Workout and nutrition are two topics closely connected to each other. Exercise combined with proper nutrition, provides the right fuel our bodies. But what happens when your workout is done on an empty stomach, or when physical activity takes place in a State of energy deficiency.
Before you begin, however we distinguish two types of abstentions:
– VOLUNTARY: you train without being fed in order to stimulate our body’s metabolic mechanisms
– INADVERTENT: for whatever reason you are practicing without the proper nutrients.
It is clear that this is not the same thing it is one thing to not have time to feed, it is one thing to abstain on purpose by the food and in this regard we will analyze the reasons for the latter case practice.
When it is better to practice fasting? Generally takes place immediately after waking up in the morning. The body is in a situation of shortage after the hours of sleep and rest
BENEFITS
– It seems that the body is fasting if stimulated at low intensity more prone to burning fat for energy
– Since the body tends to retain some metabolic state, once you activate the oxidation of fats, will continue to burn them also to several hours of physical activity in a higher than normal, encouraging weight loss
– in areas such as the marathon or combat sports, where the caloric expenditure is very high, being used to sustain an effort in a state of energy deficiency can represent an added value.
Are there any contraindications for this method?
Because of the levels of cortisol (stress hormone) very high, due to the long abstention from food, the risk is what our body begins to affect lean mass:
– When you exceed in duration or intensity of training
– or in the case where the diet after exercise may not be able to readily replenish energy reserves, and thereby subvert the workouts later (often in cases of sportspeople evolved performs multiple sessions throughout the day).
Practice fasting cannot be a recommended method of indiscriminately to all. Physiological adaptations are needed, our body needs to be “ready” to work in a State so overdrawn. It is recommended, therefore, an adjustment period capable of not hindering the final performance.
