Question on Fasted Cardio and Fat Loss

[Poppy]

I don’t eat anything after 7ish pm with bedtime at 8-9…usually closer to 8.

Been getting up at 4ish am to do fasted cardio on treadmill. Not every day but at least 2 usually 3.

Question is… if I have breakfast at 5 (oats and egg whites)…does doing some sort of cardio at 11am (6 hours later) count as fasted? Maybe not real fasted but better than right after a meal?

 

[Bigmurph6]

Its not true fasted cardio, true fasted cardio you can have black coffee but that’s it

Its really supposed to be right upon wake-up but your still getting cardio which is good just not fasted everyday

 

[Poppy]

I figured as such

 

[Kad1]

Actually black coffee would throw off a fast also. There are chemical changes that occur when caffeine is ingested. I don’t think it would throw off cardio though. I wouldn’t stress over doing fasted or non fasted cardio

 

[Bigmurph6]

I was doing fasted cardio with an ECA stack and not actually fasting. Rrrrr that’s upsetting

 

[PNWmuscle]

Immediately waking up I drink half a bottle of zero sugar Powerade. Get a little hydration and electrolytes. Then fasted cardio.

I wouldn’t overthink the fasted or not. Calorie expenditure doesn’t know if you have food in your belly or not. I do it fasted just out of convenience

 

[Bigmurph6]

I am rolling out of bed and jumping on the bike im just going to drink my coffee first if im really not doing anything better

 

[Poppy]

I’m going to call it starving cardio! I get up extremely hungry!

 

[PNWmuscle]

Haha I feel your pain brother

 

[John]

What is cardio, and I definitely dont know what fasted is, sounds bad.

 

[Bigmurph6]

It is but it works lol

 

[Poppy]

Hahaha it’s bad for sure…downright sucks!

 

[EF9kid]

Suggestion: only do like 20 or so Fasted with a coffee to help a bit. Unless you have a rigid diet, what is your goal?

 

[anabolic_geek]

Honestly the fat loss gains from fasted cardio are minuscule. Don’t worry about it. Do your cardio when convenient

 

[Poppy]

My diet is rigid. I’m a struggling type 2 diabetic…

 

[EF9kid]

Fight the diet, like I said IMO no more than 30 unless you are doing on stage. Jason does a pretty good job with the Diabetes bro! Sure you can do the same. Stay up

 

[Poppy]

30 minutes of cardio is forever! Hahaha i get 10-12 minutes at a time…I’m a lazy azz!

I just try and do “something” every day. Yard work etc.

 

[Poppy]

I’ve made pretty good changes to my lifestyle of eating. It’s pretty much sustainable for however much time I got left on this rock.

 

[EF9kid]

Keep pounding bro!

 

[EF9kid]

20 minutes is light work