Re: The Benefits of Exercising Before Breakfast? and the axial loading thread - comment general to both

[Guest guest]

Let's take a step back here - both the axial loading (sq) and exercising before

breakfast are items that both warrant the examination of any trainer involved -

but also any docs in your life - and then there's individual performance.

how do you FEEL when you sq, or skip breakfast before you lift/run?

How efficient is your metabolism, how good is your form....

When we make suggestions for others, the bottom line is always your mileage may

vary, we must allow for the individual to modify or make up their own paradigm

for themselves. Appearances can be deceiving as well - consider that someone

with a faster metabolism but larger bodysize may well be far better off eating

rather than fasting - plus depletion of the glycogen stores varies, most of us

cannot afford a major battery of specialized testing to determine our own

individual thresholds and must rely on performance and other indicators. Even

dialing in one's nutrition around competition lifting is individual - some

cannot eat, they tend to hurl lol. Still others manage chocolate donuts between

deadlifts...sigh.

As Mel often pointed out, there is no " grand unified theory " of training. Some

folks may think we overeat, or overlift, or underdo various things - to each,

their own.

To thine own self be true.

the Phantom

aka Schaefer, CMT/RMT, competing powerlifter

Denver, Colorado, USA

Re: The Benefits of Exercising Before Breakfast?

So, how do folks interpret the content from Berkhan at

leangains.com ? He's into fasting. If I'm understanding him

correctly, he's indicating that we're generally over-concerned with

" low blood sugar " between meals, before workouts, & c. That being so

strongly affected over a short time span by not eating would be

counter to how we'd evolve.

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[Guest guest]

All interesting points!

As a fitness writer and fitness pro, I cannot tell you all the times I've

interviewed experts/researchers who presented polar opposite views on the same

subject--both with valid arguments for each case. For example, exercises such as

deadlifts, good mornings, overhead shoulder presses, etc. can be hotly debated

for days. The bottom line: what's the cost-benefit ratio for the individual?

Aside from that, people will do what they want in the end (why I prefer writing

over training nowadays & #9786;).

Aside from that, I'm new to this group, so hello! I am enjoying the

science-backed discussions.

Melone, CSCS

Coto de Caza, CA

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> Let's take a step back here - both the axial loading (sq) and exercising

before breakfast are items that both warrant the examination of any trainer

involved - but also any docs in your life - and then there's individual

performance.

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>

> how do you FEEL when you sq, or skip breakfast before you lift/run?

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> How efficient is your metabolism, how good is your form....

>

>

> When we make suggestions for others, the bottom line is always your mileage

may vary, we must allow for the individual to modify or make up their own

paradigm for themselves. Appearances can be deceiving as well - consider that

someone with a faster metabolism but larger bodysize may well be far better off

eating rather than fasting - plus depletion of the glycogen stores varies, most

of us cannot afford a major battery of specialized testing to determine our own

individual thresholds and must rely on performance and other indicators. Even

dialing in one's nutrition around competition lifting is individual - some

cannot eat, they tend to hurl lol. Still others manage chocolate donuts between

deadlifts...sigh.

>

>

> As Mel often pointed out, there is no " grand unified theory " of training. Some

folks may think we overeat, or overlift, or underdo various things - to each,

their own.

>

>

> To thine own self be true.

>

>

> the Phantom

> aka Schaefer, CMT/RMT, competing powerlifter

> Denver, Colorado, USA

> Re: The Benefits of Exercising Before Breakfast?

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> So, how do folks interpret the content from Berkhan at

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> leangains.com ? He's into fasting. If I'm understanding him

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> correctly, he's indicating that we're generally over-concerned with

>

> " low blood sugar " between meals, before workouts, & c. That being so

>

> strongly affected over a short time span by not eating would be

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> counter to how we'd evolve.

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