BCAA and Fasted Cardio? Thoughts please

[Iron1234]

I've read back n forth on this subject. Will taking bcaa in the a.m before fasted run cause the fast to break? My plan was to take yohimbine with bcaa in the morning before my run but just making sure I'm not actually shooting myself in the foot on my fatloss with the bcaa.

 

[MBB]

Interested to hear the answer to this.

Might also have to take into account that many BCAAs have sweeteners which may have some bearing.

 

[Mrrippedzilla]

Considering bcaa's are a protein food source, and do increase insulin levels - yes you will be breaking your fast.

Why your taking bcaa's anyway if your protein intake is good is the real question

 

[MBB]

Considering bcaa's are a protein food source, and do increase insulin levels - yes you will be breaking your fast.

Why your taking bcaa's anyway if your protein intake is good is the real question

What are your thoughts on fasted cardio, Rip?

 

[Mrrippedzilla]

What are your thoughts on fasted cardio, Rip?

Beneficial if your below 10%bf, exactly the same as non-fasted cardio if your not.

This is because its harder for your body to access fat stores when your already pretty lean due to hormonal adaptations - so taking advantage of the low insulin environment when fasted helps lipolysis.

 

[carverelli]

Beneficial if your below 10%bf, exactly the same as non-fasted cardio if your not.

This is because its harder for your body to access fat stores when your already pretty lean due to hormonal adaptations - so taking advantage of the low insulin environment when fasted helps lipolysis.

Agreed ! Makes perfect sense. I don't know about 10% being the "magic" number however suffice it to say the leaner you get the more cardio done fasted helps lipolysis

 

[Southernfish]

Considering bcaa's are a protein food source, and do increase insulin levels - yes you will be breaking your fast.

Why your taking bcaa's anyway if your protein intake is good is the real question

What if the BCAAs one took had 0 calories?

I dont do fasted cardio, or any cardio for that matter, just curious as I read these posts.

 

[hiram1st]

So If your higher BF it doesnt matter when you do cardio fasted or non fasted?

 

[carverelli]

The holy grail would be to use 100% fat for energy during cardio and spare all protein, muscle, and glycogen but there are just too many variables involved and very few absolutes. I don't have any articles to quote, but I believe if you'd bfat is relatively high, any cardio or energy expenditure is used as a method to raise the calories you burn vs the calories you consume(calorie deficit).

As body fat comp reaches 10% and lower, food and cardio timing, macro manipulating etc becomes more crucial if not a science.
When you're 20% plus, it's enough to just say consume less than you expend and good things happen

 

[Mrrippedzilla]

What if the BCAAs one took had 0 calories?

I dont do fasted cardio, or any cardio for that matter, just curious as I read these posts.

I don't really know how BCAAs can have 0 calories - the bottle is lying to you dude

So If your higher BF it doesnt matter when you do cardio fasted or non fasted?

Nope irrelevant, here is the latest of many studies proving it:

Body composition changes associated with fasted versus non-fasted a... - PubMed - NCBI

 

[hiram1st]

I don't really know how BCAAs can have 0 calories - the bottle is lying to you dude



Nope irrelevant, here is the latest of many studies proving it:

Body composition changes associated with fasted versus non-fasted a... - PubMed - NCBI

That article pretty much clears that up