2504: [Part 1] Fasted Weight Training: Research, Pros & Cons by Christian Finn of Muscle Evo

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🗓️ 25 March 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2504: Christian Finn from MuscleEvo.net challenges the popular belief that fasted weight training is detrimental to muscle growth and performance. Finn argues that the body's glycogen stores are sufficient to fuel high-intensity workouts during fasting periods, and with the right dietary approach, muscle can still be gained. He addresses common concerns and offers insights into optimizing fasted training for muscle growth and fat loss. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://muscleevo.net/fasted-weight-training/ Quotes to ponder: "Lifting weights, sprinting, doing CrossFit WODS, and other high-intensity activities all depend on carbs for fuel. If you perform any of these activities during (or worse, at the end of) your fast, your performance will suffer." "Fasted weight training is not the catabolic, performance-sapping menace that many claim. A bout of strength training, even when it’s done during a fasted period, will still lead to muscle being gained." "As long as the right dietary boxes are being ticked, muscle will still be gained whether weight training is done in a fasted or non-fasted state." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily, episode 2504, Fasted Weight Training, Research, Pros and
0:07.0	Cons, Part 1 by Christian Finn of Muscleevo.net, and I'm Dr. Neal, your very own personal narrator.
0:15.1	Hey there, happy Monday and welcome back to another edition of Optimal Health Daily, where I read
0:20.4	some of the best blogs covering
0:22.1	health and fitness, just like an audiobook, and always with a bit of my commentary at the end.
0:28.1	Now, don't forget, we have a bunch of shows narrating blogs. Just search for Optimal Living Daily
0:33.6	to find all of them. Now, today's post is a bit longer than what I typically narrate. So,
0:39.8	whenever that happens, I read the first half today and then finish it up for you tomorrow.
0:45.4	So with that, let's get right to the first half as we optimize your life.
0:55.3	Fasted Weight Training. Research Pros and Cons, Part 1 by Christian Finn of Muscleevo.net
1:01.6	The other day, I came across an article in men's health on the subject of intermittent fasting
1:08.0	and exercise in the morning, which cautions against lifting weights
1:11.7	on an empty stomach. Here's a snippet. Quote, lifting weights, sprinting, doing cross-fit
1:18.9	workouts of the day, and other high-intensity activities all depend on carbs for fuel. If you
1:24.6	perform any of these activities during, or or worse at the end of your fast,
1:29.5	your performance will suffer. Instead of getting stronger and faster, you may well get weaker and
1:35.3	slower. If you're a big guy with a lot of weight to lose, no big deal. Go ahead and lift on an
1:41.1	empty stomach. You might lose a little bit of muscle, but you'll burn fat too, and that's your main goal.
1:47.4	But if you're a slimmer guy with less muscle mass to spare, schedule your lifting workouts
1:52.5	during your feeding window.
1:55.0	End quote.
1:56.5	Fasted lifting, it concludes, is a big mistake.
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