You cannot go in all directions at once. It’s very unlikely you will improve your body composition (leaner), get stronger, and faster at the same time. Because the muscle fiber composition type required for these things are antagonistic to one another.

So you have to pick an aim. If you’re strength training in an empty stomach, you have conflicting forces. Your body is in a catabolic state while you’re breaking down muscle. If you’re looking to get stronger, this wouldn’t benefit you. Largely because you want to be fully recovered and fed prior to that. Why? Because to force muscular growth you require a stimulus beyond your current muscular threshold. This is largely only attainable in a recovered state. Does that make sense? Hitting a stick of dynamite 1000 times lightly doesn’t make it explode, it’s one STRONG stimulus once. Your muscles are similar (in a strength capacity)

Now if you’re looking to burn fat on an empty stomach, working out first thing in the morning is ideal.

But in my experience, you have to pick a single aim, and work towards that. You are unlikely to have your strongest 1RM Olympic lift while also being a marathon runner.

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Mike Mentzer was decades ahead of his time in this capacity and I would recommend giving him a listen if interested

For a decade I was working out hard in the morning on a fasted stomach.

I’ve actually reduced my number of workouts per week to recover more, and started lifting later, and I am significantly stronger. Considering I’ve been lifting 16 years I don’t see gains all that quickly anymore so I must admit I’ve had to re evaluate my training paradigm quite a bit

It makes sense to me

To move maximal weight, you need to be

1) maximally recovered

2) maximally nourished/hydrated

The X factor is intensity and it’s difficult to be at max intensity without being in the most ideally recovered state

This makes sense. But also I have to work with my current situation. I have young children + work. Optimal timing for me to train is right when I wake up, before the children are awake. Obviously I aim to get stronger but main goal for me is training for longevity

Listen to your body there is optimal and there is what works for you. I do both, (fasted or not). I do think eating at least something small right after training is beneficial.

Like a banana? I guess that makes sense.

I like a glass of kefir. But that is me. It has protein and some carbs. But yes a banana would work.

Kefir…is that similar to kombucha?

I do milk kefir. Similar to kombucha in that it is a fermented beverage. Kombucha is fermented tea. There is also something called water kefir.

How is the taste of milk kefir

It is definitely a acquired taste. I add some cacao and some blueberries and I think it is delicious but many would disagree. 😂

🤣 Is it like a yogurt?

Like yogurt, but more drinkable from a consistency standpoint also a lot more probiotics.

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