Morning Cardio On An Empty Stomach For Ultimate Fat Burn

Good Morning Trenchers, I just came back from a 90 minute morning cardio session and I'm going to discuss the benefits of this, in the sense of burning fat and calories.
Alright so we've all heard about morning cardio on an empty stomach and how it helps burn fat quicker, even though there are many other opinions about it. But how does it actually work?. An d how can it help you lose fat?

- It's very simple actually. The main reason why I & many bodybuilders believe it is the most effective time to incorporate a cardio session is because of your glycogen (carbs) levels. Most trainers would vouch and say it takes 20 minutes of cardio or exercising before you start to burn fat whilst glycogen levels in your body are still high. Once it has been depleted, your body begins to burn your fat resources. Therefore because your body has been in a fasted state whilst sleeping over night, your glycogen storage levels are at its lowest and you can begin the fat burning process much sooner.

However, I would only recommend working out on an empty stomach in the morning and not before your/a weight training session. I usually try to get a minimum of 2-3 meals before a weight training workout because it enables my body to be in a Anabolic state therefore increased optimum muscle hypotrophy (more on this in upcoming blogs).

Okay so get your ass up in the morning, put your poor couped up dog on a leash or whatever it takes and get you morning cardio on!. You have NO EXCUSES, and no one to blame but yourself!. If I can drag my ass out of bed and walk/jog, why the hell can't you? Try to do at least a minimum of 30mins and maximum of 60-90 minutes.

If you are worried about MUSCLE LOSS, than don't. If you eat sufficiently enough right after your cardio session which IS A MUST! and through out the day with GOOD carbs, proteins, and good FATS your body will not go in a catabolic state and eat up your protein sources. IF you are that worried try to take Branched Chained Amino Acids (BCAA's) and L-Glutamine 5gms each 15 mins before and after.