Does working out on an empty stomach burn fat or muscle?

[Trigger unhappy]

My friend wants to lose weight so he's panning on working out with just water and no food in the morning. I told him that he'll lose muscle first before the fat. I'm I wrong?

[New England]

yes, you're wrong. mostly, anyway.

what your friend loses will depend a good deal on the composition of his body. if he's ripped to the bone there's obviously no fat to lose. it doesn't sound that way, though. if he's got fat on him he'll lose it much more quickly than muscle.


i've just moved back to eating only at night (i drink milk and OJ during the day, though.) i did it off and on (mostly on,) for years. i don't want to boast, but i am pretty flippin big.

[Trigger unhappy]

yes, you're wrong. mostly, anyway.

what your friend loses will depend a good deal on the composition of his body. if he's ripped to the bone there's obviously no fat to lose. it doesn't sound that way, though. if he's got fat on him he'll lose it much more quickly than muscle.


i've just moved back to eating only at night (i drink milk and OJ during the day, though.) i did it off and on (mostly on,) for years. i don't want to boast, but i am pretty flippin big.

He's a muscular guy but he has a lot of belly fat that won't come off.

[New England]

He's a muscular guy but he has a lot of belly fat that won't come off.

hmm

that's the probably genepool, his age, and his diet. how old is he?


cardio and diet would be my suggestion for this bloke. any work he does in the gym should be done at a high tempo and with high reps.

[Trigger unhappy]

hmm

that's the probably genepool, his age, and his diet. how old is he?


cardio and diet would be my suggestion for this bloke. any work he does in the gym should be done at a high tempo and with high reps.

He's 30 and eats pretty good and is very active. I told him that he should do some interval training to burn more fat in his body.

[dan_cov]

Get him running bare footed through the woods, the nutrients in the earth will make him into a beast.

[Trigger unhappy]

Get him running bare footed through the woods, the nutrients in the earth will make him into a beast.

Lol, lol, lol, sorry but I can't give you green right now. But you're right the earth will make him a beast.

[D-MiZe]

Running on an empty stomach would be fine, I'd avoid too much strenuous activity though e.g lifting hard.

If he wants to lose weight, get him running in the morning when he firsts get up. Come back, have breakfast and after an hour or two, go the gym. It depends on how his schedule looks in the day as to whether he can do this, but a good run in the morning sets you up for the day.

[Tuggers1986]

As long as there are very low carbs in his body when he runs then he will burn far more muscle than fat.

[~AK49~]

Running on an empty stomach would be fine, I'd avoid too much strenuous activity though e.g lifting hard.

If he wants to lose weight, get him running in the morning when he firsts get up. Come back, have breakfast and after an hour or two, go the gym. It depends on how his schedule looks in the day as to whether he can do this, but a good run in the morning sets you up for the day.

This. Running on empty stomach is fine, but if lifting he really should put some fuel in his tank for the workout.