What do you guys think about it ?

Never been a big fan. First of all you’re probably not gonna be able to train as hard and second of all it’s about the amount of calories burned, not the amount of fat.

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/fasted-cardio-and-fat-loss-qa.html

For the lean trying to get very lean (15% body fat or less for men, 22% or less for women), various strategies, including fasted cardio are probably going to be required to offset the mobization and blood flow defects.  That’s why that specific group found decades ago that fasted morning cardio worked best.  And why I wrote The Stubborn Fat Solution since it deals with how to overcome all of the problems.

But for folks who aren’t that lean yet, the folks in the middle range of body fat levels, it really doesn’t matter.  The best time to do cardio will be whenever it will most consistently get done.  If that’s first thing in the morning, fantastic.  If not, also fantastic.  It’s more important in this situation that it gets done than when it gets done.

dang it. Anatoly beat me to it.

You guys should read this, it’s pretty good:
http://www.alanaragon.com/myths-under-the-microscope-part-2-false-hopes-for-fasted-cardio.html

Karky - 11 July 2010 01:19 AM

You guys should read this, it’s pretty good:
http://www.alanaragon.com/myths-under-the-microscope-part-2-false-hopes-for-fasted-cardio.html

I’ve read this before. I think Alan’s main point was that fasted vs normal cardio burned the same amount of fat, so it is useless to do fasted, especially when fed cardio increases performance and mental stability

however, pre workout carbs/food work a little differently under low intensities (different from the intensities examined by Febbraio’s team, as referenced by Alan)

Here’s how you can tell I’m a bber, I simplify everything. To me fat loss is about burning energy what difference does it make if I; 1. Burn 100 calories from calories while fasted so I use fat reserves and then have a 200 calorie meal (net loss 100cals) or 2. Eat 200 cals and then burn 100 cals from my cardio (net loss 100 cals)? My numbers are random for simplification of my thinking.

I could be wrong, but this is my thinking.

Mumford - 11 July 2010 06:52 AM

Karky - 11 July 2010 01:19 AM

You guys should read this, it’s pretty good:
http://www.alanaragon.com/myths-under-the-microscope-part-2-false-hopes-for-fasted-cardio.html

I’ve read this before. I think Alan’s main point was that fasted vs normal cardio burned the same amount of fat, so it is useless to do fasted, especially when fed cardio increases performance and mental stability

however, pre workout carbs/food work a little differently under low intensities (different from the intensities examined by Febbraio’s team, as referenced by Alan)

He does reference some low intensity studies which show lower fat oxidation in fed subjects. But if you do low intensity for an hour on an empty stomach, will you burn more fat than if you did fed moderate intensity for an hour? And this is assuming that fat oxidation matters much at all.