Calisthenics Unity

Even though I reply to most questions (hopefully right replies haha), sometimes I need to be the one asking haha.

Anyway lol, I don't know why but I don't feel like doing cardio before eating, but I feel like doing it after eating and then I don't want to eat anything after it (I haven't actually been doing this, I've been doing it before eating, that's why I'm asking if it's bad to do cardio after eating and not eat anything after it). If you don't know, I'm asking about putting muscles at risk of loss or something similar. And my cardio usually contains of Chris' Fat Burning Routine or sometimes 15-20 minutes of just plain jump rope. Hopefully this question isn't a stupid one and makes a little sense lol.

It doesn't really matter when you do cardio as long as you do it maybe after 45 mins to 1 hour after eating as you don't want to feel like throwing up haha. As for the muscle loss part, well, you are not going to lose any if you don't eat after the cardio session as long as you get enough calories for your muscles to grow and proper amount of macronutrients ( not sure if you keep track of them ). But basically with the cardio you will burn some more calories so as long as you have proper nutrition and eating enough amount of calories to supply your body and muscles to grow, you will gain muscle mass. I hope that was useful to some extent at least ;D

Yeah good idea to hear some other options but still if your goal now is to lose fat you know you should go on a caloric deficit where you eat less calories than your body needs so body must compensate for this lack of energy.
It does so by breaking down fats in adipose tissue and proteins in muscle tissue to be used in synthesizing glucose which is used for energy.
So, making sure that the body has proteins constantly in the blood stream will make it less likely to go to muscle tissue for those proteins. You should therefore frequently provide your body with sufficient protein sources through your diet. So to maintain your muscle mass I would suggest that you aim for 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound.
Anyway, I am really looking forward to hearing other opinions on this topic ! Salute !

Good considerations from Martin!

Well Gligor, you're not the only one that feels like doing cardio after eating, I do too. Although most times it's because I ate something that had sugar hahaha. But no, as long as you wait around 45 min to an hour like Martin said, there should be no problem. And don't worry if you don't eat after doing cardio, although drinking water and having a fruit would help nicely as well. I've also been gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time. And not to offend Martin or anyone, but there are other ways to lose fat other than using the calorie deficit in your diet. It's called lean bulking, stay at the same level(or even lose fat) of body fat while gaining muscle. It is possible, but it's a slow method. Definitely worth it though! So don't worry Gligor, I know you already know the answer to your question, you were just looking for confirmation. Don't worry if you do cardio after eating(45min-1hour later) and just drink some water and have a fruit if your not that hungry later, but your body will thank you for the water and fruit. So good luck, keep lean bulking, and do your thing! Hope I helped!

Yeah the lean bulk is a great way , I just wasn't sure whether he wanted to lose fat fast or rather with the lean bulk more gradually ... and yup I am from Bulgaria ;D

I did cardio always before eating a single thing, I may have lost some muscle mass but it was worth it, you lose some, you gain some, it's not that easy to get the idea that you will lose some muscle mass, but if your protein intake is high enough you will not lose slot just a few, but look to the bright side you will be doing the Muscle Up! Right? So it's worth it, drink alot of water and it doesn't matter when you train or how you train.Just do it. I'd suggest for you to take a post workout drink tho if you aren't going to eat.
Good luck