Why you should never go to the gym hungry
It never ceases to amaze me what you can learn by having a short conversation with someone in the gym. Once I talked to a guy nearby for several minutes when I discovered that he was about to work out on an empty stomach.
After eating a decent breakfast, he went through the entire day up until the evening with just a cookie and an orange! By this time it was well into the evening, and he was about to begin his strength training exercises. I was stunned that anyone who was serious about building muscle would actually try to perform some serious weight training exercises on an empty stomach.
Despite my objections, he wouldn't budge. He told me he wasn't hungry and would be just fine with his workouts.
It's quite possible that he was telling the truth about not feeling hungry, but that doesn't mean it was OK. In fact, what was probably going on was that his metabolism had slowed down significantly so he simply didn't feel like eating before his workouts.
In order to build muscle, your body needs to have the basic ingredients in your diet. The basic formula is to eat more calories than your body is burning. In addition, you must eat large amounts of protein to build muscle, as well as adequate carbohydrates and healthy fats.
(If you don't get enough carbohydrates, your body will use your muscle tissue as fuel.) Besides these points which you may already be familiar with, you need to have enough energy to allow for a solid muscle building workout.
Remember that to experience muscle growth you have to challenge your muscle beyond its previous limits, and this requires a challenging workout. How on earth can you expect to consistently perform in the gym if don't have enough fuel to carry on?
You may get away with it for a while, but you'll be unlikely to sustain a serious workout for the long-term, and your muscle building efforts will probably be halted as a result. - 17268
After eating a decent breakfast, he went through the entire day up until the evening with just a cookie and an orange! By this time it was well into the evening, and he was about to begin his strength training exercises. I was stunned that anyone who was serious about building muscle would actually try to perform some serious weight training exercises on an empty stomach.
Despite my objections, he wouldn't budge. He told me he wasn't hungry and would be just fine with his workouts.
It's quite possible that he was telling the truth about not feeling hungry, but that doesn't mean it was OK. In fact, what was probably going on was that his metabolism had slowed down significantly so he simply didn't feel like eating before his workouts.
In order to build muscle, your body needs to have the basic ingredients in your diet. The basic formula is to eat more calories than your body is burning. In addition, you must eat large amounts of protein to build muscle, as well as adequate carbohydrates and healthy fats.
(If you don't get enough carbohydrates, your body will use your muscle tissue as fuel.) Besides these points which you may already be familiar with, you need to have enough energy to allow for a solid muscle building workout.
Remember that to experience muscle growth you have to challenge your muscle beyond its previous limits, and this requires a challenging workout. How on earth can you expect to consistently perform in the gym if don't have enough fuel to carry on?
You may get away with it for a while, but you'll be unlikely to sustain a serious workout for the long-term, and your muscle building efforts will probably be halted as a result. - 17268
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