Is it better to work outon an empty stomach?

Answer 1

It is always better to eat afterwords.Everyone will tell you to fuel up first.That is in fact dead wrong.When you eat before you work out you do not fuel your muscle.Muscles work off of glycogen(stored carbohydrate) and other macronutrients once converted to glucose through gluconeogenisis or ketosis.These nutrients are transported to the mitochondria of the cells by insulin.
By raising your blood glucose right before a work out(eating anything will do this to some degree but carbs are the worst) you're more likely to secrete insulin to control your blood sugar.This will mitigate the secretion of many beneficial androgens and growth factors(not just needed for bigger muscles).
Conversely,eating a good meal or meal replacement shake after is more likely to replace glycogen stores and shunt nutrients away from fat cells(adipose tissue).Always work out on an empty stomach.Carbing up should be done the day before.Glycogen is not stored instantaneously.It takes time.
You will NOT burn off the calories that you've just ingested.
Here's a Yahoo! link that will dispel much of the nonsense you may hear.
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/joybauer...

Answer 2

Yes. It will cut fat off you better and faster. Especially if you consume some caffeine right before the workout on an empty stomach. After a fast from 3 hour or more, your muscles are all out of glycogen and need fuel for your workout... it will call upon the stored body fat to release it.
To cut fat even quicker, drink some raw, organic apple cider venigar with the "mother" in it- about 1 tablespoon, in 8 oz of water with some stevia to sweeten (do not use artificial sweetener as this will hinder weight loss). It speeds up the fat-burning process; the venigar. And caffeine does as well, so all of this on an empty stomach willl really be good for your workout.

Answer 3

I have always heard no, a small breakfast is better than none, I've always been told if you work out without eating breakfast your body will go into a starvation mode and when you do eat all the calories will be used up in the wrong way, I don't know if that's true or not but that's what I've always been told, I will be checking back to all your answers on this one to see what everyone else says,

Answer 4

No it's not better to work out on an empty stomach because what if you were to pass out?

Answer 5

Hi,
You can eat whatever you choose before workout, just be sure you wait at least one hour before beginning workout.

Food needs time to digest properly prior to workout.
Darryl S.

Answer 6

You're supposed to lose more weight but I think if I were you have at least a protein bar half hour before because you will have more energy :)

Answer 7

Don't enter exercise hungry!

read this;
http://healthydiettips.blogspot.com/2006/10/tips-14-eat-before-and-after-exercise.html

Answer 8

It's BEST.

It's WISE and PRUDENT.

Ask all the enthusiasts who dropped dead from disobeying common sense.

Oh, right.

They don't take calls.

Answer 9

No. Have some carbs about an hour before you do.

Answer 10

NO !!!!!.your body needs calories to burn,and sugar(glucose) for energy.