Calisthenics Unity

Hey I wanted to ask you guys a quick question: if fasted training is fine. I've been trying it this winter and I feel more energetic, like I could literally do more of everything and the exercises that I can't do I felt even closer to doing them. I have read that fasted cardio burns more fat throughout the training but more carbs throughout the day and also puts the muscle at risk (even though muscle is hard-ish to burn), so I won't do fasted cardio but what about fasted calisthenics? I did it the past 4 days and I did legs & core today after eating but I felt a bit more sleepy. Does fasted training have a negative impact or is it fine to do? I've read it's just a matter of preference. Thank you for any answer. :)

Hey gligor, i can tell you from my personal experience that i struggled doing my workouts during a fasting periode. but i think you can definitely not compare ramadan with intermediate fasting:-D

to your question, i do not know about your current status but i read very often that you try to cut and to lose weight. if this is still your primary goal i would recommend you doing your cardio during your fasting period and your strength training on workout days. Doing the cardio directly after waking up would be the best choice :-) During the night your body did not get any new sources, the glycogen storage is emtpty and when you going to do your cardio your body will burn the fat reserves because there is just a very small amount of glycogen to burn.
And i think doing a hard strength workout is easier with something eaten before.

However in the end it is a very subjective topic :-) If you, actually both of you, feel good training strength during the fasting episodes than you should to this. in the end of the day you should have fun doing your workouts/cardio:-)

You definitely do not have to be concerned about losing muscle while doing cardio on fasting days. Your body burns the proteins after really, reeeeeeeally long time. First of all he burns the glycogen and than the fat reserves (normally you have to do cardio more than an hour to burn the fat because your body follows a strict rule which nutrients he burns at first) The proteins are at the end of this list, i think the fear of loosing muscle is kind of made up by the "anti cardio group". However one could discuss endless about this topic.

That's gonna vary from person to person. Don't do it if you're a hard gainer. If you're losing muscle, strength, or energy it's not for you (you can lose muscle mass but not strength if you're overtraining, been there). I'd keep tracking what's called your fat free mass index cause when you lose muscle mass it can be gradual, not everyone shrinks up very quickly. But the small things add up.

Personally, as an ectomorph, I would never do that. And I would never do cardio on empty stomach either.

Well I'm not an ectomorph/hard gainer. I haven't lost muscle but I have gained strength as far as my tracking and I have more energy doing this, so I guess it's fine for me.