Best time for me is in the morning before I eat, if I can get my lazy ass out of bed.
Whats up fellas ? Ok i know there is probly no right answer but in your opinions when is the best time to do cardio for burning fat and without jeopardizing muscle. Thanks guys
Lol thats what i am thinking i just got my treadmill delivered finally and i am thinking just out of bed on empty stomach would use fat for energy but i also am alittle worried mg boy might try to use muscle for energy also not sure about the science behind it all i was hopeing one of you could enlighten me alittle.
There are plenty of studies out there talking about this. I have read that fasted cardio burns about 20% more fat than non fasted cardio. But think about it. How much really is 20%? Not as a whole, but of the fat you are burning during that session. Fasted cardio works better for me because I am pretty lean already and just trying to get the rest off. Im not sure what bf you are, but if your bf is high, or not in single digits, I wouldn't worry about when, just do it. That's the hard part anyway. Get your heart rate into the fat burning range and have at it.
Just My opinion.
I agree on fasted cardio first thing when you wake up. I do take a baby aspirin and a small cup of black coffee first.
I will also sip on water with BCAA's during the cardio.
What time of day is best is whatever time of day you can make time for it. First let's just recognize that yes it can be good for you but it's not really the best way to lose fat. Especially not if you are doing lengthy sessions and/or frequently.
Doing cardio fasted is not more effective and nobody can provide evidence of this. Only time it MAY help is when you are 9% and going for 5%. Stop doing fasted cardio for wrong reasons. Hell most guys recommending it can't even tell you what "fasted" even means. Most make this ridiculous definition that seems to revolve around insulin because insulin makes you fat. Except it doesn't. Then they recommend bcaa for fasted cardio so you don't use muscle for energy. But then their head explodes when you tell them leucine in bcaa raises insulin and the body is always using muscle for energy.
Here is the deal without any ****ing bullshit broscience that people treat like a god damn religion
Your body is using protein fat carbohydrate (and others like phosphocreatine) for energy at all times. One is usually the primary source. Protein isn't the primary source except in rare circumstances because the process of using it is inefficient. Using fat for energy less efficient than carbs. Using carbs is slightly less efficient than phosphocreatine.
Just maintain a deficit. Eat enough protein. Don't go nuts in cardio. Lift heavy. Be consistent over time.
any time you can motivate yourself to do it is a great time. I'd say not before resistance training but I know a pumpkin who does this and you can't argue with a pumpkin.
The pumpkin does most of his cardio before weight training because after weight training it is too easy to say fk cardio. Actually I say that before too, but i still do it.
The second Tuesday of every week without fail.