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Originally Posted by slow&rusty
Interesting posts and feedback, thanks to all who chimed in. I'll actually give the "no breakfast" a shot this weekend and see how I fare.
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Chris Carmichael has some good articles on this, maybe on line or in one of his books. has been a while but-
My understanding is; less than aerobic work outs with enough water and you will burn fat. I remember reading 2 molecules of water for every molecule of fat you burn. If you are aerobic with no food/empty stomach you are going to eat muscle on long work outs. I used to do slow long rides, heart rate around 75 % 3-5 hours on an empty stomach and a lot of water to burn fat. Worked really well. If I am doing a hard ride I am going to eat, otherwise I will crash/bonk. The challenge is not to binge after hard rides. Get the protein back in your system and then more small meals as opposed to a few big meals in the following day/days.