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Does running on empty stomach burn more fat? |
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Written by Rocco Castellano
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Thursday, 15 February 2007 |
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Q: I recently read an article from one of those “trainer-to-the-stars” guys who said he makes his client run on an empty stomach to burn more fat. Does that work? I’m not planning to starve myself before workouts, but should I cut out my (healthy) pre-workout snacks to burn more fat at the gym?
Angie
A: I know some idiot personal trainers are going to be writing in, telling me the total opposite because they read it in some stupid magazine. (Because everything in those magazines is true, right?)
But no Virginia, there is no Santa Claus... oops, I think I had to much egg nog, wrong question.
The “trainer-to-the-stars” is himself an idiot. There is no way that the body will burn more fat on an empty stomach. And who wants to workout on an empty stomach? You just feel 10 times more hungry after the workout.
Exercising on an empty stomach has never been that good for you. Research studies have indicated that the number of calories burned is far less than when exercising after a meal. A small meal of 300-400 calories, an hour or so before training, will allow you to train harder. You will get about a 10 percent increase in metabolic rate alone from eating the food, you will be able to train harder as blood glucose levels will not drop like a rock, and you will have a better anabolic hormone response.
Exercising on an empty stomach does not force the body to burn more fat. In some cases, it actually forces it to break down more muscle to get at amino acids, which is converted into glucose and then helps supply the body with energy. Small amounts of glucose are needed to burn fat. (Supplying muscle to help move the body).
This has been the technical part of the programming.
Now for the layman’s part... Do not starve your body when working out. And don’t listen to those “trainers-to-the-stars,” unless of course it’s me training the stars.
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Rocco Castellano is the co-founder of askROCCO Media, which provides boot camps, seminars, media content and online fitness services at askROCCO.com. He is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine and has written “askROCCO Uncensored v1” available at bookstores. Ask your personal
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