Carbs or Empty Stomach : Beginner/Low Intensity Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Fri, Sep-06-02, 15:29

EZasPie

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Posts: 32

Plan: atkins
Stats: 141/130/115
BF:28%/27%/25%
Progress: 42%

Location: Ontario, Canada

Carbs or Empty Stomach

I go to the gym at 6 a.m. Monday - Friday. I do some cardio, treadmill or stairmaster and then the circuit and some weights.

From what I gather I should be doing cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach and I should be eating some carbs before doing weights, therefore should I eat carbs before leaving for the gym and do weights first to use up carbs and then do cardio? Or should I alternate cardio one day and weights the next?

How long should I eat before doing weights.

Any Advice?

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#2 ^

Sat, Sep-07-02, 11:19

thegronc

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Posts: 27

Plan: prevention, now Atkins
Stats: 255/228/215
BF:
Progress: 68%

Location: il

Better off eating some carbs "after" the weights. This will help maintain a good hormonal balance and speed recovery time. I had some trouble when I went back to weights on the Atkins diet, but now I eat 20g carbs after the workout and am doing much better.

#3 ^

Sun, Sep-08-02, 19:23

Niky Brady Niky Brady is offline

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Posts: 431

Plan: Modified DANDR with BFL
Stats: 215/170/155 Female 5'6"

BF:gonna/bea/hardbody
Progress: 75%

Location: Las Vegas, NV

I personally opt for the post workout insulin spike so I drink 15g worth of powerade after cardio and another 15 after weights followed by my protein shake. I do empty stomach morning workouts which consist of 20MAS followed by 1hr weights. BUT I take aminos, glutamine, and an ECA to combat catabolism before I even go.