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