full breakfast” is in contradiction to science.
The myth that we need to eat a “hearty, full breakfast” is in contradiction to science.
Most of the research I have seen and read about it involved endurance athletes. Primarily how training fasted cardio increases fat metabolism there by reducing the need for as many calories to fuel long endurance efforts and a quicker recovery based on the body increasing its ability to use stored fat.
Not sure how it would apply to strength athletes specifically outside of what @Neuro mentioned.
Not sure how it would apply to strength athletes specifically outside of what @Neuro mentioned.
Calories in v. calories out is fat loss or gain. Or maybe Mass loss or gain. People get real crazy about simple addition and subtraction.
My understanding is a “normal” adult male has like 40,000 calories in stored fat in their bodies. Not a 5’7” 340 dude. A typical adult man.
Hypothetically if a person trains their bodies’ ability to access and use their stores of fat without needing to introduce sugar to kick start metabolism it reduces lactate and increases the time an athlete can maintain steady state aerobic activity (60% MHR area) for many many hours without food.
I believe the concept arose from the idea Humans probably walked their prey to death hundreds of years ago prior to developing advanced weapons and hunting tactics. Not many animals can walk for 4 days without food and just a little water.
Just questions…. I majored in Exercise Physiology and am still interested in how science applies. That said, I am most certainly not an endurance athlete.
My understanding is a “normal” adult male has like 40,000 calories in stored fat in their bodies. Not a 5’7” 340 dude. A typical adult man.
Hypothetically if a person trains their bodies’ ability to access and use their stores of fat without needing to introduce sugar to kick start metabolism it reduces lactate and increases the time an athlete can maintain steady state aerobic activity (60% MHR area) for many many hours without food.
I believe the concept arose from the idea Humans probably walked their prey to death hundreds of years ago prior to developing advanced weapons and hunting tactics. Not many animals can walk for 4 days without food and just a little water.
Just questions…. I majored in Exercise Physiology and am still interested in how science applies. That said, I am most certainly not an endurance athlete.
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I will say for strength athlete you want glucose in the body. If your ever at a powerlifting meet it’s nothing but candy in the back I usually take a couple protein bars and some boxes of Mike and Ike’s. Now back to Neuro’s regularly scheduled log
