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Originally Posted by PorscheGAL
There hasn't been any definitive studies proving one way or the other. Do what works for you.
For me: If I am running, I don't like food sloshing around so I will eat after. If it is a lift day, I eat first.
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Right, find what works for you.
When I was first starting out three years ago I would roll out of bed and do ten push ups at the foot of the bed, get on to the bed and do ten leg lifts or crunches, repeat until 10 sets were done.
Once I started kicking it up to 20 reps, then 30 reps at 10 sets I sort of hit a wall where I had burned out all the sugar in my blood steam and had to eat right away.
Same with running up and down a flight of stair near my house, doing it five times was fine, but upping it to 15 and I ran out of energy. If I wanted to do sprints between the set of stairs I need fresh calories.
Bottom line for me; mild activity like walking, a few push ups, a few leg lifts, and a few flights of stairs on an empty stomach is fine. However once I could go past that threshold I need the extra power only a breakfast could provide.
I think I lost more weight exercising prior to eating breakfast, but it was at the expense of muscle development. The fatigue of low blood sugar isn't something I want to put myself though intentionally. I'm just not young any more and it takes me longer to bounce back.
Here is the thing, once you get the testosterone and metabolism up you will be burning extra calories all day long, and more than enough to make up for what you consumed in that morning for breakfast. Meaning you will be burning fat all day long, and not sugar out of your blood steam.
Again, this is just based on my personal experiences.
EDIT:
I also read that the human body cannot store protein, that protein only stays into your blood stream for 3-4 hours. This is the reason behind eating small meals every 3-4 hours, meals that include protein (4-6 times a day).
One celebrity workout routine I read about had the actor waking up in the middle of the night to have a protein snack. I thought this was very over the top, apparently he didn't want his body to ever go into fasting mode.